PACE Award
PACE Award Trophy
The PACE Award (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence Award) is an annual award from Automotive News in collaboration with Ernst & Young and through 2016 the Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC Inc.). For the 2016-17 awards OESA, the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, will be a sponsor alongside EY. Automotive News and EY founded the award to celebrate innovation, technological advancement and business performance among automotive suppliers. It is given annually since 1995 in a black-tie ceremony the week of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) convention in Detroit.
The focus of the award is an innovation developed primarily by a supplier, that is new to the automotive industry, that is in use, and that "changes the rules of the game." Awards have been given for products, materials, processes, capital equipment and services. A panel of independent judges from industry, finance, research, and academia choose finalists from the initial applicants, make site visits to evaluate the innovation, and then gather to select winners, independent of the sponsors. Winners to date include suppliers from Japan, Korea, the US, Canada, Brazil and an array of European countries.[1] Among the most awarded companies over the years are BorgWarner, Delphi Automotive, Federal-Mogul and PPG Industries as well as Robert Bosch GmbH, Gentex Corporation, Johnson Controls and Siemens AG.[2]
Winners
From 1997, citations describing the winning innovations are available on the Automotive News PACE Award web site.
1995[3]
- AP Technoglass Company
- Dana
- Gentex Corporation
- Johnson Controls
- Philips Service Industries
1996[4]
- Cherry GmbH
- Delco Electronics
- Fayette Tubular Products
- Gage Products Company
- Progressive Tool and Industries Company (PICO)
1997[5]
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Dana - Auto Mate 2
- Gentex Corporation - Gentex Metal Reflector
- Johnson Controls - HomeLink
- Rapid Design Services
1998[6]
- Benteler International - Thermally Efficient, Air-Gap Manifold and Exhaust Tube Applications, Parts and Systems
- Cooper Automotive/Wagner Lighting - Chrysler Dakota and Durango Front Lamp Assembly and Related Manufacturing and Assembly Process
- Dürr AG - Radiant Floor Construction (RFC) Paint Oven
- Eaton Corporation - Eaton Spicer Solo
- Gentex Corporation - Aspheric Auto-Dimming Exterior Mirror
- Johnson Controls - CorteX
1999[7]
- ASHA Corporation - GERODISC (limited slip, hydro-mechanical coupling device)
- Benteler International - WIN88 Rear Twist Beam Axle
- Delphi Corporation - Stabilitrak
- Goodyear - run-flat tires
- Meritor - RHP Highway Parallelogram Trailer Air Suspension System
- Motorola - 32-bit engine management controller
- Stackpole Limited - high load-bearing Powdered Metal Parts
- Teleflex Automotive Group - Adjustable Pedal System
2000[8]
- Autoliv - ASH-2 inflationary device
- Delphi Delco Electronics Systems - Adaptive Cruise Control
- Gentex Corporation - Binary, Complementary Synthetic-White LED Illuminators
- The Gleason Works - Power Dry Cutting/UMC Ultima Axle Gear Manufacturing
- Lumileds - SnapLED
- PPG Industries - Powder Clearcoat Paint
- Rieter - Ultra Light acoustic vehicle treatment
- Siemens AG - keyless entry system
2001[9]
Product Innovation:
- Hendrickson International - Integrated Front Air Suspension and Steer Axle System
- PPG Industries - Acoustic Coating
- Raytheon - Night Vision
- Tenneco - ASD (Acceleration Sensitive Damping)
Information Technology/Internet:
- Delphi Automotive - Math Based Metal Removal (MBMR) software
- Quality Measurement Control - CM4D Analyze software system
Management Practice:
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG - Ergonomically based job assignment employee rotation process in its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant
Manufacturing Process:
- Nucap Industries - NUCAP Retention System
Europe:
- Micronas - Linear Hall effect sensors
- Robert Bosch GmbH - High Pressure Common Rail
Open Category - Enduring Innovations:
- Shape Corporation - Tubular High Strength Swept Bumpers
Open Category - Environmental:
- BASF - Integrated Process
2002[10]
Product Innovation:
- Delphi Automotive - Quadrasteer
- Delphi Deco Electronics Systems - Passive Occupant Detection System, Generation II (PODS II)
- Goodyear - Wrangler maximum traction/reinforced, off-road tire (MT/R)
- PPG Industries - Transportation Coating - FrameCoat Electrocoating
- The POM Group - Direct Metal Deposition process
Europe:
- Robert Bosch GmbH - Aerotwin windshield wipers
- ZF Getriebe GmbH
Information Technology:
- Engineous Software - iSight software for process integration and design optimization
2003[11]
Product Innovation:
- 3M - Solar Reflecting Film
- Delphi Automotive - MagneRide variable suspension damping
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - Wagner ThermoQuiet Brake Pads and Shoes
- Material Sciences Corporation - Acoustically engineered steel laminate Quiet Steel
- PPG Industries - Ceramic clearcoat paint
Product Europe:
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- Bishop Steering Technology - Warm Forging Die and Integrated Automatic Precision Forging Cell
- Dürr AG - RoDip 3 electro-coating
- The POM Group - RapiDIES foam forming process
- Robert Bosch GmbH - Cassette Chrome Plating Process
Information Technology & Services:
- Perceptron Inc. - AutoGauge FMS In-Process Measuring System
2004[12]
Product Innovation:
- Delphi Delco Electronics Systems - Delphi Forewarn Back-up Aid and Side Alert
- Denso - Very High Pressure Solenoid Fuel Injection System
- Johnson Controls - Overhead Rail Vehicle Personalization System
- Visteon - Long Life Filtration Systems
Product Europe:
- TRW Automotive - Active Control seatbelt retractor
Process:
- BASF - ColorCARE software for controlling and comparing paint color
- DuPont - Wet on Wet Two Tone Products
- Filter Specialists - FERRX 5000 magnetic separation device to remove ferrous particles of the initial, e-coat, prior to the application of base coat paint
Information Technology:
- AutoForm Engineering - DieDesigner Stamping FEA Simulation Geometry Generation
- Delphi Automotive - horizontal modeling and digital process design for CAD/CAM
- Motorola - VIAMOTO navigation system
2005[13]
Product:
- Dura Automotive Systems - Racklift Window Lift System
- Gentex - SmartBeam Headlamp Dimming Microelectronics Solution
- Illinois Tool Works - Direct Fuel System (DFS)
- Multimatic - I-Beam Control Arm
- Tenneco - Kinetic RFS (Reverse Function Stabilizer) technology
- Valeo - Lane Departure Warning System
Product Europe:
- Advanced Automotive Antennas - Fractal Antennas
- BorgWarner - DualTronic dual clutch transmission - more commonly known as Volkswagen Group's Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG)
- Siemens VDO Automotive - Information Systems Passenger Cars reconfigurable color head-up display
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- Siemens VDO Automotive - DEKA VII Low Pressure Electronic Gasoline Fuel Injectors
Information Technology & Services:
- i2 Technologies - Optimal Scheduler software for auto assembly plants
Innovative OEM Collaborator Awards:
- Chrysler with Dura Automotive Systems - Improved Window-Lift Systems
- Mercedes-Benz with Sick AG - Entry/Exit Light Curtain
2006[14]
Product:
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - Monosteel Diesel Piston
- Illinois Tool Works - BosScrew Fastener
- Magneti Marelli - Software Flexfuel Sensor (SFS) for Flexible-fuel vehicles
- Osram Opto Semiconductors - Color on Demand interior lighting
- SKF - X-Tracker Asymmetric Hub Bearing Unit
Product Europe:
- Preh Automotive - Windshield Defogging Sensor
- Tenneco - Low Cost, Low Weight Muffler
- Valeo - StARS Micro-Hybrd system
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- Dow Automotive - Betamate LESA Adhesive System
- PosiCharge - Battery Charging System
Information Technology:
- CogniTens - OptiCell Non-Contact Measuring System for quality control inspection
Innovative OEM Collaborator Awards:
- General Motors with PPG Industries - Color Harmony Process
- Ford Motor Company with PosiCharge - Fast Charging Battery Technology
2007[15]
Product:
- Alcoa - Dura-Bright Wheels with XBR Technology
- Autoliv - Safety Vent Airbag
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - HTA (High Temperature Alloy) Exhaust Gaskets
- Halla Climate Control Corp - Wave Blade Fan and Saw Tooth Shroud
- Valeo - Multi-Beam Radar (MBR) Blind-Zone Radar Sensor
Product Europe:
- BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems - BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems Gasoline Turbocharger with Variable Turbine Geometry
- Federal-Mogul Corporation Goetze Diamond Coating (GDC) (Piston Ring Coating)
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- Behr GmbH & Co. KG - BehrOxal surface treatment for corrosion protection
- DuPont - DuPont EcoConcept paint and process
- Hirotec - E3 Hemming Press
Information Technology:
- RTT USA - RTT DeltaGen visualization toolset
- Tenneco - Diesel Aftertreatment Predictive Development Process
Innovative OEM Collaborator Awards:
- Porsche with BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems - BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems Gasoline Turbocharger with Variable Turbine Geometry
- Porsche with BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems - BorgWarner High Energy ITM3e AWD System
- Volkswagen with DuPont - DuPont EcoConcept paint and process
2008[16]
Product:
- Cummins - Cummins 6.7-liter Turbo diesel
- Dow Automotive - IMPAXX Energy Absorbing Foam
- Eaton Corporation - CRUTONITE Valve Alloy
- Gentex Corporation - Rear Camera Display (RCD) Mirror
- Magneti Marelli - Tetrafuel System for use with Gasoline, Ethanol or Compressed Natural Gas
- Xanavi Informatics Corporation and Sony Corporation - Around View Monitor (AVM)
Product Europe:
- BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems - Turbocharger with R2S Regulated Two-Stage Technology
- Continental AG - Direct Injection System for Gasoline Applications
- Valeo - Park 4U Semi-Automatic Parallel Parking
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- PPG Industries - Green Logic Paint Detackification Process
- Webasto - Panoramic Polycarbonate Roof Module
Information Technology and Services:
- Delphi Automotive - Sirius Backseat TV
Innovation Partnership Awards:
- Chrysler with Mahle GmbH - CamInCam Variable valve timing (VVT) camshaft
- Honda with Takata Corporation - Motorcycle Airbag System
- Nissan with Xanavi Informatics Corporation and Sony Corporation - Around View Monitor (AVM)
2009[17]
Product:
- BorgWarner Morse TEC - Morse TEC CTA Camshaft Phasing System
- Eaton Corporation - Eaton Twin Vortices Supercharger - TVS
- Futuris Automotive - Tufted PET Carpet
- Magna Mirrors - BlindZone Mirror
Product Europe:
- BorgWarner BERU Systems - Pressure Sensor Glow Plug (PSG) for Diesel Engines
- LuK GmbH & Co. - LuK Double Clutch for Double Clutch Transmissions
- TI Automotive - Saddle-Shaped PZEV Plastic Fuel Tank
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- Alcoa - Alcoa's Vacuum Die Casting (AVDC) for Lightweight Door Assemblies
- Henkel - Bonderite TecTalis Pre-treatment Process
Information Technology & Services:
- Dassault Systèmes - DELMIA Automation digital manufacturing and production software solution
- Microsoft - Microsoft Auto
Innovation Partnership Awards:
- Ford Motor Company with BorgWarner Morse TEC
- General Motors with Futuris Automotive
2010[18]
Product:
- Delphi Automotive - Electronically Scanning Radar
- Dura Automotive Systems - Horizontal Sliding Rear Window with Defrost
- Meridian Lightweight Technologies - Single Piece Cast Magnesium Liftgate Inner Panel
- PPG Industries - Super High Power Electrocoat
- TI Automotive - Dual Channel Single Stage (DCSS 39-50) Electric fuel Pump
- WABCO Vehicle Control Systems - OptiDrive Transmission Automation System
Product Europe:
- Continental/NGK Insulators - Smart NOx Sensor
- Delphi Corporation Powertrain Systems Division - Delphi direct Acting Piezo Injector
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - Bayonet Connection System for Profile Wiper Blades
- ZF Getriebe GmbH - ZF 8HP 8 Automatic Transmission
Manufacturing Process & Capital Equipment:
- Henkel - Aquence Autodeposition and Co-Cure Paint Process
- Dürr AG - EcoDryScrubber paint overspray retrieval system
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - DuraBowl Piston Reinforcement Process
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - High Precision Electro-Erosion Machining
- Johnson Controls/Nordenia Deutschland - molded polypropylene (PP) Thin Film
Informatian Technology & Services:
- Siemens PLM Software - Teamcenter In-Vehicle Software (IVS) Management System
Innovation PArtnership Awards:
- Bombardier Recreational Products with Robert Bosch GmbH - Vehicle Stability System (VSS) for a 3-Wheeled Vehicle
- Ford Motor Company with Clarion Corporation of America - Next Generation Navigation System
- Ford Motor Company with Dura Automotive Systems - Horizontal Sliding Rear window with Defrost
- Ford Motor Company with Meridian Lightweight Technologies - Single Piece Cast Magnesium Liftgate Inner Panel
2011[19]
Product:
- Delphi Automotive - Delphi Multec GDi Fuel Injector
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - EcoTough Piston Coating for Gasoline Engines
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - Low-Friction LKZ Oil Control Ring (Innovative Two-piece Oil Ring for Direct-Injection Gasoline Engines)
- Henkel - Terophon High Damping Foam
- Honeywell Turbo Technologies - Honeywell DualBoost Turbocharger for Medium Duty Diesel Engines
- Janesville Acoustics - Molded Fiber IP Closeputs with Integrated Lighting and Ducts
- Key Safety Systems - Inflatable Seat Belt System
- Mahle GmbH - Electrical Waste Gate Actuator
- Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH - LED Headlamp
- Robert Bosch GmbH - Bosch P2 Parallel Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle System
- Schaeffler Technologies - Lightweight Balance Shaft with Roller Bearings
Manufacturing Process:
- Takata Corporation - Vacuum Folding Technology
Innovative Partnership Awards:
- Chrysler with Janesville Acoustics - Molded Fiber IP Closeputs with Integrated Lighting and Ducts
- Ford Motor Company with Dassault Systèmes - Powertrain Digital Integration and Automation (PDIA)
- Ford Motor Company with Key Safety Systems - Inflatable Seat Belt System
2012[20]
Product:
- BorgWarner Turbo Systems - Turbocharger for Internal Combustion Engines with Low-Pressure Exhaust Gas Recirculation
- Delphi Automotive - Delphi L-Shape Crimp for 0.13 mm2 wire size
- Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems - Complient Tie rod (CTR) Assembly and Damening System with PerfecTrak Technology
- Honeywell Turbo Technologies - High Temperature, Ball Bearing (HTBB) VNT Turbo
- Lear Corporation - Lear Solid State Smart Junction Box (S3JB)
- Magna Mirrors - Infinity Mirror with touch screen technology
- Methode Electronics Innovative TouchSensor Controls to Ford's MyFord Touch User Interface System
- Schaeffler Technologies - UniAir Fully Variable Valve Lift System
- Valeo - VisioBlade System (high-efficiency adaptive windshield washer system)
Manufacturing Process:
- Delphi Automotive - Delphi Thermal Multi Port Folded Tube Condenser
- Federal-Mogul Corporation - Two-Dimensional Ultrasonic Testing for Raised Gallery Diesel Pistons (Manufacturing Process)
- Nalco Company - APEX Program-Sustainable Technology for Paint Detackification
- PPG Industries - B1 and B2 Compact Process Paint Technology
- 3M/Esys Automation - Robotic Production System with Wheel Weights for Precision Tire and Wheel Balancing
Innovation Partnership Awards:
- Fiat Powertrain and Chrysler with Schaeffler Technologies - UniAir Fully Variable Valve Lift System
- Ford Motor Company with Dana - Active Warm-up Heat Exchanger with Integrated Thermal Bypass Valve
2013[21]
Product
- BorgWarner Turbo Systems - Regulated 3--turbocharger System (R3S)
- Brose North America - Hands-free Liftgate Opener
- Continental Interior Division, Body and Security - Tire Pressure Monitoring System (LocSync)
- Continental Chassis & Safety Division, ADAS Business Unit - 24GHZ ISM Band Short Range Radar
- Dana - Diamond Series Driveshafts
- Delphi Automotive - F2E Distributed Pump Common Rail System
- Federal-Mogul - Coating for Engine Bearings
- GPM GmbH - Electro-Hydraulic Controlled Flow (ECF) Water Pump
- Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation - Metal Seal Fitting
- PPG Industries - Andaro Tint Dispersion
- Valeo - Air Intake Module with integrated Water Charge Air Cooler
Manufacturing Process and Capital Equipment
- Federal-Mogul - Injection Molding of High Modulus Bonded Pistons used in High Pressure Transmissions
- Schuler Hydroforming Division - Hydroforming and Global Die Standadization Process
Information Technology
- Hughes Telematics - Automotive Software Remote Update Technology
Innovation Partnership Winners
- BMW with BorgWarner Turbo Systems - Regulated 3-turbocharger System (R3S)
- General Motors with Takata Corporation - Front Center Airbag
- Mercedes-Benz with Hughes Telematics - Automotive Software Remote Update Technology
- Toyota with Continental Chassis & Safety Division, ADAS Business Unit - 24GHZ ISM Band Short Range Radar
- Volkswagen with Valeo - Air Intake Module
See also
- International Engine of the Year
- Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize
- RJC Car of the Year
- Ward's 10 Best Engines
References
- ↑ "About the PACE Awards". PACE 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- ↑ "Past Winners". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-12.
- ↑ "Past Winners 1995". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 1996". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 1997". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 1998". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 1999". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2000". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2001". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2002". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2003". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2004". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2005". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2006". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2007". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2008". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2009". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2010". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2011". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Past Winners 2012". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Winners 2013". Automotive News. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
External links
- PACE Award official site(1)
- PACE Award official site(2)
- PACE Awards at autonews.com
- Descriptions of Innovations of PACE Finalists and Award Winners
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