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Toyota Motor Corp. (Tokyo) is building its first manufacturing plant in Russia as part of an effort to tap into the country's rapid economic growth.

In 2003, Android Industries (Flint, MI) opened a 226,000-square-foot facility in Shreeveport, LA, to provide outfitting for engines and transmission going into Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon trucks from General Motors Corp.

Component manufacturer Len Industries (Leslie, MI) wanted to reduce labor costs and increase throughput by using a robot to unload randomly placed transmission gears from their storage bins.

The worldwide number of personal computers (PCs) in use, including Macintosh and other platforms, surpassed 820 million in 2004 and is projected to top 1 billion in 2007, according to a report by Computer Industry Almanac Inc.

Automotive Lighting Corp. (Juarez, Mexico) needed a machine to ultrasonically weld plastic lens-and-reflector assemblies. Initial designers envisioned a nine-headed welding unit.

Recidivism is bad. Rehabilitation is good. A civilized society strives, at least in principle, to offer people who have been incarcerated an opportunity to rebuild their lives and return to society as productive citizens.

Thermoformed plastic trays protect parts during transport and keep them oriented for automated assembly.

Less ductile than steel, magnesium alloys require special screws and tightening methods.

Activity-based management can help integrate improvement initiatives into a strategic improvement plan. But strong leadership is essential to get it started and keep it going.

Compared with other light sources, LEDs last longer, cost less to operate and generate less heat.