Ingersoll Rand, a producer of air and electric power tools, material handling equipment and fluid handling products, has had headquarters in Woodcliff Lake since 1972.
The four main rooms are stuffed with books, magazines, models and prototypes, tools, material samples, drawings, plans, neatly numbered box files and the Spirale ashtrays on which Castiglioni liked to rest his smoldering cigarettes.
Such library includes the 3D models and technical data of workstations, machine tools, material handling equipment, etc.
It products includes Ingersoll Rand compressed air systems and services, power tools, material handling systems, ARO fluid management equipment, as well as Club Car golf, utility and rough terrain vehicles.
This expands on the 'resource dependence' model of collaboration to include a wide range of useful components – tools, material, data, expertise, access to specialised equipment et cetera that might be brought 'inside' the research group from an external partner.
* Or consider a couple of the long-term contracts already being handed out for Afghan war work like the $158 million the Air Force has awarded to Evergreen Helicopters, Inc., for "indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services.
Each technique has its own distinctive style, imposed by the tools, materials, and printing methods.
The tools, materials, and techniques that gave birth to those things don't allow for perfect geometry.
The exhibition, touring through 2003 (www.si.edu/ sites), includes quotations from the artisans as well as tools, materials and samples lent by them.
The secret is to plan carefully and have all the necessary tools, materials and parts on hand before you start work.
This interesting and informative show organized by Charles Goldman presents not finished works but examples of tools, materials and procedures that 25 contemporary artists use to work their magic.
