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Founded in 1885, Johnson Controls is a publicly traded company that is a provider of automotive, building efficiency and power solutions. With more than 1,300 locations worldwide, it manages a staff of over 140,000 employees. The company provides batteries for automobiles, solar systems and hybrid electric vehicles. It offers interior systems for passenger cars and light trucks. Johnson Controls is one of the world s largest manufacturers of lead acid automotive batteries. The company provides heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and fire safety and security products. The company also offers management systems under the Metasys brand. It has research, concept development, brand identity analysis, human machine interface design and target setting capabilities. Johnson Controls maintains research and development centers in Europe, North America and Asia.

Founded in 1946, Guilford is one of the largest textile companies in the world. The company manufactures a variety of apparel and specialty fabrics and fibers for consumer and industrial applications. It also provides headliner, pillar, package tray, sunshade and sun visor overhead system fabrics for the automotive industry. Guilford s products are used for manufacturing incontinence pads, braces, surgical towels, blankets, mattresses, adhesive laminates and shoe linings. Its capabilities include warp knitting, color printing, weft insertion, sueding, brushing, etching and embossing. The company has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. It employs more than 2,650 workers and operates over five manufacturing locations. Guilford is owned and operated by Cerberus Capital Management, which is one the leading private investment firms in the world.

Neapco has a heritage that dates back to the invention of the automobile. The New England Auto Products Corporation adopted the trademark of Neapco in 1924. Its principal products were universal joints. In the mid-1930s, the company added a line of agricultural joints and shafts and Neapco became a key supplier to the farm implement market. The company also contributed to the country s defense effort during World War II when it became a supplier of projectiles and pin and block universal joints to the U.S. Navy. In the late 1940s, a line of industrial joints and shafts was added to the existing line of universal joints for cars and light trucks. In 1966, the product line was further expanded to include heavy-duty driveline components, such as large universal joints for over-the-highway trucks. In 2003, the Carlyle Group, a private investment firm, acquired Neapco from the umbrella corporation UIS. Neapco maintains a location in Pottstown, Pa.