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The article offers a preview of the edged tools, clothing and footwear to books and training and hunting accessories from American Outdoor Guide.

The article offers information on the production of the shoe machinery supplier Torielli, and mentions the company's manufacturing processes, computerised leather cutting, and use of computer-aided design (CAD).

The article discusses the efforts of shoemakers in the U.S. to increase productivity by automating their operations. The goal is to eliminate as many shoemaking operations as possible and to transfer skills from humans to machines. Compo Industries Inc. has developed machines that produce plastic and plastic-leather reproductions of decoratively stitched leather uppers. USM Corp. is designated as the leading supplier of shoe production equipment despite a court-mandated divestiture of part of its shoe machinery businesses. INSET: A shoemaker designs its own machines.