From MEMA Industry News
ELYRIA, OHIO — In celebration of the 54th annual National Engineers Week (Feb. 20-26), Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has announced a banner year in patent development as well as participation in a school program designed to inspire the engineers of tomorrow.
Bendix received 19 U.S. patents in 2004, bringing its U.S. patent total to 134 in multiple areas of air brake and safety systems. More than 27 percent of the company’s U.S. patents have been received in the past three years. Together with its European parent company, Knorr-Bremse Group, Bendix holds more than 1,400 patents worldwide.
Bendix, which employs more than 130 engineers in Elyria, Ohio, supplies air brake and safety systems for the global medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle industry.
The company is also inspiring future generations to pursue engineering as part of the National Engineers Week Discover “E” program. Bendix Engineer Maria Gutierrez will speak at Clearview High School in Lorain, Ohio, to relate practical applications of math, science and engineering to the real world through hands-on discovery. Gutierrez, a chemical engineer with a master’s degree in environmental engineering, will discuss the variety of career choices available within the engineering field; highlight the importance of continuing education; and conduct an activity focusing on teamwork, communications and time management.
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