Advanced DC Motors Inc. designs, manufactures and markets special-purpose low voltage AC & DC traction motors, pump motors, and motor speed controllers. Its primary activities include serving the electric lift truck segment of the materials handling market, and supplying the on and off-road electric vehicle markets, commercial floor care and other related markets.

The broad product base that enables the company to meet the needs of its customers–and exceed their expectations–covers motion control essentials. In addition, Advanced DC Motors manufactures and markets commutators under the Sermed brand.

Electrical Design and Control provides comprehensive material handling design and support services to a wide variety of private and public sector customers. In its 40-year history, the company has provided electrical controls for a wide range of applications.

While EDC has traditionally served customers involved in bulk material handling applications, it successfully entered the escalator controls market with the introduction of a universal system. This unique escalator control system lets building owners and operators maintain their own equipment without relying on OEM proprietary technology.

FIR Group is a leading Italian manufacturer of AC and brushless DC motors and pumps for an extensive variety of industry and niche applications. FIR technology is found in:

	gasoline pumps			industrial fans
	industrial sewing machines			elevators
	commercial dishwashers			hoists

FIR brands include FIR, Selin, Tea, Beta, and L'Europea.

Imperial Electric Co. has been serving the elevator market for over 100 years. It has also been providing products for the commercial floorcare market for several decades. Its products have proven ideally suited for:

	floor care equipment			power winches
	power hose reels			power steering units
	hydraulic pumps/motor packages

In addition to providing motors, gearing, and motor-gear solutions, Imperial Electric also offers complete drive systems solutions, motor speed controllers, and high-frequency battery chargers.

Merkle-Korff Industries Inc. is a name that goes back more than 100 years. Today there are tens of millions of Merkle-Korff gearmotors working all over the world in soft drink, coffee and snack vending machines, as well as in bill, card and coin handling equipment. The company also supplies many of the leading manufacturers of refrigeration appliances and commercial dishwashers.

MK gearmotors also lead the way in serving the needs of the restaurant equipment industry, serving many cooking and display applications. Our Koford product line provides high-performance solutions in medical devices, aerospace, and telecommunications in applications like ventricular assist devices, flywheel energy storage, and fuel cells.

From valve actuators to water softeners, Merkle-Korff gearmotors have served the controls markets in many custom applications. Continuous improvement in gearmotor technology and designs for difficult services and duty cycles have kept MK a leader in commercial controls motors and gearmotors.

Merkle-Korff is also a leader in custom solutions in a variety of commercial pump applications. Our customers depend on reliable performance in commercial dishwashers, metering applications, mixing and filling, and other industrial services. Merkle-Korff is the leading supplier of gearmotors for chemical pumps in the commercial dishwashing market.

Merkle-Korff's Koford product line brings high-performance solutions to medical and other health-care applications. Products can be developed and adapted for a variety of medical devices and laboratory equipment, including autoclavable surgical tools, ventrical assist devices, and dental equipment.

Merkle-Korff continues to work very closely with its customers to develop custom solutions in a climate of fast-moving technology, while providing superior value in terms of quality, service and technical support.

Motion Control Engineering Inc. has been widely recognized as the leading independent producer of electronic motion and logic control products for the elevator industry. The company engineers and manufactures a comprehensive line of innovative, microprocessor- based control and monitoring systems.

The company's products are used in new construction as well as building modernization, with two out of every five modernization projects in North America using its systems. Since MCE was founded in 1983, more than 40,000 of its elevator controls have been installed.

Kinetek De Sheng, located in Shunde, is a leading motor manufacturer in the Guangdong province of China serving a variety of niche industries and applications including elevators, battery powered electric vehicles, air conditioning and fan applications, metallurgical applications, and other general-purpose industrial applications.

Kinetek De Sheng provides a manufacturing base for the Kinetek group of companies from which new products can be launched into global markets. In addition to the current technologies provided by Kinetek De Sheng, new technologies are being transferred from other Kinetek companies to expand the company's capabilities.

The Kinetek Controls design team shares the same enthusiasm and spirit of the other Kinetek companies in its ability and willingness to provide customized systems solutions.

Kinetek electric vehicle customers have come to rely on our products to provide power to their vehicles through our superior motors and gearing solutions. Kinetek companies and brands are market leaders in many electric vehicle markets, including lift trucks, scissor lifts, golf cars, and commercial floor care machines.

Demonstrating our commitment to these markets, we have developed premium motor speed controllers and high frequency battery chargers in order to provide complete system solutions to our customers.