PMA announces winners of 2009 Metalforming Awards.
Press Release Summary:
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 are honored with plaque, commemorative flag, and cash prize. List of 2009 awards, winners, and their locations can be found in full version of release.
Original Press Release:
2009 Awards of Excellence in Metalforming Announced
CLEVELAND, OH - May 26, 2009 - The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has announced the winners of its 2009 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 are honored with a special plaque, commemorative flag and a cash prize.
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
Zierick Manufacturing Corp.
Mount Kisco, NY
Pitcher Insurance Agency Safety Award
Trans-Matic Manufacturing Co.
Holland, MI
Link Systems Process Control Award
Pridgeon & Clay, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
A.R. Hedberg Training and Education Award
Co-Winners:
The Minster Machine Co.
Pridgeon & Clay, Inc.
Minster, OH
Grand Rapids, MI
Parkview Metal Products Excellence in Quality Award
Pridgeon & Clay, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
Zierick Manufacturing Corporation Productivity Award
ART Technologies
Hamilton, OH
Ulbrich Award for Competitive Excellence in Product Development
Radar Industries
Warren, MI
Clips & Clamps Industries Educational Institution Award
William D. Ford Career-Technical Center
Westland, MI
Information about each award-winning entry is available at pma.org/pressrm.
PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $91-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 1,100 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, METALFORM tradeshows and MetalForming magazine.
