Tecumseh Products Company manufactures and sells hermetically sealed compressors. The company offers air conditioning and refrigeration compressors, as well as condensing units, heat pumps, and refrigeration systems. Its products are used in commercial refrigeration applications, including walk-in coolers and freezers, ice makers, dehumidifiers, water coolers, food service equipment and refrigerated display cases, and vending machines; household refrigerators and freezers; and residential and specialty air conditioning, and heat pumps comprising window air conditioners, packaged terminal air conditioners, and recreational vehicle and mobile air conditioners. The company also produces variable speed compressors for use in military, medical, telecommunications, aircraft, transportation, and automotive applications; and sub-assemblies, such as indoor and outdoor condensing units, and multi-cell units. It markets compressor and condensing unit products under the Tecumseh, L Unit Herm tique by Tecumseh, Masterflux by Tecumseh, Silensys by Tecumseh, Celseon, and Vector brands. The company sells its products through its sales staff, as well as through independent sales representatives to original equipment manufacturers and authorized wholesale distributors in North America, South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Tecumseh Products Company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.