There's no mistaking the specialty of Tier 1 supplier American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM). This company designs and manufactures driveline and drivetrain systems for light trucks, SUVs, crossover vehicles and passenger cars.
Midwestern automotive supplier uses servo-driven presses to install sleeves, bearings and plugs in transmissions on an automated assembly line. Precision and data collection are key benefits of the system.
For decades, automobiles have depended on 12-volt electrical systems. But, that’s about to go the way of chrome bumpers, hood ornaments and running boards.
Product designers and artists share a similar trait: They love to create things. How appropriate then, that product designers at Chicago-based Morphix Inc. are dedicated to making high-quality specialty tools for tattoo artists worldwide.
Officially, UTC Aerospace Systems is only 3 years old—the result of a merger between Goodrich and Hamilton Sunstrand. In reality, however, the company’s aerospace roots go back more than a century.
Like desktop computer users, manufacturers know all too well the problem of planned obsolescence. This happens when a new operating system is intentionally designed to be incompatible with various older software programs.
As its name implies, Dynamic Robotic Solutions (DRS) believes in flexible, fast and reliable customer service. This approach has helped the company (formerly KMT Robotic Solutions) find success as a specialty integrator of robotic material-removal systems.