| About Comcast Cable |
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Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable Communications, a division of Comcast Corporation, develops,
manages and operates broadband cable networks and provides programming content. Operating in 17 of the United States' 20
largest metropolitan areas, Comcast is one of the leading communications, media and entertainment companies in the world.
The company's 55,000 employees, in five divisions, serve more than 21 million customers. The Atlantic Division of Comcast Cable serves more than 3.7 million customers in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington, D.C. as well as parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The Atlantic Division also serves customers throughout the Southwestern United States including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California. The Atlantic Division offices are located in White Marsh, Maryland. |
| More info at: http://www.comcast.com |
| About Magna |
| Leading global supplier of technologically advanced automotive components, systems and modules, Magna Donnelly is ranked by Automotive News as the world's fourth largest auto parts supplier on fiscal 2004 global OEM parts revenues. 2005 revenue totaled $22.8 billion USD. Magna has over 84,000 employees in 228 manufacturing operations and 64 product development and engineering centers in 23 countries. |
| More info at: http://www.magna.ca |
| About Herman Miller |
| Herman Miller creates great places to work by researching, designing, manufacturing and distributing innovative interior furnishings that support companies, organisations and individuals all over the world. The company's award-winning products, complemented by primary furniture management services, generated nearly $2 billion in revenue during fiscal 2000. Herman Miller is widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices, including the use of industry-leading, customer-focused technology. The company's stock is listed among the NASDAQ 100 and trades under the symbol MLHR. |
| More info at: http://www.hermanmiller.com |
| About Komatsu |
| Komatsu, Ltd., established in 1921, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction and mining equipment. In addition to construction and mining equipment, the Company has placed "industrial-use machinery," such as metal-sheet machines and forging presses, forklift trucks and forestry equipment, as its core business. With 35,000 employees, Komatsu generated net sales of $14.5 billions in 2005. |
| More info at: http://www.komatsu.com |
| About Microchip Technology |
| Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip employs 4,300 employees worldwide. Microchip 2006 net sales totaled $928 millions. |
| More info at: http://www.microchip.com |
| About Bio-Rad |
| World-wide provider of innovative tools and services to the clinical diagnostics and life science research markets (genomics, proteomics, biopharmaceutical discovery, food safety and biotechnology education). Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad is headquartered in Hercules, California, USA and serves more than 85,000 research and industry customers worldwide through its global network of operations. The company employs over 5,000 people globally and had revenues of $1.1 billion USD in 2005. |
| More info at: http://www.bio-rad.com |
| About Zebra |
| Zebra Technologies is a leading global provider of rugged and reliable specialty printing solutions, including on-demand thermal bar code label and receipt printers and supplies, plastic card printers, RFID smart label printer/encoders, certified smart media, and digital photo printers. With the most recognized brand in the automatic identification industry and the most complete product line, Zebra solutions are used by more than 90 percent of Fortune 500 and global 2000 companies to improve business processes, increase productivity, and strengthen security. Over five million Zebra printers have been sold worldwide |
| More info at: http://www.zebra.com |
| About CooperVision |
| Second largest contact lens maker in the world and the number one manufacturer of toric lenses, Coopervision has facilities in 12 countries across five continents. Based in Rochester NY, USA, this global organization employs 5,000 employees and generated $900M USD of revenue in 2005. |
| More info at: http://www.coopervision.com |
| About Solar Turbines / Caterpillar |
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Solar Turbines is a world
leading producer of mid-range industrial gas turbines for use in power
generation, natural gas compression, and pumping systems. It provides full
product support, equipment supply, financing, plus installation and
operation and maintenance capability. |
| More info at: http://www.solarturbines.com |
| About MD Robotics |
| Over the past 30 years, MD Robotics has earned an international reputation for developing advanced robotics systems for space and terrestrial applications. Best known for the Canadarm, or Space Shuttle Remote Manipulator, MD Robotics developed and built the first Canadarm under contract to the National Research Council of Canada, Canada’s contribution to NASA’s space shuttle program. MD Robotics is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Richmond, B.C. The company was formed in May 1999 following the acquisition of the robotics business from Spar Aerospace Limited. |
| More info at: http://www.mdacorporation.com |
| About GKN Sinter Metals |
| GKN Sinter Metals, with more than 30 locations worldwide and business assets spanning 13 countries and five continents, has annual sales of approximately $850 million and is the world’s leading producer of powder metal components. The company employs some 7,000 people and produces more than 10,000 different parts for the lawn & garden, home appliance, office equipment, power tool, recreational vehicle, automotive and commercial vehicle markets. GKN Sinter Metals is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.K.-based GKN plc, a global industrial company. |
| More info at: http://www.gknsintermetals.com |
| About Immucor |
| Immucor, Inc. is a global in vitro diagnostics company specializing in the area of pre-transfusion diagnostics. We develop, manufacture, and sell products used by hospital blood banks, clinical laboratories, and blood donor centers to detect and identify certain properties of human blood prior to patient transfusion. Headquartered in Atlanta Georgia, USA, Immucor counts 550 employees and generated revenue of $185M USD in 2005. |
| More info at: http://www.immucor.com |
| About Conwed Plastics |
| Founded in 1966, Conwed Plastics is a designer and manufacturer of plastic netting used around the world in major markets ranging from agriculture to construction to home furnishings. Conwed is recognized as the world leader in high performance plastic netting, and its plastic netting products are found in bedding and bird netting, autos and air filters, sod farms and snow fences, pipelines, and pallets. |
| More info at: http://www.conwedplastics.com |
| About Invensys |
| Invensys plc is one of the global leaders in automation and controls. Headquartered in London, England, Invensys operates in all regions of the world through four focused divisions - Software Systems, Automation Systems, Power Systems and Control Systems. With just over 75,000 employees, the Group supplies products and services ranging from advanced control systems, remote diagnostics and energy management for process plants, factories and commercial environments to electronic devices and networks for residential buildings, as well as complete power systems for the industrial, telecommunications and information technology sectors. |
| More info at: http://www.invensys.com |
| About Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution |
| Since 1847, Siemens has been recognized as a global leader in electrical engineering and electronics. Headquartered near North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc. (Siemens PT&D), was established in 1997 to serve the needs of the electric power industry. Our employees are creating comprehensive solutions for the complex challenges facing the U.S. and international energy infrastructure, and we leverage our global knowledge, technology and resources to build confidence for our customers and partners. In 2000, Siemens Corporation (US) generated more than 7,000 patents, ranking us ninth overall in the U.S. for patent generation. |
| More info at: http://www.siemens.com |
| About Baan |
| Baan helps companies to compete in the 'networked economy' with its ever-increasing demands for more information, integration and collaboration. Through its powerful new iBaan suite of Internet-enabled solutions, Baan is ideally placed to support organizations in the manufacturing, logistics, service and engineering industries as they move towards tighter integration of their complex processes, closer collaboration with customers and partners, and providing employees with build-to-order shop floor data and supply information. Baan has more than 15,000 customer sites worldwide, and is part of the Invensys Software Systems Division - a global leader in the provision of e-business/automation solutions. |
| More info at: http://www.baan.com |
| About Marchesini |
| Over 25 years, the Marchesini Group manufactured more than 5.000 automatic machines, thanks to the important chain of companies linked to the Group and exclusively devoted to the manufacturing and setting of complete packaging lines, coordinated by a commercia1 network based in the biggest markets all over the world. |
| More info at: www.marchesini.com |
| About University Of Maribor |
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The University of Maribor provides high quality post-secondary education in selected disciplines, within the limits of existing possibilities, to all qualified individuals; it binds it inseparably with scientific endeavours, especially basic research. Education is provided in the form of study programs which either form part of the National Master Plan for Higher Education and are financed from the budget of the Republic of Slovenia, or are put on the market of goods and services and financed from non-budgetary sources and tuition fees. The University of Maribor offers undergraduate and graduate university study programs and awards respective professional and academic titles. If required by public interest, it offers continuing education and functional literacy extension programs based on its regular study programs. At present, it also carries out professional higher education programs and awards appropriate titles. |
| More info at: http://www.uni-mb.si/ |