Stryver Manufacturing Inc. (Dayton, OH) designs and builds automated fixtures, custom production machines, material handling equipment and automated weld systems. Its success depends on the company's ability to find dependable, low-cost custom components with consistent lead times.
Whether for comic relief or political satire, we see "top 10" lists everywhere. The typical list merits no more than a laugh or a groan, if that. But every now and again, an institution with genuine credentials assembles a list that means something.
In April, President Bush nominated Albert A. Frink Jr. for the new post of assistant secretary of commerce for manufacturing and services-a.k.a., the manufacturing czar.