United Capital Corp. engages in the investment and management of real estate properties, as well as in the manufacture and sale of engineered products. It owns properties that it manages, which are operated by the City of New York as day-care centers and offices, and other properties leased as department stores, hotels, and shopping centers around the country, as well as properties available for sale and lease. As of March 1, 2005, the company owned 162 properties in the United States. It also invests in marketable securities and other financial instruments. In addition, the company offers engineered products, including knitted wire products and components, and transformer products. Its principal areas of application include high temperature gaskets; seals; components for use in airbags; shock and vibration isolators; noise reduction elements; and air, liquid, and solid filtering devices. The company distributes its products directly, as well as through distributors to industrial consumers and original equipment manufacturers. It sells its products in the United States and Mexico, as well as in Europe, South America, and Asia. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Great Neck, New York.