Rogers Corporation

Founded in 1979, Benchmark Electronics is a global provider of electronics contract manufacturing services, integrated engineering design and high-tech manufacturing solutions. The company provides its services to original equipment manufacturers of telecommunication equipment, computers and related products for business enterprises, video, audio and entertainment products, industrial control equipment, testing and instrumentation products, and medical devices. Benchmark Electronics offers comprehensive and integrated design and manufacturing services, including initial product design, volume production and direct order fulfillment. Its manufacturing services include materials management, printed circuit board assembly, advanced manufacturing assembly technologies, system integration, optical component and final assembly, and real-time process feedback and control systems. The company also provides specialized engineering services, such as product design, printed circuit board layout, prototyping and test development. Benchmark Electronics is headquartered in Angleton, Texas, and has more than 15 locations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

Founded in 2005, Ascent Healthcare Solutions was created through the merger of Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts in Arizona and Florida. The company has a staff of more than 800 individuals. Ascent Healthcare Solutions is a privately held company that serves approximately 1,700 hospitals and surgery centers in the United States. Its partners include hospitals, integrated delivery networks, group purchasing organizations and surgery and academic medical centers, such as Amerinet and Henry Ford Health System. Ascent Healthcare Solutions offers device reprocessing and remanufacturing services for a range of clinical areas, including cardiology, electrophysiology, laparoscopy, arthroscopy, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and oxymetry.

Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., NKK Switches designs and manufactures electromechanical switches. Founded in 1981, the company presents more than 3 million varieties of switches with ranges up to 50 amperes. It offers a wide range of switches, including illuminated pushbutton, rocker, slide, tactile and toggle, keylock, liquid crystal display programmable, rotary, slide, surface-mount and tilt switches. The company also provides a wide range of accessories and other hardware, including spring-loaded protective guards, flat keys, dust covers, transparent lenses and diffusers, incandescent lamps, cap extractors, socket wrenches and mounting nuts. NKK Switches is a part of Nihon Kaiheiki Industry, a manufacturer of miniature and illuminated switches.