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AUBURN HILLS, Mich, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

*Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Manufacturing Excellence;

*Marks Fifth Consecutive Year Receiving Award

Nexteer Automotive(https://www.nexteer.com/) has been recognized as a winner of

two 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its outstanding achievement in

Digital Network Connectivity and Enterprise Integration and Technology.

In the Digital Network Connectivity category, Nexteer's winning project,

Nexteer Traceability (Nextrace) Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), utilizes

an existing traceability system to produce MES reporting. It does this by

connecting to multiple other sources of big data (i.e., master database,

enterprise resource planning, etc.) to use low code technology to produce

reports for production, engineering and quality departments. Benefits include

providing a live, daily data summary of production, alarms and more; notifying

key personnel of abnormalities; and bringing together many aspects of MES, such

as production, quality, gaging, audits and more.

Nexteer's Digital Process Data Monitor, which won in the Enterprise Integration

and Technology category, is a user-friendly, web-based dashboard that displays

Nexteer process data for any machine wherever the user has access. The system

allows the Nexteer user to evaluate any collected process data globally in the

Company's Nextrace database through customizable web pages. It also includes

extensive configurable alert options and can incorporate notifications through

Microsoft Teams and email when an alert occurs.

"Nexteer is honored to be recognized by the National Association of

Manufacturers for the fifth straight year for our commitment to manufacturing

excellence. Each of our 2022 award-winning projects have expanded our

capabilities, enhanced our efficiency and strengthened our commitment to

Manufacturing 4.0 advancement," said Robin Milavec, President, Chief Technology

Officer (CTO), Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Executive Board Director,

Nexteer Automotive.

Nexteer has previously been recognized with Manufacturing Leadership Awards for:

•  2021: Enterprise Integration Technology Leadership

•  2020: Manufacturing Engineering Global Talent Management and Training

•  2019: Enterprise Integration and Technology Leadership

•  2018: Engineering and Production Technology Award

Nexteer will be recognized at the Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala, which

will take place on June 29, 2022.

About Nexteer

Nexteer Automotive (HK 1316) is the global leading motion control technology

company accelerating mobility to be safe, green and exciting. Our innovative

product and technology portfolio includes electric and hydraulic power steering

systems, steer-by-wire systems, steering columns and intermediate shafts,

driveline systems, eDrive and software solutions. The company solves motion

control challenges across all megatrends – including electrification,

software/connectivity, ADAS/automated driving and shared mobility – for more

than 60 customers around the world including BMW, Ford, GM, RNM, Stellantis,

Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com

Link to Nexteer Media Center(https://www.nexteer.com/media-center/)

About the Manufacturing Leadership Awards

The Manufacturing Leadership Awards honor manufacturing companies and

individual manufacturing leaders that are shaping the future of global

manufacturing through digital transformation. Winning projects and individual

manufacturing leaders have demonstrated achievement in one of a wide range of

categories, and are chosen by a panel of expert judges for results that have

delivered clear and compelling value, return on investment, and other tangible

outcomes. The highest-scoring High Achiever in each project category, 2022

Manufacturers of the Year, and 2022 Manufacturing Leader of the Year will be

unveiled at the Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala on June 29, 2022.

For more information on the Manufacturing Leadership Awards, please go to

https://www.manufacturingleadershipcouncil.com/leadership-awards/.

About the Manufacturing Leadership Council

Founded in 2008 and now a division of the National Association of

Manufacturers, the Manufacturing Leadership Council's mission is to help

manufacturing companies transition to the digital model of manufacturing by

focusing on the technological, organizational, and leadership dimensions of

change. With more than 3,300 senior-level members from many of the world's

leading manufacturing companies, the MLC focuses on the intersection of

advanced digital technologies, growth and improvement opportunities in

operations, and changes to leadership and organizational structures as

manufacturing enterprises pursue their journey to Manufacturing 4.0.

www.manufacturingleadershipcouncil.com

About the National Association of Manufacturers

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing

association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in

every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than

12 million men and women, contributes $2.25 trillion to the U.S. economy

annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for

more than three-quarters of all private-sector research and development in the

nation. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the

leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the

global economy and create jobs across the United States.

The NAM's world-class staff of policy experts provide unmatched access and

information on the key issues affecting your business and bottom line. We are

on the front lines of a wide range of policy battles, from immigration reform

and labor relations, to energy and the environment, to trade policy and taxes.

At every turn, we are working on behalf of manufacturers in America to advance

policies that help manufacturers do what they do best: create economic strength

and jobs.

www.nam.org

SOURCE: Nexteer