Carpenter wins Ford Quality Designation.READING, Pa.--(AutomotiveWire)--Aug. 15, 1995--The Ford Motor Company has awarded Carpenter Technology Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CRS CRS Course CRS Certified Residential Specialist (real estate certification) CRS Central Reservation System CRS Can't Remember Stuff (polite form) CRS Cost Reduction Strategy CRS Consumer Relations Specialist ) its prestigious "Q1 Preferred Quality Award", which certifies Carpenter as a Ford quality supplier. The award, which was issued by Ford's Electrical and Fuel Handling Division, was presented by Ford executives at Carpenter's Reading headquarters Tuesday. The presentation capped a one-and-a-half year process begun by Carpenter, an ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9002-certified company, to achieve the certification. During that time, Ford conducted a formal audit of Carpenter's Reading plant, reviewed its quality assurance systems and witnessed employees' on-the-job performance. Carpenter, which manufactures the broadest range of stainless steels and high performance alloys in the world, has long supplied Ford with wire coil and bar for fuel injectors produced at the automaker's Rawsonville plant in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Ford award represents a growing trend, said James Campbell
James Campbell (February 4, 1826 – April 21, 1900) is the founder of the Estate of James Campbell , a quality engineering specialist at Carpenter, who coordinated the certification process. "Companies like Ford know that the quality of their product can only be as good as the quality of the material going into it," Campbell said. About 15 percent to 20 percent of Carpenter's products are targeted for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. , for fuel injectors, airbag triggering devices, anti-lock braking systems An anti-lock braking system (ABS) (translated from German, Antiblockiersystem) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. The purpose of this is to allow the driver to maintain steering control under heavy braking and, in some and nearly 60 other high-performance applications. Carpenter Technology Corp., with sales of $750 million in FY 1995, manufactures and distributes specialty metals for automotive, aerospace, electronics and other industries worldwide and structural ceramic cores for the casting industry. CONTACT: Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading Cathy Souders, 610/208-2639 |
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