Counterfeit industrial products have been around a long time: the term “the real McCoy,” for example, comes from the self-regulating steam engine lubricator patented in 1872 by Elijah McCoy (right). The reason it was called “real” was that the device worked so well, customers demanded it by name over imitators.
June 5, 2009
I think there’s a pretty good consensus that 2009 has to be better than 2008.
January 4, 2009
The graying of America—and the less-than-sexy appeal of a career in manufacturing and industrial settings—means an ever-increasing shortfall of experienced engineers and technicians.
April 13, 2008
