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                          Research & Technology, Inc. is an engineering services 
                          organization dedicated to the sale of industrial products 
                          and services, domestically as well as throughout South 
                          America and the Caribbean. The company, founded in 1986, 
                          represents a limited group of industrial suppliers which, 
                          aside from not having any conflict of interest among 
                          themselves, also complement each other in their different 
                          endeavors. This, with the purpose of offering end users 
                          the attractive option of a “total service” package. 
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