Simrit’s Germantown, Wis., Facility Earns United Technologies Corp. Supplier Gold Award |
Sep 0914 |
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Sept. 14, 2009 – In recognition of its outstanding performance in delivery, quality, lean practices and customer support, Simrit’s Germantown, Wis. facility was recently awarded United Technologies Corp.’s (UTC) Supplier Gold status. Part of the Simrit Division of Freudenberg-NOK, the Germantown facility manufactures and supplies diaphragms for UTC’s Milton Roy Company, which manufactures controlled volume (metering) pumps and related equipment to handle a wide variety of fluids.
“We are very pleased to be recognized by UTC for our dedication to providing superior products and services,” said Eric Weber, business unit manager, Simrit. “Our history of stable pricing, on-time delivery and impeccable quality were the drivers allowing us to achieve this milestone. At Simrit, we strive to offer exceptional customer service, as well as quality products that impeccably fit our customers’ needs.”
Milton Roy products are sold internationally and meet the needs of companies in the water and wastewater treatment, hydrocarbon processing, oil and gas, and power generation industries. Simrit-Germantown is the key supplier for diaphragms in both existing pump lines and development of the next generation pump line. These diaphragms are highly specialized by combining elastomer, fabric, insert (metal, plastic or both) and a modified-PTFE face into a single integrated part. The diaphragm pumps are used in a wide variety of applications which dictate the need for the PTFE face – Milton Roy pumps can handle nearly any fluid or chemical.
The UTC Supplier Gold award recognizes companies that offer superior performance. The four criteria that are used to evaluate suppliers for this award include: excellent customer service; on-time product delivery; best-in-class quality for the last 12 months; and use of lean practices throughout operations. Simrit’s Germantown facility is one of the first UTC seal suppliers to be awarded Supplier Gold status and is the second Simrit facility to receive this honor. Simrit’s Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada facility was also recognized as UTC Supplier Gold earlier this year.
The Simrit Division is based at Freudenberg-NOK’s headquarters in Plymouth, Mich., and is part of the Freudenberg and NOK Group, which has total annual sales of more than $12 billion. Simrit offers an extensive portfolio of sealing solutions for the aerospace, appliance, energy, heavy duty truck, industrial, marine, mobile machinery, recreational vehicle and semiconductor markets.
For more information, visit the Simrit website at www.simrit.com.
One key to gaining Supplier Gold status was to develop strong relationships with a handful of suppliers capable of supplying high-quality goods on a timely basis. This success speaks to the overall strides we have made in the Germantown plant to become a lean manufacturer of highly engineered, fabric and insert-bonded diaphragms. An additional benefit of lean concepts includes flexibility to eliminate lead-time and minimum requirements for many of our customers.