Eaton Receives UTC's Supplier Gold Award

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation’s aerospace facility in Grand Rapids, MI, receives United Technologies Corp. Supplier Gold award for exceptional supplier quality and service.

“Receiving the Supplier Gold award is a real honor for our employees in Grand Rapids and a testament to their commitment to teamwork, quality and customer service,” says Wade White, Grand Rapids plant manager. “Their goal is to deliver world-class products and services for commercial and military applications, and the Supplier Gold award recognizes their success at achieving perfect scores for on-time delivery and defect-free work.”

The UTC Supplier Gold program facilitates and accelerates supplier performance improvements and recognizes suppliers that have achieved exceptional performance ratings over a 12-month period. Eaton’s power and motion control division in Grand Rapids achieved UTC Supplier Gold status throughout 2011 by demonstrating best-in-class quality, on-time delivery, implementation of a lean culture and overall customer satisfaction.

Grand Rapids employees achieved 100% on-time delivery and zero defects for components manufactured for Hamilton Sunstrand and Sikorsky Aircraft. Components include a ram air turbine actuator for the Boeing 777 jetliner; and actuators and related products for a variety of Sikorsky military helicopter platforms, including SH-60B, HH-60,
MH-53 and CH-53E.