The group's principal activities are to design, manufacture and service energy control systems and components for aircraft and industrial engines, turbines and other power equipment. The group operates in two segments: industrial controls and aircraft engine systems. Industrial controls segment provides energy control systems and components mainly to original equipment manufacturers of industrial engines, turbines and other power equipment. Aircraft engine systems segment provides energy control systems and components mainly to original equipment manufacturers of aircraft engines. General electric company is one of the major customers of the group. The group acquired synchro-start products, inc and barber-colman dyna products, a division of invensys building systems, inc in fiscal 2003. In jun 2004, the group acquired adrenaline research inc.