Major customer:  Ford Motor Company
Employees:  64
Originally began operating:  1973
Major technology:  Robotic welding, powder coating, helium chamber testing

Success spotlight:  Rearranged entire plant for one-piece flow and other Lean manufacturing concepts, while at the same time ensuring that the customer received their product on time. As a result of this process, the plant received Ford’s Q1 rating and also was certified under ISO 14000 standards.