AIDA Engineering Ltd. in Japan was founded in 1917 and is a global leader in the design, manufacture, sale, service and support, refurbishment and modernization of metal stamping presses and metal forming automation equipment. With a worldwide network of sales and service locations in 36 cities across 18 countries, and press installations in over 60 countries worldwide with nearly 2,000 employees, AIDA is truly a global metal forming solutions provider. AIDA continues to take the lead in developing new and innovative metalf orming solutions. AIDA continues to build on the more than a century long tradition of product quality, industry leadership and innovation established by our parent company AIDA Engineering (http://www.aida.co.jp/en/) AIDA worldwide boasts approximately 2 million square feet of manufacturing space, 1,500 associates and a press manufacturing capacity exceeding 2,000 presses per year making AIDA, in units produced, one of the largest press manufacturers in the world.