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~'TTt~ <br />AKG Project Summary <br />AKG Company Background <br />AKG is a private, family-owned company that started in Germany in t , <br />~~ <br />1919 manufacturing coolers for the automobile industry. The company ~ ---~~-- - ---- <br />has evolved to encompass a wide variety of markets, including Loghfr~ma~o~ 5=te: <br />compressors, industrial coolers, and construction equipment. The °7"~C°'C0/7/°/`g0°'O.html <br />company's North American presence began in 1981 with the <br />` construction of its facility at the corner of Oakwood Drive and Mattress Factory Road in <br />Mebane. The Mebane facility focuses on brazed aluminum heat exchangers for the <br />industrial and off-highway markets. The Mebane plant has capabilities to serve the <br />entire process from custom engineering to assembly and shipping. The most recent <br />addition to the Mebane facility was the completion of the new <br />' „~__ administration building in 2004. <br />~~~ ~ _ ~ <br />:: <br />._ _ , - AKG's parent company is located in Hofgeismar, Germany and <br />,,ageofM~~ef~~,tyhom.,K~~hS;t~: directs the operation of the AKG-Group with 2,800 employees <br />http://uwv.akg-america.com/akgna0.htm1 ~,~,orld-wide that produce over 2.5 million heat exchangers <br />annually. AKG is truly an international company with multiple <br />facilities in Germany, as well as a presence in France, China, Turkey, India, Japan, Great <br />Britain, and Latvia. <br />AKG North American Operations <br />The Mebane location, in conjunction with the <br />Mitchell, South Dakota facility, constitute 'AKG --'~ <br />North America' which is responsible for the ~:° <br />~~: <br />production of brazed aluminum heat exchangers. The <br />Mebane facility, built in 1981, employs more than 300 ~~ <br />people in a wide range of capacities, from shipping ~,~ ~-~ • ' .. - ~~` <br />and receiving to engineering and quality control. The ~ '- <br />Mitchell, South Dakota plant was built in 2005 and Product lmages from AKG websife: <br />houses similar processes. AKG North America has a htiro://wwru.akQ-america.com/1365.O.htmI <br />worldwide reputation for quality heat exchangers for a variety of industries, including <br />construction, forestry, agriculture, transportation, and mining. <br />2 <br />CONFIDENTIAL Page 1 of 2 <br />