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vehicle components capacity to meet customer demand Our engine supercharger, which is used un Ford and GiM luxury and high-performance ears, has also attracted interest from ma|or European OEMs. The engineered fastener business, which produces stamped metal and plastic assemblies, has increased its market penetration with the addition of several new value-added products, such as a headlamp shield that protects vital components and increases illumination. Have your mohil hydraulic products had as good a year as your automotive products ' Not quite, but it's still been a good year. Recovery in the agriculture and construction businesses typically lags recovery in the auto motive industry. Some 70 percent of our hydraulic sales are in North America, and strong sales here have overcome weak sales in Europe and the Far East. We've gotten a boost from the construction market for prod ucts like skid steer loaders, which are used to transport building materials around work sites. We re restructuring our European operations for profitability at lower demand levels. Overall, however. 1991 ;n a good year, and we re lookine tor an even belter vent in 1994 CONTROLS in 8everly. Massachusetts, in Austi and in Japan, to enhance the quality implanters and demonstrate the iimw to our customers 0- Overall, ivhat 's the primuty challeng your Controls businesses? A. In the 1990s. we're living with apei virtually no price increases, which we must improve productivity toovi any increases in our own cost haf emphasis on Total Quality Lea intimately with productivity. We'i*1 on improving every phase of the Wi i business. Another key challenge is tion. There are significant key overlaps between our businesses, capitalizing on these to bring our cost-effective solutions to their proti Finally, we are driving for speed. Sj everything we do. Our customers ex] faster and faster response and we speed is an outstanding differential formance. We have total confidence outstanding workforce can continue to these challenges top left: Eaton's /tew ABS is designed to maintain precise control of brake pressure to help prevent wheel lockups. top right; Eaton sells more than 20 million power tool switches annually to the world s leading manufacturers, including Black A Decker. Skil. Ryolii. Milwaukee Electric Tool. Porter Cable and Mokita. bottom left: Eaton STIC controls (foreground) replace the traditional steering wheel in Caterpillar tractor, controlling speed and direction, while the MESH control signals a microprocessor which controls shifting of transmissions. bottom right: In addition to plastic and metal headlamp adjusters. Eaton will supply F&[ T