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Sitech Sitztechnik (Polkowice, Poland), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, manufactures steel frames for car seats.

BIC New Zealand Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand), one of a number of BIC Corp. (Milford, CT) subsidiaries around the globe, manufactures about 15 million felt-tip pens each year using a customized automated assembly machine.

Johnson & Berry Manufacturing Inc. (L'Anse, MI) manufactures hydraulic cylinders, rollers and pins for the heavy equipment industry.

ATK Thiokol (Edina, MN) manufactures everything from bullets to the reusable solid rocket motors (RSRM) that have launched every space shuttle since the program's maiden flight in 1981

L-3 Communication (New York) manufactures secure communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems for government agencies like the U.S. departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, Washington, DC) and aerospace manufacturer BAE Systems (Rockville, MD) have developed a standard communications protocol for spacecraft electronics.

As oil and gas prices continue to skyrocket, interest in renewable energy is starting to take center stage.

If Shane Farritor has his way, medical responders of the future may be less than 3 inches tall.

A new laser welding technique is repairing power station turbine rotor blades in minutes, rather than days, thanks to advances in the way metals fuse together.

Pneumatic cylinders can be found throughout automated assembly systems in pick-and-place devices, clamps, pushers, elevators and linear actuators.