IndustryWeek's annual pursuit of manufacturing excellence across North America is once again underway. The 18th annual IW Best Plants competition, which names 10 winners every year, has narrowed its search to a group of finalists deserving of applause for the excellent performance metrics they have achieved and the unending pursuit of improvement that is part of their manufacturing DNA.
Finalists operate in industries as diverse as automotive, defense, food & beverage, health care, industrial products and printing. Finalists include representatives from Mexico and Canada, as well as the United States.
IndustryWeek will select 10 winners of the 2007 competition from this group of finalists. Profiles of the winning facilities will appear in the January 2008 issue of IndustryWeek.
Autoliv North America
Tremonton Initiator Facility
Tremonton, Utah
Batesville Casket Co.
Vicksburg Operations
Vicksburg, Miss.
Blue Bird North Georgia
Lafayette, Ga.
Cargill Corn Milling
Team Wahpeton
Wahpeton, N.D.
Donaldson Co. Inc.
Stevens Point, Wis.
DST Output of California LLC
El Dorado Hills, Calif.
DST Output East LLC
South Windsor, Conn.
General de Cable de Mexico del Norte S.A. de C.V.
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
General Cable
Indianapolis Compounds
Indianapolis, Ind.
Genlyte Group Inc.
Sparta, Tenn.
Hewlett-Packard/Americas' Software Manufacturing
Nashua, N.H.
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Ocala Operations
Ocala, Fla.
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Orlando, Fla.
Medrad Inc.
Heilman Center Plant
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nordson Corp.
Swainsboro Assembly Facility
Swainsboro, Ga.
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Navigation Systems Division
Salt Lake City, Utah
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Suffern, N.Y.
Rieter Automotive
Canadian Carpet
London, Ont., Canada
Rockwell Collins
Decorah Operations
Decorah, Iowa
Talecris Biotherapeutics Inc.
Clayton, N.C.
Weir Minerals
North America-Hazleton
Hazleton, Pa.
2008 IW Best Plants Conference
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