Henkel Corporation

LORD Corporation is one of the world s leading, privately held companies that provide adhesives, coatings and magnetically responsive technologies. The company designs, manufactures and markets a range of vibration, motion and noise control products. It maintains manufacturing facilities in more than eight countries and employs over 2,500 professionals. LORD Corporation has annual sales revenue of $725 million. The company serves the transportation, electronics, industrial, agriculture and construction, and aerospace and defense markets. It offers solutions for military defense systems and commercial and military electronics equipment. LORD Corporation provides various bearing adapter pads, cavity encapsulants, control rod bushings, multiplane mounts and pulley isolators. The company also offers potting and coating solutions for electronic circuit assembly.

Visara International designs and develops inter-network and system management solutions. It operates through a worldwide network of direct and indirect sales. Its products include master console solutions, front-end processors, optical and tape storage, communication servers, printers and displays. The company s virtual storage library provides centralized management for local and remote tape resources and enables an enterprise wide data management and security strategy for backup and archiving. Its communication server products feature multiprocessing architecture and Ethernet connectivity options. Additionally, the company provides support through a customer service center and technical support hub. It also offers warranty and maintenance programs. Visara International is located in Raleigh, N.C.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading US supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest US suppliers of safety products; and a leading US supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Dedicated to improving the performance of its more than 1 million customers, Airgas safely and reliably provides products, services and expertise through its more than 18,500 associates, over 1,400 locations, robust e-Business platform, and Airgas Total Access telesales channel. As an Air Liquide company, a world leader in gases, technology and services for Industry and Health, Airgas offers customers an unrivaled global footprint and industry-leading technology and innovations.