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100
Gentex uses the acronym BOM when referring to this.
What is the Bill of Materials?
100
This product can be programmed to turn on lights in your home from your vehicle, amongst other things.
What is Homelink?
100
Gentex provides this percentage of all auto-dimming mirrors in the world.
What is 85 percent?
100
This person founded Gentex and has an affinity for large belt buckles.
Who is Fred Bauer?
100
Gentex has this as their quality slogan
What is: "To be our customers' reference point for quality and service. Quality is Gentex's highest priority"?
200
When referring to our auto-darkening glass, we use the term IEC glass. IEC, is of course short for this.
What is Inside Electro-chromic.
200
This product is built into some rearview mirrors and has the capability to turn your high beams on and turn them off when oncoming traffic approaches.
What is SmartBeam?
200
Gentex is over a billion dollar company. Including all recent acquisitions; it carries this much debt.
What is $0.00?
200
This was Gentex's first commercial product, released in 1974.
What is the photo-electric smoke detector?
200
5S is a concept that Gentex endorses and is made up of these 5 S's.
What are Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain?
300
This detects light coming at the mirror and darkens the glass, for short we call it the ALS
What is the Active Light Sensor?
300
These are used at a higher altitude than any other Gentex product.
What are Electro-chromic windows?
300
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What are patents?
300
Gentex was created in this year.
What is 1974?
300
This single word is used by Fred Bauer to describe Gentex, a leader in ___________ .
What is innovation?
400
MAST is an acronym for this job title.
What is Material Allocation Scheduling Technician?
400
If you're a videophile, you'll appreciate this new product that is an industry first.
What is the Hybrid Full Display Rear-View Mirror?
400
Gentex was on this list from Forbes Magazine in 1998, 2000,2003, 2007, and 2008.
What are the 200 Best Small companies?
400
It was in this year that Gentex pioneered the world's first auto-dimming mirror.
What is 1987?
400
Gentex likes to promote people from within. They offer this position for folks who elect to go to school and work their way into a salary position.
What is Production Support Team Leader or PSTL?
500
MEA creates the small circuit boards inside our 'smart' mirrors. MEA is an acronym for this department.
What is Micro Electronics Assembly?
500
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What is Boeing and King Air?
500
Gentex employs approximately this many people.
What is 4500?
500
It was in this year that Gentex acquired it's newest division from JCI for a price of $700 million.
What is 2013?
500
Gentex's James Street facility built this many mirrors in 2014.
What is 17 million?
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