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Publicado em 21 de junho de 2021

AAM reconhece principais fornecedores com prêmios de fornecedor do ano e excelência de fornecedores

DETROIT, 21 de junho de 2021 - American Axle & Manufacturing reconheceu os principais fornecedores durante seu 27ºª Dia Anual do Fornecedor. A AAM apresentou dois Prêmios de Fornecedor do Ano e 10 Prêmios de Excelência de Fornecedores durante uma cerimônia realizada virtualmente a partir de Detroit.

Os prêmios de fornecedores do ano foram entregues ao Bocar Group e à Heller Machine Tools.

O Bocar é um fornecedor de fundições de alumínio de alta pressão de alumínio e fundições de moldes semipermanentes de alumínio. A empresa é uma parceira colaborativa que desenvolveu e localizou um tubo de torque otimizado em massa para uso em um novo programa de veículos crítico.

A Heller é uma parceira de negócios de longa data, essencial à AAM em termos de equipamentos de usinagem. A Heller desenvolveu soluções econômicas e tecnicamente sólidas para atender às demandas da indústria em constante mudança e garantir que a AAM produzisse peças da maneira mais eficaz e eficiente. Isso inclui a tecnologia U-axis da empresa, que aumenta a eficiência e a redução de custos para a AAM.

Outros 10 fornecedores também foram homenageados com o Prêmio de Fornecedor Excelência da AAM pela excelência demonstrada na entrega, qualidade, lançamento ou inovação. Os premiados foram:

 

Qualidade:

AlphaUSA

INELCA - Industrial Electrolitica Cano SLU

Chian-Hsing Forging Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

Entrega:

Accurcast Inc.

Krenhof Aktiengesellschaft

Fuzhou King Duan Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

Lançamento:

Jiangsu Shuanghuan Gear Co. Ltd.

Petro-Canada Lubricants - Uma divisão da HollyFrontier Lubricants & Specialties

TCX-Beijing Taicheng Measurement and Control Technology Co., Ltd

 

Inovação:

UNICA - Unión de industrias C.A. S.A.

 

 

"Os parceiros fornecedores da AAM são fundamentais para nossa missão de fornecer as melhores tecnologias de driveline e usinados do setor e trazer o futuro mais rápido", disse Michael K. Simonte, presidente da AAM. "Parabenizamos e agradecemos aos vencedores do Prêmio de Fornecedores do Ano e do Prêmio de Excelência de Fornecedores e os desafiamos a continuarem fornecendo atendimento ao cliente líder do setor, excelente qualidade, produtos inovadores e entrega de primeira linha." 

A AAM reconhece os fornecedores excepcionais todos os anos, desde a sua fundação, em 1994. Uma equipe de associados da AAM das áreas globais de Compras, Engenharia de Produto, Qualidade de Fornecedor, Produção e Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos selecionou os ganhadores deste ano, com base na classificação da AAM para seus fornecedores em relação ao desempenho de fornecimento, qualidade do produto, realização de lançamento e liderança tecnológica.

Para mais informações:

MÍDIA

Christopher Son

Vice-presidente, Marketing e comunicações corporativas

+1 (313) 758-4814

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