Hoffman Estates, Ill.

LOHR, Germany—Bosch Rexroth AG, parent company of Bosch Rexroth Corporation (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), increased sales in 2006 by 7.1 percent to approximately $6.2 billion (4.9 billion Euros). The company achieved this growth in all technology fields and in all regions. Under the brand name of Rexroth, the company offers all drive and control technologies on a specialized and integrated basis. Orders in 2006 reached about $6.9 billion. Within the same period, the company increased its workforce by about 6 percent to more than 29,800. For 2007 Bosch Rexroth expects continued growth in sales. “In the business year 2007 Bosch Rexroth AG expects organic growth,