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Trimble Navigation Corporate Office

Trimble Navigation was founded by Charles Trimble and two partners from Hewlett Packard in 1978. Trimble Navigation was the first GPS company to go public in 1990.

Today the company designs, manufactures, and markets systems and software that combine global positioning technology with communications to provide position and location data.

Products are sold to government entities, engineering firms, public safety workers, equipment manufacturers, and farmers through dealers, distributors, and authorized representatives.

Trimble Navigation trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TRMB, is a member of the S&P 400, is #892 in the Fortune 1000, has 8,000 employees, and had $2.40 billion in revenue in 2014.

 

Trimble Navigation

Trimble Navigation was founded by Charles Trimble and two partners from Hewlett Packard in 1978. Trimble Navigation was the first GPS company to go public in 1990.

Today the company designs, manufactures, and markets systems and software that combine global positioning technology with communications to provide position and location data.

Products are sold to government entities, engineering firms, public safety workers, equipment manufacturers, and farmers through dealers, distributors, and authorized representatives.

History

Trimble Navigation trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TRMB, is a member of the S&P 400, is #892 in the Fortune 1000, has 8,000 employees, and had $2.40 billion in revenue in 2014.

 

LSI Corporation Corporate Office

LSI Corporation was founded by Wilfred Corrigan, Bill O’Meaa, Rob Walker, and Mitchell Bohn in 1981 under the name LSI  Logic. Six million in start-up funds was invested by venture capitalists, namely Sequioa Capital.

The company grew through acquisitions and development of new technology, notably CoreWare technology in 1992. The company was a pioneer of system-on-chip (SoC) devices.

In 2014 Singapore-based Avago Technologies acquired LSI Corporation in a $6.6 billion cash deal. Avago is a semiconductor developer that makes Integrated Circuits for data storage applications.

Today  most of the company’s sales are from the Asia/Pacific region.

LSI Corporation

LSI Corporation was founded by Wilfred Corrigan, Bill O’Meaa, Rob Walker, and Mitchell Bohn in 1981 under the name LSI  Logic. Six million in start-up funds was invested by venture capitalists, namely Sequioa Capital.

The company grew through acquisitions and development of new technology, notably CoreWare technology in 1992. The company was a pioneer of system-on-chip (SoC) devices.

In 2014 Singapore-based Avago Technologies acquired LSI Corporation in a $6.6 billion cash deal. Avago is a semiconductor developer that makes Integrated Circuits for data storage applications.

History

Today  most of the company’s sales are from the Asia/Pacific region.

Donaldson Company Corporate Office

Donaldson Company was incorporated in 1915 by Frank Donaldson as Donaldson Engineering. The company was established to sell the engine air cleaner filter that the founder invented.

Within the first decade the company had acquired an air filter license and introduced a new kind of filter, the Simplex, which was used to prevent damage to engines.

Notable events Donaldson Company’s history include expanding to Canada in 1938, expanding to more international markets in 1960, beginning production in China in 1999, and the acquisition of Aerospace Filtration Systems in 2007.

Today the company makes filtration systems that remove contaminants from liquids and air. Donaldson produces air intake and exhaust systems, liquid filtration systems, dust, fume, and mist collectors, air filters used in industrial gas turbines, computer disk drives, and factory clean rooms. The company has 39 manufacturing plants and operations in 40 countries.

Donaldson Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DCI, is a member of the S&P 400, is #858 in the Fortune 1000, has 11,700 employees, and had $2.49 billion in revenue in 2014.

In March 2021, the company introduced a smart dryer for compressed air process filtration devices. 

The company maintains a corporate office in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Donaldson Company

Donaldson Company was incorporated in 1915 by Frank Donaldson as Donaldson Engineering. The company was established to sell the engine air cleaner filter that the founder invented.

Within the first decade the company had acquired an air filter license and introduced a new kind of filter, the Simplex, which was used to prevent damage to engines.

History

Notable events Donaldson Company’s history include expanding to Canada in 1938, expanding to more international markets in 1960, beginning production in China in 1999, and the acquisition of Aerospace Filtration Systems in 2007.

Today the company makes filtration systems that remove contaminants from liquids and air. Donaldson produces air intake and exhaust systems, liquid filtration systems, dust, fume, and mist collectors, air filters used in industrial gas turbines, computer disk drives, and factory clean rooms. The company has 39 manufacturing plants and operations in 40 countries.

Donaldson Company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DCI, is a member of the S&P 400, is #858 in the Fortune 1000, has 11,700 employees, and had $2.49 billion in revenue in 2014.

In March 2021, the company introduced a smart dryer for compressed air process filtration devices. 

The company maintains a corporate office in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Maxim Integrated Products Corporate Office

Maxim Integrated Products was founded in 1983 by nine partners who raised $9 million from venture capitalists based on a 2-page business plan. The company originally sold semiconductors.

Maxim acquired many companies in the years that followed to expand product offerings and manufacturing capacity and pace.

Today Maxim Integrated Products designs, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, about 80% of which were invented by Maxim itself. The company’s chips translate data such as temperature and sound into signals for electronic processing.

The company’s clients include companies in the automotive, communications, consumer, computing, and industrial industries. Customers in China make up almost 75% of sales.

Maxim Integrated Products trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol MXIM, is #856 in the Fortune 1000, has 8,812 employees, and had $2.40 billion in revenue in 2014.

Maxim Integrated Products

Maxim Integrated Products was founded in 1983 by nine partners who raised $9 million from venture capitalists based on a 2-page business plan. The company originally sold semiconductors.

Maxim acquired many companies in the years that followed to expand product offerings and manufacturing capacity and pace.

Today Maxim Integrated Products designs, manufactures, and markets analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, about 80% of which were invented by Maxim itself. The company’s chips translate data such as temperature and sound into signals for electronic processing.

History

The company’s clients include companies in the automotive, communications, consumer, computing, and industrial industries. Customers in China make up almost 75% of sales.

Maxim Integrated Products trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol MXIM, is #856 in the Fortune 1000, has 8,812 employees, and had $2.40 billion in revenue in 2014.

Benchmark Electronics Corporate Office

Benchmark Electronics began as a subsidiary of Intermedics, which is a manufacturer of medical implants. Intermedics sold Benchmark to Electronic Investors Corporation in 1986.

In 1990 Electronics Investors Corporation spun-off Benchmark into a publicly traded company,

Today Benchmark Electronics provides contract manufacturing services to computer manufacturers, as well as manufacturers of medical devices, telecommunications systems, test and measurement instruments, and industrial control equipment.

The company has operations in the U.S., Thailand, Romania, the Netherlands, Mexico, Ireland, China, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Benchmark Electronics trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BHE, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #836 in the Fortune 1000, has 10,900 employees, and had $2.80 billion in revenue in 2014.

Benchmark Electronics

Benchmark Electronics began as a subsidiary of Intermedics, which is a manufacturer of medical implants. Intermedics sold Benchmark to Electronic Investors Corporation in 1986.

In 1990 Electronics Investors Corporation spun-off Benchmark into a publicly traded company,

Today Benchmark Electronics provides contract manufacturing services to computer manufacturers, as well as manufacturers of medical devices, telecommunications systems, test and measurement instruments, and industrial control equipment.

History

The company has operations in the U.S., Thailand, Romania, the Netherlands, Mexico, Ireland, China, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Benchmark Electronics trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BHE, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #836 in the Fortune 1000, has 10,900 employees, and had $2.80 billion in revenue in 2014.