When strolling through the Muscatine, IA, headquarters of Hon Industries Inc., the word most frequently mentioned is "flexible." The company is a domestic manufacturer of middle-market office furniture. It offers a variety of style, fabric and frame choices for each customer.
Dust, gas and other finely divided materials found in many manufacturing plants can create a potentially hazardous environment before anyone realizes it.
"When supplying to the automotive industry, only the best survive. It is highly competitive. You either succeed in squeezing the last drop of productivity from your equipment, or you are thrown out of the league," says Rudolf Neidert, managing director of Kendrion Binder Magnete GmbH Fahrzeugtechnik (Villingen, Germany).
After capturing the rally world championship and triumphing in saloon car racing, Audi (Ingostadt, German)for a second yearwon one of the most difficult and demanding motor races in the worldthe 24 hours of Le Mans. Thanks to Vorsprung durch Technik, the two Infineon Audi R8 cars set the pace from the beginning.