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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Components of inventories | Inventories consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Raw materials and parts | $ | 215,397 |  |  | $ | 184,624 |
Work-in-progress | 80,898 |  |  | 76,019 |
Finished goods | 155,025 |  |  | 153,900 |
| $ | 451,320 |  |  | $ | 414,543 |
Components of other intangible assets | Other intangible assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangibles, Net |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Intangibles, Net
Customer relationships | $ | 289,709 |  |  | $ | (88,707) |  |  | $ | 201,002 |  |  | $ | 282,470 |  |  | $ | (79,782) |  |  | $ | 202,688 |
Proven technology and patents | 109,967 |  |  | (60,200) |  |  | $ | 49,767 |  |  | 115,680 |  |  | (56,305) |  |  | 59,375 |
Tradenames (finite life) | 7,490 |  |  | (3,223) |  |  | $ | 4,267 |  |  | 8,206 |  |  | (3,731) |  |  | 4,475 |
Tradenames (indefinite life) | 35,683 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 35,683 |  |  | 35,949 |  |  | — |  |  | 35,949 |
Other | 13,242 |  |  | (6,526) |  |  | $ | 6,716 |  |  | 10,641 |  |  | (5,678) |  |  | 4,963 |
| $ | 456,091 |  |  | $ | (158,656) |  |  | $ | 297,435 |  |  | $ | 452,946 |  |  | $ | (145,496) |  |  | $ | 307,450 |

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