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Only results count. Get lean to perform well, not to look good!

Back in 1984, the UAW worried that a tsunami of automation would result in robots replacing loyal union members on auto factory floors.

Will-Mann Inc. (Fullerton, CA) manufactures precision sheet metal assemblies for the electronics, computer, medical and aerospace industries.

Among its many sensor, switching, automotive and motion-control products, Saia-Burgess Group (Murten, Switzerland) produces the MagShift solenoid, an electric park lock that prevents a driver from shifting out of park without first stepping on the brake.

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Munich, Germany) has long used flexible automation to manufacture dishwashers.

Founded in 1978, Redcom Laboratories Inc. (Victor, NY) manufactures electronic switching systems for the commercial and military markets.

Up to 70 percent of dross is bound-up metal that would otherwise be available for soldering.

Lean is not about what we see; lean is about how we think.

Apogee Designs Ltd. (Baltimore) has invented a tamperproof fastener that cannot be overtightened or undertightened.

A two-stage compressor is more efficient than a single-stage model.