Today's Date is
May 18, 2025
Etymology: It is a myth that engineer originated to describe those who built engines. In fact, the
words engine and engineer (as well as ingenious) developed in parallel from the Latin root ingeniosus,
meaning "skilled." An engineer is thus a clever, practical, problem solver. The spelling of engineer was
later influenced by back-formation from engine. The term later evolved to include all fields where the
skills of application of the scientific method are used. In some other languages, such as Arabic, the
word for "engineering" also means "geometry". The fields that became what we now call engineering
were known as the mechanic arts in the 19th century.
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Welcome to Hottle & Associates
Ken Haver,
President
President
Welcome to our website, and thank you for allowing us the opportunity to introduce you to our firm.
Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
We invite you to review our site to learn a bit about us, and we also encourage you to contact us to discuss how we could be of service to you and your business, earn your trust, and become a long-term, valued resource for your engineering, design and drafting needs.