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Chemical Design is among leaders in applying adsorption techniques to separation and purification application. The company was founded in 1959. The company s techniques include air pre-purification with molecular sieve for cryogenic nitrogen and oxygen plants, LNG feed purifiers, polycrystalline silicon plant vent gas separation, hydrogen purification and recovery and epitaxial silicon wafer production vent gas recovery. Chemical Design specializes in the design and fabrication of temperature swing adsorption packaged process equipment in the gas and liquid drying or purification industries. The company also has expertise in areas such as phosgene and nitrous oxide production. Chemical Design is located in Lockport, N.Y.

Formed in the 1990s by the London-based Howden Group, Howden Buffalo is a fan-engineering and maintenance company that serves as the operating and sales division of Howden Air and Gas, one of the world s largest fan companies. It provides custom-engineered air movement equipment for a variety of industries and applications, including emission-controlled environments, industrial processes, wind and highway tunnel ventilation, nuclear energy generation, mine ventilation and maritime uses. The company s name refers to Howden Group s purchase of Buffalo Forge Fan Company. Howden Buffalo has headquarters in Camden, S.C., and additional offices in Williamsville, N.Y.; New Philadelphia, Ohio; Dearborn, Mich.; and Mexico City.

Established in 1943, Metal Cladding Inc. provides high-technology coating applications for enhancing the functional performance of a variety of end uses. Based in Lockport, N.Y., the company serves a wide range of markets, including the medical, industrial, automotive and military sectors. It provides a variety of industrial, coil, military, thermoguard, electro-coating, decorative, powder and applied medical coatings. The firm caters to its customers medical coating services through its division, Applied Medical Coatings and provides a complete line of fiberglass fans via its division, Composite Fan Technology.