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Automation Engineering Corp. Receives National Manufacturing Excellence Award

Submitted by: Karen Owens on Oct 28, 2009 at 6:48 pm Tagged with: Manufacturing Source: Association for Manufacturing Excellence

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) recently announced the North American and regional recipients of its Manufacturing Excellence Award, a recognition honoring companies that have reached and sustained high levels of excellence throughout the past three years.

Automation Engineering, a Greenville, S.C.-based manufacturer of equipment and systems for the healthcare, packaging, energy, tube & pipe and metals industries, was awarded the North American Manufacturing Excellence Award, as well as the Southeastern regional award, at AME’s 2009 International Lean Conference.

“The North American Manufacturing Excellence Award recognizes one company that has experienced significant performance and quality improvements during the last three years, and Automation Engineering’s success has undoubtedly made extraordinary strides,” said Ralph Keller, AME president. “Employee satisfaction has been a key contributor to the company’s progress, as employees are encouraged to participate in an extensive leadership training program, and initiate and implement improvement ideas.”

Automation Engineering employs approximately 60 people at its 55,000 square-foot facility in Greenville, S.C. On the Lean journey since 2002, Automation Engineering continuously experiences rising profits, and in 2008, they posted approximately $12 million in revenues.

Automation Engineering is a past winner of the Silver Crescent Awards for Manufacturing Excellence. President and CEO Gary Foster has been an active advocate for promoting manufacturing vitality and career exploration in the Palmetto State for a number of years. He currently serves as chairman of the Silver Crescent Foundation's Board of Directors.

“We are very proud of Automation Engineering and certainly congratulate Gary and the entire Team AEC on this wonderful accomplishment,” said Karen Owens, president of the Silver Crescent Foundation. “They have been a leading small manufacturer in South Carolina for a number of years and we’re pleased the company was recognized not just in the Southeast region but nationally as well.”