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Publicado en junio 22, 2017

AAM brinda un reconocimiento a los proveedores claves con premios a la excelencia

DETROIT – 22 de junio de 2017 -- American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), (Bolsa de valores de Nueva York (NYSE): AXL) presentó los premios Proveedor de Excelencia para sus socios proveedores claves en el23.° Día del Proveedor Anual. Epic Equipment & Engineering, Heat Treating Services Corp. of America y Webco Industries fueron reconocidas por sus aportes al ayudar a AAM a alcanzar sus objetivos comerciales generales mientras les proporciona a los clientes las últimas innovaciones de línea de transmisión y tren motriz.

 

"Epic Equipment & Engineering, Heat Treating Services y Webco asumieron el compromiso de ofrecer ideas innovadoras que dieron origen a productos o servicios que superaron los requisitos de AAM, proporcionaron asistencia al cliente impecable y demostraron un enfoque en los costos competitivos", dijo Jake Stiteler, director ejecutivo de Adquisiciones globales de AAM. "Estos socios proveedores son una parte integral de nuestra misión de proporcionar FUERZA. Es una victoria para nuestros proveedores, una victoria para AAM y una victoria para nuestros clientes”.

 

Epic Equipment & Engineering, que recibió el premio por segunda vez, ofrece sistemas de prueba y automatización de ensamblaje inteligentes con soluciones creadas, instaladas y diseñadas a medida. Epic ha ampliado sus capacidades de la fabricación de líneas de ensamblaje hasta el equipo de balanceado y vibración, ruido y confort de marcha (NVH) de AAM que ofrece ahora. La empresa respalda a AAM en sus proyectos globales.

 

Heat Treating Services presta servicios a las industrias de metales ferrosos con capacidades de limpieza y proceso térmico. Heat Treating Services, que ha sido proveedor de AAM durante más de 20 años, ofrece servicios de tratamiento térmico en varias plataformas de productos y fabricantes de equipos originales (OEM) a 14 instalaciones de AAM. A partir del 1 de junio, Heat Treating Services habrá proporcionado más de 38 meses consecutivos de entrega y calidad perfectas.

 

Webco es fabricante y distribuidor de productos de acero al carbono, acero inoxidable y otros productos tubulares metálicos de alta calidad, incluidos tubos de presión, tubos de intercambiadores de calor y caldera, y tubos especiales. Webco le ha proporcionado a AAM tubos de flecha cardán de acero durante 15 años. Con un enfoque en la innovación, Webco ha desarrollado tecnología de tubos de eje de acero que pronto ingresará en la producción de AAM. Webco ha ofrecido sus productos en forma puntual y sin defectos durante los últimos 30 meses. 

 

Todos los años, desde 1994, AAM ha reconocido a los proveedores excepcionales con los premios Proveedor de excelencia. Un equipo de asociados de AAM de los sectores de adquisición, ingeniería, aseguramiento de la calidad, fabricación y gestión de materiales seleccionó a los ganadores de los premios de este año basándose en la calificación de AAM en cuanto a calidad de productos, entrega, servicio y liderazgo en tecnología de sus proveedores. 

 

 

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