John R. Emling

Schaeffler Aerospace USA Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of spindle and instrument ball bearings. The firm’s products include instrument bearings, spindle bearings, ball screw support bearings and custom design. The company was founded by Theodore Barth and Carl Norden in 1942 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

Kaydon Corp. designs, manufactures and sells custom engineered products. It operates in two segments, Friction Control Products and Velocity Control Products. The Friction Control Products segment offers anti-friction bearings, split roller bearings, and specialty balls that are used in the aerospace, defense, specialized robotics, medical, alternative energy, security, electronic, material handling, construction, and other industrial applications. The Velocity Control Products segment provides industrial and safety shock absorbers, velocity controls, gas springs, rotary dampers, vibration-isolation and shock-control products, isolation mounts, and highly engineered vibration solutions for use in specialized robotics, material handling, machine tool, medical, amusement, and other industrial applications. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.