Acme Alliance Wins 2021 National Metalworking Reshoring Award
November 5, 2021Comments
Die caster Acme Alliance LLC, Northbrook, IL, received the 2021 National Metalworking Reshoring Award in recognition of its success in bringing manufacturing back to the United States. The 2021 award was presented on the FABTECH main stage at McCormick Place in Chicago by Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative. The award honors companies that have effectively reshored products, parts or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating, casting or machining, including additive manufacturing. The award is made possible by the Reshoring Initiative, the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), and the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA). SME generously provided the venue and audio-visual recording.
Says Mauri Mendes, president of Acme Alliance-Lovejoy Industries: “In our business model, we use our worldwide manufacturing footprint to produce and deliver products to the regions where they are assembled [and used] by our customers. We truly believe being close to our customers is the most important strategy. We are seeing many large organizations switching their strategy by reshoring their supply chain.”
Acme Alliance was chosen for several reasons, according to Moser. “Acme has a record of reshoring products for their customers. In one case, their reshoring fixed a quality problem and cut the customer’s inventory by 94 percent. Acme also has successful facilities in Brazil and China. By not shipping from those facilities to the United States, Acme has proven that reshoring not only is possible but is the right business choice. Acme also has a strong lean culture, a frequent key to reshoring.”
OEMs and contract manufacturers are encouraged to apply until June 30, 2022, for the 2022 National Metalworking Reshoring Award. The winner will be announced at IMTS2022.
See also: Precision Metalforming Association, Reshoring Initiative
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