Institute of Industrial Engineers. IIE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with improving quality and productivity. Founded in 1948, IIE is an international, non-profit association that provides leadership for the application, education, training, research, and development of industrial engineering.

Simply put, industrial engineering is the application of engineering methods and the principles of scientific management to the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information equipment and energy.

Hans von der Heyde is an industrial engineering company offering custom machine design and tool making solutions. HvdH's expertise includes design and manufacture of cutting machines, punching machines, laser cutting machines, laser printing machines, coiling machines, plastic extrusion tools, punching and shaping tools and device engineering. All of the company's custom machine design solutions are aimed at significantly increasing efficacy and output for manufacturers. - Read more