Privately held since its beginnings as Kussmaul Engineering Company in September 1967, Kussmaul Electronics is a West Sayville, New York manufacturer known for helping emergency vehicles stay ready to respond. Its equipment is made for fire departments, ambulance companies, and other applications where batteries must remain charged with little operator attention, and the company says its products are installed by virtually every major vehicle manufacturer.
VCI Emergency Vehicle SpecialistsEstablished in 1978 as Vic Constantino, Inc., VCI Emergency Vehicle Specialists has spent more than four decades building relationships with fire and EMS customers across the Northeast. Its 85-person team now supports those customers from a 40,000-square-foot headquarters in Berlin, New Jersey, with a Ford QVM-certified remount facility and additional service centers in three states.HOLBROOK, NY
K & D Auto Electric, IncSince 1991, K & D Auto Electric, Inc. has been a Somerset-area shop known for more than 30 years of automotive electrical work. It serves personal and commercial vehicle owners as well as farms and industrial customers, and supports local police, fire, and EMS departments with emergency-vehicle conversions.SOMERSET, PA
VDC Electronics, IncFounded in 1993, Huntington-based VDC Electronics makes BatteryMINDer pulse charger-maintainer-conditioners that use proprietary desulfation circuitry to help lead-acid batteries perform longer. The privately held, wholly American-owned company draws on more than 40 years of collective charging-design and manufacturing experience, with aviation-specific units among its specialties. Its BatteryMINDer products are built to ISO 9001 standards, and the company reports a historical failure rate below one-half of one percent.HUNTINGTON, NY
Reynolds & Reynolds Electronics, IncFounded in 1989 after Bill Reynolds patented a battery backup unit for hydraulic elevators, Bethlehem-based Reynolds & Reynolds Electronics makes Powervator emergency-return and battery-backup systems that help elevator passengers exit safely during power outages. Still family-grown and led by Bill’s brother-in-law Werner John Reinartz, the company manufactures its products in the USA for elevator contractors and OEMs, supporting both new installations and retrofits. R&R also provides unlimited technical support for the life of its products.BETHLEHEM, PA