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2011 PM DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS<br />
The competition is sponsored each year by the Metal Powder Industries Federation to recognize outstand<strong>in</strong>g applications of<br />
PM parts. The follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>MPIF</strong> member companies and parts received awards:<br />
GRAND PRIZES<br />
Automotive Transmission<br />
GKN S<strong>in</strong>ter Metals LLC and customer Ford<br />
Motor Company—carrier and rocker assembly.<br />
Automotive Chassis<br />
GKN S<strong>in</strong>ter Metals LLC and customer<br />
American Axel & Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g—differential<br />
bear<strong>in</strong>g adjuster.<br />
Hardware/Appliance<br />
ASCO S<strong>in</strong>ter<strong>in</strong>g Company and customer<br />
Ingersoll Rand (Schlage)—outer hub exit<br />
sp<strong>in</strong>dle.<br />
Hand Tools/Recreation<br />
Parmatech Corporation and customer Optek<br />
Precision Tool<strong>in</strong>g—archery broadhead.<br />
Aerospace/Military<br />
Capstan and customer Chase Filters &<br />
Components—bronze filter.<br />
Medical/Dental<br />
FloMet LLC—audio hous<strong>in</strong>g cup and lid.<br />
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION<br />
Automotive Eng<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Cloyes Gear & Products, Inc. and customer<br />
General Motors—coupl<strong>in</strong>g assembly gears.<br />
Hardware/Appliances<br />
Burgess Norton Mfg. Co.—crimp reta<strong>in</strong>er.<br />
Hand Tools/Recreation<br />
Indo-US MIM Tec and customer Leaterhman<br />
Tool Group—MUT hammer.<br />
Hand Tools/Recreation<br />
Webster-Hoff Corporation and customer<br />
ACCO Brands—cam and bush<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Aerospace/Military<br />
Megamet Solid Metals, Inc. and customer<br />
Yankee Hill Mach<strong>in</strong>e Co.—rifle rear sight.<br />
Medical/Dental<br />
K<strong>in</strong>etics Climax Inc.—distal channel reta<strong>in</strong>er.<br />
Industrial Motors/Controls & Hydraulics<br />
Lovejoy S<strong>in</strong>tered Solutions—pump rotor.<br />
Off-Highway<br />
Capstan and customer Knorr-Bremer GmbH<br />
—brake s<strong>in</strong>tered plate.<br />
For Information Contact: James R. Dale, Metal Powder Industries Feder a tion, 105 College Road East, Pr<strong>in</strong>ceton, NJ 08540-6692<br />
jdale@mpif.org<br />
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