Winners Announced for the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards
The top manufacturing executives and organizations are honored for their achievements
New York, Jan. 26, 2012 — Manufacturing Executive, the global community for manufacturing leadership and producer of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit and Awards program, today announced the winners of the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards.
The winners in the four individual awards categories are:
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• Jagdish S. Amane, Tata Motors Ltd.
• Puneet Bhasin, Waste Management Inc.
• Clark Dressen, Dow Kokam
• Donnie Haye, IBM Corp.
• Brad Martin, Enterasys Networks Inc.
• Terry Smith, Lion Vallen Industries
• Steve Taylor, Nalco Co.
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• James Dyson, Dyson Ltd.
• Daniel James Paterson, ManufacturingChange.org
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• Carey Smith, Big Ass Fans
• Joanne Wright, IBM Corp.
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• Joseph M. Bione, Constar Inc./Whitehall Group
• Terry Burleson, Nalco Co.
• Jeff Forman, Governair LLC
• Chuck Mooty, Faribault Woolen Mill Co.
The organizations honored for their achievements in the seven company/project categories are:
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• 3M Corp.
• Aribex Inc.
• Card-Monroe Corp.
• Eram Scientific Solutions Ltd.
• Honeywell FM&T (Discovery-Based Capability Development Gated Process)
• IBM Corp. (HIP Defect Mechanism)
• Local Motors
• Polygon Solutions Inc.
• StreetScooter
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• BAE Systems Land & Armaments
• Chirch Global Manufacturing LLC
• CooperVision
• IBM Corp. (Critical Parts Management)
• IBM Corp. (Global Customer Solutions Center Network)
• IBM Corp. (Value-Added Concept)
• Midmark Corp.
• Navico Inc.
• Oracle Corp.
• PPG Industries
• Stanley Black & Decker
• Toshiba America Business Solutions
• TVS Motor Co. Ltd.
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• Automation Federation
• Bridge Publications Inc.
• Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
• Manchester School of Technology
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• BMW AG
• Columbia Manufacturing
• Harbec Inc.
• Institute for Sustainable Communities
• Lexmark International Inc.
• Pentair Inc.
• Nalco Co.
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• Eaton Corp.
• EMC
• First Solar Inc.
• Gloucester Engineering Company Inc.
• GoPro
• L’Oréal (chATMAN)
• PRIDE Industries Inc.
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• American Italian Pasta Company
• Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp.
• Boston Scientific
• Cardinal Ethanol LLC
• Cummins Inc.
• Dunn-Edwards Corp.
• Ford Motor Co.
• IBM (Cultural and Lean Transformation)
• International Game Technology
• KAO USA Inc.
• Kerry Group Plc
• L’Oréal USA Inc.
• Lion Vallen Industries
• MBX Systems
• Mity-Lite Inc.
• PACCAR Inc.
• Pella Corp.
• Tessy Plastics Corp.
• Worthington Industries
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• Beam Inc.
• Bodypoint Inc.
• Cast Aluminum Solutions LLC
• Clips & Clamps Industries
• Drallim Industries
• Eagle Picher Technologies
• EE Technologies, Inc.
• Elkay Manufacturing Co.
• Enterasys Networks Inc.
• GE Aviation
• Geophysical Survey Systems Inc.
• Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC
• Governair LLC
• Hiawatha Rubber
• IBM Corp. (Bridge High-End Dashboard)
• IBM Corp. (Hazmat IT Transformation)
• John I Haas Inc.
• Lifetime Brands Inc.
• Mar-Bal Inc.
• Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating
• MiaSolé
• Rocky Brands Inc.
• Spring Dynamics
• U.S. Air Force Logistical Operations
• Waste Management Inc.



