Robert Holzel (1993) brought the concepts of systems integrator manufacturing strategies to the industry, and showed that vertically integrated manufacturing was not needed
- He was the first to use subcontracting of subsystems as a way to significantly reduce overhead, an approach that single-handedly put Extrion back in the black after 1985's recession
- Today, his subcontracting strategies are widely copied and are in use at virtually all profitable equipment companies