Tony Giammarinaro has seen a few interesting arrangements in his time as a sales representative with Atlantic Industrial Technologies (Islandia, NY), a distributor for Bosch Automation Products (Buchanan, MI).
Crane Plumbing LLC (Evanston, IL) manufactures sanitary housewares. Its Dallas division, which was started in 1985 and has approximately 250 employees, manufactures porcelain-on-steel bath products, such as sinks, lavatories and bathtubs.
No one, especially a shareholder, is happy with a company that doesn't grow. The three most common and obvious ways companies achieve growth are by increasing market share, introducing new products and buying another company. The first two are often successful but, as competitors counterattack to defend their turf, they can also lead to price cutting, shrinking margins and loss of bottom-line profits.
Analogic Corp. (Peabody, MA) manufactures advanced systems and subsystems for medical, industrial and telecommunications original equipment manufacturers.
Engineers have made significant strides replicating vision and touch in automated systems. Assembly line robots may soon be equipped with other humanlike features, such as hearing, smell and taste. This article reveals the latest automated sensory technology research and explores potential assembly applications
When designing a new cooling display cabinet for supermarkets and delicatessens, Electrolux had to meet some complex requirements. Along with being cost-effective and meeting traditional customer expectations for product appearance and performance, the cabinet had to meet stringent targets for environmental friendliness. This article details how the Swedish manufacturer rose to these demanding challenges
The name has changed; the focus has not. Assembly East is still the only East Coast trade event dedicated to the technologies for product assembly. This article provides a sneak peak at the products on display and the special programs taking place at the show.