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Regal-Beloit is an international manufacturer of electrical and mechanical motion control products. The company s mechanical products include gears and gearboxes, marine transmissions, high-performance automotive transmissions and ring and pinions, manual valve actuators and cutting tools. It serves an array of markets, including heavy industry and high technology companies. Regal-Beloit was founded in 1955 as a manufacturer of special metalworking tools. The company nearly doubled in size in 1997 with the addition of Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corporation of Wausau, Wis. In September, 2000, Regal-Beloit acquired Leeson Electric Corporation of Grafton, Wis. Most recently in 2004, the company nearly doubled in size with the acquisitions of General Electric s Commercial AC Motors and HVAC/Refrigeration Motors and Capacitors businesses. The company maintains headquarters in Beloit, Wis., and operates more than 65 manufacturing and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia.

Grob Inc., a family-owned business located in Grafton, WI, specializes in the design, production, and sales of cold-formed products, including spline shafts, spur gears, timing pulleys, and more. With a dedicated team of over 60 technicians and engineers working in a state-of-the-art 100,000-square-foot facility, Grob is committed to delivering superior materials and services to the industrial market. Offering both standard and custom solutions, Grob caters to various industries such as aerospace, agriculture, energy, and manufacturing. The company prides itself on providing dependable products, including Grob band saws, that meet the demands of any metal-cutting application while ensuring the utmost quality and value for its customers. Generated from the website

Rockwell Automation offers power, control and information systems and services that are designed to give companies a competitive edge. Its products are designed to conserve power, maximize plant uptime, comply with regulatory requirements and minimize manufacturing risks. Rockwell extends performance gains with its integrated architecture, which includes one of the only integrated control and information platforms that runs discrete motion drives, processes and safety controls. With automation provided by Rockwell, factories are integrated from beginning to end. This bridges islands of automation and carries information throughout each plant. Keith D. Nosbusch has been the chief executive officer of Rockwell Automation for more than two years. He has been with the capital goods company for over 32 years. Nosbusch earned a BS degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and a MBA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Rockwell Automation maintains offices throughout the United States, including Mequon, Wis.