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Customized Mechanical Press
This maker of electrical and electronic components for automotive and more has specific manufacturing needs, handily addressed by its high-speed machine.
BY JOE JANCSURAK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
KSR International, a leading ver- tically integrated Tier One sup- plier of electrical and electronic components to the transportation industry, knows a thing or two about the challenges involved with producing tiny and sensitive parts. Since 1946, the global company, with headquarters in Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada; man- ufacturing facilities in Canada, Mexico, China, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom; and sales, R&D and engi- neering offices in the United States,
Canada, Germany, United Kingdom and China, has designed, engineered and manufactured such products as electronic throttle control pedals, posi- tion sensors, power modules and volt- age regulators.
As tooling/manufacturing engineer for KSR, Roberto Cafarelli, an automo- tive-parts veteran, having worked for Magna and Martinrea, manages tooling designs and oversees the equipment used in the manufacturing of KSR’s various product lines. These require
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