Sono-Tek Corporation

Founded more than 150 years ago, Ashcroft manufactures a range of pressure and temperature measurement equipment and systems. It serves refineries, biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories, pulp and paper mills, wastewater treatment and semiconductor facilities, and power generation, food processing and chemical manufacturing plants. The company provides gauges, thermometers, switches, transducers, transmitters, instrument isolators, diaphragm seals, and control and calibration equipment. Ashcroft features products under the Ashcroft, Heise, Willy and Weksler brands. It offers calibration, seal assembly, facility survey, and product training and education services. The company operates a more than 320,000-square-foot, ISO 9001-certified facility. Ashcroft is owned and operated by Nagano Keiki Holdings of Japan.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals is a Connecticut-based company that is one of the largest U.S.-based subsidiaries of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals funds research studies in the areas of urologic disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, oncology, female sexual health, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, diabetes and general pharmacy. The holding company is one of the world s leading pharmaceutical companies. It operates more than 150 affiliates in over 45 countries worldwide, as well as manages a staff of approximately 30,000 employees. Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation, since its founding in 1885, is a family-owned company. It additionally focuses on the development, manufacturing and marketing of novel therapeutic products for human and animals.