SUCCESS STORY: Fadal Engineering Co. in Chatsworth...

SUCCESS STORY: Fadal Engineering Co. in Chatsworth has almost single-handedly overtaken the Japanese in the U.S. machine-tool industry. Fadal’s machines, which cost less than those of its Japanese rivals, make everything from lipstick tubes to razors. “This was an industry the Japanese said they were taking over,” says one customer, “and Fadal is cleaning their clock.” (See Valley Business, Page 8)