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since 1973, knorr brake company (kbc) has been the innovative leader in supplying north american rail market customers, including light rail vehicles, metro, and high-speed trains. with its north american headquarters in westminster, maryland, the company operates sales and service facilities in carmel, new york; and union city, california. kbc’s subsidiaries – ife north america llc (passenger door systems) and merak north america llc (climate-control systems) – are co-located in westminster. knorr brake company is a member of the munich, germany-based knorr-bremse group, the global market leader in braking systems and a leading supplier of other safety-critical rail and commercial vehicle systems.