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The men and women who work at the Schneider Electric/Square D Lexington plant donate time and money to a wide variety of local charities.

The Schneider Electric/Square D Lexington plant has been assembling residential load centers and safety switches since Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States. But, a wide variety of production tools used today, such as vision systems, did not exist when the plant opened 50 years ago.

The Schneider Electric/Square D Lexington plant is committed to protecting the environment. It has initiated numerous green programs over the last few years.

The typical load center is a plain metal box that most people never think about unless their television or computer suddenly stops working. Hundreds of them are assembled every day at Schneider Electric/Square D Lexington, the recipient of the 2007 Assembly Plant of the Year award presented by ASSEMBLY magazine.

More and more automakers are focusing on interior craftsmanship as they seek appearance goals that set their products apart from the competition.

Comfort and convenience features used to be found almost exclusively in expensive luxury vehicles, but not anymore.

Lear Corp. (Southfield, MI) promotes green manufacturing in its plants and works closely with automakers and suppliers to reduce the environmental impact of its products.

Faster time to market is a critical business objective for all automakers today. The goal is to get new vehicles to consumers quicker than ever.

The $250 billion global printing industry is in the midst of its biggest revolution since Johannes Gutenberg unveiled his movable type press 550 years ago. Printers everywhere are converting to digital production presses. Ironically, the company that's leading the digital charge is also undergoing a radical transition.

Assemblers at Kenworth's Renton, WA, factory use high-tech tools to build world-class trucks.