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Since the dawn of the jet age 60 years ago, aerospace engineers have been on a quest for quieter, more environmentally friendly flying machines. And, with air travel expected to increase dramatically over the next 20 years, noise pollution will become a hot issue, especially in heavily populated urban areas.

A problem interrupting workflow requires immediate help, but a strong case can be made that help for any problem should arrive immediately.

Creating the automated and remotely operated equipment necessary to unveil the mysteries of a planet more than 35 million miles away gives a whole new meaning to the term “motion control.”

Electronics manufacturer Kitron ASA (Oslo, Norway) produces a wide range of products for the medical, telecom and defense industries.

Schrader Electronics Ltd. (Antrim, Ireland) supplies electronic safety systems to the automotive industry and is the market leader in the area of remote tire pressure monitoring systems (RTPMS).

Mack Technologies Inc. (Westford, MA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Mack Group (Arlington, VT). The company manufactures printed circuit board assemblies and provides systems integration services for the military, medical, telecommunications, computer, aerospace and industrial controls industries.

Emerson Motor Technologies estimates it produces completed cores approximately twice as fast as it did previously.

Lean change agents often mistakenly believe that companies make decisions. They don’t. People do. It just so happens that companies are made up of people.

Forward progress is your ally in transforming skeptics into your partners in change.

Besides the air bag module, an air bag system consists of crash sensors, passenger sensors, a control unit, seat belt pretensioners, a warning light and a wire harness to link them all together. It’s the small components, like the inflator and sensors, that are assembled with high-speed automation.