We are a subsidiary of Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH (HSW GmbH), of Tuttlingen, Germany. Tuttlingen, also known as the "surgical instrument capital of the world", is home to over 250 surgical instrument companies. It has a population of about 35,000, and is located on the Danube River in the southern part of Germany near Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1923, HSW GmbH, has been manufacturing injection systems, medical endoscopes and accessories, and industrial products such as boroscopes and fluid flow meters for ninety (90) years. HSW GmbH employs more than one thousand three hundred (1300) people at several facilities. HSW GmbH is a shareholder in several other companies including Almo, Europe's largest manufacturer of disposable injection systems. All products are designed and developed by in-house engineers specializing in optics, electronics, mechanics and materials processing. Manufacturing capabilities include the machining of small metal components and the assembly of fine mechanical and optical instruments. HSW GmbH is holder of various patents, trademarks and registered designs. Jochen Busch and family of Arolsen, Germany. HSWoA was originally established as a service and repair facility for HSW GmbH's key North American customers. These customers are primarily medical equipment manufacturers and distributors of industrial instruments and equipment. The facility assembles new products and repairs instruments damaged during use, eliminating the long turnaround time involved in sending instruments to Germany for repairs. HSWoA activities focus on the medical endoscope.