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About Envision Plastics Envision Plastics and Design is a unique plastics fabrication company. Using a technology called NMR (No Molds Required), we fabricate plastic enclosures, plastic panels, plastic shrouds, and various other types of plastic electronic housings. We specialize in short to medium production volumes (5-5000 EAU) including prototypes. We are a spin off of DuFresne Manufacturing, a leader in sheet metal fabrication in the Midwest. DuFresne specializes in enclosures, housings, and panels as well. All Envision employees have been trained in DuFresne's corporate methodologies in regard to processes and quality systems. DuFresne is ISO 9001: 2000 certified and have been practicing Six Sigma for over eight years. Ex-DuFresne employee Doug Rosenthal, now Envision's VP of Operations, discovered NMR Technology while still an employee in the sales department at DuFresne. In May of 2000, Doug was standing at one of the welding booths at DuFresne with one of his customers' engineers. He told him about a plastics fabrication technology which could produce plastic enclosures, housings, and panels, without the need for any molds or tooling. Which, of course, spawned a discussion about other industry applications for this NMR. Later that night, Doug researched some information on the internet about the creator of this plastics fabrication technology who was based in Germany. Within two weeks, Doug had contacted this firm, received sample boxes and panels, and made a strong recommendation to DuFresne's President, Bob DuFresne, to look into this and see what types of customers we could further serve with plastic, more specifically plastic enclosures. Bob agreed, and Doug became the champion of this idea and inquired with several customers as to how they could benefit from NMR. The results were extremely positive. By the end of summer, Bob and Doug took a trip to Germany to learn more about NMR. By fall, a license was purchased and training began. By January 2001, Envision had their first order building both plastic enclosures and plastic panels for 3M. Since then, Envision has grown every year and has become a worldwide leader in NMR Technology serving over 100 customers annually with their plastic enclosure needs.

Founded in 1986, Angeion Corporation, through its subsidiary Medical Graphics Corporation, designs, manufactures and distributes non-invasive cardio-respiratory diagnostic systems and related software for the management and improvement of overall health and fitness. Additionally, Medical Graphics has a worldwide reputation for its expertise in cardio-respiratory diagnostic systems. Its patented technology has been used extensively for more than 20 years to assist in fitness conditioning for professional, amateur and Olympic athletes. In addition, more than 3,000 systems in more than 75 countries are in active use by top medical, sports and health professionals. Angeion is based in St. Paul, Minn.

Operational for more than 40 years, TSI Incorporated specializes in the design and production of precision measurement instruments. The company employs more than 400 professionals at facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. It has partnerships with various research institutions throughout the world. TSI Incorporated offers instruments used for exposure monitoring, contamination control, respirator fit and ventilation testing purposes. The company serves the government and academic sectors. It provides a variety of mass flowmeters, airflow instruments, combustion gas analyzers and biomedical test equipment. TSI Incorporated offers products for filter testing, aerodynamics, aerosol research, and dust and environmental monitoring applications. The company has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. It operates Environmental Systems Corporation, which is a supplier of products and services for outdoor environmental monitoring processes. TSI Incorporated s subsidiary, DICKEY-john Corporation, is a manufacturer of specialized instrumentation used in the public works and agriculture industries. TSI Incorporated also maintains Tekran Instruments Corporation, which supplies mercury monitory technology solutions.