Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation

Swagelok Company develops, manufactures and provides advanced fluid system products, services and solutions to a wide range of global industries, including chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas, sanitary, power generation, and semiconductor. Founded in 1947, the company manufactures filters, fittings, gauges, regulators, transducers, hoses, miniature modular systems, plastic and sanitary products, tubing and tube supports, and valves and manifold valves. It offers Whitey brand of A-series pinch valves, T2 and TT2 stream-select, switching and shutoff valve assemblies, and gauge valves. Swagelok Company is headquartered in Solon, Ohio. Its manufacturing, research, technical support, and distribution facilities support a global network of more than 200 authorized sales and service centers in over 50 countries.

The Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with annual sales of more than $11 billion. The company is a worldwide leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. It has nearly 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. Once known as a vehicle components supplier, the company has diversified to include an industrial and commercial focus. Eaton's businesses comprise a number of segments that include electrical, fluid power, truck and automotive. The company is a leader in electrical control, power distribution, uninterruptible power systems and industrial automation products and services. Alexander M. Cutler has been the chief executive officer of Eaton for more than six years. He has been with the capital goods firm for over 31 years. Cutler earned a BA from Yale, and a MBA from Dartmouth College. Eaton Corporation is headquartered in Cleveland.

Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor that offers more than 2 million parts critical to the operations of MRO and OEM customers in virtually every industry. Its products include bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components, industrial rubber products, and maintenance supplies and safety supplies. In addition, Applied provides engineering, design and systems integration for industrial and fluid power applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber and fluid power shop services. Applied Industrial Technologies was named to Forbes magazine's 2005 Platinum 400 list of Best Big Companies in America. The company has headquarters in Cleveland and operates more than 450 offices throughout North America.