COMAIR ROTRON

RotronInc.wasfoundedbyJ.ConstantvanRijnin1947whenheidentifiedaneedfor

small,highlyreliablefansandblowersintheelectronicsindustry.Twoyearslater,

thecompanywasformallyincorporatedduetoexpandingbusiness.TheCommercialFan

DivisionofRotronbecameComairRotroninJuly1986.ThecompanyrelocatedfromNew

YorktoSanDiegoin1990.ComairRotronisaprivatelyheldfirm,ownedsince1995by

HowardIndustries,Inc.,aprivateinvestmentfirmbasedinConnecticut.