DETROIT, June 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle
& Manufacturing recognized top suppliers during its
27th Annual Supplier Day. AAM presented two Supplier of
the Year Awards and 10 Supplier Excellence Awards during a ceremony
held virtually from Detroit.
Supplier of the Year Awards were presented to the Bocar Group
and Heller Machine Tools.
Bocar is a direct-material aluminum high-pressure die castings
and aluminum semi-permanent mold castings supplier. The company is
a collaborative partner that developed and localized a
mass-optimized torque tube for use in a critical new vehicle
program.
Heller is a long-term AAM essential business partner of
machining equipment. Heller developed cost effective,
technically sound solutions to meet the ever-changing industry
demands and ensure that AAM produced parts in the most effective
and efficient way. This includes the company's U-axis technology
which increases efficiency and cost savings for AAM.
Additionally, 10 suppliers were also honored with the AAM
Supplier Excellence Award for their demonstrated success in
delivery, quality, launch or innovation. Awardees include:
Quality:
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Delivery:
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AlphaUSA
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Accurcast
Inc.
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INELCA - Industrial
Electrolitica Cano SLU
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Krenhof
Aktiengesellschaft
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Chian-Hsing Forging
Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Fuzhou King Duan
Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Launch:
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Innovation:
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Jiangsu Shuanghuan
Gear Co. Ltd.
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UNICA - Unión de
industrias C.A. S.A.
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Petro-Canada
Lubricants - A division of HollyFrontier Lubricants &
Specialties
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TCX-Beijing Taicheng
Measurement and Control Technology Co., Ltd
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"AAM's supplier partners are key to our mission of delivering
the industry's best driveline and metal forming technologies and
bringing the future faster," said Michael
K. Simonte, AAM President. "We congratulate and thank our
Supplier of the Year and Supplier Excellence Award winners and
challenge them to continue to provide leading customer support,
excellent quality, innovative products and top-notch
delivery."
AAM has recognized exceptional suppliers each year since its
founding in 1994. A team of AAM associates from global procurement,
product engineering, supplier quality, manufacturing and supply
chain management selected this year's award winners based on AAM's
rating of its suppliers' delivery performance, product quality,
launch execution and technology leadership.
About AAM
AAM (NYSE: AXL) delivers POWER that moves the world. As a leading
global Tier 1 automotive supplier, AAM designs, engineers and
manufactures driveline and metal forming technologies that are
making the next generation of vehicles smarter, lighter, safer and
more efficient. Headquartered in Detroit, AAM has approximately 20,000
associates operating at nearly 80 facilities in 17 countries to
support our customers on global and regional platforms with a focus
on quality, operational excellence and technology leadership. To
learn more, visit
aam.com.
Media Contact:
Andrea
Knapp
andrea.knapp@aam.com
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