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Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners Archive
The National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Leadership Council recognizes these world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the Manufacturing Leadership Awards.
2021 ML Awards Winners
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leadership
- Cisco Systems – Cisco’s Data & Analytics Office Brings AI to Life All Across Cisco
- Cisco Systems – Component Quality Early Sensing Platform
- CNH Industrial
- HELLA
- IBM Corporation – Manufacturing Quality Inspection with AI and Edge Computing
- MacLean-Fogg
- Merck & Co., Inc. – Automated Vision Inspection Platform
- NCDMM – Joint Additive Manufacturing Model Exchange – JAMMEX
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – COVID-19 Response: Infrastructure for Good
- Flex – A Mask-Making Journey
- IBM Corporation – IBM Customer Solution Center NYC Department of Education Remote Learning Enablement
- Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Supply Chain Wearables Smart Glasses
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals – COVID-19 Response Team
- Merck & Co., Inc. – DigInnovate Community
- Roche and Genentech – Rapid Technical Transfer
- Roche and Genentech – Continuing Pharma Manufacturing When the World Stopped
- VIRTEX
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) – Project Segue
- Corteva Agriscience – Pyraxalt Active Product Manufacturing & Process Optimization
- Dana
- Ford Motor Company – In-Station Process Control for Gear Machining Processes
- Ford Motor Company – 2D Laser Profiling for High-Speed CNC Compensation
- General Motors
- Johnson & Johnson – Ethicon Digital Surgery Molded Components
- Kenworth Truck Company – Tension Control Tooling Improvement
- Kenworth Truck Company – Sealed Beam Headlamp Aimer
- Lexmark International
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – F35 Seal Frame Accelerated Cure Project
- NCDMM – Conformal Fan Duct Heat Exchangers for Engine Thermal Management Systems
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Paint Air Ladder Calibration Project
- PULS GmbH
- SAUDI ARAMCO
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- Array Technologies
- Cisco Systems – Hardware Failure Prediction
- Dow Inc. – Dow Manufacturing 4.0
- Flex – Utilizing Simulation in Manufacturing
- Ford Motor Company – Ford Teams with Drishti for Process Improvements in Manual Assembly
- IBM Corporation – Embracing Complexity, a Compass to Digital Transformation
- Merck & Co., Inc.- Remote Assist
- MxD – MxD Cyber Box
- Nexteer Automotive
- Rapid Turn Laser & Machine LLC
- Xenith
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- Dow Inc. – Accelerating Innovation in Instrumentation and Sensors at Dow Texas Operations
- Intertape Polymer Group – Operational Excellence Through Digital Transformation
- Maxion Wheels
- MxD – MxD Cyber Platform
Operational Excellence Leadership
- ADAC Automotive
- Bridge Publications Inc.
- Church & Dwight
- Comez International s.r.l. – a Jakob Mueller company
- Corteva Agriscience – Spinetoram Active Insecticide
- Excel Connection
- Flex – Ventilator Production
- Geico Taikisha
- General Mills
- Iochpe-Maxion S.A.
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Aircraft Optical Network Diagnostic System
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Wireless Harness Automated Measurement System
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals – Packaging Process Improvement
- NCDMM – Manufacturing Technology for Complex Missile Seekers (JAGM CMS)
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Engine Trim Error Proofing
- The Raymond Corporation
Supply Chain Leadership
- ALOM
- Central Garden & Pet
- Corning Incorporated
- Dow Inc. – E2E Business Planning Program
- Hologic Inc. – Supply Chain: Impacting Lives, Every Day
- Johnson & Johnson – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Transformation
- Roche and Genentech – Unlocking Manufacturing Network Capacity at Roche and Genentech
Sustainability Leadership
- Corteva Agriscience – Advanced Technology for Successful Rinskor Active Ingredient Product Manufacture
- FloraCraft
- Intertape Polymer Group – Incorporating Sustainability into Lean Manufacturing Production System
- Owens Corning
- Peterbilt Motors Company – Paint Emissions Reduction
- Protolabs
- Pure & Gentle
Talent Management Leadership
- Essentra
- Hologic Inc. – Building a Talent Management System for a 4.0 Medical Device Company in Costa Rica
- MxD – MxD’s Hiring Guide: Cybersecurity in Manufacturing
Individual Winners
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Maria Martinez, Cisco Systems
- Dave Evans, Fictiv
- Billy B. Bardin, Dow Inc.
- Veronica Gutierrez Magallanes, IBM Corporation
- Raja Shembekar, Denso
- Jayendran Sundararaman, Intertape Polymer Group
- Jeff Gleeson, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Next-Generation Leadership
- Kasia Karimee Garcia Bracho, IBM Corporation
- Katherine Duggan, Dow Inc.
- Jonathan Jones, Corteva Agriscience
- Katia Valenzuela, MxD
Partner Winners
- Ceridian
- Dassault Systèmes
- Drishti
- ECI Software Solutions
- EPSoft Technologies
- Ernst & Young LLC
- iBASEt
- KBMax
- Leading2Lean
- Logility
- Markforged
- Paperless Parts
- Predictronics
2020 ML Awards Winners
The National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Leadership Council recognizes these world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Awards. Companies with project names listed were winners of multiple awards.
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leadership
- BAE Systems
- Cisco Systems (Adaptive Calibration)
- Cisco Systems (Predicting Known Issues)
- Clif Bar & Company (Visual Bakery: Transforming Manufacturing Data Into Action)
- Ford Motor Company (AI Vision System to Detect Panel Defects)
- General Motors Company (Transforming Automotive Stamping with Industrial AI)
- Linde
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (F-35 Augmented Reality Shop Floor Mobility)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (Sustainment Affordability & Innovation)
- MxD (The Model-Based Feature Information Network (MFIN))
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- CNH Industrial (Mixed Reality Parametric Environment for Product Development (MR4PD))
- Cooley Group (Cooley Group “Team of Teams” Collaboration Model)
- IBM (Epic Collaborative Innovation)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Securing Our Products: Digital Fingerprinting)
- Protolabs
- Western Digital
Community Service Leadership
- Jaime Gonzales Vallejo, Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
- Marjorie White, Dow Inc.
Digital Transformation Leadership
- Miguel Danao, Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
- Priyanka Deva, IBM
- Fernando Torres, Greene Tweed
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- Allegion
- The Boeing Company (Airplane Customer Passenger Layout Arrangements Optimization Visualization and Engineering (CLOVER))
- Centerline (Windsor) Limited
- Florim, USA, Inc.
- Humtown Products (Commercialization of 3D Printing in the Metal Casting Industry)
- Lockheed Martin Corporation (Mobile Robotic Drilling Solutions)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Hobart Packaging Serialization Project)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Biotech Factory of the Future)
- NCDMM (On Tool Inspection of Automated Composite Material Placement)
- NCDMM (A5 – Advanced Automation for Agile Aerospace Applications)
- PACCAR – Kenworth (PACCAR Axle Trim Efficiency Improvement)
- Rauland, a Division of AMETEK
- Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Smart Demulsifier Control & Optimization)
- Siemens Energy Inc.
- Webasto Roof Systems, Inc.
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation
- Flex LTD (Automated Global KPIs for Flex Manufacturing)
- Ford Motor Company (Symbiotic Simulation in the Automotive Sector)
- Hausbeck Pickles & Peppers
- IBM (Migrating Supply Chain Quality Management Workload to Cloud)
- Logan Aluminum
- Tuff Shed
- VIRTEX
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- CAMSO LOADSTAR – MTD
- Cooley Group (Cooley Group Transforms Legacy Machinery into Smart Tech)
- Grace Technologies (GraceSense™ Configurable IIoT Solution)
- PADNOS
- Titan International
Next-Generation Leadership
- Drew Allen, Grace Technologies
- Juan Banales, Corteva Agriscience
- Katie Fayman, MxD
- Arsenio L. Foster, Dow Inc.
- Vienna Polanco, IBM
- Burlan A. Sizemore, Saint-Gobain Corporation
Operational Excellence Leadership
- BASF Corporation (Transformation of Prill Unit Through Continuous Improvement)
- BASF Corporation (2EHA Production Rate Increase)
- Bridge Publications Inc.
- CNH Industrial (Forklift Simulator Using Virtual Reality Technology)
- Corteva Agriscience (Arylex Active Production via Direct Coupling – Innovation for Manufacturing)
- Dow Inc. (Experts Closer to the Machine)
- Greene Tweed
- Hologic Inc. (Building a Culture of Operational Excellence)
- Johnson Controls
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Hobart Packaging Changeover Improvements)
- MSA – The Safety Company
- PACCAR – Kenworth (SMART Tool Error Proofing System)
- PACCAR – Kenworth (2.1M Finish Line)
- Peterbilt Motors Company (Peterbilt Capacity Expansion)
- Purple Innovations
- The Raymond Corporation
- Saint-Gobain Corporation (Saint-Gobain World-Class Manufacturing)
- WCCO Belting, Inc.
Supply Chain Leadership
- Amkor
- Cisco Systems (Factory Quality Automation)
- Corteva Agriscience (Corteva Agriscience Formulations & Packaging Asset Footprint Optimization)
- Haggar Clothing Co.
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Ask Julia)
- MxD (Supply Chain Risk Alert)
- NCDMM (AMNOW)
- Oracle
- Starkey Hearing Technologies
- Tillamook County Creamery Association
Sustainability Leadership
- The Boeing Company (Diverting Waste to Landfill While Upcycling Excess Airplane Carbon Fiber)
- Clif Bar & Company (Setting a New Green Energy Standard with a Pollinator-Friendly Solar Farm)
- Cooley Group (Cooley Group Converts Landfill Waste to Energy)
- Corteva Agriscience (Advanced Technology for Successful Inatreq Active Product Manufacture)
- Dow Inc. (Plastics Recycling into Pavement)
- Flex Ltd. (Smartbin: Curbing Reverse Logistics Costs, Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions Through IoT)
- Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group (Northern California Sustainability Impact (Oceanside VV, SSF))
- Lexmark International, Inc.
- Saint-Gobain Corporation (Saint-Gobain Sustainability WWE)
- Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Conserving Scarce Resources through Vapor Compression Crystallization Water Treatment)
- Smithfield Foods, Inc.
- Trane Technologies (Achieving Operations Climate Commitment)
Talent Management Leadership
- American Crane & Equipment Corporation
- Amway Corporation
- Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group (Manufacturing University, VV Production Services)
- General Motors Company (General Motors Next-Generation Manufacturing System Support)
- Grace Technologies (Grace’s Cultural Transformation)
- Hologic Inc. (Building Manufacturing 4.0’s Workforce of the Future)
- Humtown Products (Unleashing Human Potential)
- IBM (IBM Supply Chain Mind-Facturing the Future)
- Nexteer Automotive
- Peterbilt Motors Company (Peterbilt Women’s Initiative (PBWIN))
- RoyOMartin (RoyOMartin “I Believe”)
- RoyOMartin (RoyOMartin Woodworks)
- Trane Technologies (ReLaunch Your Engineering Career)
Editor’s Choice Awards
- Arconic (Howmet Aerospace)
- Richards Industrials
Manufacturing Leadership Partner Award Winners
- BDO USA, LLP
- Birlasoft
- Dassault Systèmes
- FORCAM
- Hitachi Vantara
- Infosys
- Leading2Lean
- Logility
- Oracle
- Plex Systems
- PTC
- SAS Institute
- Uptake
2019 ML Awards Winners
National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council recognizes these world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2019 Manufacturing Leadership Awards.
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jim Davis
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
- Ron Castro
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
- LION-Vallen Industries
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
- Merck
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (The Fully-Connected Customer Experience)
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
- General Mills
- IBM (Augmented Intelligence for IBM Supply Chain)
- Maxion Wheels
- Northrop Grumman (Assembly Metadata Integration)
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- AGCO Corp.
- BAE Systems
- HP, Inc. (The Next Chapter in the Digital Industrial Revolution)
- Samtec, Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company (Digital Centers)
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- IBM Systems Hardware Design for Excellence Process)
- Corteva Agriscience (Spinetoram Strain Improvement)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (St. Louis Project Pinnacle – Chemistry & Facility Modernization)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (3D Technologies: Where Physical meets Digital)
- Northrop Grumman (Leveraging Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality and 3D Data Analytics to Improve Airframe Manufacturing Processes)
- Northrop Grumman (Analytics-Enabled Complex Assemblies)
- Protolabs
- Saint-Gobain North America (Saint-Gobain North America Stellar Factory Initiative)
- The Dow Chemical Company (Dow Energy Systems Optimization for Improved Profitability)
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Footprint Blockchain)
- Dynomax, Inc.
- El Dorado Packaging
- Flex (XR Stream Remote Assistance Augmented Reality Application)
- Jabil
- Lockheed Martin (Shop Floor Management at Lockheed Martin’s Smart Digital Factory)
- Nexteer Automotive
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Integrating and Streamlining Business Functions through Smithfield’s OneSAP Project)
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- Jergens Industrial Supply
- Kamco Industries, a Subsidiary of Kumi Kasei
- Lockheed Martin (IIoT Shop Floor Dashboard Analytics Project)
- Noble Plastics
Next-Generation Leadership
- Callie Sher, Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company / NutriPack, LLC
- Kristi Dunham, The Dow Chemical Company
- Zohair Mehkri, Flex
Operational Excellence Leadership
- Ambrell Corp.
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
- Bridge Publications, Inc.
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cloud Maturity Model)
- Gibbs Die Casting
- Hologic, Inc. (Dimensions Test Transformation)
- Latécoère
- Lockheed Martin (C-130J Trim Fabrication Transformation)
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Gardasil Vaccine – OpEx for Cancer Prevention)
- Peterbilt Motors Co. (Safety Model Line)
- Kenworth Division / PACCAR Inc. (Damage Reduction Initiative)
- Rauland – Division of AMETEK
- Starkey Hearing Technologies
- The Boeing Company
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (Synchron – Sell 1 Make 1 Procure)
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (Six Weeks Delivery of Tractors to Export Market)
- Vermeer Corp.
Supply Chain Leadership
- Flex (Pulse – Intelligent Supply Chain Platform)
- Flex (Integrated Product Development Model)
- Ford Motor Company
- General Electric
- HP, Inc. (Reinventing HP with Multi Jet Fusion)
- IBM (Infusing Blockchain in IBM Supply Chain)
- Juniper Networks
- Lexmark International, Inc.
- LION, Inc.
- Merck & Co., Inc. (Project Ivan)
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (Collaborative Cost Re-Engineering Using Advanced Tools – PROSPERO)
Sustainability Leadership
- Allegion
- Cooley Group
- Hologic, Inc.( Fostering Innovation for Sustainability)
- Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Oracle
- Sinctronics
- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Leveraging Zero Waste to Landfill to Support Sustainability Goals)
Talent Management Leadership
- Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Hobart Training Startegy Deployment)
- Miller Fabrication Systems
- Saint-Gobain North America (Essentials of Manufacturing)
- The Dow Chemical Company (M&E Technical Talent Academy)
- The Raymond Corp.
Visionary Leadership
- James Knott, Jr., Riverdale Mills
- Johnny Chavez, The Dow Chemical Company
- Robb Misso, Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions
- Ronald Castro, IBM
2018 ML Awards Winners
The Manufacturing Leadership Council recognizes these world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2018 Manufacturing Leadership Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Richard E. Morley
Manufacturing Leader of the Year
- Peter Holicki
Manufacturer of the Year (Small-Medium Enterprise)
- Universal Robots
Manufacturer of the Year (Large Enterprise)
- IBM
Collaborative Innovation Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Customer Heat Map)
- Dotson Iron Castings> HP Inc.
- LAI International (BA Stator Segment Program)
- MBX Systems
- Universal Robots (UR+ Project)
Data & Analytics Leadership
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Software Failure Analysis)
- IBM Corp. (Watson Approach to Optical Quality)
- Lexmark International, Inc. (Overall Equipment Effectiveness Automation)
- Merck & Company (Model Area – Zero Loss Project)
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.
Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
- Ford Motor Company (Scalable Powertrain Assembly Lines Enabled by Flexible Robotic Technology)
- Herbalife Ltd.
- IBM Corp. (Singapore Advanced Manufacturing (Industrie 4.0) Initiative)
- Ichor Systems, Inc.
- Kenworth Truck Company
- Johnson Controls (AGM Capacity Expansion Project)
- LAI International (IHI Sheath Expansion Project)
- Lockheed Martin (AutoDrill Integration & Enhancement)
- Lockheed Martin (Fastener Measurement Tool Project)
- Merck & Company (Design, Evaluation, and Implementation of Single-Use Components for Ebola Zaire Vaccine Drug Substance Manufacturing)
- Mercury Systems
- Nexteer Automotive
- RAMLAB
- Rauland
- Saudi Aramco (Demulsifier Dosing Automation Design Enhancement (Simplified Logic Injection Control (SLIC)
- Saudi Aramco (Online Direct Conductivity and Online Single Solvent Salt-in-Crude Analyzers)
- The Dow Chemical Company (Gulfstream Project)
- Unity Scientific
- University of New Hampshire – John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center
- Virgin Orbit
Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership
- AGM Container Controls, Inc.
- AutolivAmbrell Corp.
- Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
- Commscope, Inc. (BeehiveNet)
- CorvalentJBS USA
- Johnson Controls (Enterprise IT Tools Supporting JCMS)
- LAI International (Factory of the Future)
- PACCAR Engine Company (Data Handling System)
- Roche Tissue Diagnostics
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (Digital Quality Management System)
- Toshiba International Corp.
- VirTex Enterprises
Industrial Internet of Things Leadership
- Ford Motor Company (Traceability-Enabled Quality Data Tracking and Analysis Systems)
- Bosch Mondeville, a Robert Bosch (France) factory
- Senet, Inc.
Operational Excellence Leadership
- BASF
- Card-Monroe Corp.
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (Universal Order Visibility & Delivery Excellence)
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles S.p.a.
- Hologic, Inc. (Affirm Prone Biopsy Product Line Re-Layout)
- Hologic, Inc. (Dimensions AWS Flex Line Kaizens)
- Hologic, Inc. (Stepping Stones Towards Hologic Operational Excellence)
- Johnson Controls (JCMS Deployment and Tyco Integration)
- Lexmark International, Inc. (Technical Support Center (TSC) Lean Transformation)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (True North Operational Excellence)
- Protolabs> Saudi Aramco (Oilfield APC in a Conventional Oilfield)
- Schlage de Mexico S. A de C. V.
- Segway, Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Robotic Platform Initiative)
- The Raymond Corp.
- Triumph International
Smart Products and Services Leadership
- KPIT Technologies Ltd. (Integrated Intelligent Transport System)
- Lexmark International, Inc. (Auto Configuration & Debrief Tool)
- Lockheed Martin (Fiber Optic Quality System)
- OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
- Puls GmbH
- Universal Robots (UR3, the UR5 and the UR10 Project)
Supply Chain Leadership
- Baker Hughes, a GE Company
- Commscope, Inc. (Mobile Logistics Transformation)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (True North Supply Chain)
- Merck & Company (Product/SKU Optimization)
- Monsanto
- Peterbilt Motors Company/PACCAR Inc. (One Piece Material Flow Kitting)
- Seagate Technology PLC
- TenCate Protective Fabrics
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (Differential Engagement with Suppliers)
- Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd. (Supplier Risk Mitigation and Disruption Management)
Sustainability Leadership
- Flex
- KPIT Technologies Ltd. (REVOLO Project)
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (True North Sustainability)
- The Dow Chemical Company (Sustainability – Leading the Industry)
Talent Management Leadership
- Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute
- IBM Corp. (Competency & Talent Acceleration for Advanced Manufacturing in IBM Systems Supply Chain)
Visionary Leadership
- Raul Ayuso, IVECO ESPAÑA SL
- Christopher Hillman, Starkey Hearing Technologies
- Peter Holicki, The Dow Chemical Company
- Gregory Marks, Markforged
- Abdallah Massaad, RAK Ceramics, PJSC
- Esben Østergaard, Universal Robots
- Denise Ramos, ITT, Inc.
- Dr. B. Kim Lee Sim, PhD, Sanaria, Inc.
Partner Award Winners
- Adexa, Inc.
- Autodesk, Inc.
- Demand Management, Inc.
- iBASEt, Inc.
- JDA Software Group, Inc.
- Leading2Lean