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Magazine Issue June 2014

Global Manufacturing Outlook: Performance in the Crosshairs

Dayton-Phoenix

Providing Improved Locomotion

Dayton-Phoenix designs and manufactures motors, heating and air conditioning and braking systems for customers in the railroad and off-highw

Akebono

Brake-ing the Mold

Akebono is in the midst of its 85th year in business, a company that took root in Japan in 1929, but has slowly expanded its influence and i

Bourns

Sensor of Success

Bourns’ Mexico branch has been in operation since 1969, a depth of presence that is rare for foreign-based companies in the country, and eve

Cascade Aerospace

Taking Flight

"This is the year Cascade Aerospace takes flight." Those are the words of Benjamin Boehm, executive vice president and COO of

Trade Secrets

Manufacturing a Trade Secret

Too many manufacturers erroneously conclude that they do not have enforceable trade secrets in their manufacturing equipment, processes, or

Greencore

Core Quality

As the industrial world takes on an increasingly sophisticated, around-the-clock nature, the need to eat on the go, in a healthy and efficie

Vivenda do Camarão

What’s Cooking

For Brazil's leading shrimp and seafood restaurant chain, shrimp stroganoff tops the menu. Serving more tables than ever, leading chefs are

Collaborative Commons

The Collaborative Commons

The emerging Internet of Things is leading to a zero marginal cost society and the rise of a new economic system. The Collaborative Commons

Three Flavors

Employees Come in Three Flavors

Much like the accelerating complexity of the global marketplace, the way businesses manage themselves internally, particularly from a person

Coasul

Turning to Chicken

A significant step into the poultry market by this Brazilian agricultural cooperative brings fresh technology and techniques in chicken prod

Douglas Machine

The Whole Package

2014 marks the 50th year Douglas Machine has been in business, and while the company began in humble roots, today it represents a North Amer

Houghton International

Industrial Mettle

It’s been nearly 150 years since Houghton International was founded back in 1865, with the company’s roots beginning in the service of the U

Lamons

Growing a Gasket

Lamons is a company that today, represents one of the world's largest suppliers of metal gaskets and fasteners. Respecting tradition while f

Raisman

Brazilian Power Parts

Look to manufacture of motor and machine parts. One of Latin America's most innovative engine component companies shut down domestic facilit

KPMG

Global Manufacturing Outlook: Performance in the Crosshairs

"The manufacturing world is entering an era of hyper-innovation where advances in technology and material science are rapidly changing

Auburn Gear

How Auburn Gear Differentiates Itself

Whether it’s snow, rain, or sleet crashing down from the heavens above, a heavier-than-usual tow load attached to the back of one’s vehicle,

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