IndustryWeek congratulates the finalists of the 2014 IW Best Plants competition, which annually salutes excellence in manufacturing across North America.
This year's finalists represent manufacturing facilities across Canada, the United States and Mexico.
The 2014 finalists are:
Bard Shannon Ltd.
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Boston Scientific Maple Grove
Maple Grove, Minn.
Cessna Mexico
Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
DePuy Synthes
Raynham, Mass.
Douglas Dynamics -- Milwaukee Facility
Milwaukee, Wisc.
Franklin Electric -- Linares
Linares, Nuevo León, México
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, Lead Center Fluid Power Automotive -- Findlay
Findlay, Ohio
General Cable Corp. -- Marion Plant
Marion, Ind.
Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
Danville, Va.
L.B. Foster Rail Technologies Corp.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MasterCraft Boat Co.
Vonore, Tenn.
The Raymond Corp.
Greene, N.Y.
Sparton Medical Systems
Colorado LLC
Frederick, Colo.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works
Travelers Rest, S.C.
About the Author
Jill Jusko
Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.
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