2023 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners and Finalists

Manufacturers of the Year

• Large Enterprise – Flex
• Small/Medium Enterprise – Starkey

Manufacturing Leader of the Year

• Bart Talloen, Vice President, Operational Services and Standards, Johnson & Johnson

Project Finalists and Winners

AI and Machine Learning

• WINNER: Schneider Electric USA, Inc. – Schneider Electric NA Supply Chain – Artificial Intelligence Guided Vision Adoption
• Cisco Systems, Inc. – Cassandra: Improving Factory Quality Alert Root Cause Cycle-Time with AI/ML
• Clarios – Waking Up Old Processes with Data Science and Machine Learning
• Flex – Creating an AI/ML-Powered Vision Inspection Tool
• Ford Motor Company – Ford and GFT Harness AI/ML to Improve Vehicle Manufacturing Productivity by 5 to 10%
• GE Renewable Energy – Safety M.A.T.E. (Machine Learning and AI Tool for EHS)
• Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Advanced Data Analytics Pharma Technology (ADAPT) Production Yield Improvement
• The Hershey Company – Smart Complexity: AI-Based Network Optimization Engine for Integrated Portfolio Decisions
• IBM – AI Characterization of Order Backlog to Autonomously Detect Data Anomalies
• IBM – ML-Synergy – Machine Learning-Based Solution for Synergy Between Manufacturing and Service in IBM Supply Chain
• Intel Corporation – Unleashing the Promise of Shared Equipment by Applying Machine Learning
• Intel Corporation – Zero Defect Escapee Using AI
• ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division – Pulp Mill Performance Enhancement through Advanced Analytics
• John Deere – Quantifying Value from Data and Analytics Investments Supporting John Deere Smart Industrial Strategy
• Maxion Wheels – Maxion Wheels Casting Process Digital Twin Using Big Data and AI
• Pfizer – Increasing Manufacturing Throughput with Timely Closure of Investigations
• Voith US Inc. – Ensuring High Quality through Analytics: An AI-Based Predictive Quality Solution for Monofilament Extrusion

Collaborative Ecosystems

• WINNER: Dow Inc. – Embracing the Digitalization of Material Science with PU Predictive Intelligence
• Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Accelerating Tech Transfers through a Multi-Disciplinary Scale-Out Approach
• The Greenbrier Companies – Virtual Sample Railcar™ (VSR)
• Hitachi Energy – Remote Installation and Commission of High Voltage Circuit Breakers
• Johnson Controls, Inc. – Creating Velocity through a Digitally Threaded Collaborative Ecosystem
• Johnson Controls, Inc. – Digital Solutions Transform Business at JCI Wuxi Chiller Manufacturing
• Maxion Structural Components – Maxion Structural Components Cruzeiro Improves Productivity with Lower Power IoT Sensors
• Owens Corning – Transforming Operational Capabilities with Superior Remote Support

Digital Network Connectivity

• WINNER: Celanese – A Connected Digital Twin of the Future
• The Boeing Company – Digital Thread for Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Quality at Scale
• Eastman – Embracing Enterprise Mobility for Frontline Workers in Intrinsically Safe Operations
• Essity – A Digital Approach to Improving Safety and Productivity
• Kimberly-Clark Corporation – Delivering Security Insights: Digital Asset and Risk Discovery in Manufacturing
• MillerKnoll – Digital Hour by Hour at MillerKnoll
• MxD – Cyber Marketplace
• Nexteer Automotive – Nexteer Manufacturing Digital Transformation
• Siemens – Monterrey Cooling System Monitoring through MindSphere
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure Electrical Products – Industrial Network – Foundational Element of Our Digitalization Journey
• Starkey  – A Fully Connected and Predictive Equipment Management System (EMS)
• Whirlpool Corporation – Project Lodestar – Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Web Application

Digital Supply Chains

• WINNER: IBM – Supply Chain Resiliency Advisor – Risk-Constrained Materials Requirements Allocation Optimizer
• Anheuser-Busch InBev – Revolutionizing Supply Chain Connectivity and Transparency: The SODA Platform
• AUO Corporation – Zero Missed-Delivery Over the Troubled Water
• BAE Systems – Seeing the Future Supply Chain Impacts
• Cisco Systems, Inc. – Analytics Driven Ecosystem – Managing Field Quality Challenges and Customer Mitigation
• Fictiv – Fictiv Globalization of Digital Supply Chain Solution with India Expansion
• Flex – Joint Risk Management: Shifting Supply Chain Risks from Unknown to Known
• Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Cold Chain Real-Time Temperature Monitoring
• Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Manufacturing Assets and Consumables Track and Trace
• KLA – KLA Incoming Parts Attributes Data Digitization, Analysis and Visualization
• MxD – Supply Chain Risk Alert 2 (SCRA2)
• National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) – Advanced Manufacturing Crisis Production Response (AMCPR)
• Protolabs – Prototyping-to-Production Supply Chain Solution
• Roche – Digitizing Management of Critical Materials for Product Supply

Engineering and Production Technology

• WINNER: Johnson Controls, Inc. – DC1 Sprinkler Assembly Automation
• Applied Medical – Automation Cell with Advanced Technology to Inspect and Manipulate Semi-Transparent Film
• Corning Incorporated – Multi-Scale Business Modeling Applied to Manufacturing Supply and Demand Planning
• Corning Incorporated – Video Analytics for Process Understanding
• General Motors – Robot End Effector for Flexible Manufacturing
• General Motors – Thermal Distortion Simulation and Mitigation
• Grace Technologies, Inc. – Engineering and Producing a Life-Saving Electrical Safety Device
• Helvex – Design, Development, and Validation of New Bathroom Strainers
• Intuitive Surgical – RFID – Digital Transformation
• JELD-WEN – Digitalizing Shop Floor Processes for Transformational Impact
• Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Mix-DEPOT
• Lexmark International, Inc. – Real-Time Automated Tracking of Parts for Cost and Quality Improvement
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Robotic Countersinking System
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – The Automated Structural Laser Cleaning (AutoSLC) System
• Maxion Wheels – Maxion Wheels Thailand Optimizes the Paths to Higher Productivity
• MxD – SMART – Standards for Metrology-Aided Robot Technology
• National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) – ALSAM – Acceleration of Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing
• National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) – AXIOM – Additive eXtreme Improvement in Optical Mounts
• Nexteer Automotive – Predictive Analytics to Improve Product Quality and Performance
• Pfizer – Accelerated Deployment of Pfizer’s Next-Gen OEE Solution – Workcenter Performance Monitoring
• Saudi Aramco – Hybrid Produced Water Treatment Technology
• The Sherwin-Williams Company – Creating a Ful’fill’ing Environment Through Collaboration
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure Electrical Products – Digital Twin Enabling Rapid Manufacturing of Highly Variable Electrical Designs
• Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. – Propelling Aerospace Through Concurrent and Collaborative Digital Design Manufacturing

Enterprise Integration and Technology

• WINNER: Jabil – AI Automatic Visual Inspection Driven by 5G and Edge Computing
• Albemarle Corporation – Digital Transformation – Albemarle Way of Excellence
• All Metals Fabricating – Integrated ERP Solution Improves Machine Utilization by More Than 150%
• Anheuser-Busch AB InBev – Transforming the Operations: An Innovative Brewery of the Future Program
• BAE Systems – I4.0 Machine Data Platform: Enabling a Manufacturing Defense Cloud and Scalable Analytics
• Corteva Agriscience – Corteva Agriscience FutureERP
• Eastman – Enhanced Material Tracking Utilizing Mobile Devices and SAP Warehouse Management
• General Motors – eDiagnostics: Empowering Manufacturing with the Right Data, Right Time, at Their Fingertips
• Hologic Inc. – Hologic Costa Rica: Applying Technology to Management Performance in Manufacturing
• Jabil – JABOT: Factory Automation through Transport Management System (TMS)
• Nexteer Automotive – Global FIFO Inventory Management and Lot Control Traceability Strategy – JFK
• Pure & Gentle – Pure & Gentle Creates a Next-Generation Custom Digital Dealer Portal
• Sylvamo Corporation – Developing an IT Organization for a Successful Transformative Company

Operational Excellence

• WINNER: Corning Incorporated – SmartFlow – Advanced Analytics, Modeling, and Control for High-Volume Wareflow
• Anheuser-Busch AB InBev – Revolutionizing Problem-Solving: The Power of Integration
• The Boeing Company – T-7A Redhawk: The Factory of the Future
• Dow Inc. – Digital Turnaround Productivity Improvement
• Hexcel – Hexcel Future Factory
• Intel Corporation – Automated Classification and Separation of Statistical Process Control Data
• Intertape Polymer Group – Operational Excellence Utilizing an Analytical Approach
• Rockwell Automation – Closing the Loop in the Supply Chain
• Zebra Technologies Corporation – Holistic Lean Six Sigma Adoption Among Zebra Manufacturing Suppliers (Tier 1 & Tier 2)

Sustainability and the Circular Economy

• WINNER: dsm-firmenich – Bio-Vitamin A: New Technology Development that Dramatically Improves Sustainability
• ALOM Technologies Corporation – ALOM R2NZ Roadmap to NetZero Supply Chain
• The Boeing Company – Aerospace Manufacturing Phaseout of Cadmium Plating to Alkaline Zinc Nickel
• CertainTeed – Technology Upgrades for a More Sustainable Manufacturing Future
• Dow Inc. – Delivering Carbon Neutrality and Socio-Economic Value with Renewable Energy
• Flex – Flex Supplier Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Program
• Helvex – New Technology for Zero Water Consumption in the Urinal with TDS (TOTAL DRAIN AND SEAL)
• Hologic Inc. – Expanding Innovation for Sustainability
• Intertape Polymer Group – Sustainability Program Implementation at Intertape Polymer Group
• Lexmark Internacional S.A. de C.V. – Lexmark Carbon Neutral
• Lexmark Internacional S.A. de C.V. – Sludge Waste Reduction and Raw Material at Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Pure & Gentle – Pure & Gentle Moves Toward a Carbon-Negative Future
• Rheem Manufacturing Company – Delivering A Greater Degree of Good™ Through Sustainable Products and Manufacturing
• Toray Resin Company – Blue River Solar Facility
• United Scrap Metal – Enabling Sustainability and the Circular Economy Across the Metals Value Chain
• Vital Farms – Egg Central Station: Raising the Standards of Food Production
• VSP Optics – Creating a More Sustainable Company and Leading Optics Brand in the Market
• Whirlpool Corporation – Sustainable Operations
• Zebra Technologies Corporation – Improving Environmental Sustainability of Packaging Solutions Using Retention Film Cartons

Transformational Business Cultures

• WINNER: Cisco Systems, Inc. – Digitizing the Supplier Quality Engineering Workforce
• AUO Corporation – The Univactory of AUO: How We Learn and Perform
• Barilla – Barilla’s Transformative Diversity and Inclusion Journey
• Essity – Transforming Culture – An Employee Ownership Journey
• The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company – Plant Optimization: Empowering the Shop Floor at Goodyear’s Plant in Pulandian, China
• Helvex – From Strategy to Action – Helvex Way: A Philosophy with Passion
• Hologic Inc. – Hologic Cosa Rica Intern Program
• Intertape Polymer Group – Driving a Digital Onboarding and Empowerment Culture
• Jabil – Creating an Agile, Data-Driven Culture at Jabil
• Lockheed Martin – Machinist 4.0 – Cornerstone of the Future Factory
• M. Holland Company – The Plastics Company Empowering Innovation with Family Values
• Marvin – Driven by Purpose, Guided by Values – A Framework for the Next 110 Years and Beyond
• Pfizer – Extended Reality (XR) at Pfizer – Creating the Covid Vaccine at Lightspeed!
• Saint-Gobain Life Sciences – Transforming Culture through Trust, Empowerment and Collaboration
• Starkey – Master Artist – Custom-Made Hearing Aids
• Whirlpool Corporation – I-Improve Suggestion System
• Winnebago Industries – Elevating Excellence in Operations through Resiliency, Flexibility, and Agility

Manufacturing in 2030 Award Winners

• Anheuser-Busch InBev – Transforming the Operations: An Innovative Brewery of the Future Program
• AUO Corporation – The Univactory of AUO: How We Learn and Perform
• The Boeing Company – Digital Thread for Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Quality at Scale
• Flex: Joint Risk Management – Shifting Supply Chain Risks from Unknown to Known
• Flex – Flex Supplier Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Program
• General Motors – eDiagnostics: Empowering Manufacturing with the Right Data, Right Time, at Their Fingertips
• IBM – ML-Synergy: Machine Learning-Based Solution for Synergy Between Manufacturing and Service in IBM Supply Chain
• Pfizer – Extended Reality (XR) at Pfizer- Creating the COVID Vaccine at Lightspeed

Individual Finalists and Winners

Digital Transformation Leadership

• WINNER: Melanie Kalmar – Dow Inc.
• Suvajit Basu, Goya Foods, Inc.
• Gerald “JJ” Creadon – Jabil
• Jeff Drewett – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
• Michael S. Gliedman – Ranpak
• Jonathan Harris – Corsair Gaming, Inc.
• Brad Heath – VIRTEX Enterprises
• Cory Massey – Greene Tweed
• Jean Olivieri – Fictiv
• Priya Rao – Worthington Industries
• Oscar Repping – Merck & Co., Inc.
• Diego Silva – Gates Corporation
• Edgar Su Su-Choug – IBM
• Daniel Szabo – Körber Digital GmbH
• Bart Talloen – Johnson & Johnson
• Mike Tomasco – Pfizer
• John Wood – The Chemours Company

Next-Generation Leadership

• WINNER: Amanda Ahrens – Dow Inc.
• Nura Aden – General Motors – Ultium Cells
• Emily Ambrose – Saint-Gobain Life Sciences
• Amy Cuccaro – General Motors – Ultium Cells
• Gloria Belem Hernandez – Starkey Hearing Technologies
• Jacob Michael Hubert – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
• Ashley Jamison – General Motors
• Eric Kozikowski – MxD
• Ryan Miely – General Motors – Ultium Cells
• Ethan Torres – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
• Andrea Saraí Peña Urzúa – IBM
• Shane Whitaker – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Partners in Collaborative Innovation

• Arch Systems
• Assent, Inc.
• AT&T Business
• BDO
• Dassault Systèmes
• ECI Software Solutions
• GFT
• IoTCo
• L2L
• LeanDNA
• NTT DATA
• Predictronics
• Seeq
• TheMathCompany
• West Monroe