DETROIT, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle &
Manufacturing (AAM), (NYSE: AXL) presented Supplier Excellence
Awards to key supplier partners at the company's 23rd Annual
Supplier Day. Epic Equipment & Engineering, Heat Treating
Services Corp. of America and Webco Industries were honored for
their contributions to helping AAM achieve its overall business
objectives while providing customers with the latest driveline and
powertrain innovations.
"Epic Equipment & Engineering, Heat Treating Services and
Webco are all committed to innovative ideas that resulted in
products or services that exceeded AAM requirements, provided
flawless customer support and demonstrated a focus on competitive
costs," said Jake Stiteler,
Executive Director, Global Procurement for AAM. "These supplier
partners are integral to our mission of Delivering POWER. It is a
win for our suppliers, a win for AAM and a win for our
customers."
A two-time award recipient, Epic Equipment & Engineering
provides intelligent assembly automation and test systems with
custom-designed, built and installed solutions. Epic has expanded
its capabilities from fabricating assembly lines to now offer AAM
NVH and balancing equipment. The company supports AAM on global
projects.
Heat Treating Services serves the ferrous metal industries with
thermal process and clean capabilities. Supplying AAM for more than
20 years, Heat Treating Services provides heat treatment services
across multiple product and OEM platforms to 14 AAM facilities. As
of June 1, Heat Treating Services has
provided more than 38 consecutive months of perfect quality and
delivery.
Webco is a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality carbon
steel, stainless steel and other metal tubular products including
pressure tubing, heat exchanger and boiler tubing, and specialty
tubing. Webco has supplied AAM with steel driveshaft tubes for 15
years. With a focus on innovation, Webco has developed steel axle
tube technology that will soon enter production for AAM. Webco has
delivered its products on-time and with zero defects for the last
30 months.
AAM has presented Supplier Excellence Awards to exceptional
suppliers each year since 1994. A team of AAM associates from
procurement, engineering, quality assurance, manufacturing and
materials management selected this year's award winners based on
AAM's rating of its suppliers' product quality, delivery, service
and technology leadership.
About AAM
AAM (NYSE: AXL) is a premier, global leader
in design, engineering, validation and manufacturing of driveline,
metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive,
commercial and industrial markets. Headquartered in Detroit, AAM has over 25,000 associates
operating at more than 90 facilities in 17 countries to support our
customers on global and regional platforms with a focus on quality,
operational excellence and technology leadership. To learn
more, visit www.aam.com.
Media contact:
Andrea
Knapp
(313) 758-2730
andrea.knapp@aam.com
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SOURCE American Axle & Manufacturing