Automotive Hydroform Supplier Vari-Form and Ford Engineering Team Receive the Henry Ford Technology Award

    WARREN, Mich., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Vari-Form, one of the world's
 largest producers of hydroformed structural components for the automotive
 industry, received the distinguished Henry Ford Technology Award from Ford
 Motor Company at an event hosted in Dearborn, Michigan on September 18th,
 2007. Vari-Form was honored along with a team of Ford product and research
 and development engineers. The award is in recognition of Vari-Form's role
 in the development of hydroformed structures for Ford vehicles.
     The Henry Ford Technology Award program recognizes Ford's highest honor
 for technical achievement. Ford established the award in 1981 as part of
 its effort to provide greater management attention to, and recognition of,
 exceptional technical contributions by employees and suppliers.
     Stephen Dow, Vari-Form's President stated, "This recognition is
 extremely motivating for us and it reinforces the strong collaboration that
 has lead to this and other breakthroughs." The team was formed in 2005, and
 the resulting successes of the collaboration are attributed to a high level
 of teamwork and shared expertise between the Vari-Form and Ford engineers
 in developing hydroforming process applications.
     Vari-Form's patented Pressure Sequence Hydroforming (PSH) process has
 produced over 50 million parts worldwide since 1990, including front-end
 structures, roof rails, and other components. Vari-Form's process
 out-performs traditional stamping and conventional hydroforming in many
 applications where part design is complex. Fewer component sections to
 assemble, reduced part weight with improved structural integrity, and
 better dimensional control are among the benefits.
     Vari-Form has won numerous consecutive-year contracts and awards for
 supplier excellence from its OEM and Tier One customers. The company
 operates sales offices in Michigan and Japan, and manufacturing facilities
 in Strathroy, Ontario and Reynosa, Mexico. For additional information about
 Vari- Form, see www.vari-form.com.
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