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Gentex Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of electro-optic products, including automatic-dimming (AD) rearview mirrors for the automotive industry, as well as fire protection products primarily for the commercial building industry worldwide. Its AD mirrors include the AD headlamp control mirror, the AD lighted mirror with light emitting diode map lamps, the AD compass mirror, the AD mirror with remote keyless entry, the AD compass/temperature mirror, the AD dual display compass/temperature mirror, AD telematics mirrors, and the AD HomeLink mirror for the automotive vehicles. The company manufactures approximately 60 models of smoke alarms and smoke detectors, combined with approximately 160 models of signaling appliances. These fire protection products are generally used in fire detection systems common to office buildings, hotels, motels, military bases, college dormitories, and other commercial establishments. Gentex also offers single-station alarms for both commercial and residential applications. The fire protection products are sold directly to fire protection and security product distributors under the company's brand name, electrical wholesale houses, and to original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems under both the company's brand name and private labels. Gentex was founded by Fred Bauer in 1974. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
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