PMA announces 2012 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming.

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Presented annually, Awards of Excellence in Metalforming recognize high standards of achievement set by metalforming industry in areas of design, safety, training and education, process control, quality, productivity, and product development. Winners for 2012 include: Honeywell Aerospace; Ramcel Engineering Company; Unirac, Inc.; Pridgeon and Clay, Inc.; Eclipse Manufacturing Company; The Diemasters; and Orleans/Niagara Occupational and Technical Education Center.



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2012 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming Announced



CLEVELAND, OH—The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has announced the winners of its 2012 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming. Presented annually, the awards recognize the high standards of achievement set by the metalforming industry in the areas of design, safety, training and education, process control, quality, productivity and product development.



Winners were honored with a special plaque, commemorative flag and a cash prize on November 11, 2012, during the FABTECH tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV, and will be featured in the December 2012 issue of MetalForming magazine.



PMA applauds the achievements of this year’s winners, who have dedicated themselves to continuous improvement of their products and services:



Higgins-Caditz Design Award

Honeywell Aerospace

Phoenix, AZ



Link Systems Process Control Award

Ramcel Engineering Company

Northbrook, IL



Pitcher Insurance Agency Safety Award

Unirac, Inc.

Albuquerque, NM



Ulbrich Award for Competitive Excellence in Product Development

Pridgeon Clay, Inc.

Grand Rapids, MI



Zierick Manufacturing Corporation Productivity Award

Eclipse Manufacturing Company

Sheboygan, WI



A.R. Hedberg Training and Education Award

The Diemasters

Elk Grove Village, IL



Waukesha® Metal Products Excellence in Quality Award

Pridgeon & Clay, Inc.

Grand Rapids, MI



Clips & Clamps Industries Educational Institution Award

Orleans/Niagara Occupational and Technical Education Center

Medina, NY



For more information about PMA’s Awards of Excellence in Metalforming, visit http://www.pma.org/awards. 



PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes.  Its nearly 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.  PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine.

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