2024 Winners
HindlePower, Easton, Pennsylvania
Hoffer Plastics Corp., South Elgin, Illinois
2023 Winners
Cooper Standard Mixing Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Intertape Polymer Group, Carbondale, Ill.
2022 Winners
NOV Texas Oil Tools, Conroe, Texas
Protolabs Injection Molding Facility, Plymouth, Minnesota
The Raymond Corporation, Greene, New York
Sandvik Coromant PU Westminster, Westminster, South Carolina
2020/21 Winners
Brose Tuscaloosa Inc., Vance, Alabama
Intertape Polymer Group Inc., Tremonton, Utah
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Greenville, North Carolina
2019 Winners
All Metals Fabricating, Allen, Texas
Polamer Precision Inc., New Britain, Conn.
SSP Fittings Corp., Twinsburg, Ohio
2018 Winners
Adient, West Point, Georgia
Applied Technical Services, Everett, Washington
Intertape Polymer Group, Blythewood, South Carolina
Johnson Controls, Norman, Oklahoma
The Raymond Corporation, Greene, New York
T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
2017 Winners
Accuride Wheel End Solutions, Rockford Operations, Rockford, Ill.
Adient Lerma Seating Plant, Lerma de Villada, Mexico, Mexico
AGCO Jackson Operations, Jackson, Minn.
Boston Scientific, Arden Hills Operations, Arden Hills, Minn.
Intertape Polymer Group, Tremonton, Utah
Johnson Controls Building Technologies & Solutions, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Auburn, Ala.
2016 Winners
Firstronic, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Intertape Polymer Group Inc., Danville, Va.
Johnson Controls, Optima Plant, Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
L.B. Foster Threaded Products, Magnolia, Texas
Metform Group, Savanna, Ill.
UTC Aerospace Systems – Aerostructures, Foley, Ala.
2015 Winners
Applied Technical Services Corp., Everett, Wash.
Bard Shannon Ltd., Humacao, Puerto Rico
Camcraft Inc., Hanover Park, Ill.
Carrier Transicold North America, Athens, Ga.
DePuy Synthes, Raynham, Mass.
MasterCraft Boat Company, Vonore, Tenn.
Pratt & Whitney – North Berwick Parts Center, North Berwick, Maine
Victaulic, Easton, Pa.
2014 Winners
Boston Scientific Maple Grove, Maple Grove, Minn.
Cessna Mexico, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
General Cable Corp. -- Marion Plant, Marion, Indiana
L.B. Foster Rail Technologies Corp.,Vancouver, Canada
The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Travelers Rest, S.C.
2013 Winners
Flextronics, Milpitas, Calif.
General Cable, Jackson, Tenn.
H.C. Starck Inc., Newton, Mass.
Harley-Davidson Motor Co., York Vehicle Operations
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Archbald, Pa.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Asheville, North Carolina
3M Aberdeen, Aberdeen, South Dakota
2012 Winners
CNH Wichita Product Center, Wichita, Kan.
Ethicon LLC, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Harris Products Group, a Lincoln Electric Co., Mason, Ohio
La-Z-Boy Tennessee, Dayton, Tenn.
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Pike County Operations, Troy, Ala.
Warren Rupp Inc., Mansfield, Ohio
2011 Winners
Carrier Collierville (Tenn.), Collierville, Tenn.
Ethicon Inc., Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
General Cable Corp. – Lawrenceburg Plant, Lawrenceburg, Ky.
General Cable Corp., Lincoln Rhode Island
Klein Steel Service, Rochester, N.Y.
L.B. Foster Co., Allegheny Rail Products, Pueblo, Colo.
Life Technologies, Austin, Texas
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Lufkin Operations, Lufkin, Texas
Swagelok Company Main Plant, Solon, Ohio
Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. Inc., Columbus, Indiana
2010 Winners
American Axle & Manufacturing-Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility, Three Rivers, Michigan
Avery Dennison Office Products de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Batesville Casket Co.-Vicksburg Operations, Vicksburg, Missippippi
Bunge Oakville, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Carrier Charlotte Chiller Operations, Charlotte, North Carolina
General Cable Franklin Plant, Franklin, Massachusetts
IEC Electronics Corp., Newark, N.Y.
Landis+Gyr, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Raytheon Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Massachusetts
Snap-on Power Tools, Murphy, North Carolina
2009 Winners
Batesville Casket Co., Manchester, Tennessee
Carrier - Carlyle Compressor Facility, Stone Mountain, Georgia
E-Z-GO, Augusta, Georgia
General Cable - Piedras Negras, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
General Cable Corp. - Altoona Plant, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Masco - Builder Cabinet Group, Culpeper, Virginia
Nordson Corp., Dawsonville, Georgia
Philips Professional Luminaires (closed), Sparta, Tennessee
Philips Respironics, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
Raytheon SAS Advanced Products Center, Dallas, Texas
2008 Winners
Baldor Electric Co. -- Weaverville Plant, Weaverville, North Carolina
Baxter Mexico S.A. de C.V., Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico
Cordis LLC, San German, Puerto Rico
DST Output East LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut
General Cable Corp. -- Manchester Plant, Manchester, New Hampshire
Greatbatch, Alden, New York
Lockheed Martin Corp. MS2 Tactical Systems -- Clearwater Operations , Oldsmar, Florida
Nordson Corp., Swainsboro (Ga.) Assembly Facility, Swainsboro, Georgia
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Marietta, Ohio
UT Electronic Controls, Huntington, Indiana
2007 Winners
Autoliv North America - Tremonton (Utah) Initiator Facility (ITO), Tremonton, Utah
Batesville Casket Co. - Vicksburg (Miss.) Operations, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Blue Bird North Georgia, Lafayette, Georgia
Cargill Corn Milling -- Team Wahpeton, Wahpeton, North Dakota
DST Output of California, LLC, Eldorado Hills, California
General Cable - Indianapolis Compounds, Indianapolis, Indiana
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Ocala, Ocala, Florida
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Orlando, Orlando, Florida
Medrad Inc., Heilman Center Plant, Indianola, Pennsylvania
Rieter Automotive Canadian Carpet, (now Autoneum), London, Ontario, Canada
2006 Winners
AK Steel, Rockport Works, Rockport, Indiana
Batesville Casket Co., Batesville Operations, Batesville, Indiana
Cordis de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
General Cable de Latinoamerica S.A. de C.V., Tetla, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Lockheed Martin Missiles/Fire Control, Camden Operations, Camden, Arkansas
Magee Rieter Automotive Systems, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
National Gypsum Co., Wilmington, North Carolina
Schneider Electric, Peru Operations, Peru, Indiana
Siegel-Robert Automotive Farmington, Farmington, Missouri
Scotsman Ice Systems, Fairfax, South Carolina
2005 Winners
Boston Scientific Corp., Wayne Operations, Wayne, New Jersey
Bowater Inc., Catawba Operations, Catawba, South Carolina
dj Orthopedics LLC, Vista, Calif.
General Cable Corp., Moose Jaw Plant, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
National Gypsum Co., Apollo Beach Plant, Gibsonton, Florida
Solectron Corp., Columbia, South Carolina
The HON Co., Cedartown Plant, Cedartown, Georgia
Thomas & Betts Corp., Athens, Tennessee
TRW OSS Mexican Operations, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Storage Technology Ltd., Ponce, Puerto Rico
2004 Winners
Batesville Casket Co., Manchester Operations, Manchester, Tennessee
Boeing, Macon, Ga.
Collins & Aikman Plastics, Williamston Operations, Williamston, Michigan
Dana Corp., Perfect Circle Products, Franklin Steel Products Plant, Franklin, Kentucky
dj Orthopedics de Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico
Guidant Puerto Rico, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Maytag Jackson Dishwashing Products, Jackson, Tennessee
Northrop Grumman Corp. Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Rockwell Automation Roller Bearing Plant, Marion, North Carolina
TRW Automotive Fowlerville Plant, Fowlerville, Michigan
2003 Winners
Autoliv Steering Wheel/Airbag Facility, Columbia City, Indiana
Boston Scientific Corp., Maple Grove, Minnesota
Bridgestone/Firestone South Carolina, Graniteville, South Carolina
Dana Corp., Owensboro, Kentucky
Delphi Corp. -- Delphi Connection Systems' Precision Molding Center, Cortland, Ohio
General Cable Corp. -- Automotive Products, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Kautex -- A Textron Co., Avilla, Indiana
Kautex -- A Textron Co., Lavonia, Georgia
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, Syracuse, N.Y.
Collins & Aikman Corp., Guelph Products
2002 Winners
AMS Operations Hillend, Fife, Scotland (European competition)
Boeing C-17 Production Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
Coco-Mat, Xanthi, Greece (European competition)
Collins & Aikman Athens, Tenn., Operation, Athens, Tenn.
Collins & Aikman Rantoul Products Plant 1, Rantoul, Ill.
Collins & Aikman, Americus Operation, Americus, Ga.
DST Output, El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Honeywell Control Products, Warren, Ill.
ISP Corp., Calvert City, Ky.
Medtronic Inc., Xomed
Nichols Foods Ltd.
Siemens AG, Medical Solutions Computed Tomography
Webster Plastics
Dana Corp.
2001 Winners
Aircraft Evacuation Systems, Goodrich Corp.
BorgWarner, Diversified Transmission Products Inc.
Dell Americas Desktop Operations
Kodak de Mexico, Single-Use Camera Div.
MKS Instruments Inc.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Div./Aerojet Electronic Systems
Superior Graphite Co.
Textron Automotive Co. de Mexico SA de CV
Textron Automotive Trim Div., Port Huron Operations
Vertis Inc., Webcraft DMS
2000 Winners
Aeroquip-Inoac Co., Automotive/Exterior Trim
Alenia Marconi Systems Operations Division Broad Oak
BAE Systems Controls
Compaq's Americas' Software Manufacturing & Distribution
Continental Teves
Delphi Rimir
Imation Corp.
ITT Industries Galfer S.r.l.
Lucent Technologies, Product Realization Center, Wireless Networks Group
PAC International Ltd.
Paxar Corp., Monarch Marking Systems Inc.
Stryker Instruments
Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH
1999 Winners
Beiersdorf Inc.
Dell Computer Corp., Americas Enterprise Systems
Delphi Automotive Systems--Saginaw Steering Systems
Eaton Corporation, Aeroquip Global Hose Division
Foxboro Company
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Porter-Cable Corporation.
Raytheon Missile Systems
Scroll Technologies
1998 Winners
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Borg-Warner Automotive
Dana Corp.
Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems
Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Solectron Corp.
Stryker Osteonics
The Quaker Oats Co.
TRW Canada Ltd.
1997 Winners
Aeroquip Corp. Americas Industrial Div.
Alcatel Telecom Raleigh, N.C.
Cooper Automotive-Wagner Lighting Products
EG&G Astrophysics (Won as John Crane Belfab)
Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
Lockheed Martin Utility Services
Senco Products Inc., Fastener Manufacturing
Tenneco Automotive
Varian Vacuum Products Lexington
Lockheed Martin Pike County Operations
1996
ABB Industrial Systems Inc.
Dana Corp.
Halliburton Energy Services
Physio-Control Corp.
Rockwell-Collins
Schindler Elevator Corp.
Tenneco Packaging
TRW Occupant Restraints Chihuahua SA de CV
U.S. Steel Group
Wainwright Industries Inc.
1995
Boeing North American
General Electric Co.
General Motors Corp.
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., St. Peters, Mo.
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.
Siemens Automotive Power Train Fuel Components Div.
Super Sack Mfg. Corp.
Symbiosis Corp.
TRW Inc. Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
XEL Communications Inc.
1994
Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
Coherent Inc., Electronic Products Div.
Continental General Tire Inc.
Copeland Corp.
Gilbarco Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Sony Electronics Inc.
The Timken Co.
Varian Associates Inc. NMR Instruments
1993
Edy's Grand Ice Cream
Exxon Chemical Co.
Ford Electronics & Refrigeration Corp.
Honeywell Inc., Industrial Automation & Control
John Crane Belfab
Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc., Artcraft Plant (plant no longer exists)
Marlow Industries Inc.
Northrop Grumman Naval Systems
Rosemount Inc., Measurement Div.
Unisys Corp., Government Systems Group (plant no longer exists)
1992
Advanced Filtration Systems Inc.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
Allen-Bradley Co., EOI
Artesyn Technologies (Won as Zytec Corp.)
Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Personal Products
GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc.
The Foxboro Co.
The Timken Co.
Varian Associates, Oncology Systems Unit
Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
1991
Cadillac Luxury Car Div.
Eastman Chemical Co.
Engelhard Corp.
Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc.
Kennametal Inc.
Lord Corp.
Nippondenso Mfg. USA Inc.
SPX Corp.
Steelcase Inc., Context Div.
Stone Construction Equipment Inc.
1990
Corning Inc.
Dana Corp
Digital Equipment Corp. (plant no longer exists)
Ford Motor Co.
Hewlett-Packard Co.
IBM Corp.
Mettler-Toledo Inc.
Motorola Inc., Paging Products Group
New United Motor Mfg. Inc. (NUMMI)
Pella Corp. Carroll Operations
Texas Instruments Inc.