Torit, a global division of Donaldson Co. Inc. (Minneapolis) and manufacturer of air filtration systems, had customer concerns in mind when it was designing its newest cartridge dust collection system—the Downflo Oval 1.

In a motion control system, the amplifier takes a low-voltage command signal from the controller and amplifies it into electrical power to drive the motor.

What would happen if a bus hit the one person at your company who really knew what was going on?

Baja Marine Corp. (Bucyrus, OH) manufactures high-performance speedboats, and it takes pride in its nontraditional boat designs.

"We use industrial robots to perform the adhesive trace operations on our assembly lines. We have more than 20 robots using a crash protection device, and we have virtually eliminated downtime and retraining on these systems," says Bert Britton, technical engineering supervisor for Guide Corp. (Monroe, LA). "

Joe Smith started the day early, having set his alarm clock (made in Japan) for 6 a.m.

The Mexmill Co. (Santa Ana, CA) produces insulating blankets used in the aerospace industry.

Frameless vehicle doors, such as those found on convertibles and most two-door models, require close positioning of the door glass to the roof to prevent wind noise and water leaks.

It looks as though the favorable economic indicators are finally outnumbering the unfavorable.

TRW (Westminster, MA) manufactures engineered fasteners and components. It contacted Clear Automated Structures (Southington, CT), a FlexLink authorized system builder, for assistance with an automotive handle assembly line.