Winners Announced for the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership 100 (ML100) Awards

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 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:

Next-Generation Leadership and Culture
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.

Advocacy
James Dyson, Dyson Ltd.
Daniel James Paterson, Manufacturingchange.org

Manufacturing Entrepreneur
Carey Smith, Big Ass Fans
Joanne Wright, IBM Corp.

Turnaround
Joseph M. Bione, Constar Inc.
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:

Innovative Enterprise
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

Global Value Chain
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.

New Workforce
Automation Federation
Bridge Publications Inc.
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.
Manchester School of Technology

Sustainability
BMW AG
Columbia Manufacturing
Harbec Inc.
Institute for Sustainable Communities
Lexmark International Inc.
Nalco Co.
Pentair Inc.

Game-Changing Technologies
Eaton Corp.
EMC
First Solar Inc.
Gloucester Engineering Company Inc.
GoPro
L'Oreal (chATMAN)
PRIDE Industries Inc.

Operational Excellence
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 Brands
Kerry Group Plc
L'Oreal USA Inc.
Lion Vallen Industries
MBX Systems
Michelin N.A.
Mity-Lite Inc.
PACCAR Inc.
Pella Corp.
Tessy Plastics Corp.
Worthington Industries

Information Leadership
Beam Inc.
Bodypoint Inc.
Cast Aluminum Solutions LLC
Clips & Clamps Industries
Drallim Industries
Eagle Picher Technologies
EE Tech Technologies
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
MiaSole
Rocky Brands Inc.
Spring Dynamics
U.S. Air Force Logistical Operations
Waste Management Inc.

The awards, created eight years ago as the Progressive Manufacturing 100 Awards, have established themselves as the premier program for honoring transformational business projects, innovation, and excellence in a variety of manufacturing categories including operational excellence and sustainability, global value chain, and workforce development excellence. www.ml100awards.com

All ML100 Award winners will be honored at a gala dinner and reception during the Manufacturing Leadership Summit (April 29-May 2, 2012) at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. www.mlsummit.com. At the gala event, winners of the annual Manufacturing Leadership 100 Project and Manufacturer of the Year Awards and other high-level awards will be announced. Those winners will be selected from among the 2012 ML100 Award companies.

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