Aisin receives TIEM awards

Aisin World Corp. of America (AWA), a worldwide supplier of automotive components, has been named Supplier of the Year by Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM).

The award acknowledges suppliers who have met TIEM's highest standards in quality, delivery, diversity, technology/development and value improvement for parts and materials.

AWA supplies transmissions for TIEM's one-, two- and three-ton forklifts. "These transmissions are part of forklifts handling one to seven tons of load," says Mike Gilpin, drive train sales manager for AWA, "so they need to be particularly robust."

"We have a deep knowledge in developing transmissions for both automotive and industrial use, and that knowledge continually bears fruit in the form of awards such as this."

Gilpin describes the accolade as a milestone for AWA. "Not only is this our third consecutive award, but is the fourth in the past five years. It is testament to the quality and hard work of our Aisin associates."

AWA is a subsidiary of the Aisin Group, headed by Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. with corporate offices in Kariya City, Aichi, Japan.

The award was presented at the TIEM production facility in Columbus, Indiana. The Aisin Group is a worldwide supplier of automotive components, such as brakes, transmissions, drive train, chassis, body and information-related systems and components, and engine-related parts.