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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are everywhere these days, and not just in expected applications like mobile phones televisions and lighting systems. LEDs are also turning up in hospital operationg rooms, industrial vision systems, and as aircraft navigation lights. The booming global LED market is expected to reach $ 14.8 billion by 2015.

The contrasts between the mature machine tool market in North America and the booming, emerging markets in South America illustrate GF AgieCharmilles Market Region Americas' commitment to making its customers successful, wherever they are in the world and whatever the evolution stage of their businesses.

When Philip A. Passilla, better known as "Phil Sr.", started Pennco Tool & Die, Inc. 30 years ago in Meadville, Penn., US, the town of 14'000 was home to more than 150 machine shops within a 10-mile radius. Known as the Tool & Die Capital of the World, Meadville today has about 100 such businesses, and Pennco is at the front of the pack, thanks in part to GF AgieCharmilles wire EDM technology.

Die cutting is a process used for producing thousands or even millions of parts. Kummer GmbH + Co. KG has mastered this technology. "From single part to complete assemblies" is an industrial trend in which the company sets new standards. One example of this is the die cutting technology which Kummer has combiened with injectio molding to produce in-line progressive co-molding.

For 52 years, the AO Foundation - commonly known as simply AO or, in German, Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen - has been a pioneer in the improvement of care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries. At the AO, headquartered in Davos, Switzerland, there is only one VIP: the patient, whose care is at the center of every innovation.

At Rudolf Brügger SA, technical know-how has been a solid foundation throughout the firm's 60-year history. GF AgieCharmilles Milling, EDM and Automation solutions are a cornerstone for the company, which focuses on building long-term partnerships with customers and embracing innovation in ways that add value to those partnerships.

In an expansive, modern facility so meticulously ordered that it resembles a cleanroom operation, the 700 employees of Asahi (HK) Ltd. - located in ChangAn, Guangdong, China - create display phones for the world's top mobile phone producers. Behind the company's success are an entrepreneurial spirit and a market agility that keep Asahi (HK) Ltd. ahead of the competition.

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