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Spotlight on PMA
Entries Being Accepted for 2015 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming
PMA Welcomes its Newest Members
• Ace Wire Spring & Form Co., Inc. McKees Rocks, PA
• EDN Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
• Habilitaciones y Servicios
Industriales SA de CV, Mexico
• Lear Corporation
Morristown, TN
• Paulo Products Company
Murfreesboro, TN
• Plateco Inc.
Reedsburg, WI
• Ulbrinox, Inc., Mexico
• Winco Stamping, Inc.
Menomonee Falls, WI
Join PMA and experience the power of membership! Contact Janet Krall at 216/901-8800 or jkrall@pma.org with questions.
Companies that excel in the areas of design, quality, training and education, safe- ty, productivity, process control and prod- uct development are encouraged to sub- mit an entry for PMA’s 2015 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming.
product that was previously manufac- tured using more costly manufacturing processes.
Winners receive valuable recognition in MetalForming magazine, on PMA’s website, and at the FABTECH tradeshow; and are honored with a special plaque, com- memorative flag and cash prize.
• The Zierick Manufacturing Corpo- ration Productivity Award acknowledges outstanding achievement by a metal- forming company in the development and implementation of programs, processes and utilization of assets that lead to sig- nificant improvements in productivity.
The 2015 awards will recognize excel- lence within the following areas:
• The Clips & Clamps Industries Educational Institution Award recog- nizes a public or private educational insti- tution that provides exemplary training and education services to companies in the metalforming industry.
• The Higgins-Caditz Design Award, the industry’s highest recognition for designing and engineering excellence, is presented to an innovative metalforming company for cre- ative and effective product design.
The deadline for entries is June 30, 2015. Visit www.pma.org/awards for sub- mission requirements and an online entry form. Please contact Christie Carmigiano at 216/901-8800 or ccarmigiano@pma.org with questions.
• The A.R. Hedberg Training and Edu- cation Award recognizes a company for notable efforts to technically train and educate its employees by instituting a total training program throughout the company.
• The Pridgeon & Clay Excellence in Quality Award honors a metalforming company for outstanding achievement in the development and implementation of a company-wide quality system that effec- tively uses continuous improvement.
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• The Pitcher Insurance Agency Safety Award recognizes a metalforming company for either an effective compre- hensive safety program or a specific inno- vative idea in the context of an effective safety program.
• The Link Systems Process Control Award promotes the application of electronic analog closed-loop process controls in met- alforming by recognizing innovative electronic solutions (implemented by a North Ameri- can manufacturing company) that have resulted in significant quality, cost reduction and/or productivity improvements.
• The Ulbrich Award for Competi- tive Excellence in Product Develop- ment recognizes a metalforming compa- ny that develops and manufactures a product that best utilizes metal in place of a competitive material, or that develops a product using flat-rolled material at a sig- nificant cost reduction to customers on a
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