Taylor Devices Inc 's

The Company faces competition in hydraulic energy absorbers within mature aerospace and defense programs, including from technologies with different designs. In the industrial products group, its main competitors include several foreign companies and two U.S. companies producing crane buffers and industrial shock absorbers. The Company competes directly with three other U.S. firms supplying structural damping devices. For structural applications outside the U.S., competition includes several firms, particularly in Japan and Taiwan. Additionally, the Company competes with numerous firms providing alternative seismic protection technologies.