Aurora Pump, with over eighty years of experience, is a leading pump and system supplier devoted to designing and manufacturing a wide variety of pumps and systems used in an ever expanding variety of markets and applicat......Aurora Pump, with over eighty years of experience, is a leading pump and system supplier devoted to designing and manufacturing a wide variety of pumps and systems used in an ever expanding variety of markets and applications throughout the world. Auroras commitment to excellence goes beyond the product line by being dedicated to keeping our customers, distributors and employees constantly educated and updated on the leading developments in technology. Our computer software programs assist with selecting the best pumps and systems along with providing pump drawings and specifications. These programs save valuable time in the selection and evaluation of pumps and systems. As an ISO 9001 registered company, Aurora Pump is committed to quality. In addition, to meet your quick ship requirements, the Aurora Distribution Center is stocked with parts and pumps to handle same day shipments. These components, along with our outstanding customer service program, will keep your Aurora Pump system at peak performance for years to come. You can rely on Aurora Pump and our qualified distribution network to provide total fluid flow solutions.

Ausco Products is a privately owned, U.S., ISO 9000-registered company with its roots going back to the early 1900s. The company operates in a non-union environment out of a modern, well-equipped facility located in sout......Ausco Products is a privately owned, U.S., ISO 9000-registered company with its roots going back to the early 1900s. The company operates in a non-union environment out of a modern, well-equipped facility located in southwest Michigan. Closely managed with an entrepreneurial spirit and without the encumbrances of a large public company, the companys high degree of flexibility allows for rapid, creative and cost-effective responses to the needs of our customers. Key to Auscos success is its philosophy of sharing profits with its employees on a quarterly basis that stimulates a sense of ownership on the part of every employee. Auscos location just off Interstate 94, the major artery between Chicago and Detroit, ensures excellent transportation connections and accessibility to or from anywhere in the world. Three hours from Detroit and 90 minutes from Chicago, Auscos location is also served by regional airports in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan, as well as South Bend, Indiana.

Autoblok Corporation was established in 1981 as a subsidiary of Autoblok of Italy, the largest power chuck manufacturer in Europe. Since 1942, Autoblok has been at the forefront of engineering and manufacturing state-of-t......Autoblok Corporation was established in 1981 as a subsidiary of Autoblok of Italy, the largest power chuck manufacturer in Europe. Since 1942, Autoblok has been at the forefront of engineering and manufacturing state-of-the-art workholding, clamping and tooling solutions. The global corporate organization is dedicated to QUALITY, PRICE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT and CUSTOMER SERVICE. Our products are manufactured to the most demanding standards in the world, yet priced competitively to those products of lesser performance. Autoblok has achieved sustained global growth by providing a superior level of customer service and technical support for our application driven product line. In 1993, Autoblok acquired SMW of Germany. The combination of these two premier manufacturing entities resulted in the most extensive product line of high quality workholding devices in the world. Now available exclusively through its subsidiaries, reps and distributors, SMW AUTOBLOK customers are ensured a consistent, single source of superior product performance, support and service.

Autoclave Engineers was founded by Fred Gashe in 1945 to fill a gap in the world of high pressure and high temperature technology. Autoclave has created and produced many novel pressure vessel designs as well as made sign......Autoclave Engineers was founded by Fred Gashe in 1945 to fill a gap in the world of high pressure and high temperature technology. Autoclave has created and produced many novel pressure vessel designs as well as made significant break throughs in high pressure technology such as the MagneDrive® magnetically coupled agitator. We have made these developments through commitments to constant innovation and hiring the best technical personnel available. This commitment is supported and encouraged by our parent company Snap-tite, Inc.

Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering,and entertainment software.Now, over 10 million professionals in 185 countries are using Autodesk products to save time and money, gain competitive advantage, and chang......Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering,and entertainment software.Now, over 10 million professionals in 185 countries are using Autodesk products to save time and money, gain competitive advantage, and change the way ideas are brought to life. The Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco was built to celebrate the design process that takes a great idea and turns it into a reality. The Customer Briefing Program gives our existing and prospective customers the opportunity to interact with Autodesk experts and learn how our solutions can address unique business challenges.Join us at Autodesk—were always looking for extraordinary people.Find local trainings, webinars, workshops, demos, and virtual tours.Find media contacts, press releases, product review requests, and more.Autodesk Research is a team of expert scientists exploring and creating technologies to help improve design and its role in society through high-level projects and collaboration with leading research universities worldwide.

Automated Precision Inc. is a world leader of advanced metrology solutions for industry. Founded by Dr. Kam Lau in 1987, API has pioneered progressively higher standards of accuracy for coordinate measuring and machine to......Automated Precision Inc. is a world leader of advanced metrology solutions for industry. Founded by Dr. Kam Lau in 1987, API has pioneered progressively higher standards of accuracy for coordinate measuring and machine tool operation. API products are installed and used by all of the worlds leading automotive, aerospace, machine tool, and CMM manufacturers. APIs experienced engineering team is unmatched in its ability to create advanced innovative products, which meet the needs of rapid evolving industrial technologies. API is an active member of, and a key technology partner in several federal and industry sponsored programs for the advancement of various manufacturing scenarios. Laser Trackers API invented the laser tracking interferometer and holds the basic patent on tracker technology. In 1989 API licensed its tracker technology to Leica and aided in the development of the first commercial trackers. To date, hundreds of Leica Trackers utilizing API technology have been sold worldwide. API Tracker II™ second generation trackers improves on the technology while reducing size and weight to increase portability with improved reliability and accuracy. API, working with NIST, has set many standards in the industry. This experience has enhanced API technological richness, which is imperative for research, development and production. API is prepared and equipped to provide hardware and software solutions for all complex problems encountered in the industry. The results are improved machine tool performance, failure, prevention, significantly improved machine part accuracies and enhanced ISO9000 Compliance for manufacturing calibration standards. Metrology Instruments API has pioneered the development of many advanced measuring and sensing systems. Included are the companys high precision 2D and 3D digital scanning and probe systems, as well as an articulated CMM probing wrist. APIs open architecture CMM controller provides a standard hardware and software sensor interface and uses a standard interface protocol which was jointly developed with NIST, Ford, GM and Pratt & Whitney. APIs innovative patented, 5/6D Laser™ interferometer systems simultaneously measure linear straightness as well as pitch, yaw and roll. Use of the 5/6D systems reduces the time required for machine tool or CMM alignment down to 3 hours. API also produces advanced spindle dynamic and thermal analysis systems, and a complete thermal and geometric error mapping (Volumetric Error Compensation) system for real-time compensation of CMM or CNC machining systems. API also offers a unique rotary and tilt axis measurement and calibration system. Hardware, software and training API is dedicated to providing solutions for precision measurement and sensing challenges encountered in a manufacturing environment. API provides these solutions - hardware, software, training and service - with a professional, customer-responsive approach, which is innovative, practical and cost effective. API is continuously engaged in research and development related to advanced sensor and error correction concepts. Headquarters Automated Precision, Inc. (API), has relocated their headquarters and advanced manufacturing facilities to a newly-constructed two-story $4.6 million dollar, 45,000 square-foot building in Rockville, MD. The new API facility employs critical environmental HVAC controls, an enlarged precision machine shop, an extended 27 meter precision laser measurement rail for calibration, and secure T1 communications /data handling capability, which is necessary to support the production and distribution of its state-of-theart- portable coordinate measurement and metrology product lines. API is the recognized technology leader in the development and manufacture of Laser Tracker and Laser Measurement Systems. API has sold its technology solutions and products to the U.S. Dept. of Defense, aerospace, transportation, automotive, machine tool, robotics, and shipbuilding/repair industries for over a decade. The companys customers use API products for improving the precise calibration of machines, for continuous improvement and quality control of machine parts, for rapid prototyping through reverse engineering of measured structures or discrete parts, for alignment of power train/power transmissions elements, and for ISO 9000 manufacturing process improvements. APIs five US offices, its Asian office in Beijing, China and its extensive network of partnerships with recognized industry representatives throughout the world insure that all customers have quality local support.

Automatic Products is the leading U.S. manufacturer of glassfront snack/candy, hot beverage, fresh/frozen food and snack/can combination merchandisers for the worldwide vending market. Since 1949, Automatic Products has l......Automatic Products is the leading U.S. manufacturer of glassfront snack/candy, hot beverage, fresh/frozen food and snack/can combination merchandisers for the worldwide vending market. Since 1949, Automatic Products has led the way, from the first fully electronic glassfront vending systems to hot beverage merchandisers with bean grinders. Based in South St. Paul, Minnesota, we are continuing that commitment to innovation and excellence into the future. We build the most user-friendly, technically advanced merchandisers in the world. In 2006, Automatic Products was acquired by Crane, a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered products, with headquarters of Crane Merchandising Systems located in Bridgeton, Missouri.

Automation signaling works best when you partner with an experienced source, one with a track record of product innovation and technical leadership. Edwards signals come with innovative features that meet all your signali......Automation signaling works best when you partner with an experienced source, one with a track record of product innovation and technical leadership. Edwards signals come with innovative features that meet all your signaling applications needs. From simple horns and bells to demanding factory automation signaling utilizing your PLC or Devicenet network, Edwards provides complete factory solutions. Find out what makes signaling sense to you!

Automationdirect.com, originally founded as PLCDirect in 1994, has quickly grown from a tiny PLC company to a well-recognized name in the Industrial Automation Market. As the first industrial controls company to successfu......Automationdirect.com, originally founded as PLCDirect in 1994, has quickly grown from a tiny PLC company to a well-recognized name in the Industrial Automation Market. As the first industrial controls company to successfully use a direct sales catalog for PLC products, Automationdirect.com is now using its cyberspace superstore, in addition to its 800 number, to reach the next plateau in industrial control sales.PLCDirect was established as a privately held Georgia corporation that is a subsidiary of Koyo Electronics (part of the multi-billion dollar JTEKT group of companies). Koyo had designed and manufactured PLCs for some of the worlds largest PLC companies, including General Electric, Texas Instruments, and Siemens. However, the future plans of these companies and Koyo were not compatible.Tim Hohmann, founder and company captain of PLCDirect, established the company in January 1994 as the first entity within the JTEKT group to concentrate on the micro PLC market. At its inception, PLCDirect consisted of a handful of people working out of a tiny leased building.Its first catalog consisted of 200 pages featuring about 200 products. For the first five years, the company focused on practical ways to deliver quality PLCs to customers at prices that were typically half of the traditional automation companies, including Allen-Bradley, GE Fanuc, and Siemens. Their competitive comparisons shown in advertisements and the catalog, combined with numerous Editors Choice awards for innovative products, customer love letters, and their phenomenal sales growth, proved to tens of thousands of customers that PLCDirect was a solid choice for PLCs.In 1997, the company moved into a new facility, and completed an expansion in March 1998. On March 31, 1999, the company changed its name to Automationdirect.com and launched its e-commerce site. The catalog has grown to over 2,000 pages featuring over 8,000 name brand and private label products.What are some of the factors that have contributed to the success of the company? Automationdirect.com was one of the first in the industrial automation industry to employ direct marketing strategies to reach its customers, including advertisements and a direct sales catalog. The companys ability to sell high-technology automation products for very low prices depends on the efficiencies inherent in a direct marketing model. The Cumming facility is its sole location in the United States, and the office and warehouse space has been designed for maximum performance. For example, the sales team handles hundreds of phone orders every day from the privacy of well-equipped individual offices, which promotes productivity and efficiency.Each member of the technical support team works in a technical suite designed around powerful computers, 20-inch monitors, and a full array of the companys products used for problem duplication and resolution. The warehouse operation has been improved several times in the past three years. The installation of a PC-based control system and bar code identification equipment has resulted in an order shipping accuracy of 99.98%. Apart from the staff required at the central office, Automationdirect.com is really a "virtual" company, consisting of the "Federation of Companies". The Federation is a group of independently-operated businesses, some of which use Automationdirect.com as their primary marketing channel, designing products which adhere to the companys prime directive of "twice the features at half the price." Each company is encouraged to run itself in a manner that maximizes its own efficiencies.Also instrumental in achieving success was the installation of a high-performance team environment using the principles of Customer Driven Leadership (CDL), developed by Dr. Ted Anders, Ph.D. The teams are given responsibility for their tasks and the authority to execute them, and are held accountable to constantly find ways to improve service, products, and prices. To plot their progress, each team has a monthly, publicly displayed report card that displays their goals and the accomplishments in pursuit of those goals. Surveys are sent to customers to measure accuracy, helpfulness, timeliness and manners.Computers measure how quickly the sales and service teams answer the phone and return voice mail. Every team member, team captain, and the company captain have a portion of their compensation directly tied to customer indices such as these. To build and maintain motivated teams, the company offers benefits such as private offices, a well-stocked kitchen, and lunchtime exercise programs. "Were trying to be a little different. We strive to treat our people like billion-dollar assets, because without them, the company would not be the success it has been," says Hohmann.Looking to the future, Hohmann predicts growth through the continued introduction of new product lines and customers increased use of the companys Web and e-commerce sites for business and information transactions. "As a direct company, we are in a great po

AutoPak Engineering Corporation is a packaging equipment manufacturer and integrator. We offer from custom turnkey systems (design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning) to individual components in material hand......AutoPak Engineering Corporation is a packaging equipment manufacturer and integrator. We offer from custom turnkey systems (design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning) to individual components in material handling, hard and soft automation, and system logic controls and/or computer database logic. With our comprehensive product line and equipment database, we can provide the best available system to meet your requirements. AutoPak’s automation services are focused on the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries, aiming to improve human productivity, quality, and safety. AutoPak specializes exclusively in the packaging and material handling areas of the industry.