Founded in 1992 by Princeton-trained engine specialist Andrew E. Meyer, Beginning Technology is a small Harpers Ferry engineering company known for tackling difficult fuel-injection problems. It works with both major corporations outside the fuel-injection field and small engine ventures that need specialized injection expertise, often building the prototypes behind its designs.
Combined Technology SolutionsFounded by Joseph E. Anderson II, Combined Technology Solutions is a small, innovation-driven engine technology company shaped by its founder’s “Skunk Works” approach and extensive race-engine experience. Based in Ridgely, Maryland, CTS develops combustion systems for customers seeking cleaner, more efficient operation in automotive and industrial engines. Its Dynamic Spark Ignition technology is also applied to specialized projects, including a 100-mpg Cadillac CTS vehicle.RIDGELY, MD
MWW1, LLCLifelong engineer Matthew W. Wright founded MWW1 in 2013 while developing patented engine technology, giving the Shaker Heights company a distinctly hands-on character. MWW1 turns difficult ideas into working hardware, staying with projects from early design through physical testing for clients in industrial equipment, manufacturing, and performance vehicles.SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH
Hydrogen Energy Systems, LLCFounded in Akron in 2007, Hydrogen Energy Systems, LLC develops hydrogen-fuel technology for internal-combustion engines, centered on its patented Hydrogen Mixing Block™. The device replaces a carburetor or electronic fuel injector so small engines can run mechanically on 100% compressed hydrogen, and the company has tested the system across engines from 6 to 13 horsepower. HES has also demonstrated the technology in a portable generator and a six-passenger golf shuttle prototype.AKRON, OH
Mound Technical SolutionsFounded in 1996 at the former Mound Laboratories site, Mound Technical Solutions builds tritium and carbon-14 collection instruments along with specialized test-and-measurement systems. Its work grew from the Mound Labs-developed Bubbler technology, and the Miamisburg company now combines that radiation-monitoring heritage with custom engineering, instrumentation, and fuel-cell gas analysis services for customers worldwide.MIAMISBURG, OH