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Winning a large contract to supply internal antennas for the mobile phone market proved to be more difficult than component manufacturer N&R Engineering’s (Lancashire, England) management team had hoped.

Swiss manufacturer Closomat AG (Embrach, Switzerland) manufactures Avantgarde—a compact, automatic shower-toilet.

"In this business, you’ve got to be fast on your feet," says Bruce Wakefield, manufacturing engineer for Mann+Hummel Automotive (South Bend, IN).

Computer simulation was recently used to design and validate a less expensive method of building permanent magnet electric motors.

With reports of the West Nile virus, there is increased attention on the problem of mosquite control.

Globalization, like it or not, is inevitable, as we noted on this page in January.

JDS Uniphase Corp. (San Jose, CA), a supplier of fiber optic components and equipment, needed a way to transfer up-to-the-minute data about plant floor operations to and from its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

"Ooni lüüt gaat nüüt" is the sound of success at Phonak AG (Stäfa, Switzerland), a hearing aid manufacturer. The company’s products require challenging manual assembly processes.

Johnson Controls (Livermore, CA) produces automobile seats for New United Motor Manufacturers Inc. (NUMMI).

Think about it: Keeping parts from moving is a form of motion control. And, one of the best ways to hold parts in place during assembly operations is with clamps.