Circor International, Inc. (Circor) designs, manufactures and distributes an array of valves and related fluid-control products, and certain services to a variety of end-markets for use in a range of applications to ensure the safety of fluid-control systems. The Company operates 21 significant manufacturing facilities that are located in the United States, Canada, Western Europe and the People’s Republic of China. It has two product groups: Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products, and Energy Products. As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s products were sold through nearly 1,100 distributors, and it serviced more than 9,000 customers in over 115 countries around the world. On May 21, 2008, the Company acquired Motor Technology, Inc. (Motor Tech).