Manufacturing Leadership Award Recipients
The National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Leadership Council recognizes these world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the Manufacturing Leadership Awards.
Project Award Finalists
Artificial Intelligence Vision and Strategy
- Dow Inc. – Improving Furnace Reliability Using AI
- Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC – AI-Driven Operational Excellence at Al Taweelah Aluminum Smelter
- Hexion – Transforming Manufacturing with AI
- IBM Corporation – AI Macro – Next Gen Supply Chain Intelligence in Action
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Pinspector – AI Computer Vision Defect Detection System
- Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd. – Makino Addresses the Skills Gap, Amps Up Service Management with AI
- Merck – Transforming Pharma Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain Through AI
- Pella Corporation – Supercharging the Future: Pella's Industrial AI Strategy for Quality and Efficiency at Scale
- Pfizer Inc. – EdgeLite: Transforming BioPharma Manufacturing with AI and MLOps
- Plexus Corp. – Innovating Responsibly: Driving Enterprise Value Through Strategic AI Adoption
- Pure & Gentle, Inc. – Orchestrating AI to Accelerate Manufacturing Growth
- Rockwell Automation – Setting a New Standard in Multi-Level Manufacturing: Industrial AI-Driven Autonomous Operations in Singapore
- Sandisk Storage Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. – IR5 Future Ready – Our Next Step in Operational Digital Transformation
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC – AI Space: Scalable AI Operating System for Smart Manufacturing
- Toyota – GearPal: AI-Powered Manufacturing Intelligence Transforming Shop Floor Operations
- Toyota – Invisible AI – Vision AI Platform Digitizing the World-Famous Toyota Production System
- Trinity Industries – A Platform for Growth and AI Innovation: Trinity Industries’ Transformation Through Databricks
- Xylem Inc. – From Data Foundation to Agentic Operations: Unleashing Profitable Growth AI-Driven Manufacturing at Xylem
Project Winners and Finalists
Business Model Transformation
- Accumold – Transforming Micro-Manufacturing Through Micro Additive Manufacturing Integration
- Hologic Costa Rica – Migration and Optimization of APAC-EMEA Financial Processes to the Finance Shared Service Center
- Honeywell – Honeywell Service Made Simple (SMS) Offering
- Humtown – Transforming Quoting into a Digital Manufacturing Engine
- Hyster Yale Materials Handling – Automation Without Barriers: Simplifying Automated Lift Truck Accessibility and Adoption
- IBM Corporation – Field Planning Stocking Strategy – Automated Model
- Miller Fabrication Solutions – Scaling Production Through Space, Automation and Smart Manufacturing Investments
- Pure & Gentle, Inc. – Turning Manufacturing Intelligence into Strategic Growth and New Revenue
- Rheem Manufacturing Company – Reinventing the Business Model with a Digital First, AI-Ready Platform
- Sappi North America – From Paper to Packaging: Transforming a Manufacturing Business
Collaborative Ecosystems
- Daikin North America – Daikin North America Business Transformation Using SAP
- Douglas Dynamics – Empowering Dealers Through a Centralized Digital Sales Platform
- Hitachi Energy – Utilizing Remote Technologies to Improve Quotation Accuracy and Enhance Customer Satisfaction
- Jabil – E2E Auto‑Planning Platform: AI‑Driven Transformation of End‑to‑End Production Planning
- Jindal Stainless Limited – Project PRAGATI – Transforming Manufacturing Planning Culture Through Integrated Digital PPDS
- Milwaukee Tool – Milwaukee Tool Powers Rapid Growth With Scale Using Cloud Technologies
- Whirlpool Corporation – Digitizing the Backshop: A Regional Blueprint for Supply Resilience
Digital Supply Chains
- Corning Incorporated – Cornerstone – Unified AI Forecasting for Manufacturing Leadership
- Husky Technologies – Husky Prevents Disruption Through a Predictive Digital Supply Chain
- Merck – Merck Digital Logistics Control Tower – Ocean Load Consolidation Planning Hub
- Merck – Excellence in Orchestrating a Supply Planning Revolution (Supply Plan Automation)
- PACCAR – Body in White Component Traceability
- Schneider Electric USA – Autonomous Supply Chain: End-To-End Planning and Execution
- Taylor Corporation – Taylor Harmonizes Diverse Business Units and Fuels Growth by Fine-Tuning its Supply Chain
Engineering and Production Processes
- The Boeing Company – 3D Printed Drill Plates and Enhanced Powerfeed Drilling
- The Boeing Company – Spirit Feature Inspection (SPIFI) System
- Cisco Systems – AI-Driven Quality Intelligence: Transforming Silicon-to-System Manufacturing Excellence
- Corning Incorporated – Skynet – Advanced Anomaly Detection and Auto Adjustment for Premium Quality
- General Motors – Automated Chemical Verification for Adhesive Dispense Accuracy
- Jabil – X-Line: All-in-One Automation Platform for Global Manufacturing Excellence
- Lexmark Internacional, Inc. a Xerox Company – CPT Optimization
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Accelerating Cure Times to Accelerate Deliveries
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Restoration of Canopy Transparency Coatings with Minor Optical Defects
- McCain Foods – Realizing Next-Generation Manufacturing: Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics with Process Control
- NCDMM – Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing with Advanced Thermoset and Thermoplastic Materials with JuggerBot 3D
- NCDMM – Additive Manufacturing for Affordable, Scalable Hypersonic Propulsion with Ursa Major
- Pella Corporation – Revolutionizing Patio Door Design and Manufacturing: Pella’s Smart, Agile, and Automated Transformation
- Prima Power – 3D Laser Becomes Giga: +280% Productivity Per Square Foot
- Protolabs – Expanded CNC Offering at Speed
- Rockwell Automation – Revolutionizing Autonomous Production Logistics at Rockwell Automation’s Twinsburg Production Plant
- Schneider Electric USA – Hybrid Additive-Subtractive Directed Energy Deposition
- Whirlpool Corporation – Breaking Rigid Automation Barriers with Intelligent Vision Guidance
- Xerox Corporation – Optimized Toner Filling and Dust‑Capture Safety at Xerox
- Zebra Technologies Corporation – Zero-Defect Manufacturing: How Advanced Machine Vision Transforms Quality Control
Enterprise Integration and Technology
- Bobcat – Doosan Bobcat Digital Manufacturing Lighthouse
- The Boeing Company – Boeing 737 Automated Beam Line System
- Chung Hua Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. – Parameter-Bound Digital Product Passport for Unit-Level Supply Chain Traceability
- CooperSurgical – CooperSurgical’s Digital Integration Journey
- Eli Lilly and Company – Enterprise Equipment Connectivity Strengthening Manufacturing Data Integrity
- First Solar – Enterprise Platform Transformation and Technology Consolidation Initiative
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Genentech Manufacturing – Tulip eCleaning Logs Application as a Digital Solution for GMP Facility Cleaning Documentation
- General Motors – In-House Software Defined Manufacturing Transforms Testing and Global Vehicle Production
- Grupo Bimbo – Grupo Bimbo Kneads Cloud Technologies and AI into Its Growth Strategy
- MxD – Cybertown
- Oshkosh – Enabling Digital Transformation, AI, and Connected Factory Through Digital Maintenance Execution
Operational Excellence
- Cisco Systems – Cloud-Connected Testing: Automating Secure, Scalable and Counterfeit-Free Manufacturing for the Cloud Era
- Corning Incorporated – Lights-Out Operation: Realizing Autonomous and Unmanned Production Lines
- Corteva Agriscience – Cost Reduction Journey for Florasulam: Adopting M4.0 Mindset to Reduce COM
- Dow Inc. – Operational Excellence Using Real-time Optimization (RTO) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) at Dow
- Eaton – Ignition MES Automation and Hyperscaling: Transforming Operational Efficiency
- Flex North Guadalajara Mexico – Flex’s Guadalajara North Site Digital Lean Transformation Journey Project
- General Motors – Manufacturing Optimization: Scalable Automation and Predictive Quality at Spring Hill
- Iochpe-Maxion – Methodology-Driven Breakthrough: Achieving a Productivity Leap in Wheel Casting
- Iochpe-Maxion – Rapid Casting Through Advanced AI/DT tools
- Kubota Manufacturing of America – Kubota Manufacturing of America’s Model Factory 4.0
- Kuraray America, Inc. – Kuralytix: AI-Driven Reliability Transformation to Close Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Performance Gaps at Kuraray America, Inc.'s La Porte Plant
- MxD – Classification and Remediation of Defects Using AI
- Pella Corporation – Intelligent Manufacturing: Driving Operational Excellence
- Protolabs – Single-Pane Dashboard: Continuous Improvement in CNC
- Sutton Tools Pty. Ltd. – VisionX – AI-Driven Intelligence to Improve Precision Cutting Tool Manufacturing
- Tronox – Tronox Operations Information Systems Global Deployment
- Woodward, Inc. – Innovative Automation Lab Drives Digital Factories, Culture Change and Savings
Sustainability and the Circular Economy
- Armstrong World Industries – From Landfill to Ceiling: The Macon Loose Fiber Project
- Armstrong World Industries – Industrial Wastewater Reclamation and Landfill Waste Reduction Using VSEP Technology
- Corteva Agriscience – Advanced Technology for Sustainable Haviza™ Active Ingredient Product Manufacture
- Hologic Costa Rica – Sustainable Safety: Advancing Human Protection in Manufacturing Environments
- IBM Corporation – Circularity in Action: Driving the Next Supply Chain Evolution
- Iochpe-Maxion – Sustainable Degreasing: Cutting Emissions Through Low-Heat Innovation
- Plexus Corp. – Zero Waste to Landfill: Powering a Circular Economy for Local Industry
- Pure & Gentle, Inc. – Advancing Circular Manufacturing Through Data-Driven Process Design
- Saint-Gobain North America – Building a More Sustainable Future with Industry-Leading Net-Zero Carbon Manufacturing Operations
- Sandisk Storage Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. – Digitally Enabled Circular Manufacturing Ecosystem
- Schneider Electric USA – Driving Industrial Sustainability through Efficiency, Digitization, and Circularity
- United Scrap Metal – Circular Energy Solutions Drive Sustainability
Transformational Business Cultures
- Eli Lilly and Company – Empowering Frontline Decision-Making with Real-Time Manufacturing Intelligence at Scale
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Achieving One Way to Work: Eliminating Variability through Radical Simplification
- Greene, Tweed & Co. – Digital Enterprise Training Management System (TMS)
- Jabil – My Lean Co‑Partner: Making Continuous Improvement Accessible Anytime, Anywhere
- MxD – CAPITAL Program
- PACCAR – PACCAR’s Design For Assembly Training and Integration
- Saint-Gobain North America – Developing the Next Generation of Manufacturers: Saint-Gobain's Sustaining Futures, Raising Communities Program
- Sandisk Storage Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. – R.E.S.E.T.: Driving Organizational Transformation Through a Future-Ready Execution Framework
- Whirlpool Corporation – WCM 4.0: Accelerating Frontline Problem Solving through Generative AI
Individual Award Finalists
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Randy Altschuler, Xometry
- Sivakumar Balasubramanian, The Boeing Company
- Kim Lee Bock, Sandisk
- Robert (Bob) Buttermore, Rockwell Automation
- Sanjay Choubey, Sylvamo
- Hanumantha R. Gadila, Merck
- Hassan Ghassemi-Armaki, General Motors
- David WF Gu, Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
- Sivakumar "Siva" Gurupackiam, NTT DATA, Inc.
- Michael Lefenfeld, Hexion
- Mark LoPresti, Biogen
- Alan Machuga, Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Lisa McEvoy, Merck
- Lion Moeliono, Rockwell Automation
- Gretchen Murray, General Motors
- Aimee Rodgers, USG Corporation
- Jason Saly, NCDMM
- Tim Sedlock, Hunter Douglas
- Ravi Yalamanchili, Merck
Individual Winners and Finalists
Next-Generation Leadership
- Ng Chun Yang Bernard, IBM Corporation
- Erika Bornstein, IBM Corporation
- Tucker Burhans, Corning Incorporated
- Sarah Coffee, Biogen
- Manuel Contero, Toyota
- Kristen DellaVecchia, Corning Incorporated
- Anthony Dote, MxD
- Aaron Fischer, Biogen
- Iran Arely Gomez Reyes, General Motors
- Trey Hickey, General Motors
- Arun Kumar Jegarkal, Peterbilt Motors Company
- Ryan Kerezman, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
- Ruiqi Li, Protolabs
- Hayden Pinkelman, General Motors
- Danutha Samael, Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
- Sean Scadden, Chryso North America
- Jeremy Smith, Winnebago Industries
- Renan Torres, MSD
- Dremere Woods, Honda
- Adam Zaouague, Reata Engineering & Machine Works, Inc.
Partners in Collaborative Innovation
- Accenture
- Aquant
- Dassault Systemes
- Databricks
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Fulcrum
- Invisible AI
- LeanDNA
- MaintainX
- NTT DATA
- Oracle Corporation
- Rockwell Automation | Kalypso
- Tacton
- Teamswork
Small/Medium Enterprise Manufacturer of the Year
Pure & Gentle, Inc.
Large Enterprise Manufacturer of the Year
Celanese
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
Besu Alemayehu of Merck & Co., Inc.
Project Winners and Finalists
Artificial Intelligence Vision and Strategy
- Winner Celanese – Artificial Intelligence (JO.AI) at Scale
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – AI Agent-Based Virtual Failure Analysis
- Corteva Agriscience – Artificial Intelligence Delivers Spinosyns Productivity
- Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.) – Project Genesis: Foxconn’s AI-Driven Manufacturing Revolution
- GMM Pfaudler – Continuous Business Process Improvement with Infor Velocity Suite Boosts Productivity and Revenue
- Honeywell International Inc. – Modernizing Risk Management and Compliance at Honeywell
- IBM Corporation – Revolutionizing Supply Chain: watsonx AI to Maximize Operational and Cultural Growth
- Intertape Polymer Group – Enterprise-Wide AI/ML Vision, Strategy and Implementation
- Iochpe-Maxion SA – Challenging the Status Quo with a Scalable Industrial AI Platform Approach
- PACCAR – Transforming Warranty Claim Management: AI-Driven Failure Mode Insights
- Schneider Electric USA – Revolutionizing Customer Experience: AI-Enhanced Decision Making
Business Model Transformation
- Winner ArcelorMittal – AI-Driven Approach for Investment Assessment: ArcelorMittal Vega Expansion Case
- Clarios – Improving Service and Transparency with Order Intake Optimization (OIO)
- Corning Incorporated – Digital Innovation in Corning’s EXTREME ULE® Glass
- Dow, Inc. – A Billion Reasons to Effectively Manage Contractor Spend
- IBM Corporation – Circular Economy: CPU Reutilization
- Pure & Gentle Inc. – How Pure & Gentle Aligns Purpose with Profit: Sustainability as a Measure of Success
- Saint-Gobain North America – The Future of Construction: Saint-Gobain Offsite Construction (ONE PRECISION ASSEMBLIES)
- Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. – Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Named Manufacturing Partner for D-Orbit USA Space Logistics
- The Wonderful Company, Justin Wine Division – Digital Business Transformation of Justin Winery through Cloud ERP
Collaborative Ecosystems
- Winner Humtown – Where Education and Manufacturing Unite to Empower Next-Gen Industrial Athletes
- Winner Whirlpool Corporation – Manufacturing The Washing Machine Project
- Bayer Crop Science – Pesticide Application Tracker: Transformation of Safety and Integrity in Manufacturing
- EnerSys – Collaborative Excellence in Product Lifecycle Management
- Hitachi Astemo – Digital Transformation: Real-Time Data for Efficiency & Collaboration
- Iowa State University CIRAS – Empowering Iowa’s Small Manufacturers with Industry 4.0
- Johnson & Johnson – J&J Optimizes Shift Handover within Manufacturing Leveraging the Power of AI
- Lexmark Internacional, Inc. – Digital Transformation Makes Lexmark Manufacturing More Efficient
- MxD – CyberSecure Supplier Project
- PACCAR – Peterbilt Motors Company: Innovation with a Digital-First Manufacturing Culture
- Pella Corporation – Cross-Functional Agile Organizational Structure to Achieve Transformational I4.0 Impact
- Whirlpool Corporation – Manufacturing The Washing Machine Project
- Whirlpool Corporation – From Concept to Kitchen: A Collaborative Digital Transformation at Whirlpool
- Winnebago Industries – Realizing Benefits with Inventory Best Practice Implementation
- Winnebago Industries – Building Problem-Solving Discipline through the A3 Internal Certification Program
Digital Supply Chains
- Winner Flex – Future-Proofing Supply Chains: Flex Pulse Network Design
- Carrier Global Corporation – Carrier Drives Inventory Management through Digital Transformation
- EnerSys – Excellence in Digital Supply Chain Transformation
- IBM Corporation – GenAI Solutions for Real-Time Supply Chain Disruption Insights
Engineering and Production Processes
- Winner GM Defense – Reducing Variability Introduced by Low-Volume Manufacturing Requirements
- Clarios – Powering Tomorrow Forward with Visual Deco Design Automation (VDDA)
- Corning Incorporated – Advanced Optics Part Layout Automation
- Dow, Inc. – A Roadmap to a Safer Workplace
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Cell Culture Process Intensification at Genentech Oceanside
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Replicating Excellence and Innovating Delivery by Creating a Single-Use Manufacturing Network of the Future
- General Motors – Automated Craftsmanship for Metallic Panel Customization
- General Motors – Reducing Battery Cost and Complexity with Improved Deep Draw Process
- Greene, Tweed & Co. – Automated O-Ring Packaging
- Hologic Costa Rica – Manufacturing Equipment Renewal and Capacity Increase
- Intel Corporation – Time Series Forecast with Deep Learning for Predictive Maintenance
- Intel Corporation – Using Natural Language Processing to Streamline Manufacturing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- Intel Corporation – I.R.I.S.: Intelligent Robotic Inspection System
- Lockheed Martin Corporation – Augmenting the F-35 Center Wing
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – F-16 Center Fuselage AutoDrill
- Maxion Structural Components – Maxion’s AI-Powered Vision System to Optimize Welding Cells
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Creating Plant Capacity at Scale through Production Optimization Digital Capabilities
- Novelis Inc. – Intelligent Cycle Time Reduction
- PACCAR – High-Voltage Glove Inspection Device
- PCL Construction – Evolution of Model Data-Driven Planning
- Pella Corporation – Product Attribute-Driven Dynamic Work Instructions via Voice-Directed Work
- Rockwell Automation – AI-Prescribed Press Offset Cutout to Reduce Calibration Angle Test Failures
- Rockwell Automation – Digital Wiring Assistant
- Texas Wooden Solutions – Production Efficient TFL Panels
- Zebra Technologies – Advanced 5G Manufacturing Test Technology to Reduce Mobile Computer Production Costs
Enterprise Integration and Technology
- Winner Celanese – Reshaping Manufacturing through Enterprise-Wide Digital Transformation
- Winner General Motors – Device-Level Analytics to Enable Smart Manufacturing at GM
- Anheuser-Busch InBev – Scaling Intelligence – Optimize Today to Predict the Future
- Baldwin Richardson Foods – Scalable Framework for Centralized Enterprise Reporting and Analytics
- Bristol Myers Squibb – Manufacturing of the Future – Digital & Operational Excellence to Deliver Medicines Faster
- Corning Incorporated – Transforming Connectivity Solutions with M4.0 by Enhancing Digital and Analytic Capabilities
- General Motors – Device-Level Analytics to Enable Smart Manufacturing at GM
- Glover Precision – Enhancing Agility and Efficiency in Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing through Smart ERP Integration
- Hologic Costa Rica – Smart Building Powered by Industry 4.0
- Jabil – Jabil AI-Driven Manufacturing – MFG 4.0
- Lockheed Martin Corporation – Classified Manufacturing Operations Management Systems Pathfinder
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Transforming Manufacturing with Simplification, Standardization, Digitization, and a People-centric Mindset
- NCDMM – Advanced Manufacturing Cell to Transform Missile Fin
- Novelis Inc. – Creating a Fully Integrated Operational Technology Platform at Novelis
- PLZ Corp – PLZ Corp’s Strategic Transformation for Efficiency and Innovation
- Protolabs – Establishing Unified Namespace Architecture at Protolabs
- Schneider Electric USA – Standardized Manufacturing Execution Systems – The Journey
- Zebra Technologies – Zebra’s Manufacturing Line Design Automation and Simulation (ZMAP)
Operational Excellence
- Winner Thermo Fisher Scientific – Production Performance Management
- Anheuser-Busch InBev – Brewing Performance Management System (BMS): Revolutionizing Brewery Efficiency
- Baldwin Richardson Foods – Agile and Scalable Enterprise Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Deployments
- Bridge Publications, Inc. – From Press to Global Impact: Bridge Publications’ Record-Breaking Print Innovation
- Caster Concepts – Speed to Lead: Caster Concepts Lowers Lead Time with Quick Response Manufacturing
- Corteva Agriscience – The OOO Route: Cost Reduction Journey for Pyroxsulam
- Curtiss-Wright – Driving Operational Excellence with RFID: Curtiss-Wright’s Journey to Streamlined Production
- Dover Fueling Solutions – Large Line Stack & Assembly
- EnerSys – EnerSys Operating System: A Unified Global Approach to Strategy Deployment and Continuous Improvement
- Flex – Timisoara’s Transformation: Strategic Approach to I4.0 for Enhanced Efficiency and Employee Empowerment
- The Hershey Company – Hershey Digital Lean: Delivering Operational Excellence
- INVISTA – PRAISE: Predictive Reasoning with Actionable Insights and Structured Explanations for Manufacturing Efficiency
- Jabil – Holistic Approach for Higher Machine Uptime and Productive Manufacturing Line
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Visual Factory: Single Source of Truth to Drive Simplified, Standardized, and Digitized Operations
- Pella Corporation – Insulating Glass Production System to Enable Sustainable Operational Efficiency
- Schneider Electric USA – Automatic Metric Collection with AI Chatbot
- Scientific Games – P-10 Advanced Instant Game Production Technology
- Winnebago Industries – Barletta Boats Business – Improving the Model Year Change Process
- Woodward, Inc. – Digital Transformation Prepares Woodward to Meet Growing Market Demand
Sustainability and the Circular Economy
- Winner Niron Magnetics – Domestic, Sustainable Rare Earth-Free Powerful Permanent Magnets
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – Circular Design: Pioneering Sustainability in ICT Products
- Corteva Agriscience – Utrisha™ N – A Sustainable Nutrient Efficiency Optimizer
- Dow, Inc. – Operation Clean Sweep (OCS)
- Elephantech Inc. – CO2 Reduction through AI-Powered Precision Printing and Metal Ink Innovation
- Hologic Costa Rica – Cost Efficient through Oil Recovery and Reuse
- Jabil – Integrated Rainwater Collection and Ultrafiltration System
- Lexmark International – Helping Customers Achieve Sustainability Reporting
- Lexmark International – Lexmark’s John D. Gagel Solar Array
- OMNI Systems – The OMNI Difference: Empowering Sustainable Practices for a Better Tomorrow
- Pure & Gentle, Inc. – Pure & Gentle Continues Driving Sustainable Innovation
- Saint-Gobain North America – Breaking Linear Models – Saint-Gobain Circular Economy Solutions
- TCCI Manufacturing – Climate Center for Innovation and Research in Clean Energy and Climate Technology
- Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry – How Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Drove Energy Efficiency and Reduced Costs
Transformational Business Cultures
- Winner Pure & Gentle, Inc. – Planet-First, People-First: How Pure & Gentle Builds a Sustainable Workplace
- MxD – MxD Learn Disability Inclusion Programming
- Whirlpool Corporation – The Spark: Igniting Front-Line Leadership
Future of Manufacturing Project Winners
- Winner ArcelorMittal: AI-Driven Approach for Investment Assessment: ArcelorMittal Vega Expansion Case
- Winner Celanese: Artificial Intelligence (JO.AI) at Scale
- Winner Corning Incorporated: Digital Innovation in Corning’s EXTREME ULE Glass
- Winner General Motors: Device-Level Analytics to Enable Smart Manufacturing at GM
- Winner Iochpe-Maxion: Challenging the Status Quo with a Scalable Industrial AI Platform Approach
- Winner Merck & Co., Inc.: Creating Plant Capacity at Scale through Production Optimization Digital Capabilities
- Winner Pella Corporation: Product Attribute-Driven Dynamic Work Instructions via Voice-Directed Work
- Winner Protolabs: Establishing Unified Namespace Architecture at Protolabs
Partners in Collaborative Innovation
- Accenture
- AWS
- Boston Consulting Group
- CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute
- Dassault Systèmes
- ECI Software Solutions
- EY
- Gravity
- Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
- Infor Corporation
- L2L
- LeanDNA
- NTT DATA
- Rockwell Automation | Kalypso
- Xemelgo
- Zebra Technologies
Individual Winners and Finalists
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Winner Besu Alemayehu, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Winner Jim Wetzel, NxGen Group
- Joe Bennett, Scientific Games
- Jim Brusnahan, Clarios
- Michael Dworakowski, GM Defense
- Andreas Eschbach, eschbach
- Jason Haskins, Bobcat
- Chad Inkrott, Whirlpool Corporation
- David Kelm, Worthington Enterprises
- Darin Klaehn, Pure & Gentle
- Thomas Matthews, Biogen
- Ethan Ott, Whirlpool Corporation
- Stephen Pickthall, McCain Foods Limited
- Baskar Radhakrishnan, NTT DATA
- Marcelo Ribiero, Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Bill Steinberger, Whirlpool Corporation
- Jeff Wilhelmy, Sylvamo
Next-Generation Leadership
- Winner CisLee Trost, CertainTeed
- Matthew DeMott, General Motors
- Allison Draper, Corning Incorporated
- Trent Hensel, Whirlpool Corporation
- Adèle Martinat, Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Colton McAda, Dow, Inc.
- Lucy Morris, General Motors
- Corey Roberts, Peterbilt Motors Company
- Yulisa Sanchez, Whirlpool Corporation
- McKenna Welch, Biogen
- Kegan Wise, Whirlpool Corporation
Women in Digital Transformation
- Winner Giovanna Benetti, IBM Corporation
- Winner Renee Sherry, General Motors
- Jennifer Compton, EnerSys
- Maria del Socorro Centeno, Whirlpool Corporation
- Alicia del Valle, General Motors
- Denise Delaune, Dow, Inc.
- Melissa DiPlacido, Essity
- Armida Gonzalez, Peterbilt Motors Company
- Christa Kerlin, Jabil
- Lisa McEvoy, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Renata Okuma, Maxion Wheels
- Amy Parker, Ascential Medical & Life Sciences
- Solene Rivera-Galarza, Worthington Enterprises
- Selena Rose, Boston Consulting Group
- Rebecca Rutishauser, Emerson
- Lisa Schneider, Fresenius Medical Care
- Heather Scott, Kruger Products Inc.
- Karin Shanahan, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Akhila Tadinada, Xemelgo
- Shannon Tiffany, Protolabs
- Karen Travis, Caster Concepts
- Edna Valdés Torres, Whirlpool Corporation
Manufacturer of the Year — Small/Medium Enterprise
Cooley Group
Manufacturer of the Year — 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
- Winner Dow Inc. – Digital Manufacturing
- Winner 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
- Winner Angela Accurso, MxD
- Winner 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
Partners in Collaborative Innovation
- Armanino LLP
- BDO USA
- Dassault Systèmes
- ECI Software Solutions
- Epicor Software
- Ernst & Young LLP
- FORCAM Inc.
- Gravity Climate
- International Academy of Automation Engineering (IAAE)
- L2L
- LeanDNA
- NTT DATA
- Oracle
- Pico MES
- PTC
- Rootstock Software
- Tim Figley Consulting
Manufacturer of the Year — Large Enterprise
Flex
Manufacturer of the Year — 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
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
Dr. Albert Bourla
Pfizer Inc.
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
Protolabs
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Project Winners
AI and Machine Learning
- High Achiever Anheuser Busch InBev (AB InBev) – Utilities Consumption Reduction with AI Engine (SORBA)
- A.O. Smith Corporation
- Albemarle Corporation
- AUO Corporation – AU Optronics Smart Factory – L5C Case Factory
- Corning Incorporated – Product Quality through Automated Vision and Deep Learning
- Corning Incorporated – Finishing Process Data Analytic Platform Based on Sheet Resume Traceability Data System
- Corteva Agriscience – Agricultural Product Manufacturing Improvement via Advanced Analytics
- Ford Motor Company – AI Applied to E-Connectors Not Fully Home Detection
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – SmartSearch
- General Electric Renewable Energy
- Hino Motors Manufacturing, USA
- Lexmark – Lexmark Optra Edge AI Offering to Streamline Lexmark Printer Manufacturing Complexity
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
- Repsol
- Seagate Technology
- Shell – Chemicals and Products
Collaborative Ecosystems
- High Achiever Protolabs
- Advanced Manufacturing International (AMI)
- BAE Systems
- Dunlop Protective Footwear
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Transforming IT and OT at Roche and Genentech to Accelerate the Journey Towards a Digital Manufacturing Network
- Hitachi Energy
- Lexmark – Expanding Lexmark’s Circular Economy Opportunities
- Lockheed Martin – The “Voice of the Machine” at Lockheed Martin
- MxD – Digital Twins for Process Manufacturing: Open Architecture
- Schneider Electric – EcoStruxure Automation Expert
- Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Digital Network Connectivity
- High Achiever Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – Structured Analysis of Downtime and Asset Performance Management Tool (AODS)
- AUO Corporation – Whisper from the Robots – How AUO Finds Opportunities with AIoT
- CertainTeed LLC – CertainTeed FaCTory+ Program
- Johnson & Johnson – E2E Supply Chain Control Tower
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Utilities Analytics at Merck & Co. – Unlocking the Potential of our BAS Data
- Nexteer Automotive – Nexteer Traceability MES
Digital Supply Chains
- High Achiever Dow Inc. – Global Digital Trade Facilitation Program
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- General Motors – General Motors’ Build Shy Initiative to Protect Our Customers
- IBM Corporation – Agility During Disruption – Managing Supplier and Inbound Activity
- Johnson & Johnson – Advance Case Management Digital Case Coordination
- Lexmark – Lexmark ShortStop: A Supply Chain Digital Twin for Navigating Crisis
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Merck Digital Logistics
- Pfizer
Engineering and Production Technology
- High Achiever General Motors – Factory ZERO: GM’s Launchpad to an All-Electric Future
- Applied Medical – In-House Metal Injection Molding
- Chart Industries, Inc. – Chart Industries China ISO Capability Expansion
- CNH Industrial
- Ford Motor Company – High Complexity Line Troubleshooting Simplification Using Visualization Concept
- Maxion Wheels – Maxion Wheels Uses Industry 4.0 Tools to Reduce Manufacturing Cycle Time and Scrap
- Kenworth Truck Company – Henrob Error Proofing – Chillicothe
- Kenworth Truck Company – Kenworth Paint Facility
- Kenworth Truck Company – Electrostatic Paint Gun Touch Up Facility
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Visual Verification for Aircraft Assembly
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Automated Fastener Fill System
- MxD – Pathfinder Phase I: Securing 3D Printers in Manufacturing
- National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining – Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rockets – LCRRPR
- National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining – High Performance Additive Manufacturing Thermoplastics
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Structural Fastening Equipment Modernization
- VIRTEX
- Webasto Americas
Enterprise Integration and Technology
- High Achiever Flex – Facilitating the Production of the World’s Most Complex Product with the Evolution of a Smart Factory
- High Achiever Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain SMART Factory
- Bergin Fruit & Nut Company Inc.
- Clarios
- Corning Incorporated – M4.0 Framework
- Ford Motor Company – Machine Event Cycletime Monitoring (MECM)
- Intertape Polymer Group
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Merck Animal Health Presents: The Next Generation of Biopharmaceutical Data Analytics
- Nexteer Automotive – Nexteer Digital Process Data Monitor
- Spice World, LLC
- The Hershey Company
- Whirlpool Corporation – Project Tracking System (PET)
- Worthington Industries
- Zebra Technologies Corporation
Operational Excellence
- High Achiever Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – AI Digital Workforce and Knowledge Share Platform (Acadia + DeepHow)
- ACP Solutions Inc.
- Applied Medical – Custom Electronic Device History Record (eDHR) Application with Iris Scanning Technology
- Big Ass Fans
- Chart Industries, Inc. – Chart Industries Teddy Trailer Revamp
- Chart Industries, Inc. – Tulsa Flex Facility
- Cooley Group – Cooley Creates Digital Thread to Optimize Manufacturing Performance in Real Time
- Corteva Agriscience – Isoclast™ Capacity Expansion and Yield Improvement Project
- Flex – The LISA Line Stop Assistant: Putting Employees at the Center of Efficient Operations
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group – Genentech Vacaville Facility Programming
- GM Defense, LLC
- Maxion Wheels – Maxion Wheels Improves Fallout with Track and Trace Digitalization System
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Peterbilt Offline Priority Dashboard
- Procter & Gamble – Integrated Work System 5.0
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. – Innovation Effort at Smithfield’s Cudahy Facility Achieves Operational Excellence
- Starkey
- Synthomer
- The Raymond Corporation
- Whirlpool Corporation – Global Kaizen Power Pitch
Sustainability and the Circular Economy
- High Achiever AUO Corporation – Meet the Water Drop for 27 Times in AUO
- CertainTeed, LLC – Leveraging Operational Efficiency to Solve for Sustainability and Circular Economy
- Cooley Group – Cooley’s Energy Conservation Projects Drive to Net Zero Waste
- Corteva Agriscience – Advanced Technology for Successful Reklemel™ Active Ingredient Product Manufacture
- Dow Inc. – Dow St. Charles Operations Hydrogen Optimization and Carbon Reduction
- Flex – Advancing Sustainability with Ambitious Goals and Across Value Chain Partnerships
- Hologic Inc.
- IBM Corporation – Empowering Sustainability, One Supply Chain at a Time … from Development to Fulfillment to Services
- Ingersoll Rand
- Maxion Wheels – Maxion Wheels Reduces Carbon Footprint with Online Utilities Monitoring
- Morgan Advanced Materials
- Procter & Gamble – P&G SKII Manufacturing to Net Zero
- Pure & Gentle, Inc.
- Saudi Aramco – Energy Intensity Reduction at Multiple Gas-Oil Separation Plants through Innovative Patents and Energy Management Program
- Saudi Aramco – Zero-Flaring Invention to Boost Production from Low-Pressure Oil Wells and Revival of Dead Wells
- Schneider Electric – Leveraging Energy Efficiency and Circular Economy to Enhance Sustainability
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. – How Smithfield Foods’ Renewables Projects are Achieving its Net Zero Goals
Transformational Cultures
- High Achiever ALOM Technologies
- Aerojet Rocketdyne
- Benchmark
- Cooley Group – Cooley Breaks Down Traditional Power Structures to Empower All Employees to Create Change
- General Mills, Inc.
- General Motors – Factory ZERO: Driving EVolution on the AVenue of Engagement
- Greene Tweed
- IBM Corporation – Citizen Data Scientist: Next Gen Drivers of Transformation
- MxD – Advantages and Barriers to Smart Manufacturing for Medical Products
- Oracle
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Safety Program Improvements
- WCCO Belting, Inc.
Editor’s Choice Award
- Flex – LISA Line Stop Assistant
Individual Winners
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Catherine Briley, Cooley Group
- Cornelia Coles, Johnson & Johnson
- Michael Everly, Renfro Brands
- Matthew Fabrizio, Greene Tweed
- Mike Gerlach, 3M
- Ethan Hill, Greene Tweed
- Brent Railey, Chevron Phillips Chemical
- Jeff Skarda, Kimberly-Clark North America
- Jessica Spurlock, Rubberlite, Inc.
- Jeffrey R. Tazelaar, Dow Inc.
- Bharatbhushan Virmani, Schneider Electric
- Brian White, BAE Systems
- Jon Wilk, CompoSecure, L.L.C.
- Joan Yeo Lay Him, IBM Corporation
Next-Generation Leadership
- Blaise Nugent, Ford Motor Company
- Daniel Shrives, Saint-Gobain
- Danielle Renham, WCCO Belting, Inc.
- Gorashi Gorashi, Genentech, Inc.
- Hayley Dwight, Cooley Group
- Katelyn Kelsey, Dow Inc.
- Martin Daniel Jimenez Rodriguez, IBM Corporation
- Nate Aguilar, Starkey
- Sarah Walworth, Webasto Americas
- Wildaline Serin, MxD
Partner Winners
- Advanced Technology Services
- AVEVA
- Dassault Systèmes
- ECI Software
- FORCAM
- IoTco
- L2L
- NTT DATA, Inc.
- Oro, Inc.
- Predictronics
- Seeq
- Ultra Consultants
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
Given to the medical supply
biomed and pharmaceutical manufacturing sectors, as well as all frontline manufacturing workers, in recognition of their tremendous efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
Hologic Inc.
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
Dow, Inc.
Project Winners
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leadership
- High Achiever IBM Corporation – Manufacturing Quality Inspection with AI and Edge Computing
- Cisco Systems – Cisco’s Data & Analytics Office Brings AI to Life All Across Cisco
- Cisco Systems – Component Quality Early Sensing Platform
- CNH Industrial
- HELLA
- MacLean-Fogg
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Automated Vision Inspection Platform
- NCDMM – Joint Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange – JAMMEX
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- High Achiever Roche and Genentech – Rapid Technical Transfer
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – COVID-19 Response: Infrastructure for Good
- Flex – A Mask-Making Journey
- IBM Corporation – IBM Customer Solution Center NYC Department of Education Remote Learning Enablement
- Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Wearables Smart Glasses
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals – COVID-19 Response Team
- Merck & Co., Inc. – DigInnovate Community
- Roche and Genentech – Continuing Pharma Manufacturing When the World Stopped
- VIRTEX
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- High Achiever Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – Project Segue
- High Achiever General Motors
- Corteva Agriscience – Pyraxalt Active Product Manufacturing & Process Optimization
- Dana
- Ford Motor Company – In-Station Process Control for Gear Machining Processes
- Ford Motor Company – 2D Laser Profiling for High-Speed CNC Compensation
- Johnson & Johnson – Ethicon Digital Surgery Molded Components
- Kenworth Truck Company – Tension Control Tooling Improvement
- Kenworth Truck Company – Sealed Beam Headlamp Aimer
- Lexmark International
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – F35 Seal Frame Accelerated Cure Project
- NCDMM – Conformal Fan Duct Heat Exchangers for Engine Thermal Management Systems
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Paint Air Ladder Calibration Project
- PULS GmbH
- SAUDI ARAMCO
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- High Achiever Dow Inc. – Dow Manufacturing 4.0
- Array Technologies
- Cisco Systems – Hardware Failure Prediction
- Flex – Utilizing Simulation in Manufacturing
- Ford Motor Company – Ford Teams with Drishti for Process Improvements in Manual Assembly
- IBM Corporation – Embracing Complexity, a Compass to Digital Transformation
- Merck & Co., Inc.- Remote Assist
- MxD – MxD Cyber Box
- Nexteer Automotive
- Rapid Turn Laser & Machine LLC
- Xenith
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- High Achiever Intertape Polymer Group – Operational Excellence Through Digital Transformation
- Dow Inc. – Accelerating Innovation in Instrumentation and Sensors at Dow Texas Operations
- Maxion Wheels
- MxD – MxD Cyber Platform
Operational Excellence Leadership
- High Achiever Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Aircraft Optical Network Diagnostic System
- ADAC Automotive
- Bridge Publications Inc.
- Church & Dwight
- Comez International s.r.l. – a Jakob Mueller company
- Corteva Agriscience – Spinetoram Active Insecticide
- Excel Connection
- Flex – Ventilator Production
- Geico Taikisha
- General Mills
- Iochpe-Maxion S.A.
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Wireless Harness Automated Measurement System
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals – Packaging Process Improvement
- NCDMM – Manufacturing Technology for Complex Missile Seekers (JAGM CMS)
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Engine Trim Error Proofing
- The Raymond Corporation
Supply Chain Leadership
- High Achiever Corning Incorporated
- ALOM
- Central Garden & Pet
- Dow Inc. – E2E Business Planning Program
- Hologic Inc. – Supply Chain: Impacting Lives, Every Day
- Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Transformation
- Roche and Genentech – Unlocking Manufacturing Network Capacity at Roche and Genentech
Sustainability Leadership
- High Achiever Owens Corning
- Corteva Agriscience – Advanced Technology for Successful Rinskor Active Ingredient Product Manufacture
- FloraCraft
- Intertape Polymer Group – Incorporating Sustainability into Lean Manufacturing Production System
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Paint Emissions Reduction
- Protolabs
- Pure & Gentle
Talent Management Leadership
- High Achiever Hologic Inc. – Building a Talent Management System for a 4.0 Medical Device Company in Costa Rica
- Essentra
- MxD – MxD’s Hiring Guide: Cybersecurity in Manufacturing
Individual Winners
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Maria Martinez, Cisco Systems
- Dave Evans, Fictiv
- Billy B. Bardin, Dow Inc.
- Veronica Gutierrez Magallanes, IBM Corporation
- Raja Shembekar, Denso
- Jayendran Sundararaman, Intertape Polymer Group
- Jeff Gleeson, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Next-Generation Leadership
- Kasia Karimee Garcia Bracho, IBM Corporation
- Katherine Duggan, Dow Inc.
- Jonathan Jones, Corteva Agriscience
- Katia Valenzuela, MxD
Partner Winners
- Ceridian
- Dassault Systèmes
- Drishti
- ECI Software Solutions
- EPSoft Technologies
- Ernst & Young LLC
- iBASEt
- KBMax
- Leading2Lean
- Logility
- Markforged
- Paperless Parts
- Predictronics
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
Gerald Johnson
General Motors
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
Humtown Products
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
Corteva Agriscience
Project Winners
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leadership
- BAE Systems
- Cisco Systems (Adaptive Calibration)
- Cisco Systems (Predicting Known Issues)
- Clif Bar & Company (Visual Bakery: Transforming Manufacturing Data Into Action)
- Ford Motor Company (AI Vision System to Detect Panel Defects)
- General Motors Company (Transforming Automotive Stamping with Industrial AI)
- Linde
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (F-35 Augmented Reality Shop Floor Mobility)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (Sustainment Affordability & Innovation)
- MxD (The Model-Based Feature Information Network (MFIN))
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- CNH Industrial (Mixed Reality Parametric Environment for Product Development (MR4PD))
- Cooley Group (Cooley Group “Team of Teams” Collaboration Model)
- IBM (Epic Collaborative Innovation)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Securing Our Products: Digital Fingerprinting)
- Protolabs
- Western Digital
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- Allegion
- The Boeing Company (Airplane Customer Passenger Layout Arrangements Optimization Visualization and Engineering (CLOVER))
- Centerline (Windsor) Limited
- Florim, USA, Inc.
- Humtown Products (Commercialization of 3D Printing in the Metal Casting Industry)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (Mobile Robotic Drilling Solutions)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Hobart Packaging Serialization Project)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Biotech Factory of the Future)
- NCDMM (On Tool Inspection of Automated Composite Material Placement)
- NCDMM (A5 – Advanced Automation for Agile Aerospace Applications)
- PACCAR – Kenworth (PACCAR Axle Trim Efficiency Improvement)
- Rauland, a Division of AMETEK
- Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Smart Demulsifier Control & Optimization)
- Siemens Energy Inc.
- Webasto Roof Systems, Inc.
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation
- Flex LTD (Automated Global KPIs for Flex Manufacturing)
- Ford Motor Company (Symbiotic Simulation in the Automotive Sector)
- Hausbeck Pickles & Peppers
- IBM (Migrating Supply Chain Quality Management Workload to Cloud)
- Logan Aluminum
- Tuff Shed
- VIRTEX
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- CAMSO LOADSTAR – MTD
- Cooley Group (Cooley Group Transforms Legacy Machinery into Smart Tech)
- Grace Technologies (GraceSense™ Configurable IIoT Solution)
- PADNOS
- Titan International
Operational Excellence Leadership
- BASF Corporation (Transformation of Prill Unit Through Continuous Improvement)
- BASF Corporation (2EHA Production Rate Increase)
- Bridge Publications Inc.
- CNH Industrial (Forklift Simulator Using Virtual Reality Technology)
- Corteva Agriscience (Arylex Active Production via Direct Coupling – Innovation for Manufacturing)
- Dow Inc. (Experts Closer to the Machine)
- Greene Tweed
- Hologic Inc. (Building a Culture of Operational Excellence)
- Johnson Controls
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Hobart Packaging Changeover Improvements)
- MSA – The Safety Company
- PACCAR – Kenworth (SMART Tool Error Proofing System)
- PACCAR – Kenworth (2.1M Finish Line)
- Peterbilt Motors Company (Peterbilt Capacity Expansion)
- Purple Innovations
- The Raymond Corporation
- Saint-Gobain Corporation (Saint-Gobain World-Class Manufacturing)
- WCCO Belting, Inc.
Supply Chain Leadership
- Amkor
- Cisco Systems (Factory Quality Automation)
- Corteva Agriscience (Corteva Agriscience Formulations & Packaging Asset Footprint Optimization)
- Haggar Clothing Co.
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Ask Julia)
- MxD (Supply Chain Risk Alert)
- NCDMM (AMNOW)
- Oracle
- Starkey Hearing Technologies
- Tillamook County Creamery Association
Sustainability Leadership
- The Boeing Company (Diverting Waste to Landfill While Upcycling Excess Airplane Carbon Fiber)
- Clif Bar & Company (Setting a New Green Energy Standard with a Pollinator-Friendly Solar Farm)
- Cooley Group (Cooley Group Converts Landfill Waste to Energy)
- Corteva Agriscience (Advanced Technology for Successful Inatreq Active Product Manufacture)
- Dow Inc. (Plastics Recycling into Pavement)
- Flex Ltd. (Smartbin: Curbing Reverse Logistics Costs, Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions Through IoT)
- Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group (Northern California Sustainability Impact (Oceanside VV, SSF))
- Lexmark International, Inc.
- Saint-Gobain Corporation (Saint-Gobain Sustainability WWE)
- Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Conserving Scarce Resources through Vapor Compression Crystallization Water Treatment)
- Smithfield Foods, Inc.
- Trane Technologies (Achieving Operations Climate Commitment)
Talent Management Leadership
- American Crane & Equipment Corporation
- Amway Corporation
- Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group (Manufacturing University, VV Production Services)
- General Motors Company (General Motors Next-Generation Manufacturing System Support)
- Grace Technologies (Grace’s Cultural Transformation)
- Hologic Inc. (Building Manufacturing 4.0’s Workforce of the Future)
- Humtown Products (Unleashing Human Potential)
- IBM (IBM Supply Chain Mind-Facturing the Future)
- Nexteer Automotive
- Peterbilt Motors Company (Peterbilt Women’s Initiative (PBWIN))
- RoyOMartin (RoyOMartin “I Believe”)
- RoyOMartin (RoyOMartin Woodworks)
- Trane Technologies (ReLaunch Your Engineering Career)
Individual Winners
Community Service Leadership
- Jaime Gonzales Vallejo, Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
- Marjorie White, Dow Inc.
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Miguel Danao, Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
- Priyanka Deva, IBM
- Fernando Torres, Greene Tweed
Next-Generation Leadership
- Drew Allen, Grace Technologies
- Juan Banales, Corteva Agriscience
- Katie Fayman, MxD
- Arsenio L. Foster, Dow Inc.
- Vienna Polanco, IBM
- Burlan A. Sizemore, Saint-Gobain Corporation
Editor’s Choice Awards
- Arconic (Howmet Aerospace)
- Richards Industrials
Manufacturing Leadership Partner Award Winners
- BDO USA, LLP
- Birlasoft
- Dassault Systèmes
- FORCAM
- Hitachi Vantara
- Infosys
- Leading2Lean
- Logility
- Oracle
- Plex Systems
- PTC
- SAS Institute
- Uptake
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jim Davis
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
Ron Castro
IBM
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
LION-Vallen Industries
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
Merck
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (The Fully-Connected Customer Experience)
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
- General Mills
- IBM (Augmented Intelligence for IBM Supply Chain)
- Maxion Wheels
- Northrop Grumman (Assembly Metadata Integration)
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- AGCO Corp.
- BAE Systems
- HP, Inc. (The Next Chapter in the Digital Industrial Revolution)
- Samtec, Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company (Digital Centers)
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- IBM Systems Hardware Design for Excellence Process)
- Corteva Agriscience (Spinetoram Strain Improvement)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (St. Louis Project Pinnacle – Chemistry & Facility Modernization)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (3D Technologies: Where Physical meets Digital)
- Northrop Grumman (Leveraging Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality and 3D Data Analytics to Improve Airframe Manufacturing Processes)
- Northrop Grumman (Analytics-Enabled Complex Assemblies)
- Protolabs
- Saint-Gobain North America (Saint-Gobain North America Stellar Factory Initiative)
- The Dow Chemical Company (Dow Energy Systems Optimization for Improved Profitability)
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Footprint Blockchain)
- Dynomax, Inc.
- El Dorado Packaging
- Flex (XR Stream Remote Assistance Augmented Reality Application)
- Jabil
- Lockheed Martin (Shop Floor Management at Lockheed Martin’s Smart Digital Factory)
- Nexteer Automotive
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Integrating and Streamlining Business Functions through Smithfield’s OneSAP Project)
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- Jergens Industrial Supply
- Kamco Industries, a Subsidiary of Kumi Kasei
- Lockheed Martin (IIoT Shop Floor Dashboard Analytics Project)
- Noble Plastics
Operational Excellence Leadership
- Ambrell Corp.
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
- Bridge Publications, Inc.
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cloud Maturity Model)
- Gibbs Die Casting
- Hologic, Inc. (Dimensions Test Transformation)
- Latécoère
- Lockheed Martin (C-130J Trim Fabrication Transformation)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Gardasil Vaccine – OpEx for Cancer Prevention)
- Peterbilt Motors Co. (Safety Model Line)
- Kenworth Division / PACCAR Inc. (Damage Reduction Initiative)
- Rauland – Division of AMETEK
- Starkey Hearing Technologies
- The Boeing Company
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (Synchron – Sell 1 Make 1 Procure)
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (Six Weeks Delivery of Tractors to Export Market)
- Vermeer Corp.
Supply Chain Leadership
- Flex (Pulse – Intelligent Supply Chain Platform)
- Flex (Integrated Product Development Model)
- Ford Motor Company
- General Electric
- HP, Inc. (Reinventing HP with Multi Jet Fusion)
- IBM (Infusing Blockchain in IBM Supply Chain)
- Juniper Networks
- Lexmark International, Inc.
- LION, Inc.
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Project Ivan)
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (Collaborative Cost Re-Engineering Using Advanced Tools – PROSPERO)
Sustainability Leadership
- Allegion
- Cooley Group
- Hologic, Inc.( Fostering Innovation for Sustainability)
- Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Oracle
- Sinctronics
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Leveraging Zero Waste to Landfill to Support Sustainability Goals)
Talent Management Leadership
- Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Hobart Training Startegy Deployment)
- Miller Fabrication Systems
- Saint-Gobain North America (Essentials of Manufacturing)
- The Dow Chemical Company (M&E Technical Talent Academy)
- The Raymond Corp.
Individual Winners and Finalists
Next-Generation Leadership
- Callie Sher, Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company / NutriPack, LLC
- Kristi Dunham, The Dow Chemical Company
- Zohair Mehkri, Flex
Visionary Leadership
- James Knott, Jr., Riverdale Mills
- Johnny Chavez, The Dow Chemical Company
- Robb Misso, Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions
- Ronald Castro, IBM
Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard E. Morley
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
Peter Holicki
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
Universal Robots
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
IBM
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Customer Heat Map)
- Dotson Iron Castings> HP Inc.
- LAI International (BA Stator Segment Program)
- MBX Systems
- Universal Robots (UR+ Project)
Data & Analytics Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Software Failure Analysis)
- IBM Corp. (Watson Approach to Optical Quality)
- Lexmark International, Inc. (Overall Equipment Effectiveness Automation)
- Merck & Company (Model Area – Zero Loss Project)
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- Ford Motor Company (Scalable Powertrain Assembly Lines Enabled by Flexible Robotic Technology)
- Herbalife Ltd.
- IBM Corp. (Singapore Advanced Manufacturing (Industrie 4.0) Initiative)
- Ichor Systems, Inc.
- Kenworth Truck Company
- Johnson Controls (AGM Capacity Expansion Project)
- LAI International (IHI Sheath Expansion Project)
- Lockheed Martin (AutoDrill Integration & Enhancement)
- Lockheed Martin (Fastener Measurement Tool Project)
- Merck & Company (Design, Evaluation, and Implementation of Single-Use Components for Ebola Zaire Vaccine Drug Substance Manufacturing)
- Mercury Systems
- Nexteer Automotive
- RAMLAB
- Rauland
- Saudi Aramco (Demulsifier Dosing Automation Design Enhancement (Simplified Logic Injection Control (SLIC)
- Saudi Aramco (Online Direct Conductivity and Online Single Solvent Salt-in-Crude Analyzers)
- The Dow Chemical Company (Gulfstream Project)
- Unity Scientific
- University of New Hampshire – John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center
- Virgin Orbit
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- AGM Container Controls, Inc.
- AutolivAmbrell Corp.
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
- Commscope, Inc. (BeehiveNet)
- CorvalentJBS USA
- Johnson Controls (Enterprise IT Tools Supporting JCMS)
- LAI International (Factory of the Future)
- PACCAR Engine Company (Data Handling System)
- Roche Tissue Diagnostics
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (Digital Quality Management System)
- Toshiba International Corp.
- VirTex Enterprises
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- Ford Motor Company (Traceability-Enabled Quality Data Tracking and Analysis Systems)
- Bosch Mondeville, a Robert Bosch (France) factory
- Senet, Inc.
Operational Excellence Leadership
- BASF
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Universal Order Visibility & Delivery Excellence)
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles S.p.a.
- Hologic, Inc. (Affirm Prone Biopsy Product Line Re-Layout)
- Hologic, Inc. (Dimensions AWS Flex Line Kaizens)
- Hologic, Inc. (Stepping Stones Towards Hologic Operational Excellence)
- Johnson Controls (JCMS Deployment and Tyco Integration)
- Lexmark International, Inc. (Technical Support Center (TSC) Lean Transformation)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (True North Operational Excellence)
- Protolabs> Saudi Aramco (Oilfield APC in a Conventional Oilfield)
- Schlage de Mexico S. A de C. V.
- Segway, Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Robotic Platform Initiative)
- The Raymond Corp.
- Triumph International
Smart Products and Services Leadership
- KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Integrated Intelligent Transport System)
- Lexmark International, Inc. (Auto Configuration & Debrief Tool)
- Lockheed Martin (Fiber Optic Quality System)
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Puls GmbH
- Universal Robots (UR3, the UR5 and the UR10 Project)
Supply Chain Leadership
- Baker Hughes, a GE Company
- Commscope, Inc. (Mobile Logistics Transformation)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (True North Supply Chain)
- Merck & Company (Product/SKU Optimization)
- Monsanto
- Peterbilt Motors Company/PACCAR Inc. (One Piece Material Flow Kitting)
- Seagate Technology PLC
- TenCate Protective Fabrics
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (Differential Engagement with Suppliers)
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (Supplier Risk Mitigation and Disruption Management)
Sustainability Leadership
- Flex
- KPIT Technologies Ltd. (REVOLO Project)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (True North Sustainability)
- The Dow Chemical Company (Sustainability – Leading the Industry)
Talent Management Leadership
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
- IBM Corp. (Competency & Talent Acceleration for Advanced Manufacturing in IBM Systems Supply Chain)
Individual Winners and Finalists
Visionary Leadership
- Raul Ayuso, IVECO ESPAÑA SL
- Christopher Hillman, Starkey Hearing Technologies
- Peter Holicki, The Dow Chemical Company
- Gregory Marks, Markforged
- Abdallah Massaad, RAK Ceramics, PJSC
- Esben Østergaard, Universal Robots
- Denise Ramos, ITT, Inc.
- Dr. B. Kim Lee Sim, PhD, Sanaria, Inc.
Partner Award Winners
- Adexa, Inc.
- Autodesk, Inc.
- Demand Management, Inc.
- iBASEt, Inc.
- JDA Software Group, Inc.
- Leading2Lean
Big Data & Advanced Analytics Leadership
- Winner VirTex Enterprises LP
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Cisco System, Inc. – Polaris Analytics Platform
- Merck & Co., Inc. – TURNAROUND Advanced Logic Planning Support
- Micron Technology, Inc.
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- Winner IBM Corp. – Resolution Rooms
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Visual Process Management
- Raytheon Missile Systems
Customer Value Leadership
- Winner Peterbilt Motor Company – Dynamic Truck Test
- American Emergency Vehicles – Advanced Product Development Model
- LAI International, Inc.
Engineering & Production Technology Leadership
- Winner Lockheed Martin – Mold-In-Place Inlet Coatings Project
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – Digital Design and Manufacturing (DDM) Platform
- Daikin Applied
- LAI International, Inc. – BA/30K Sheath Program
- Lockheed Martin – Forced Mechanical Oscillation Drilling
- Lockheed Martin – Ultrasonic Hole Cutting
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Power Distribution and Fuse Box Error-Proofing Vision System
- Pixelligent Technologies, LLC
- Rauland, a division of AMETEK, Inc.
- Roche Tissue Diagnostics
- Saudi Aramco – Long Term Planning Optimization Model for a network of Gas Oil Separation Plants
- Saudi Aramco – Oil Production Specification Prediction Innovative Tool
- The Dow Chemical Company – Propylene Dehydrogenation Project (PDH)
- Under Armour, Inc.
- uniQure, Inc.
Enterprise Technology Leadership
- Winner Ball Aerospace and Technologies, Inc.
- Atrium Windows and Doors
- Cirrus Aircraft
- Clif Bar & Company
- Embraer SA
- Flowserve, Inc.
- Ford Motor Company
- GK Machine, Inc.
- Herbalife International of America, Inc.
- JEALSA Rianxeira S.A.U.
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Guided Method Execution for Global Quality Laboratories
- Nexteer Automotive
- Saudi Aramco – Application Whitelisting at the Process Control System’s Layer
- Solaire Medical
- Solenis LLC
- Swedish Armed Force
- West Liberty Foods LLC
Internet of Things in Manufacturing Leadership
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Predictive Service
Mobility in Manufacturing Leadership
- Winner Commscope, Inc.
- Adient
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Problem Solving System
Operational Excellence Leadership
- Winner Keysight Technologies
- Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- BASF
- Bridge Publications, Inc.
- Daktronics
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
- Hologic, Inc.
- Honeywell Transportation Systems
- IBM Corp. – CSC Appliances Excellence through Automation
- Johnson Controls
- Johnson & Johnson
- LAI International, Inc. – ZAK, Inc. Integration
- Peterbilt Motors Co. – Self and Successive Inspection Project
- Plantronics Mexico
- The Boeing Company
- The Dow Chemical Company – Dow Operation Excellence System
- USG Corp. – Improving Operational Excellence with Lean Six Sigma
Smart Product Leadership
- Winner ARCA
- Adcraft Labels, a division of Adcraft Products
- Asius Technologies LLC
- Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.
- SimpliVity, Inc.
- The Raymond Corporation
Supply Chain Leadership
- Winner IBM Corp. – 5 Pillars of Supply Chain Operational Excellence
- Firstronics, LLC
- General Electric Company
- Hostess Brands
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Finished Goods Pull Replenishment-Mid-Range Mono Products
- Siemens Healthineers
- USG Mexico – New Logistic Project for Imported Products
Sustainability Leadership
- Winner People Against Dirty – Method Products PBC
- Airbus Operations GmbH
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – Supply Chain Emissions Reduction Program
Talent Management Leadership
- Winner Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance
- Allegion Americas
- Oracle Corp. – Supply Chain Experiential Apprentice Initiative
- Proto Labs
- The Dow Chemical Company – Talent Development
Individual Winners and Finalists
Visionary Leadership
- Prof. Detlet Zuehlke, Technologie-Initiative SmartFactory KL e.V.
- Rick Luepke, Lockheed Martin
- Joseph DeSimone, PhD, Carbon, Inc.
- Julian SK Tan, IBM Corp.
- P.J. Gruetzmacher, LAI International, Inc.
- Paul Dean II, The Dow Chemical Company
Big Data & Advanced Analytics Leadership
- Winner The Dow Chemical Company – Operations Analytics with Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies – Test Data Monitor (TDM) System for Preemptive Data Trending
- IBM, Inc. – Transparent Supply Chain (TSC)
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.
- VirtTex Enterprises LP
Customer Value Leadership
- Winner The Dow Chemical Company – Pack Studios
- Cisco Systems, Inc. – Lifecycle Advantage
- Diebold, Inc.
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Customer Setup Transformation
- Proto Labs
Engineering & Production Technology Leadership
- Winner Kostal of America, Inc.
- Belden Universal
- CPI Aerostructures, Inc.
- Kenworth Truck Company
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company – Laser Ablation of F-35 Structure for Nutplate Adhesive Bonding Initiative
- MBX
- Saudi Aramco – Novel Separator Inlet Device Project
- Saudi Aramco – Optimal Operation of a Network of Gas Oil Separation Plants Initiative
- Western States Envelope & Label Company
Enterprise Technology Leadership
- Winner Lexmark International, Inc. – Enterprise Social Networking – Connecting Employees and Knowledge Project
- Blue Microphones
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Owens Corning
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Power Solutions International
- Vertex Precision Manufacturing
Innovation Process Leadership
- Winner Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company: Automated Drilling and Fastening Systems Integration Using Reverse Engineering
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies – Topology Optimization Intiative
- IBM – Single Chip Module (SCM) Optimization Analytic Application
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company – Next Generation Advanced Metrology and Measurement Systems
Internet of Things in Manufacturing Leadership
- AGCO Corp.
- GE Global Research
- PACCAR Engine Company
- Senet, Inc.
Mobility in Manufacturing Leadership
- Winner The Boeing Company
- CommScope, Inc.
- IBM – Mobility in Manufacturing at IBM Manufacturing Solutions
- Merck – Mobility in Clean Room Manufacturing
- Tyson Foods
New Product Leadership
- Winner The Dow Short Chemical Company – Dow AgroSciences Arylex™ Herbicide
- Daikin Applied Americas, Inc.
- Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.
- World Water Works, Inc.
Next Generation Leadership
- Winner General Motors Company
- Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Blong Technology Center
Operational Excellence Leadership
- Winner Peterbilt Motors Company – Truck Assembly Process Efficiency Project
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
- Firstronic LLC
- Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Test Flow Improvement Project
- Rockwell Automation
Supply Chain Leadership
- Winner Cisco Systems
- Avnet, Inc.
- Dynacraft
- Merck
- Rochester Gauges, Inc.
- Sandvik Mining and Construction
- VirTex Enterprises
Sustainability Leadership
- Winner Lexmark International, Inc. – TonerPave Project
- Bridge Publications, Inc.
- Elster Gas Metering Americas
- Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
- Saudi Aramco – Berri Gas Plant Energy Conservation Initiative
Individual Winners and Finalists
Visionary Leadership
- Carey Smith, Big Ass Solutions
- David J. Paetsch, Multifilm Packaging Corp.
- Dean L. Bartles, UI Labs
- Don Taylor, The Dow Chemical Company
- Jeff Smink, Carolina Color
- John Shorter, GE Power Systems
- Joseph Bione, Whitehall Group LLC
- Joseph Plunkett, Herbalife International
- Michelle Lowrimore, LAI International
- Timothy J. Scott, The Dow Chemical Company
Big Data & Advanced Analytics Leadership
- Winner Bristol Myers-Squibb
- Saudi Aramco – Abqaiq Intelligent Energy Management System
- Steel Dynamics
- The Dow Chemical Company – Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence
Customer Value Leadership
- Winner Toyota Motor Sales
- Boston Scientific
- Schutt Sports
- The Design Phactory
- Thule, Inc.
Engineering & Production Technology Leadership
- Winner Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Optical Projection of Fastener Installation Data
- Ball Aerospace
- CPI Aerostructures
- Extreme Networks
- General Motors
- GKN Aerospace
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Applied Additive Tooling Technologies
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Hole-Drilling Process Improvements
- Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc.
- Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee – RealCup Capsule Commercialization and Rapid Expansion
- PACCAR Engine Company
- Saudi Aramco – Khurais Integrated Analytical Engineering Performance Monitoring Tool
- Tessy Plastics LLC
- The Tech Group
Enterprise Technology Leadership
- Winner CommScope, Inc. – PM Mobile
- AMA Plastics
- Boers & Co.
- Crescent Park Corp.
- Epec Engineering Technologies
- NetApp, Inc.
- Nexteer
- Toyota Boshoku America
- VirTex Enterprises
- Xerox
Innovation Process Leadership
- Winner GE Global Research
- Winner Proto Labs
- DIRTT Environmental Solutions
- IBM – Intelligent Release Enablement
- JCB India Ltd
- The Hayes Companies
New Product Leadership
- Winner Merck & Co.
- BullEx – Attack™ and BullsEye™ Product Platforms
- Crest Industries
- HZO, Inc.
- Manchac Technologies
- Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee – EcoCup Single Serve Capsules
- Schutt Sports – STX Stallion
- Terves, Inc.
Next-Generation Leadership
- Winner Meritage Global Services, Inc.
- Winner The Dow Chemical Company
- Allied Mineral Products
- Peterbilt Motors Co. – Emerging Leaders Southwest
- Specialty Manufacturing, Inc.
Operational Excellence Leadership
- Winner MBX Systems
- Winner The Dow Chemical Company – Dow Hsinchu Site’s Six Sigma/Lean Journey
- Avnet, Inc.
- CommScope, Inc. – One-Piece Flow
- Eaton
- IBM – IPDL Singapore Design and Operational eXcellence (DOX) Program
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Lean Sourcing Framework
- L’Oreal USA
- Nissan Americas
- Olympic Steel, Inc.
- Orbital ATK, Inc.
- Peterbilt Motors Co. – Mixed Model Cab Trim Line
- Peterbilt Motors Co. – North Texas Lean Consortium
- The Raymond Corp.
Supply Chain Leadership
- Winner C&S Wholesale Grocers
- Elster Gas, North and South America – Strategic Procurement Structure
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- IBM – Singapore Power Systems Transition Project
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Global Sourcing Contracts Process Improvements
- MAPA SPONTEX
- PL Developments
- Redwing Shoe Company
- Seagate, Inc.
Sustainability Leadership
- Winner Campbell Soup
- BullEx
- Columbia Manufacturing, Inc.
- Elster Gas, North and South America – Sustainability Strategy
- Extreme Networks, Inc. – Sustainable Packaging
- Lexmark International, Inc. – Reconditioning of Laser Cartridge Developer Rolls
- Saudi Aramco – Khurais Resource and Energy Optimization Initiatives
Individual Winners and Finalists
Visionary Leadership
- Winner James Harbour – Harbour & Associates, Inc. (Retired)
- Harry Arnon – Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.
- Marcia Coulson – Eldon James Corp.
- Donald J. Davis – Kent Displays Inc.
- Ulrich Ermel – TQ Systems GmbH
- Curt Modtland – The Dow Chemical Company (Retired)
- Mort O’Sullivan – ARCA
- Jamie Quilter – Rexnord Industries
Customer Value Leadership
- Avnet Technology Solutions
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Emerson InterMetro Industries Inc.
- Land O’Lakes Inc.
- Lenovo
- Lexmark International Inc. – Device Field Performance Analysis
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. – Manufacturing Earned Value Management System
- NCR Corporation
- Procter & Gamble – Consumer Place
- rapid prototype and manufacturing (rp+m)
- VirTex Enterprises LP
- Zoetis Inc
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- AGCI Corp.
- EMC Corporation – EMSD Engineering Lab Transformation
- Extreme Networks Inc. – Automation in Software Quality Assurance
- Liberty Bottleworks
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. – Cryogenic Machining of Titanium
- Micro Mold Co. Inc.
- Neptuno Engineering & Manufacturing
- Norlen Inc.
- PACCAR Inc. – Non-Contact Axle Alignment System
- PACCAR Inc. – Flexible Engine Machining Line
- Pratt & Whitney
- Protoplast Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company – Engineering and Manufacturing Innovation
Enterprise Technology Leadership
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
- C.C. Filson Co.
- EMC Corporation – Product Engineering Information Management Platform
- Extreme Networks Inc. – Advanced Predictive Analytics
- Graphicast Inc.
- Lord MicroStrain Sensing Systems
- Merck & Co. Inc. – Big Data Analytics Improve Vaccines Manufacturing
- NACCO Materials Handling Group
- Poly-Case Plastics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Preferred Sands
- Radisys Corp.
- Rockwell Collins Inc.
- S&S Hinge Co.
- Sub-Zero
- Tempel Steel Co.
- The Boeing Company
- Trane-Ingersoll Rand
- World Water Works Inc.
Industry Advocacy
- Automation Federation
- Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
- Reshoring Initiative
- SME Education Foundation
- Virginia Manufacturers Association
Operational Leadership
- ARCA
- Boston Scientific Corp.
- Bridge Publications Inc.
- CMP Corp.
- Continental Tire
- GE Appliances
- IBM Corp. – IPDL Singapore Innovation Program
- Kimberly-Clark Professional
- Peterbilt Motors Co. – Lean Model Line Events
- Plastic Molding Technology Inc.
- Procter & Gamble – Integrated Work Systems
- Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company – Operational Excellence and Reliability Technologies Development
Product Leadership
- 3M
- Aeroscraft Corp.
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Fishman Corp.
- Michelin North America
- Modulightor Inc.
- Vac-Tron Equipment LLC
Supply Chain Leadership
- Blue Bell Creameries
- Cummins Inc.
- Emerson Climate Technologies Inc.
- Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
- GE Oil & Gas Artificial Lift
- IBM Corp. – High-End Build-to-Order Outsourcing and Supplier Integration
- International Game Technology
- Lexmark International Inc. – Replenishment System Design and Implementation for Bullwhip Reduction
- Lexmark International Inc. – Configure to Order
- L’Oreal USA
- MityLite Inc.
- Motorola Solutions Inc.
- Oracle Corp. – Logistics Supplies Collaboration
- Oracle Corp. – Transition Supply Chain
- Oracle Corp. – Oracle-Intel Lean Supply Chain Optimization Initiative
- Parker Hannifin Corp.
- WMS Gaming Inc.
Sustainability Leadership
- Abrasive Resource
- BMW Manufacturing Company
- GlassCraft Door Company
- Greif Embalagens Industrias do Brasil
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. – Environmentally Conscious Aircast Coatings
- Plastic Molding Technology Inc.
Workplace Leadership
- IBM Corp. – Design and Operation Excellence in IBM China
- Merck & Co. Inc. – Virtual Technical Network
- Ophir-Spiricon LLC
- Peterbilt Motors. Co. – Human-Centered Design
- Ultra Machining Company
Individual Winners and Finalists
Growth, Innovation, Leadership
- Dean Bartles, General Dynamics
- Don Buckner, Vac-Tron Equipment LLC
Next-Generation Leadership
- Arnav Anand, ResolutionTube
- Susan Lewis, The Dow Chemical Company
Game-Changing Technologies
- Winner Acclaim Energy
- Winner Nanocomp Technologies Inc.
- GE Aviation Systems
- In’Tech Industries Inc.
- MAG IAS LLC
- PACCAR Inc.
- Raytheon Missile Systems
- STERIS Corp.
- The Boeing Company – C17 Mobility Project
- Thogus Products Co.
- TVS Motor Company Ltd.
Global Value Chain
- Winner Deere & Co. – Achieving Excellence
- Agilent Technologies
- Coty Inc.
- Craft Brew Alliance
- Fiat Group Automobile SpA – World Class Manufacturing
- IBM Corp. – Inventory Management System
- L’Oreal USA Inc. – SESAMe
- L’Oreal USA Inc. – H-TMS
- Motorola Solutions Inc.
- PartyLite
Information Leadership
- Winner Alcoa Inc.
- Winner Eli Lilly
- ARCA
- Avon Gear Co.
- BAE Systems
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies
- Cisco Systems
- Creative Form Corp.
- Diageo
- Enterasys Networks – SmartSheet
- Groeb Farms
- Johnson Controls Inc. – NxGen Transformation
- Johnson Controls Inc. – Project Saturn
- KLA-Tencor
- LARSON Manufacturing Co.
- McCain Foods
- Saudi Aramco – Smart Performance Dashboard
- Sterlite Technologies Ltd.
- ThyssenKrupp
- Tribar Manufacturing
- Walton Signage
Innovation Enterprise
- Winner Cemex
- Winner Ford Motor Co.
- Bridge Publications
- EAO Corp. – Expansion of HMI Systems
- Enterasys Networks – Robotic Optical Inspection
- Enterasys Networks – 3D Printing and Prototyping
- GE Global Research
- Hardstone Construction LLC
- IBM Corp. – Smart Transformation Project Office
- Lexmark International Inc. – Supplies Customer Escalation System
- Lockheed Martin – Digital Thread
- Trojan Battery Co.
New Workforce
- Winner AQuate Corp.
- Winner Chrysler Group LLC
- Automation Federation
- CSI – Custom Mill
- CSI Dissemination and Distribution
- IBM Corp. – COGNOS Super User Program
- Techtronic Industries Ltd.
- The Diemasters
Operational Excellence
- Winner Acumed LLC
- Winner Deere & Co. – Wireless Tracking and Triggers
- Winner Nicolet Plastics Inc.
- Cole Kepro International LLC
- Elster GmbH
- Flextronics
- Genentech Inc.
- Lexmark International Inc. – Juarez Pull Replenishment
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. – Replenishment Center Redesign
- New Flyer Industries
- Plantronics Inc.
- Plastic Components Inc.
- Plastikos Inc. – Automated Production Labeling and Tool Tracking
- Saudi Aramco – Oil Stabilization
- Sonoco
- TowerJazz
Sustainability
- Winner The Boeing Company – Supplier Packaging and Waste Stream Mapping
- Freudenberg Sealing Technologies
- KLW Plastics Inc.
- Lexmark International Inc. – Molded Pulp Cushions
- Lockheed Martin Corp. – Sustainability
- Niagara Bottling LLC
- Plastikos Inc. – Environmental Sustainability Initiative
- Safelite Glass Corp.
Manufacturing Entrepreneur
- Andra Rush, Detroit Manufacturing Systems Ltd. LLC
- David Crowe, Tucson Embedded Systems
- Jim Newton, TechShop
- Kerry O’Brien, Germane Systems
- Lance A. Scott, EAO Corp.
- Matthew Hlavin, Thogus Products Co.
Individual Awards
Advocacy
- Daniel DiMicco, Nucor Corp.
- John Lombardo, Suffolk County Community College
- Ray Coombs Jr., Westminster Tool Inc.
Manufacturing Entrepreneur
Next-Generation Leadership and Culture
- Sean Corkery, Dell Inc.
Turnaround
- Winner Diana Tremblay, General Motors
- Alan Mulally, Ford Motor Company
- Andy Howe, Better Energy Systems Inc.
- Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover
- Selden Swain, Triumph International India Private Ltd.
Game-Changing Technologies
- Winner Eaton Corp.
- EMC
- First Solar Inc.
- Gloucester Engineering Company Inc.
- GoPro
- L’Oréal – chATMAN
- PRIDE Industries Inc.
Global Value Chain
- Winner Chirch Global Manufacturing LLC
- Winner Oracle Corp.
- BAE Systems Land & Armaments
- CooperVision
- IBM Corp. – Critical Parts Management
- IBM Corp. – Global Customer Solutions Center Network
- IBM Corp. – Value-Added Concept
- Midmark Corp.
- Navico Inc.
- PPG Industries
- Stanley Black & Decker
- Toshiba America Business Solutions
- TVS Motor Co. Ltd.
Information Leadership
- Winner U.S. Air Force Logistical Operations
- Beam Inc.
- Bodypoint Inc.
- Cast Aluminum Solutions LLC
- Clips & Clamps Industries
- Drallim Industries
- Eagle Picher Technologies
- EE Technologies, Inc.
- Elkay Manufacturing Co.
- Enterasys Networks Inc.
- GE Aviation
- Geophysical Survey Systems Inc.
- Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC
- Governair LLC
- Hiawatha Rubber
- IBM Corp. – Bridge High-End Dashboard
- IBM Corp. – Hazmat IT Transformation
- John I Haas Inc.
- Lifetime Brands Inc.
- Mar-Bal Inc.
- MiaSolé
- Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating
- Rocky Brands Inc.
- Spring Dynamics
- Waste Management Inc.
Innovative Enterprise
- Winner IBM Corp. – HIP Defect Mechanism
- 3M Corp.
- Aribex Inc.
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Eram Scientific Solutions Ltd.
- Honeywell FM&T – Discovery-Based Capability Development Gated Process
- Local Motors
- Polygon Solutions Inc.
- StreetScooter
New Workforce
- Winner Bridge Publications Inc.
- Automation Federation
- Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
- Manchester School of Technology
Operational Excellence
- Winner Tessy Plastics Corp.
- American Italian Pasta Company
- Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp.
- Boston Scientific
- Cardinal Ethanol LLC
- Cummins Inc.
- Dunn-Edwards Corp.
- Ford Motor Co.
- IBM – Cultural and Lean Transformation
- International Game Technology
- KAO USA Inc.
- Kerry Group Plc.
- L’Oréal USA Inc.
- Lion Vallen Industries
- MBX Systems
- Mity-Lite Inc.
- PACCAR Inc.
- Pella Corp.
- Worthington Industries
Sustainability
- Winner Lexmark International Inc.
- Winner Nalco Co.
- BMW AG
- Columbia Manufacturing
- Harbec Inc.
- Institute for Sustainable Communities
- Pentair Inc.
Individual Awards
Advocacy
- Winner James Dyson, Dyson Ltd.
- Daniel James Paterson, ManufacturingChange.org
Manufacturing Entrepreneur
- Carey Smith, Big Ass Fans
- Joanne Wright, IBM Corp.
Next-Generation Leadership and Culture
- Brad Martin, Enterasys Networks Inc.
- Clark Dressen, Dow Kokam
- Donnie Haye, IBM Corp.
- Jagdish S. Amane, Tata Motors Ltd.
- Puneet Bhasin, Waste Management Inc.
- Steve Taylor, Nalco Co.
- Terry Smith, Lion Vallen Industries
Turnaround
- Chuck Mooty, Faribault Woolen Mill Co.
- Jeff Forman, Governair LLC
- Joseph M. Bione, Constar Inc./Whitehall Group
- Terry Burleson, Nalco Co.
Progressive Manufacturers of the Year
- Winner LARGE ENTERPRISE WINNER: Eaton Corp. – Global Standardization & Integration
- Winner SMALL ENTERPRISE WINNER: Lion Vallen Industries – U.S. Army Clothing & Textiles (C&T) Third Party
Business Model Mastery
- c3 Controls – Customer First
- Chirch Global – Virtually Unstoppable: New Business Model for Competitive Advantage
- Hologic (Intelligent Standards) – Intelligent Standards for Acquisitions
- IBM (Magellan) – Business Model Mastery
- Mack Molding – Big, Bulky, Complex (BBC)
- Mohawk Fine Papers – SOA-in-the-Cloud
- Satellite – Global ERP
Customer Mastery
- About Medical – Signature Capture
- AGCO Corp. – B2B eCommerce
- BAE Systems – Through Life Capability
- Boeing Co. (Integrated Material) – Integrated Material & Information Management
- Card-Monroe Corp. – Tufting University
- Hologic (Field Service) – International Field Service Automation Deployment
- Mitsubishi Electric – SupportConnect (Platform-as-a-Service)
- SimplexGrinnell (Automated Inspection Module)
Data & Integration Mastery
- ADTRAN – Enterprise Business Intelligence Dashboard
- Aluminum Line Products – AXIOM ERP Integration
- Amphenol Line Products – New ERP System
- ATI Industrial Automation – Intuitive ERP
- Boston Centerless – New ERP System
- Brentwood Industries – Business Technology Initiative
- Camaco – Cloud ERP for Inventory Management
- Dacor – ERP Software as a Service (SaaS) Implementation
- Eaton Corp. – Global Standardization & Integration
- Essar Steel – Steel IT Solution Standardization
- ETCO – Plex Online Multi-Plant ERP Cloud System Integration
- IBM – Smarter Manufacturing/Business Intelligence Global Initiative (BIG-I)
- IBM – Environmental Reporting Tool
- IBM – Virtual Control Center
- Illes Seasonings & Flowers – ERP/CRM
- Jet Edge – Jet Edge Website-SyteLine Integration
- KapStone Paper – ERP Upgrade and Integration with Multiple Industry-Specific Solutions
- L’Oréal USA – Manufacturing Integration Information; DEMATIS AP Automation
- L-3 Communications – Enterprise Manufacturing System
- Laguna Tools – Integrated ERP, CRM and Ecommerce
- Marwood Metal Fabrication – ERP Cloud System Integration
- Point Imaging – ERP Cloud System
- Revstone Vassar – Vassar Ferrous Casting: Operation Improvement
- Saint-Gobain – Avenir – Unified ERP and MES
- Salco Products – Made2Manage ERP Integration
- Semiconductor Tooling – ERP and quality System Implementation
- Sharpe Corp. – Integrated, Multi-Plant System
- Vanns Spices – SYSPRO ERP
- Wetherill Associates – ERP Implementation
Editor’s Choices Awards
- First Solar Inc.
- Florida Atlantic University
Innovation Mastery
- APTwater – Precious Resource Reuse
- Boeing – Project Standards as Digital Data
- General Motors – 3D Factory Work Cell Simulation
- IBM – Mainframe and High-Performance Computing Manufacturing Transformation
- Mercury Marine – Mercury PLM Enabled by People, Processes, and Systems
- Nordson EFD – New Product Development (NPD) Process
- TiLite – Design and Manufacturing Automation
- Tyco Electronics – Lean Enterprise Accelerated New Product Development
- USANA Health Sciences – Product Lifecycle Management
Leadership Mastery
- IBM – Center of Excellence for Environmental Compliance
- IBM – Global Supply Social and Environmental Management System
- IBM – Supply Chain Social Responsibility
- Kodak – Energy Information System
- Panduit – Connected Building Initiative
- Steinwall – Knowledge Management: Molding Manufacturing’s Future
Operational Excellence Mastery
- Bridge Publicatios – Automated CD Assembly Line and a Fully Digital In-House Production Line for Fine Leather-Bound Books
- Certified Transmission – Rebuilding the Workflow
- Chevron – Mobile Workforce and Decision Support System
- Ford – Wireless Installation of In-Vehicle Software Systems
- Full Sail Brewing – Mash Filter Project
- GardnerDenver – Invoice Processing Automation
- GM – Production Monitoring and Control
- Hobart Machine Products – Work-in-Process Visibility
- Homeland Energy Solutions – Plantwide Optimization and Model Predictive Control
- Honeywell FM&T – Command Media Transformation
- Itron – OpenWay CENTRON Switch Metrology Automation Project
- Lion Vallen Industries – U.S. Army Clothing & Textiles (C&T) Third Party Logistics (3PL) Rapid Improvement and Optimization
- Lockheed Martin – Software CEM Implementation
- MiaSolé – Factory Information System
- Mold-Rite Plastics – Production Management Data Collection System (PMDCS)
- Nestlé – Agile Workforce
- Otis Technology – The ADAM Intelligent AGC (i-AGV) Solution: Random Origin to Random Destination
- Samsung Total – The BOSS (Basechem Operation Scheduling System)
- SmartSynch Inc. – Residential Smart Meter Project
- Syngenta Crop Protection – Crop Protection Plant
- TVS Motor – Autopack
- VirTex Assembly Service – VirTex Intelligent Changeover Kitting and Integration (VICKI)
Supply Network Mastery
- Applied Materials – eXtended Process Control
- Berry Plastics – VMI Program
- Coca-Cola Refreshments – Voice Picking
- Continental Mills – Supply Chain Project
- Diversey – Demand Planning
- Dow Chemical (D&MSC) – Design and Modify Supply Chain (D&MSC) Work Processes
- Enterasys Networks – Executive Sales and Operations Planning
- Exemplis Corp. eKanban
- Honeywell FM&T – Supply Chain Execution and Sourcing
- Honeywell FM&T – Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC)
- Leggett & Platt – Supply Chain Initiative
- Motorola – Motorola End-to-End Visibility Project
- ONO Packaging – Integrated Business Planning
- Porsche AG – Porsche Just-in-Time Production
Training & Education Mastery
- Automation Federation – ProjectAutomationVet
- Custom Group – Center for Manufacturing Technology
- Mosaic Co. – Workforce Training Initiative
- Newton Public Schools – The Ligerbots, a FIRST Robotics Team
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year (Small/Medium Enterprise)
- Winner Interior Concepts, Inc – ICE Software
- Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co. – Continuous Significant Improvement
- Radar Industries Inc. – Casting to Stamping Reengineering
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
- Winner Freescale Semiconductors – Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing (AIM)
- Bombardier Learjet – Bombardier Learjet Transformation
- E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc. – The DuPont Protection Technologies Strategic Business Unit (DPT SBU)
- Masco builder Cabinet Group – Building Tomorrow Together (bt2)
- P&H Mining Equipment Inc. – PreVail for Remote Health Monitoring of Heavy in Pit Mining Equipment
Business Model Mastery
- Winner Volvo Construction Equipment – One Company Across Disparate Operations
- Sanmina-SCI Corp. – Initiative – Global Competition
- VirTex Assembly Services – VirTex Intelligence and Business Execution System (VIBES)
Customer Mastery
- Winner Siemens Healthcare: Field Service Application for Servicing Complex Medical Equipment
- Accuray Inc. – The CyberKnife Access Remote Service
- Chrysler Group LLC – Enterprise Asset Re-use and Automation for Service
- Doosan Infracore International – Project Independence – Migration from Legacy System to Oracle
- Integrated Fabric Resource – Consona Configurator
- Lakeshirts Inc. – Web Services Order Entry/Processing System
- Mercury Marine – Mercury Marine’s Lean Order Fulfillment
- Osram Sylvania – SAP Integrated Mobile Field Service Application with AT&T
- Roland DGA Corp. – Employee & Dealer
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. – Field Service Application for Servicing Complex Medical Equipment
- Siemens Water Technologies Corp. – Integrated Mobile Field Service Deployment
- Sub-Zero Freezer Co. Inc. – The Sub-Zero Emerging Issues Project
Data & Integration Mastery
- Winner Phoenix Logistics, Inc. – Aerospace Supplier Adds Value with Fully Integrated Manufacturing System
- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. – MES Implementation
- BendPak Inc. – Enterprise Applications Overhaul
- COTY Inc. – State-of-the-Art IT Integration Overhaul
- Cuisine Solutions – Food Manufacturer Improves Quality & Traceability
- Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Inc. – Improving Profits through Modeling
- General Motors – OPC-UA Specification Implementation in a Production Environment
- InFocus Corp. – Business Transformation Project
- Ingersoll Rand plc – Manufacturing IT After the Great Recession – “The New Normal” – an Initiative Based on Business Model Transformation
- Inteva Products LLC – Launch Integrated System at Inteva to Improve Results
- JDS Uniphase Corp. – Project Maverick
- L & L Products – Manufacturing Resource Planning System
- Malcolite Corp. – Malcolite Increases Efficiency
- Point Precision Inc. – Integrated Quality Management System at Point Precision
- R Twining & Co. Ltd. – B2B Upgrade/Expansion for Business Process Improvements
- Ralco Industries – Initiative Drives Improved Quality, Delivery, Cost
- Ridley Inc. – Dynamics AX Deployment
- SABIC Polyolefine GmbH – Capacity Manager and Margin Optimization via Raw Material Feed Allocation
- The Belden Brick Co. – Color Range Combinations
- U.S. Concrete Inc. – Project IMPACT – Oracle Implementation and Business Transformation
- York Wallpaper and Fabrics – Modernizing 19th Century Manufacturing Through 21st Century Business Intelligence
Editors’ Choice Award
- Winner Hyundai Steel Corp. – Automation System for New Integrated Mill
- Winner Symetrics Industries LLC – A Truly Paper Production Floor
Innovation Mastery
- Winner Solexant Corp. – Nanocrystal Solar Cells and Modules
- Adams Golf – Computation Fluid Dynamics in Golf Club Driver Design
- Dynamic Structures Ltd. – The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)
- Emerson Electric Co. – Teamcenter in-a-box
- Next Intent – Ares 1 Vibration Isolation System
- Remmele Engineering Inc. – KDMS – Knowledge Driven Manufacturing System
- The Dow Chemical Co. – Application of Tunable Diode Laser (TDL) Technology
- The Timberland Co. – In-House Rapid Prototyping
- Toshiba International, Motor Business Unit – Online Parts Catalog
Leadership Mastery
- Winner Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. – CAPTIN Bio-Reactor Filter Pilot
- ADTRAN, Inc. – Embedding CSR in the DNA of your Company
- Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. – Barry-Wehmiller’s Living Legacy of Leadership
- CEMEX – The CEMEX Sustainable Operations Strategy
- Cummins Power Generation Inc. – To Serve and Improve the Communities in Which We Live
Operational Excellence Mastery
- Winner Bridge Publications Inc. – Manufacturing Plant and Corporate Relocation
- 3M – Centralized Wireless Device Management
- Bally Technologies, Inc. – Warehouse Operations Productivity Improvement
- Bayer MaterialScience LLC – An Automated Solution for Managing Process Control Systems
- Columbus Foods Co. – The Aerohive Wireless LAN
- Dow Corning Corp. – EWI Program for Batch Manufacturing
- EFD Inc., a Nordson Company – Consolidation of 4 Facilities into 1 Using Lean Principles
- Genentech Inc. – Energy Savings & Predictive Maintenance via Wireless Monitoring
- Grand Rapids Spring & Stamping Inc. – The World Class Ideas Program
- Huntsman International LLC – Project Zero
- IBM Corp. – Best People – Talent in the IBM Globally Integrated Supply Chain
- Johnson & Johnson – Neo/Poly Automation Upgrade – Improve Efficiency, Reduce Labor Cost, and Reduce Risks
- L’Oréal USA, Inc. – Focusing on High Performance Teams (HPT)
- Northrop Grumman Technical Services Inc. – Comprehensive Tool Control Program
- Otis Technology, Inc. – The Daifuku Automated Storage/Retrieval System
- PepsiAmericas Inc. – PepsiAmericas Mobile Asset Tracking Program
- Saudi Aramco – Plant Integrations and Modernization Project
- Sterling Ethanol Group LLC – Sterling Ethanol: A Plant-Wide Optimization and MPC Project
- Symetrics Industries LLC – A Truly Paperless Production Floor
- Systel Inc. – ERP to ISO: Leverage Integrated ERP to Establish Pathway to ISO Certification
- Tessy Plastics Corp. – Pallet Wrapper Application
- The U.S. Dept of the Treasure, Bureau of Engraving and Print – Innovative Manufacturing Enterprise Information Technolgoy Transformation
- TPI Corp. – HarrisData Kanban/JIT – Automates Inventory and Purchasing Replenishment to Manufacturing
- Xerox Corp. – Xerox Lean Six Sigma Operations
Supply Network Mastery
- Winner Cisco Consumer Group – Building a Sustainable S&OP Model
- ALDO Group Inc. – Delivering the Best Total Customer Experience
- ArvinMeritor Inc. – MES Implementation
- Bemis Manufacturing Co. – Becoming
- Clement Pappas & Co. Inc. – Clement Pappas Puts the Squeeze on Excess Inventory
- Dole Food Co. Inc. (Dole Fresh Foods) – RFID-Driven Food Safety
- Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. – Automated Planograms for Retail Product Planning
- H.J. Heinz Co. – Heinz Transforms Logistics with Sterling TMS
- Hubbell Inc. – Hubbell Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Program
- IBM Corp. – Globally Integrated Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Lean Six Sigma
- IBM Corp. – Non-Traditional Demand Supply Integration – Economic Optimization MRP
- Mohawk Fine Paper Inc. – Transportation Management System
- Sigma-Aldrich Co. – Sigma-Aldrich Discovers the Cure for Successful Replenishment Planning
- The Dow Chemical Co. – Discrete Event System Simulation for Feedstocks Inventory Management at the Dow Chemical Company
Training & Education Mastery
- Winner IBM Corp. – Best People – Talent in the IBM Globally Integrated Supply Chain
- Farmingdale State College (a campus of the State University of New York)
- IBM Corp. – Procurement Transformation
- Joy Mining Machinery – Introducing the Flexible Conveyor Train to Australia
- SME Education Foundation – Gateway Academy
- The Automation Federation – Automation Competency Model
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
- Winner Virtex Assembly Services
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
- Winner Ingersoll Rand Company’s Technologies Sector
Business Model Mastery High Achiever
- Winner Bridge Publications Inc.
Customer Mastery
- Winner Emerson Network Power
Data & Integration Mastery
- Winner KLA-Tencor
Editors’ Choice Award
- L’Oreal
- Batesville Casket Company
Innovation Mastery
- Winner Magnet Product Design and Development
Leadership Mastery
- Winner Mohawk Fine Papers
Operational Excellence Mastery
- Winner Viracon Inc.
Supply Network Mastery
- Winner Savage Sports Corp.
Training & Education Mastery
- Winner Dream it. Do it. Indiana
Award Winners & Finalists
- Alcoa, Inc.
- Amcor Ltd.
- ASML
- ATI Industrial Automation, Inc.
- Automations Engineering Corp.
- Automation Federation
- Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
- Batesville Casket Co.
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- BigBelly Solar
- Bosch Rexroth Canada
- BrassCraft Manufacturing Co.
- Bridge Publications, Inc.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
- Brocade Communications Systems Inc.
- Capral Aluminum Ltd.
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Caralina Lighting, Inc.
- Chevron Corp.
- chocolate potpourri ltd.
- Chrystler LLC
- CNH Global N.V.
- Columbus Vegetable Oils
- CrystalTech
- Custom Cupboards
- Delphi Thermal Systems
- Donghee Industrial Co. Ltd.
- Double H Plastics Inc.
- Dream it. Do it.
- DriWater, Inc.
- Emerson Network Power
- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Genentech, Inc.
- General Mills, Inc.
- Golden Grain Energy, LLC
- Graphic West Packaging Machinery, LLC
- Graphicast Inc.
- Grayling Industries
- Haskel International
- IGT
- Ingersoll Rand Co.
- Juice Harvest Corp.
- Key Technology, Inc.
- KLA-Tencor Corp.
- Lance, Inc.
- Livingston & Haven
- L’Oréal
- Lowepro USA
- Mack Molding
- Magnet Product Design & Development
- Maibec Inc.
- Masco Corp.
- McLaren Electronic Systems
- Mercury Marine
- Metalsa
- Metrolina Greenhouses Inc.
- MicroStrain, Inc.
- Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
- Motorola, Inc.
- New Belgium Brewing Co.
- New Process Gear
- Next Intent
- Nobel Biocare
- Nordson Corp.
- OKAY Industries, Inc.
- Organic Valley Family of Farms
- Paper Island
- Pfizer Inc.
- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
- Radar Industries, Inc.
- Rain CII Carbon LLC
- Royal Dutch Shell plc
- Sanmina-SCI Corp.
- Sasol Ltd.
- Sauer-Danfoss
- Savage Sports Corp.
- Severstal Wheeling Inc.
- SKF USA Inc.
- Solaicx
- Spring Air
- Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures
- Symetrics Industries, LLC
- Tennant Co.
- The Dow Chemical Co.
- The Solaria Corp.
- Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
- TVS Motor Co.
- Unirac Inc.
- VIBCO
- Viracon
- VirTex Assembly Services, Inc.
- Weston Bakeries Limited
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year
- Winner General Dynamics
Business Model Mastery
- Winner Emerson Electric
Customer Mastery
- Juniper Networks
- IBM
Data & Integration Mastery
- Winner Freescale Semiconductor
Education & Training Mastery
- Winner E.J. Ajax & Sons Inc.
Innovation Mastery
- Winner Livingston & Haven
Leadership Mastery
- Winner Card-Monroe Corp.
Operational Excellence Mastery
- Winner Dole Foods
Supply Network Mastery
- Winner Intertape Polymer Group
Award Winners & Finalists
- AddisonMckee
- Batesville Casket Co.
- Bay Valley Foods
- Beijing Benz-Daimler Chrysler Automotive Co. Ltd
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Cequent Performance Products
- Cox Target Media, Inc.
- Danka USA
- Dole Food Co., Inc.
- E.J. Ajax & Sons, Inc.
- Eka Chemicals
- Emerson Electric Co.
- Endwave Corp.
- Fleet Link Inc.
- Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- Fresno Valves & Casting, Inc.
- GED Integrated Solutions
- Genentech, Inc.
- General Dynamics Corp.
- Golden Grain Energy, LLC
- Grote Industries
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Honda Canada Inc.
- Honeywell Process Solutions
- IBM Corp.
- Inalfa Roof Systems
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.
- Interphase Corp.
- Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
- Itron, Inc.
- Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Kimberley Kampers Pty Ltd
- L-3 Communications Corp.
- Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Livingston & Haven
- Magic Wheels Inc.
- Martinrea International Inc.
- Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
- Power Curbers, Inc.
- Solaicx
- Sunbelt Machine Works Corp.
- Sundaram-Clayton Limited
- Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.
- The Boeing Co.
- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.
- UniRac, Inc.
- ViewSonic Corp.
Business Model Mastery
- Winner IBM Integrated Operations
Customer Mastery
- Winner Avaya Inc.
Data & Integration Mastery
- Winner Martinrea International Inc.
Education & Training Mastery
- Winner Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Innovation Mastery
- Winner Glatfelter
Leadership Mastery
- Winner VirTex Assembly Services, Inc.
Operational Excellence Mastery
- Winner Tomasco Mulciber Inc.
Supply Network Mastery
- Winner Smead Manufacturing Co.
Award Winners & Finalists
- Airflow Research
- Avaya Inc.
- Batesville Casket Co.
- Boon Inc.
- Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp.
- Briggs & Stratton Corp.
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Celanese Corp.
- Celestica Inc.
- Fabcon Inc.
- GED Integrated Solutions
- Glatfelter
- Haldex
- Hewlett Packard Co.
- Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
- Hologic, Inc.
- Hyundai Motor Manufacturing-Alabama, LLC
- IBM Date Storage Systems and Information Technology Kft.
- IBM Integrated Operations
- Kal Tire
- Litehouse Foods Inc.
- Livingston & Haven
- Mack Molding Co.
- Martinrea International Inc.
- Minas Basin Pulp & Power Co. Ltd.
- Nissan North America, Inc.
- Nova Chemicals Corp.
- Olson International Ltd.
- Pfizer Inc.
- Precision Components International
- Prototype Productions Inc.
- Quincy Compressor, Inc.
- SitOnIt Seating, Inc.
- Smead Manufacturing Co.
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures
- Structural Concepts Corp.
- Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Sunsweet Growers, Inc.
- Tech Mold, Inc.
- Tomasco Mulciber Inc.
- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.
- UniRac, Inc.
- United Southern Industries, Inc.
- UPCO Inc.
- VirTex Assembly Services, Inc.
- West Penn Testing Group
- WMH Tool Group, Inc.
- Wolverine Advanced Materials, LLC
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year
- Winner Kemco Manufacturing
- Bourns Inc.
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- RJG Inc.
- Structural Concepts Corp.
Business Model Mastery
- Winner Athena Controls Inc.
- Nova Chemicals
- Redback Networks Inc.
- Rocky Mountain Steel Mills
- Serologicals Corp.
Customer Mastery
- Winner Donaldson Company Inc.
- Dell Inc.
- Haworth Inc.
- Quincy Compressor
- X-rite Inc.
Data & Integration Mastery
- Winner Agere Systems Inc.
- Winner Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
- Eastman Chemical Co.
- Nissan North America
- TOMASCO Mulciber Inc.
Innovation Mastery
- Winner Carrier Corp.
- Delphi Steering
- Fabcon
- Planet Products Corp.
- Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures
Supply Network Mastery
- Winner IBM Corp.
- Caterpillar
- Finisar Corp.
- GE Aviation
- Johnson Controls Inc.
Training & Education Mastery
- Winner Steinwall Inc.
- Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures
Progressive Manufacturer of the Year
- Winner Otabo
- Athena Controls
- Lucent Technologies
- RJG, Inc.
- Trus Joist
Business Model Mastery
- Winner Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
- Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.
- ev3
- Hartwell Corporation
- PBM Plastics
Customer Mastery
- Winner Rexam PLC
- BioLab
- Interior Concepts
- Sanmina-SCI
Data & Integration Mastery
- Winner Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
- National Semiconductor
- Ralco Industries
- Seagate Technologies
- ZOLL Medical Corporation
Innovation Mastery
- Winner Pratt & Whitney Canada
- CAT Logistics/Ford Motor Company
- TechMold
- The Babcock & Wilcox Company
- ViaSat
Supply Network Mastery
- Winner HP
- IBM
- KiMs
- Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
- Smead
Training & Education Mastery
- Winner AllTech
- Dynergy Midstream Services
