Articles by Jim Camillo

In the far north section of Italy sits the Piedmont region, where one can find a number of industrial cities.

Continental AG’s long-term commitment to age-stable ergonomics pays big dividends to the company and all of its workers.

Ever-increasing internal and external drive styles give design engineers more ways to effectively transfer torque from tool to fastener.

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.

This past May, automotive modules and components manufacturer TRW was purchased by transmission manufacturer ZF for $12.4 billion. The deal creates ZF-TRW—the world’s third-largest auto supplier, with 130,000 employees and annual sales of more than $34.2 billion.

As automated assembly increases, so does the need for flexible vibratory bowl feeders—and practical ways to optimize their performance.

Every manufacturer has three goals related to product costs: keep them low, consistent and competitive.