Founded 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.
Beginning Technology, IncFounded 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.HARPERS FERRY, WV
Chentronics, LLCFounded in Norwich, New York, in 1974, Chentronics has grown from a maker of spark-gap ignition systems into a specialized industrial manufacturer known for practical combustion expertise. The Koch Engineered Solutions company designs and builds its products in a 50,000-square-foot Norwich facility, serving demanding power, refining and industrial operations with ignition and flame-sensing technology.NORWICH, NY
MSD IgnitionBorn from a 1970 military testing project at New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, MSD Ignition makes high-performance ignition and engine-control components for racers, hot rodders and enthusiasts. The company pioneered capacitive-discharge and Multiple Spark Discharge technology, and now manufactures at a more than 150,000-square-foot El Paso plant staffed by over 275 people. MSD products run everywhere from 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters to street rods, farm trucks and boats.MENTOR, OH
HP2g.comFrom Napoleon, Ohio, HP2g develops and licenses patented automotive engine technology built around a high-efficiency hybrid V8. Founded by inventor Douglas Pelmear, the company’s flagship system combines variable displacement with electromagnetic pulse power and has been tested in a Mustang at roughly 110 miles per gallon on E85 while retaining 400 horsepower. HP2g also developed its Skip-Fire engine-management system for reducing fuel use in larger vehicles and fleets.NAPOLEON, OH