Images: Behind the scenes at Otto Engineering
Here is a couple of the controllers that would commonly be used in large construction or agricultural machines.
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In what could be a scene from the Matrix, a machine toils parts for some of the controllers or switches that the company produces.
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Steve Moehling, director of engineering at Otto Engineering explains the process by which parts are tested in the lab.
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Ramie Selvey operates a multi-spindle aluminum machine Friday at Otto Engineering in Carpentersville.
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Switches and other products are put through rigorous tests in the testing lab inside Otto Engineering in Carpentersville. Here a set of switches are nearing 10,000 activations in the lab.
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Maria Hernandez solders connections on one of the grips that she is working on.
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Here is an example of work that the plastic prototype machine can output.
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Here an employee stamps a piece with information pertaining to the use.
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Otto, which makes switches and buttons for every thing from Blackhawk helicopters to large machinery moved its operation to Carpentersville in 1968. The company recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
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Some of the metal leads used in the parts are barely big enough to show up in somebodyÂ’s hand.
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Here is a P6 switch that deals specifically with the landing gear on aircraft.
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Jars sit full of metal leads which will work their way into the many switches that the company produces.
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