Avingtrans plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered components, systems, and services to the energy, medical, and infrastructure industries in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States of America, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, the Carribean, China, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Energy-Advanced Engineering Systems (AES) and Medical- Medical and Industrial Imaging (MII) segments. The company designs, manufactures, integrates, and services electric motors and pumps, turbines, gas compressors, pressure vessels, blast doors, and containers. It also engages in the designing and manufacturing of equipment for the medical, science and research communities, including products for medical diagnostic equipment, such as 3D x-ray systems; high performance pressure, vacuum vessels, and composite materials for research organizations; and superconducting magnets and helium-free cryogenic systems for use in magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance. The company sells its products under the Hayward Tyler, Energy Steel, Slack & Parr, Stainless Metalcraft, Booth Industries, Ormandy Rycroft Engineering, Composite Products, Adaptix, Magnetica, Tecmag, and Scientific Magnetics brands. The company was formerly known as Frank Usher Holding plc and changed its name to Avingtrans plc in November 2000. Avingtrans plc was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Chatteris, the United Kingdom.