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2010 Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Awards


SEMI-FINALISTS
Semi-Finalists are among the few and the rare breed of suppliers who have distinguished themselves by making an uncommon investment in improvement. In many cases the difference between the announced winners, finalists, and semi-finalists is very small. There are 69 semi-finalists that represent the judge’s choices from over 720 nominations. DOWNLOAD PDF

Stephen E. Barton Leadership & Culture
Aero Design & Manufacturing, Phoenix, AZ
B&B Manufacturing, Inc., Valencia, CA
Energy Dynamics, Inc., Machesney Park, IL
GENTEX Corporation – Respiratory Systems, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Hydra Electric Company, Burbank, CA
IDD Aerospace, Redmond, WA
MPC Industries, Irvine, CA
National Technical Systems (NTS), Calabasas, CA
Pattonair USA, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
SMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA
TRAK Microwave Corporation, Tampa, FL
TSI Plastics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
US Castings, LLC dba US Aluminum Castings, LLC, Entiat, WA
Vaupell Northwest Molding & Tooling, Seattle, WA

Supply Chain Innovation  
Aluminum Die Casting Co., Inc., Mira Loma, CA
B&B Manufacturing, Valencia, CA
Fairchild Controls, Frederick, MD
Hercules Heat Treating Corporation, Brooklyn, NY
Hixson Metal Finishing, Newport Beach, CA
Pattonair USA, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Vaupell Northwest Molding & Tooling, Seattle, WA

Workforce Development  
B&B Manufacturing, Valencia, CA
Forest City Gear Co., Roscoe, IL
Greenpoint Technologies, Kirkland, WA
National Technical Systems (NTS), Calabasas, CA
Schrillo Company, LLC, North Hills, CA
SMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA


Operational Excellence  
B-G Detection Service, Sun Valley, CA
B&B Manufacturing, Valencia, CA
Beacon Industries, Bloomfield, CT
Best Mold & Manufacturing, Inc., Akron, OH
Bridean Incorporated, Lindenhurst, NY
Forest City Gear Co., Roscoe, IL
Hixson Metal Finishing, Newport Beach, CA
Kimberly Machine Company, Inc., Garden Grove, CA
Logan Industries, Inc., Spokane, WA
Pattonair USA, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Rainier Rubber Company, Seattle, WA
SMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA
Superior Joining Technologies, Inc., Machesney Park, IL
Vaupell Northwest Molding & Tooling, Seattle, WA

Most Improved Using SEA Metrics  
Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc., Pinellas Park, FL
Energy Dynamics, Inc., Machesney Park, IL
Gar-Kenyon Technologies, Naugatuck, CT
Geater Machining & Manufacturing Co., Independence, IA
GENTEX Corporation – Respiratory Systems, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Hercules Heat Treating Corporation, Brooklyn, NY
Hixson Metal Finishing, Newport Beach, CA
Industrial Tool, Die & Engineering (ITDE), Tucson, AZ
Kenwell Corporation, Fulton, NY
Kimberly Machine Company, Inc., Garden Grove, CA
Mitten Manufacturing, Inc., Syracuse, NY
Pattonair USA, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
SML Engineering, Inc./ Warman Industries, Santa Ana, CA
TSI Plastics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
US Castings, LLC dba US Aluminum Castings, LLC, Entiat, WA

Customer of the Year  
ITT Force Protection Systems, Thousand Oaks, CA
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Global Supply Chain Procurement, El Segundo, CA
Secure Communications Systems, Inc., Santa Ana, CA

Richard Hall Award for Leadership Excellence  
Douglas C. Greene, President, Hixson Metal Finishing
Frank Thompson, Vice President Supply Chain and Operations, Parker Aerospace
John Yerger, President & COO, SMS Technologies, Inc.
Marzel Neckien, President, W Machine Works, Inc.
Patrick H. Bye, President, Energy Dynamics, Inc.
Patrick McCready, President, TSI Plastics, Inc.
Shakeb Khan, Supplier Development, Parker Aerospace, Control Systems Division
Teresa Beach-Shelow, President, Superior Joining Technologies, Inc.
Wendy Lubahn, Director of Quality, IDD Aerospace
William C. McGinnis, Chief Executive Officer, National Technical Systems, Inc.

 

WINNERS & FINALISTS AWARD WINNER SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD

Stephen E. Barton Leadership & Culture
MPC Industries
Irvine, CA

Stephen E. Barton Leadership & Culture Finalists
Energy Dynamics, Inc., Machesney Park, IL
IDD Aerospace, Redmond, WA
MPC Industries, Irvine, CA
National Technical Systems (NTS), Calabasas, CA
Pattonair USA, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
US Aluminum Castings, LLC, Entiat, WA

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Richard Hall Award for Leadership Excellence  
Douglas C. Greene, President, Hixson Metal Finishing
John Yerger, President & COO, SMS Technologies, Inc.

Richard Hall Award for Leadership Excellence Finalists
Douglas C. Greene, President, Hixson Metal Finishing
John Yerger, President & COO, SMS Technologies, Inc.
Patrick McCready, President, TSI Plastics, Inc.
Shakeb Khan, Supplier Development, Parker Aerospace, Control Systems Division
Teresa Beach-Shelow, President, Superior Joining Technologies, Inc.
Wendy Lubahn, Director of Quality, IDD Aerospace

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Supply Chain Innovation  
Hixson Metal Finishing
Newport Beach, CA

Supply Chain Innovation Finalists
Fairchild Controls, Frederick, MD
Hercules Heat Treating Corporation, Brooklyn, NY
Hixson Metal Finishing, Newport Beach, CA
Pattonair USA, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Vaupell Northwest Molding & Tooling, Seattle, WA

Workforce Development  
Schrillo Company, LLC
North Hills, CA

Workforce Development Finalists
Forest City Gear Co., Roscoe, IL
Greenpoint Technologies, Kirkland, WA
National Technical Systems (NTS), Calabasas, CA
Schrillo Company, LLC, North Hills, CA
SMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA

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Operational Excellence  
SMS Technologies, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Operational Excellence Finalists
Beacon Industries, Bloomfield, CT
Best Mold & Manufacturing, Inc., Akron, OH
Hixson Metal Finishing, Newport Beach, CA
Kimberly Machine Company, Inc., Garden Grove, CA
SMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA
Vaupell Northwest Molding & Tooling, Seattle, WA

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Most Improved Using SEA Metrics  
TSI Plastics, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN  

Most Improved Using SEA Metrics Finalists
Energy Dynamics, Inc., Machesney Park, IL
GENTEX Corporation – Respiratory Systems, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Hixson Metal Finishing, Newport Beach, CA
Kimberly Machine Company, Inc., Garden Grove, CA
Gar-Kenyon Technologies, Naugatuck, CT
TSI Plastics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

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Customer of the Year  
ITT Force Protection Systems
Thousand Oaks, CA

Customer of the Year Finalists
ITT Force Protection Systems, Thousand Oaks, CA
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Global Supply Chain Procurement, El Segundo, CA
Secure Communications Systems, Inc., Santa Ana, CA

 

2010 AWARDS JUDGES

 



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