2024 Manufacturing Leadership Award Finalists and Winners

The National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Leadership Council recognizes these world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders for their outstanding efforts.

Manufacturers of the Year

Small/Medium Enterprise: Cooley Group

Large Enterprise: Intertape Polymer Group

Manufacturing Leader of the Year

Dan Dwight, President and CEO, Cooley Group

Project Winners and Finalists

AI and Machine Learning

WINNER: Celanese – Gen AI-Powered Celanese Digital Twin at Scale

BAE Systems – Machine Learning with Automated Optical Inspection of Die Substrates
Cooley Group – Machine Learning in Extrusion for OEE Yield Optimization
Corning Incorporated – CET Extrusion Service Die Prediction
Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Igniting Advanced Data Analytics with the Roche-Genentech Data Computation Platform
Intel Corporation – An AI-Based Solution for Real-Time Inferencing of Semiconductor Wafer Probing Process
Intel Corporation – Machine Assisted Diagnostics for Quality, Safety, and Repair Root Cause Analysis
Maxion Wheels – Product Development Driven by Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning: An Advanced Engineering Approach for Sustainable Efficiency
Novelis – Plant of the Future with AI/ML
Saudi Aramco – Shaybah Production Optimization via Integrated AI and Simulation Solutions

Collaborative Ecosystems

WINNER: Anheuser-Busch InBev – Revolutionizing Sensory Tasting and Transparency: The SensoryOne Platform

Architectural Fabrication – Collaborative Ecosystem: Optimization Leads for 233% – 316% ROI
EnerSys – Managing Daily Improvement to Better Serve Our Customers
Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Virtual Product Home (VPH) – A Collaborative Knowledge Management Tool
Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – ITOT Business Support Squad
Hyster-Yale Group | Hyster-Yale Materials Handling – Traffic Management Platform
MxD – Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Operational Technology (CyMOT) with UMBC

Digital Network Connectivity

WINNER: Molex, LLC – Twinax Cable Production Operator Transformation

Cisco Systems Inc. – AI-Driven Hardware xDVT Using Telemetry and its Impact on Manufacturing
Hitachi Energy – Digitalization the Grid via Smart Assets and Remote Services
MxD – MxD Sensor Kit
Peterbilt Motors – Revolutionizing Connectivity: Automation Network with Private Cellular and 5G
Whirlpool Corporation – Manufacturing Digital Transformation

Digital Supply Chains

WINNER: The Wonderful Company – Farm to Shelf: Producing, Packing, and Delivering the Perfect Mandarin with IoT and Cloud Technologies

Cisco Systems Inc. – All-Around Risk Governance Utility & Solution (ARGUS) – Early Component and Product Risk Monitoring and Mitigation through Closed Looped Corrective Action
Cisco Systems Inc. – Product Lifecycle Knowledge Hub
Dow Inc. – Dow’s Evolution of Real-Time Product Availability
Modine – Modine Implements LeanDNA for Digital Supply Chain Transformation
NCDMM (National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining) – NE Defense Supply Chain Enhancement for Additive Manufacturing
Nexteer Automotive – Manufacturing and Engineering Sourcepro
Viapath Technologies – Educating, Enabling, and Serving Correctional Facilities with Advanced Technologies
The Wonderful Company – Farm to Shelf: Producing, Packing, and Delivering the Perfect Mandarin with IoT and Cloud Technologies
Zebra Technologies – Improving Supply Chain Resiliency with Operational Excellence

Engineering and Production Technology

WINNER: Van Wijnen Smart Structures – Van Wijnen Redefines Construction and Slashes Sales Time in Half

ANCA – AIMS: Creating a Flexible Ecosystem to Revolutionize Manufacturing
The Boeing Company – Boeing Defense Field Operations: Additive Manufacturing (AM) Aircraft Repair and Retrofit at Remote Customer Sites
Corning Incorporated – Predictive Analytics for Injection Molding
Corteva Agriscience – INATREQ™ Bacterial Strain and Process Improvement
Eastman – Improving Agility, Quality and Startup Time through Digital Checkout and Commissioning
ESAB Corporation – Warrior Edge 500 CX
Jabil – Automation Re-engineered: New I/O Controller PCBA Cuts Setup Time
Lockheed Martin – Edge Coating Verification Cell
Lockheed Martin – Digitizing and Automating Faster Kitting
Maxion Wheels – New Process Design Frontiers through Advanced Simulation, High-Performance Computing and Top-Notch Data Science
Peterbilt Motors – Driving Connected Manufacturing Excellence: Ignition Platform Integration into Shopfloor
Plastikos Medical – Plastikos Medical’s Automated Packaging System
Symmetrix Composite Tooling – How a Digital Fabricator Manages Three Plant Locations with Ease Using ERP
Whirlpool Corporation – SlimTech™ Insulation – New to the World Manufacturing Process
Zebra Technologies Corporation – Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities for Optical Image Capture Camera Modules

Enterprise Integration and Technology

WINNERS:
Dow Inc. – Digital Manufacturing
General Motors – Unleash Manufacturing Potential with Live Data Intelligence

Flex – Qualifying Processor BGAs for Cloud Organizations in the Era of 5G
Hologic Costa Rica – IT Transformative Technologies to Improve Processes at Hologic Costa Rica
MxD – Rapid and Secure Deployment of Medical Devices and Instrumentation: Lungs-in-the-Loop
Parker Hannifin – Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Throughput as a Service (MTaaS)
Tamarack Products – How a Job Shop Increased Machine Utilization by 10% in One Year

Operational Excellence

WINNER: Owens Corning – New Digitally Enabled Remote Support Strategy Drives Record Manufacturing Results

Anheuser-Busch InBev – Next-Level Maintenance Now in Your Hands: The Maintenance Execution (MAX) App
Cooley Group – M4.0-Integrated Environment Empowers Team to Drive Change
CoorsTek – CoorsTek Model Plant Implementation
Corning Incorporated – Enabling Cost Visibility at Actionable Level
Corteva Agriscience – RINSKOR™ Herbicide Launch Manufacturing Process
Dart Container – Rapidly Boosting Operational Efficiency with Connected Workforce Technology
EnerSys – Enersys Common Cell Tubular Project
Flex – A Digital Management Platform for Operational Efficiency and Quality
Foundation Wellness – Implementation of MES with IIoT Technology to Improve Real-Time Visibility and OEE
General Motors – Improving Manufacturing with Automated Bin Picking
General Motors – Improving Laser Welding Quality with Smart Vision Technology
GM Defense – GM Defense Doubles Production and Leads Industry Best Practices
IBM Corporation – Empowering Supply Chain by Manufacturing Transformation
Intel Corporation – Simplification and Automation of Extraordinarily Complex and Dynamic Production Lines in the Semiconductor Industry
Intertape Polymer Group – Analytics and AI Accelerating Factory Efficiency – Intertape Polymer Group Midland, NC, Plant
Lockheed Martin – VAST (Virtual Aircraft Systems Troubleshooter)
MORryde International – Low-Cost, High ROI Manufacturing System for Operational Excellence
Northrop Grumman – Performance Management Takes Flight at Northrop Grumman
Oshkosh Corporation – Revolutionizing RCV Manufacturing with Industry 4.0
Pella Corporation – Transforming Continuous Improvement and Accelerating Productivity through Smart Factory Integration
Peterbilt Motors – Cab Trim One Piece Flow
Samuel, Son & Co., Limited – Optimizing Aluminum Extrusion: Advanced Die-Copy Performance Enhancement Program
Schneider Electric NA – Platforming Business Intelligence for Continuous Improvement
Scientific Games – Innovative Production Technology for the Lottery Instant Scratch Game Global Market
Swinburne University of Technology – Industry 4.0 SME Manufacturing Business Readiness Program in Partnership with Cablex
Zebra Technologies Corporation – Lean Six Sigma 4.0 Business Process Optimization

Sustainability and the Circular Economy

WINNER: Intertape Polymer Group – Sealing the Promise of a Greener Future: Sustainability Scaling

Benchmark – Benchmark’s 2023 Environmental Challenge
The Boeing Company – Reusable Packaging for Regulated Materials Distribution
Celanese – Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) to Chemicals
Corteva Agriscience – Sustainable Manufacturing Process for the Launch of ADAVELT™ Active
Dow Inc. – Dow’s Journey to a Sustainable Supply Chain
Flex – A Circular Economy Ecosystem Transforms E-Waste
The Greenbrier Companies – High-Strength Steel Gondola™
Hologic Costa Rica – Reduction in the Use of Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization Process
Jabil – Facing China’s Energy Crunch, Jabil Invests in Renewable Energy
Maxion Structural Components – Maxion Structural Components Innovates Developing a Low-Cure Powder Paint to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Pure & Gentle – Beyond Green: Pure & Gentle’s Sustainability Mission
Race Winning Brands – How Race Winning Brands Leveraged Gravity to Reduce its Cost and Emissions
Saint-Gobain Life Sciences – Targeting Scope 3 Emissions and Improving Sustainability at Saint-Gobain Beaverton
Saudi Aramco – Rejected Gas Recovery System for Gas Oil Separation Plants (Two Inventions)
Whirlpool Corporation – Sustainable Manufacturing Operations
Winnebago Industries – Winnebago eRV2
Winnebago Industries – Winnebago Zero Waste To Landfill

Transformational Business Cultures

WINNER: Humtown Products – Transforming Business Cultures Through the Industrial Athlete Operating System

Cooley Group – Leveraging M4.0 to Build Resilient Manufacturing
Enersys – Enersys Operations System: Boosting Accountability, Skills, and Servant Leadership
Hologic Costa Rica – Operative Training Process to Improve Culture Development and Engagement
IBM Corporation – Citizen Co-Create Framework Revolutionizing the Transformation Landscape
Intertape Polymer Group – Manufacturing Momentum: Cultivating Human Action through M4.0 Leadership and an Innovative Digital Culture in Plant Operations – Intertape Polymer Group Tremonton
Maxion Structural Components – Maxion Structural Components Cruzeiro Empowers Employees to Improve Digital Transformation Culture
Modine – Modine Drives Transformation and Sustainable Growth through 80/20
ResMed Ltd. – Empowering Transformation through Data Citizens and Analytics
Saint-Gobain North America/CertainTeed – Driving Culture through Employee Experience at CertainTeed Oxford
Samuel, Son & Co., Limited – Become a More Agile Organization
Vertex Pharmaceuticals – Accelerating People Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals Through Learning Sprints
Winnebago Industries – COE Approach to Transforming Operational Excellence

Individual Winners and Finalists

Digital Transformation Leadership

WINNER: Julian Tan, IBM

Ibrahim Al-Syed, Celanese
Jerh Collins, Moderna
Robert Drexl, Greene Tweed
John Dyck, CESMII, The Smart Manufacturing Institute
Abhishek Jani, EnerSys
Greg Maes, CompoSecure
Igor Simões, Iochpe-Maxion SA
Liam Tully, ResMed Ltd.
Marcease Warren, Sentry Equipment
Michal Wierzchowski, Jabil
Clay Wilker, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Next-Generation Leadership

WINNERS:
Angela Accurso, MxD
Marlon Gonzalez, IBM

Matthew Allison, General Motors
Mohammed Almuhainy, Saudi Aramco (South Ghawar Producing Department)
Ana Carolina Ibarra Diaz, General Motors San Luis Potosí
Shahab Ghandi, Peterbilt Motors
Mateusz Koziol, IBM
Megan McCarthy, General Motors
Jonathan Miller, Saint-Gobain
Thadeus Nocera, General Motors
Mackenzie Sievers, GM Defense
Catherine Tea, Dow Inc.
Ben Thieme, Saint-Gobain ADFORS

Manufacturing in 2030 Award

AB InBev: Next-Level Maintenance Now in Your Hands: The Maintenance Execution (MAX) App
Cooley Group: M4.0-Integrated Environment Empowers Team to Drive Change
Intel: An AI-Based Solution for Real-Time Inferencing of Semiconductor Wafer Probing Process
Maxion Wheels: Maxion Wheels Explores New Process Design Frontiers through Advanced Simulation, High-Performance Computing and Top-Notch Data Science
MxD: MxD Sensor Kit
Nexteer Automotive: Manufacturing and Engineering SourcePro

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