In April, President Bush nominated Albert A. Frink Jr. for the new post of assistant secretary of commerce for manufacturing and services-a.k.a., the manufacturing czar.
Ferris Industries (Munnsville, NY), owned by Simplicity Manufacturing, began business in 1909 as the Uebler Milking Machine Co. Today the company builds commercial and residential lawn mowers under the brands Ferris, Simplicity and Snapper.
A key procedure in the assembly of automobile transmissions at the Volkswagen plant in Cordoba, Argentina, involves piecing together the top and bottom pieces of the transmission.
Benz Research and Development (Sarasota, FL) is known internationally for providing high-quality, cutting-edge materials for contact lenses and intraocular lenses (IOLs).
Researchers have developed a new plastic that conducts electricity, may be simpler to manufacture than alternatives and easily accommodates chemical attachments to create new materials.