Although it was founded in 1863 in the city of Haarlem, in the Netherlands, chocolate-maker Droste Holland is hardly antiquated in its production methods.
One guaranteed way to launch a “spirited discussion” among engineers and scientists is to assert either there aren’t enough of them because our schools are failing, or there are too many, which is depressing the job market.
Mitsubishi Motors North America (Cypress, CA) operates an assembly and stamping plant in Normal, IL, which operates two 8-hour shifts a day, 5 days a week, using more than 850 robots to build nearly 180,000 vehicles per year.
Textron Inc. manufactures a wide range of products, including everything from airplanes to boats to lawnmowers. Subsidiaries include Cessna Aircraft Co. and golf cart manufacturer E-Z GO.