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For several Alabama automotive sup-pliers, 2015 turned out to be a year for growth and expansion, says Ron Davis, president of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association (AAMA).

“Volume has been high and sales have been strong in the products we built,” Davis says. “There are some suppliers that may not have won the business for future programs that will be downsizing or going away, while there may be other suppliers that may come to our state. But in the big picture, it was a great year for auto sup-pliers.”

Consider the case of Kamtek, a subsid-iary of Magna International Inc., in On-tario, Canada, which makes auto parts for customers like Mercedes-Benz. In August

2015, Kamtek officials announced plans to invest $530 million to enlarge its existing operation in Birmingham. The expansion will include building a brand new $80 million, 148,000-square-foot aluminum casting facility in the city’s Valley East Industrial Park.

In the same year, Rehau, a German-based auto supplier in Cullman, made public its plans to hire more than 140 new workers. It also opened a new $3 mil-lion, 12,000-square-foot technical center for research and development next to its manufacturing facility.

Meanwhile, in Tuscaloosa County, SMP Automotive Systems Alabama Inc., a sub-sidiary of Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG), began construction last fall on a

new 700,000-square-foot, $150 million facility where an estimated 650 workers will make a range of auto parts, including interior door parts, bumpers and spoilers.

Expansion plans by these and other suppliers in the state have come as automakers in Alabama continue to ride the wave of a rebounding national


HIGH VOLUME, STRONG SALESMany Alabama auto suppliers saw continued expansion in 2015

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Automotive industry leaders shared news and views at the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association gathering in December. Top row: Bill Taylor, president of EDPA; Ron Davis, president of AAMA, and AAMA Board Member Ena Park, representing Hodges Warehouse & Logistics. Bottom row: Felyicia Jerald, representing MBUSI; Steve Sewell, executive vice president of EDPA, and AAMA Board Member Tom Cashin, representing Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama.

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economy and customers eager to buy or lease new vehicles. According to state’s Department of Commerce, the three automotive assembly plants in Alabama, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA), Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI), in 2014 produced a total of 994,000 vehicles and shipped $6.6 billion worth to countries around the world, making cars and SUVs Alabama’s top export and giving Alabama a fifth place ranking in the United States for automobile manufacturing.

To keep up with demand, Alabama car and engine manufacturers have expanded their operations. In 2015, workers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) celebrated the production of their 4 millionth engine following several upgrades to the plant facility. The Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance began construction on a new, 1.3 million-square-foot body shop. Meanwhile, workers at HMMA produced their 3 millionth vehicle. And in Lincoln, HMA opened its new $71.4 million, 186,000-square-foot, automated engine facility that combines two assembly lines into one.

Alabama also attracted some new suppliers for the auto industry in 2015. The Korean-based LogisALL USA, for example, revealed last year that it would open its first U.S. facility in Shorter. The company will provide logistics support and ship automotive parts for the Hyundai plant.

Yorozu Corp., a Japanese auto supplier, announced in October 2015 that it would build a $100 million metal stamping facil-ity in Jasper. The plant will produce metal components, including suspensions, for several automakers starting in July 2017, and bring an estimated 300 jobs to the city.

But with all of the good fortune, says Davis, car manufactures have steadily raised their expectations for quality, deliv-ery and performance from their suppliers. The suppliers are under increased pressure to meet volumes and become more ef-ficient in order to produce more product per hour.

“There’s always the challenge to do well,” says Davis, “and that’s not a bad thing. That’s part of our industry, and that’s a good thing.”

Some suppliers indeed faced challenges

last year. Flex-N-Gate, a supplier based in Urbana, Illinois, that produces me-chanical assemblies as well as metal and plastic components for the auto industry, announced in March that it would lay off 97 workers at its McCalla plant, according to Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

The overall impact that automakers and their suppliers have on the state’s economy was demonstrated recently in a study that the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research con-ducted on behalf of the Economic Devel-opment Partnership of Alabama (EDPA). The study looked at Honda’s plant and found that the car manufacturer in 2014 had $6.8 billion in output, which was 3.4 percent of Alabama’s $199.4 billion Gross Domestic Product. HMA employed 5,079 Alabama workers and, along with its suppliers, was responsible for more than 43,000 direct and indirect jobs. Its Tier 1 suppliers alone were responsible for 26,003 direct and indirect jobs in Alabama, $1.9 billion in output, $606.7 million in earn-ings and $57.8 million in state and local taxes, according to the study.

“That just points to how critical it is to support this industry and how important it has become to Alabama,” says Steve Sewell, EDPA’s executive vice president. “So, what’s incumbent upon us today as economic developers is not merely to look at attracting more automotive companies. We’re interested in attracting companies if they are important to the sustainability of the industry. But what’s important is mak-ing sure these companies have a skilled workforce, the infrastructure and the environment that they need to succeed.”

“This industry has become critical to the state’s economy,” Sewell says. “We want to protect, nurture and grow it, and that’s really the message behind it. We’ve got to really pay attention to it. We’re not a fledgling automotive state.”

Bill Taylor, president of EDPA, says that besides state legislators, K-12 school leaders, universities and the general public are potential audiences for the economic impact study in order to understand the employment possibilities in the industry.

HMA in 2014 had a $360 million payroll and paid on average $71,047 per employee, according to the EDPA study.

“So, there are some very good career opportunities in the auto industry,” Taylor

says. “Workforce development is so critical to the sustainability to this industry and growth. In attracting more suppliers, the workforce needs to be in place. You need to have a pipeline of workers with the skillset that’s required in this advanced manufacturing world that we live in.”

Several Alabama colleges and universi-ties already have entered partnerships with automakers and suppliers to provide their students and faculty with R&D, train-ing and other educational opportunities related to the industry. The UAB Center for Materials Processing and Application Development, for example, announced in 2015 a three-year partnership with Rassini, a Mexican company that makes suspension and brake components, to research and develop composite materials for vehicle design. UAB engineering stu-dents in the center will work on develop-ing a thermoplastic suspension system that automakers can recycle.

“I think the auto industry in Alabama has a great future,” says Davis. “We see it through the new products and engine pro-grams being launched in the state. We see the suppliers that are growing and expand-ing. We see the announcements of new suppliers coming into the state. I think our future is fantastic.”

Gail Allyn Short and Art Meripol are freelance contributors to Business Alabama. Both are based in Birmingham.

Kamtek, which currently produces stamped parts for Mercedes-Benz and other automakers, announced a $530 million expansion at its Birmingham plant to add an aluminum casting facility, aimed at meeting industry needs for lighter weight parts.


PEAK YEAR IN LINCOLNHonda’s $2.2 billion Lincoln plant rolls out

a redesigned Ridgeline in 2016. BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT

It will happen. The big reveal. On Sunday, Feb. 7. The Japan-based Honda Motor Co. says that on that day, in a 60-second com-mercial during the third quarter of Super Bowl 50, it will introduce Americans to the newly redesigned “Next Generation” 2017 Ridgeline pickup truck.

The Ridgeline truck, which comes from Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) in Talladega County, originally de-buted in 2005. With its integrated closed-box frame and dual-action tailgate, the Ridgeline won several accolades, including the 2006 Motor Trend Truck of the Year and the 2006 North American Truck of the Year. Then in 2013, Honda announced plans to pull production of the Ridgeline in mid-2014, with a goal of redesigning it and bringing it back for sale in 2016.

Last May, Car and Driver Magazine named the Ridgeline as one of the “25

Cars Worth Waiting For.” On Jan. 11, the redesigned truck made its global debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

“It will once again be built exclusively here in Alabama,” HMA spokeswoman Samantha Corona says.

Honda’s auto manufacturing history in Alabama began in 1999 when the company announced plans to build a $400 million plant in Lincoln and hire 1,500 associ-ates. Two years later, in November 2001, HMA workers assembled their first vehicle, an Odyssey minivan. The following year, Honda revealed plans for a $425 million expansion of the Lincoln plant to increase both its vehicle and engine production. By the end of 2013, HMA associates reached a milestone, having built more than 3 million vehicles and engines.

Today, the $2.2 billion Alabama plant,

with more than 4,000 associates, produces not only the Ridgeline and Odyssey mini-van, but also the Pilot, the Acura MDX luxury SUV and V-6 engines that power the Odyssey, Pilot and Acura MDX. Ac-cording to preliminary numbers provided by HMA in December, HMA workers in 2015 produced an estimated 349,393 vehicles, including 150,603 Odyssey minivans, 132,728 Pilots and 66,062 Acura MDX SUVs.

Besides the plant in Lincoln, the Honda Motor Co.’s other U.S. auto manufacturing plants are located in Marysville and East Liberty, Ohio and Greensburg, Indiana. The company recently announced that it will open a fifth U.S. auto plant, called the


The new 2017 Honda Ridgeline truck, at its debut at the North American International Auto Show.

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Performance Manufacturing Center, in Marysville this year to produce the “next-generation Acura NSX supercar.”

Last April in Lincoln, HMA brought online its new, $71.4 million, 186,000-square-foot, automated engine facility that combines two lines into one as-sembly line. The upgrade allows the plant to boost automation and produce up to 1,500 V-6 engines a day.

Also in 2015, HMA began production of the redesigned Honda Pilot SUV. The eight-passenger vehicle, which went on sale on June 18, has what the company describes as an advanced, direct-injected iVTEC V-6 engine, new styling, a more “spacious and family-friendly cabin” and more advanced technology. It is the third generation of the Pilot since the model made its debut in 2003.

“Customer response to our all-new Pilot, combined with continued demand for the Odyssey and Acura MDX, presented a very challenging and rewarding year for the more than 4,500 associates at our Lincoln facility,” HMA President Jeff Tomko said in a Dec. 23 press release. “Once again, the commitment and dedication of ‘Team HMA’ enabled us to have a very success-ful start to our 15th year of production in Alabama.”

The Honda Pilot SUV, also built exclu-sively at HMA, was a finalist for the North American Truck of the Year, Corona says.

Over the years, Honda has invested a total of $2.2 billion into the Lincoln plant, and its impact on Alabama’s economy has reached billions of dollars. In fact, a 2014 study by the Economic Development Part-nership of Alabama found that the plant’s output in 2014 was $6.8 billion.

“Our achievements have been made possible through the commitment and dedication of our associates to build only the best for our Honda customers,” says Tomko. “We are grateful for the support that Honda has experienced with our com-munities, our local and state leaders and our supplier partners. We are pleased that the success of our operations has had such a positive impact to the people — and to the economy — of the state of Alabama.”

Gail Allyn Short is a freelance writer for Busi-ness Alabama. She is based in Birmingham.

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Fayette Fabrication racks up success as Tier 2 auto supplier by hearing OEMs’ needs and creating precision pieces.

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Mark McClanahan looked at the growing automotive industry in Ala-bama and saw a window of opportunity. And a door. And a hood.

A native of Decatur, McClanahan was living in Chicago in 2013 when he and his wife decided they were ready to move back to Alabama. Though he was running a food-service equipment business at the time, McClanahan had more than 20 years of automotive expe-rience working for parts manufacturer Delphi-Saginaw (now known as Nexteer Automotive). And he noted that since leaving the state in 1998, the automotive industry “had gone nuts” with the influx of several international manufacturers.

“I knew there would be opportunities. So I looked around for the need. I was trying to find out what was missing,” McClanahan says. “I talked to a lot of people, including people with Mercedes, to find out what area of need wasn’t being met.”

The answer, he discovered, was the creation of steel container racks that are custom-made for large automotive parts such as windows, hoods, instrument panels and exhaust pipes. These racks have to fit specific model sizes and can-not be off by even an inch, in order to prevent damage during transport to and within the manufacturing plants.

McClanahan says it is the type of work that most automobile manufactur-ers would prefer not to handle internally. “They want to use their maintenance people on higher-level things, like re-pairing and installing machines,” he says. “The people at Mercedes said there was a need for this type of rack manufactur-ing in the state.”

So, with an initial investment of $1.5 million in equipment and inventory, McClanahan opened Fayette Fabrica-tion in January 2014 in the rural town of Fayette, located approximately 60 miles northwest of the Mercedes plant in Vance. The company began by simply re-pairing existing racks but quickly moved into custom manufacturing.

Two years later, Fayette Fabrication has grown from six employees to 35, and McClanahan says plans are under way to expand the facility from 50,000 square feet to 90,000. The company does work for major auto manufacturers such as Mercedes and Honda, as well as for

parts suppliers such as Eberspacher and Kamtek.

“Fayette Fabrication is a perfect example of the entrepreneurial opportu-nities that exist in Alabama within the automotive industry,” says Ron Davis, president of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association. “It’s a won-derful opportunity for rural Alabama to be adding businesses. A lot of times a larger community is looking for new businesses that will bring in 500 jobs. But in some of these rural communi-ties, a business that has 35 jobs is a huge contribution for the area.

“So it all begs the question of what other support do the OEMs and the suppliers in the state need that they don’t currently have? I think there are many more opportunities like this out there,” says Davis.

Of course, finding the need and meet-ing it are two different things. McCla-nahan says the work his company does is not easy, mainly because of the precision required in the creation of the racks. It is considerably easier to build a container for a refrigerator door, for example, than for a specific part to a specific model of a high-performance vehicle.

“The rack has to hold the part in a precise orientation so it doesn’t get dam-aged,” McClanahan says. “If it’s going to be holding a hood or a door or a roof — something that is going to be painted and you can see — then that surface cannot be scratched. It has to be held exactly right for the contours and size of that part. You can only touch certain surfaces without damaging the surface. That surface on a Kia hood is different than it is on a C-Class hood. So that C-Class hood rack has touch points that are very different.

“Mercedes will have different hood racks for different models, and the racks have to change when the models change. So when Mercedes makes a design change, they probably can’t use their old racks. The new part might be just an inch wider or shorter. You can’t just design a rack for an axle. It has to be for a certain type of axle. You don’t design a rack just for a Hyundai shock absorber, but for a Hyundai model AN shock absorber. The quantity and design of each rack is different. It’s a very custom business.”

All of which can lead to a variety of challenges. For example, exhaust pipe-manufacturer Eberspacher requires container racks that are 12 feet long. And, while some companies provide the dimensions that are needed for a specific container, others hire Fayette Fabrica-tion to both design and produce the racks.

“These relationships are all over the map,” McClanahan says. “In some cases they won’t even have a drawing. They just show me the part and say they need 50 racks. So we kind of reverse engineer it and do the design and the prototype. Everybody has a different process. The need is totally different for each com-pany and each part.”

The one thing that is the same throughout the state’s automotive industry, McClanahan says, is the need for additional support companies such as Fayette Fabrication. The state of Ala-bama is encouraging the creation of new businesses in rural counties by offering tax credits for a company that moves or expands into a county that has a popula-tion of fewer than 25,000 people. With those incentives in place, McClanahan says the key is simply discovering what the auto industry requires for continued growth in the state.

“Yogi Berra said you can hear a lot just by listening,” McClanahan says. “There are other opportunities like this that people don’t look for. People are looking into high tech. They want to invent something, find a factory to build it and then sell it to the automotive companies. But that is such a long, long cycle — where this is just filling a need.”

Cary Estes and Cary Norton are freelance contributors to Business Alabama. Both are based in Birmingham.

Opposite page, top left: Randall Turner aligns a flat sheet of metal in the press brake before bending it to the project specifications.

Top right: Mark McClanahan

Bottom left: Justin Halbrook welds the bottom of a rack.

Bottom right: Ray Beede shows off Made in USA steel before it’s transformed into Made in Alabama racks for the auto industry.




MERCEDES EVOLUTIONMercedes’ $4.5 billion Alabama plant accelerates into a $1.3 billion

expansion and modernization, Project Gateway. BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT

For more than a year, the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) automotive assembly plant in Vance has experienced shifts in branding, product offerings and even the physical facility itself.

One major shift came in 2014, when workers at MBUSI began assembling the newly redesigned C-Class sedan, the first sedan to come from the Vance plant since it opened in 1997. The plant had previously produced only SUVs and crossover vehicles.

“This (2015) is the first full year of the production of the C-Class, so that [will take] our production numbers up to 300,000,” said MBUSI spokeswoman Felyicia Jerald in December. “That’s where we anticipate being by the time we leave on Dec. 23, which is our last day of production for the year.”

In fact, MBUSI produced more than

232,000 vehicles in 2014 and announced last September that it was “on track to exceed 300,000 in 2015.”

Mercedes-Benz also launched a rebrand-ing campaign in 2015, declaring it “the year of the SUV,” to unveil four new sport utility vehicles, including the GLE Coupe, a model MBUSI workers started produc-ing last year. The vehicle has a sporty design and the capability and power of an SUV.

Mercedes-Benz has, in fact, renamed its SUVs so the names all start with “GL.” This includes the M-Class sport utility vehicle, which the company redesigned and renamed as the “GLE-Class” for 2016. The M-Class was the first Mercedes model the Vance plant produced when it opened in 1997.

Mercedes-Benz also formally moved production of the R-Class crossover — a

vehicle sold primarily in China — from the Vance plant to AM General in Mishawaka, Indiana, last year. The AM General assem-bly plant once produced the Hummer H2 for General Motors.

“We’re still controlling production of the R-Class,” says Jerald. “We still control all of the parts, and we are sending them to AM General. That allows us to build more of the other higher volume SUVs.”

To boost production at MBUSI, Mercedes-Benz began construction last fall on a $1.3 billion expansion of the MBUSI plant. Nicknamed “Project Gateway,” the building project will include a new 1.3 million-square-foot body shop, expansion


No need to compromise: The GLE Coupe has the power of an SUV surrounded by a sporty exterior.

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of the SUV assembly shop by 139,930 square feet, as well as upgrades to the logis-tics and IT systems.

The project, set for completion in 2017, is expected to modernize the plant and to cre-ate 300 new jobs, Jason Hoff, president and CEO of MBUSI, said in a press statement last September.

As of last fall, Mercedes-Benz has made more than $4.5 billion in capital invest-ments at the Tuscaloosa County plant.

“Our plant was built originally 20 years ago,” Jerald says. “I think what we’re seeing now is modernizing our plant in a way that’s really going to enhance our ability to build quality, innovative vehicles for the future.”

As MBUSI evolves, officials there are also seeking ways to create and grow a pipeline of skilled workers for the future. The Mercedes-Benz Automotive Systems Technical Program is a partnership with Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa and the University of West Alabama. Students in the program can earn 61 credit hours learning subjects such as heating and air conditioning, braking, steering, drive trains, axles, electrical and electronic systems and participating in co-op experiences at MBUSI.

MBUSI has even participated in community programs targeting younger students. Last October, MBUSI sent rep-resentatives to the Worlds of Work career expo sponsored by West Alabama Works, a division of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce. The event, held on Shelton State’s campus, aimed to inform students in grades 8-12 about various career options. For a discussion about automotive careers, MBUSI representatives invited Shelton State students in the automotive program to demonstrate how an assortment of vehicle parts are installed, Jerald says.

“We saw this as an opportunity to expose our middle and high school students to automotive manufacturing and what they could potentially do in roughly five to six years,” she says. “I think we’ve got a good future ahead of us, and, hopefully we’ve inspired some young people to get a feel for what it might take to build a vehicle.”

Gail Allyn Short is a freelance contributor to Business Alabama. She is based in Birmingham.



ALABAMA ROLLING TOWARD DIRECT AUTO EXPORTAlabama’s port preps to become major auto export venue.

BY EMMETT BURNETT

All systems are go at the Alabama State Port Authority for cars to roll on ships and fleets to set sail, as cars become cargo. Land is secured, a timetable in place, designers are at drawing boards. Everything is ready, except funding. But that’s coming, too.

“This is not a small project,” notes ASPA Director/CEO Jimmy Lyons, about the Mobile port’s plans for a Finished Vehicle Shipping project. “An automobile han-dling facility takes a lot of land and a lot of money.”

The land is there — 100 acres with expansion capability, set for Phase 1.

Funding is expected by mid-2016.“We need about $70 million,” says Lyons.

“The funding source has not been identi-fied yet, but we anticipate it soon.” And he adds, “After the money is secured, we will start the permitting process, which will take another six months or more.” Once the project begins, the estimated completion date is about 17 months later.

“Completion is still a few years out,” notes Lyons, about the facility now in its engineering stages. “I think 2018 is a rea-sonable goal. It may be sooner. But again, funding is the driver, that, and permitting.”

But the need is great, according to the ASPA. In 1993 not a single automobile was manufactured in Alabama. In 2013, 918,000 cars and light trucks rolled off assembly lines of the state’s Mercedes-Benz

(Tuscaloosa County), Honda (Talladega County) and Hyundai (Montgomery County) plants. Collectively, Bama’s Big 3 made the state the fifth largest automobile manufacturer in the nation.

The ASPA wants to change how the na-tion receives that product.

Currently, Alabama’s finished cars are shipped from ports in Jacksonville, Florida and Brunswick, Georgia. Many are also transported by rail to the West Coast and moved on by ship from there. Fleets leave Alabama bound for delivery points throughout America and Mexico. Those are the port’s competitors.

Here is the plan:“A Mobile County shipping facility is a

logistical advantage,” says Lyons. “We can save our manufacturers a lot of money and time. We think it will be very competitive.”

At press time, the project is designed to accommodate shipping 300,000 automo-biles annually. Project officials do not an-ticipate that high a demand initially, but, as Lyons notes, “You build for more than you initially need.” In the long run, it’s cheaper than coming back and adding on.

The Automotive Terminal is under development on the Port’s Theodore Ship Channel facilities, about half way down Mobile Bay, on a side channel, off the main channel. Phase 1 is comprised of approxi-mately 100 acres, with expansion capability.

The proposed terminal would be served by both highway and rail and would sit alongside a 40-foot ship channel.

Lyons estimates the new facility will create 100 jobs, both full time dockworkers and part time ship loaders.

Though the Alabama Port currently does not ship any finished automobile products, the automotive parts and steel business is huge. As the demand for Alabama’s automobile volume increased, so did the demand for parts. Car parts are the largest containerized commodity handled at the port. The Port Authority moves 3,000 TEU’s (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units – containers) of automotive components and 35,000 tons of automotive steel through its other facilities every month.

Parts and steel coming in complemented by finished automobiles going out, and more ships setting sail from Mobile are an enticing vision for the Port.

“There is sufficient demand for growth and for us to grow with the auto industry,” says Lyons. “Our timing is good and this is the right time for a multipurpose facility for rolling stock of automobiles.”Emmett Burnett is a freelance writer for Business Alabama. He is based in Satsuma.


Rendering shows the proposed Automotive Terminal under development on the Theodore Ship Channel/Port of Mobile. Courtesy of Alabama State Port Authority


NEW ELANTRA MAINTAINS HYUNDAI MOMENTUM Hyundai’s Montgomery plant ramps up 2016 production

with a redesigned 2017 Elantra.BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT

In 2015, a decade after workers at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) in Montgomery assembled their first vehicle, they celebrated the completion of their 3 millionth automobile.

Their production numbers, provided by HMMA, included 1,863,700 Sonata sedans and 719,500 Elantra sedans, as well as 416,800 Santa Fe Crossover Utility Vehicles that were completed before HMMA moved production of the Santa Fe to the Kia Motors Manufacturing plant in Georgia, five years ago.

In early January, Hyundai announced plans to return some Santa Fe production to Montgomery, to help meet growing demand.

Today, HMMA, whose parent company is the Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co. (HMC), is a sprawling 3.2 million-square-foot, $1.8 billion facility. It has more than 3,700 full- and part-time workers, and with the help of robotics and other advanced manufacturing techniques, produces vehicles

as well as 194 horsepower Theta Two Gaso-line Direct Injection 4-cylinder and 148 horsepower Nu 4-cylinder engines.

“The first 10 years of production have been a huge learning experience for our team members from Montgomery and the River Region,” says Chris Susock, vice president of production for HMMA “They have shown an amazing work ethic and continued to demonstrate the importance of teamwork.”

HMMA operates three eight-hour shifts five days a week and on one Saturday a month, says Susock. The plant ships its prod-ucts throughout North America, including Canada and Puerto Rico.

According to HMMA figures, in 2015, the Montgomery plant produced 384,519 vehicles, including 212,275 Sonatas and 172,244 Elantra sedans.

Last fall, Hyundai Motor America an-nounced that it had posted its best Novem-ber ever, with 60,007 vehicles sold, up 12 percent compared to November 2014. Sales

of the compact Elantra were up 26 percent from 14,002 in November 2014 to 17,634 last November.

“With the combination of a strong economy, lower gas prices and improving crossover inventory, Hyundai experienced a record November,” said Derrick Hatami, vice president of national sales for Hyundai Motor America in a press statement. “In ad-dition to our Tucson nearly doubling its sales over November 2014, a number of our prod-ucts experienced double digit sales gains.”

On the other hand, sales of the Sonata slipped slightly from 18,515 in November 2014 to 16,732 during the same month in 2015. Susock says current gas prices are driv-ing small truck and SUV sales and have put pressure on midsize sedan sales in 2015.

But as Elantra sales climb, Susock says



The latest Elantra features alloy wheels, solar control glass and projector headlights with daytime running lights.


HMMA is ramping up production of a redesigned 2017 version of the vehicle.

“The model should keep the Elantra sales momentum going in 2016,” he says.

HMMA first announced that it would produce the 2011 Elantra in 2010. That model made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2010.

The latest version of the Elantra, which showed recently at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, features a 4-cylinder engine, alloy wheels, solar control glass and projector headlights with daytime running lights. The car’s interior includes a 6-way adjustable driver’s seat, and buyers can opt for a rear-view camera, a Bluetooth hands-free phone and Android Auto.

HMMA’s production and its impact on Alabama’s economy was the focus of a recent economic impact study conducted by M. Keivan Deravi, Ph.D., dean of the College of Public Policy and Justice and professor of economics at Auburn Uni-versity at Montgomery. According to the study, HMMA’s total impact on the state’s economy was $4.82 billion in 2014. The report also found that HMMA’s more than 40 Tier 1 and 2 suppliers employed 8,900 people, and had an annual payroll of $225.5 million that year.

HMMA has taken steps to ensure that the company has the skilled workers it will need in the future. In 2014, HMMA announced a partnership with H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College in Mont-gomery to create a 13-week maintenance intern program.

The program provides students with class-room instruction and hands-on training at the HMMA plant three days a week. Stu-dents who graduate from the program could make up to $100,000 annually once they gain experience in the automotive manufac-turing maintenance field, Susock says.

“There’s a limited supply of trained, multi-skilled maintenance employees in Alabama,” says Susock. “Students graduating from high school are looking to other career fields. Trenholm and the Montgomery Public School system are trying to encourage students to consider a career in the technical trades.”

He says Hyundai has already hired two of the interns who participated in the program. “We hope to hire more in the future.”



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TOYOTA MAXES ENGINE OUTPUTToyota’s $864 million Huntsville engine plant completes its fourth expansion, ramping up to 2,500 engines a day — 4 million to date.

BY GAIL ALLYN SHORT

With speed and precision, the workers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) in Huntsville assemble engines for several of the brand’s cars and trucks, like the Camry, RAV4, Highlander, Venza, Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia.

From 2003 to February 2014, the workers produced 3 million engines. But thanks to several multimillion-dollar expansions by TMMAL to increase the plant’s production capacity, the workers managed to build their 4 millionth engine by September of 2015.

“The fact that we built our 4 millionth engine in such a short time is definitely a milestone,” says Tom Cashin, TMMAL’s manager of administrative affairs.

The Huntsville manufacturing plant, Cashin says, is the only Toyota plant glob-ally to produce all three engine types under

one roof. When production began at TMMAL

in 2003, Toyota had already invested $220 million in the facility to build V-8 engines. A year later, in 2004, the company made public its plans to invest another $250 million to double the size of the plant, increase engine capacity and create 300 new jobs. TMMAL began rolling out the V-6 engines in 2005. The following year, the facility added the new 5.7-liter, V-8 engine for Tundra pickup trucks that Toyota auto manufacturing facilities in San Antonio and Princeton, Indiana were building.

TMMAL has continued to invest in the Huntsville plant. One of the more recent expansions came in 2012, when company officials announced an $80 million project to construct a new, 300,000-square-foot

building to increase its V-6 engine capacity. Production in the new building com-menced in 2014.

“It’s been a very exciting year,” says Cashin. “We’ve added 125 jobs this year with our latest expansion of the new V-6 cylinder engine, an engine that both goes into the truck and the vehicle platforms.”

Today, the plant produces nearly 2,500 engines a day, and has an annual capacity of 710,000 engines. The TMMAL facility itself stretches to more than 1.1 million square feet, sits on 200 acres and employs more than 1,350 workers.

With another $150 million project —

TMMAL workers on the new V6 engine line, producing engines for Tacoma trucks and Lexus RX crossovers.


announced in 2013 — to boost machining capacity of the V-6 engines, TMMAL’s total investment in the plant has topped $864 million.

“I’ve been with Toyota since 2003,” says Cashin, “and since that time, we’ve had four expansions, which suggests that our mother company in Japan has a lot of confidence in us.”

And with the expansions have come the need for more skilled workers at TMMAL, Cashin says.

“Every time we open an expansion, we have well over 10,000 people apply for our jobs,” he says. “Each person is vetted through Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT), and they’ve been very supportive and very helpful in finding some of the best people who are around our area.”

But a growing “skills gap” in the United States has made the recruitment of highly skilled workers an increasingly difficult process for many manufacturers. In fact, in a 2011 report on the skills gap in manufac-turing by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, 74 percent of the 1,123 manu-facturing executives polled said workforce shortages in skilled production — techni-cians, machinists, operators, craft workers and others — has had a significant negative impact on their ability to expand or raise their productivity.

In Alabama, TMMAL is seeking to grow the pipeline of skilled technicians for the future through its partnership with Calhoun Community College in Decatur. The education-to-work initiative, called the Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program, launched in 2014.

The program provides students with five semesters of classroom instruction, as well as paid, hands-on training in the manufac-turing plant. The students study topics such as electricity, mechanics, fabrication, robot-ics and problem solving, and earn enough money — starting at $13.55 an hour — to pay for their educational expenses. After completing the program, graduates earn an Associate of Applied Science in Advanced Manufacturing degree.

“They’re very excited to be in our plant,” Cashin says. “They’re going to be able to graduate debt free and have the oppor-tunity to be hired at the end of their five semesters.”


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Ron Davis President & ChairmanAAMAFayetteCell [email protected]

Pascal AuburtinAAMA Vice PresidentEFI AutomotiveElkmontCell [email protected]

Steve SewellAAMA TreasurerExecutive Vice PresidentEconomic Development Partnership of AlabamaBirmingham205-943-4742Cell [email protected]

Gene ClevelandAAMA SecretaryKTH Leesburg Products LLCLeesburgCell [email protected]

Karl AffleckLogistics Supply Chain Management & Inventory ControlMercedes-Benz U.S. [email protected]

Bharat BalasubramanianUniversity of Alabama [email protected]

Bill CanaryPresident & CEOBusiness Council of AlabamaMontgomery334-240-8714Cell [email protected]

Tom CashinToyota Motor Manufacturing [email protected]

Frank ChestnutProgram Re-Design ManagerAIDTMontgomery334-280-4409Cell [email protected]

Larry CurrySenior Manager, Head of Department – Parts DevelopmentHyundai Motor Manufacturing [email protected]

John EvansDirectorSouthern Alliance for Advanced [email protected]

David HolderDirector of Southern OperationsSanoh America Inc. Scottsboro256-575-0100 ext 222Cell [email protected]

Doug JensenPresident & CEOAlabama Technology NetworkMontgomery334-328-4676Cell [email protected]

Mark McClanahanPresident & CEOFayette FabricationFayette205-442-7011Cell [email protected]

Ena ParkInternational Operations & FinanceHodges Warehouse & [email protected]

Bob SchwynCorporate Planning Division ManagerHonda Manufacturing AlabamaLincolnCell [email protected]

Maike SieversDirector of Logistics PlanningBLG LogisticsVance205-633-4337 ext. 116Cell [email protected]

Angela TillDeputy Secretary of CommerceAlabama Department of CommerceMontgomeryCell [email protected]

W. Lee ThustonManaging PartnerBurr and Forman LLCBirmingham205-458-5143Cell [email protected]

Jason WeaverStamped Products Inc. Gadsden256-492-8890Cell [email protected]

AAMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

Ron Davis, President

Gene Cleveland, Secretary

Steve Sewell, Treasurer

Pascal Auburtin, Vice President


ALABAMA AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

COMPANY NAME ADDRESSPHONE /WEBSITE DESCRIPTION

2AM Group LLC 6250-B Park South Dr. Bessemer, AL 35022

205-534-2186 2amgroup.com Technical service provider to OEMs in automotive, aerospace and marine industries

A-1 Fastener Inc. 7755 Paragon Rd., Ste. 104 Dayton, OH 45459

937-433-7200 x206 a-1fastener.com

A-1 has customers in Alabama that we ship to. A-1's plan is to develop enough business in Alabama to justify opening a fulfillment center and sales team.

AC Services Inc. P.O. Box 17069 Huntsville, AL 35811

256-293-8645 acincorp.com ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100:2004 Rev B

AGC Automotive Americas Alabaster, AL 35007 205-685-1000 agc-automotive.com Honda, Mercedes, Nissan and GM supplier (formerly AP Technoglass Alabama)

AIDT One Technology Court Montgomery, AL 36116

334-280-4409 aidt.edu State agency providing training for new and expanding companies in Alabama

Air Hydro Power 2550 Blankenbaker Pkwy. Louisville, KY 40299

502-292-4283 airhydropower.com Automation & fluid power distributor

Alabama Department of Post-secondary Education

P.O. Box 302130 Montgomery, AL 36130

334-293-4708 accs.cc Office of Workforce Development for the Governor

Alabama Industrial Assessment Center

401 Seventh Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

205-348-1647 iac.ua.edu Assist manufacturers with energy conservation, waste reduction, increasing productivity and training.

Alabama Power Co. 600 N. 18th St. Birmingham, AL 35291

205-257-3562 alabamapower.com Electricity provider

Alabama Self-Insured Work Comp Fund

813 Shades Creek Pkwy. Birmingham, AL 35209

205-868-6900 workerscompfund.org Self-Insured workers compensation program

Alabama Sling Center (A Mazzella Co.)

4101 Hoke Ave. Dolomite, AL 35061

205-744-0230 alabamaslingcenter.com

Below-the-hook rigging business, crane service and overhead cranes; specializing in rigging hardware, chain, hoist and other related rigging products.

Alabama Technology Network (Corporate)

135 S. Union St., Ste. 441 Montgomery, AL 36104

334-293-4672 atn.org NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center for Alabama

AlabamaGermany Partnership

500 Beacon Pkwy. W. Birmingham, AL 35209

205-943-4772 alabamagermany.org

An organization for facilitating collaboration between businesses and individuals with ties to Alabama and Germany, through culture, education and business events.

ALAGASCO P.O. Box 2224 Birmingham, AL 35246

205-326-8118 alagasco.com Natural gas distribution

Albert Kahn Associates Inc.

2821 2nd Ave. S., Ste. G Birmingham, AL 35233

205-460-1912 albertkahn.com

Founded in 1895, Kahn is celebrating over a century of excellence in architecture, engineering, plan-ning, design and management in automotive, industrial, healthcare and educational industries.

alliantgroup 3009 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 2000 Houston, TX 77056

713-548-2231 alliantgroup.com

alliantgroup exists to help industry organizations, U.S. businesses and the CPA firms that advise them take full advantage of federal and state tax credits, incentives and deductions.

Ambassador Personnel Inc 406 S. Broad St. Thomasville, GA 31792

229-226-2909 teamambassador.com Employment services; staffing, payroll, HR

American Leakless Co. 136 Roy Long Rd. Athens, AL 35611

256-206-9560 americanleakless.com Manufacturer and developer of automotive gasket and sealing technology

Applied Software 2801 Buford Hwy. Atlanta, GA 30329 205-369-0532 Automotive, industrial equipment and machinery. Consultants to these industries - assisting them to

be best in class.

Applied Ultrasonics 2870 Crestwood Blvd. Birmingham, AL 35210

205-503-4910 appliedultrasonics.com

Provides a patented, non-thermal stress relief technology called UIT (Ultrasonic Impact Technology). In addition, Applied Ultrasonics specializes in weld engineering and welding services.

APS 2314 Amberly Woods Trace Helena, AL 35080

205-417-5983 apspayroll.com

A national cloud-based HR solution provider and online payroll company committed to delivering value through flexible cloud technology and individualized support. Our cloud-based HR solution provides online payroll services, core HR, time & attendance, self-service, ACA reporting and compliance tools, and mobile in a single platform that can adapt to meet changing needs of companies in a wide range of industries.

ARD Logistics LLC 10093 Brose Dr. Vance, AL 35490

205-764-2115 ardlogistics.com

A provider of Supply Chain Management services to OEM and larger Tier 1 suppliers. ARD Logistics spe-cializes in warehousing, sequencing, inventory management, delivery, transportation and light assembly.

Auburn University Auburn University Auburn, AL 36849

334-844-4000 auburn.edu Education

Auburn University - Econ. & Community Dev. Institute (ECDI)

213 Extension Hall Auburn, AL 36849 334-744-0110 Education

Automotive Containment & Consulting Inc. (Lincoln)

149 Magnolia St. S. Lincoln, AL 35096

260-343-9600 auto-sort.com Automotive's leading containment company

Automotive Industry Work-ers Compensation Fund

11245 Chantilly Pkwy. Court Montgomery, AL 36117

334-834-1848 aaas.us Group workers compensation insurance fund

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC

420 N. 20th St., Ste. 1600 Birmingham, AL 35203

205-250-8316 bakerdonelson.com Law firm

Bates Enterprises Inc. 51 Hollywood Blvd. Childersburg, AL 35044

256-368-6118 batesenterprises.com Industrial safety wear recycler/reconditioner

Birmingham Airport Authority

5900 Messer Airport Hwy. Birmingham, AL 35212

205-595-0533 flybirmingham.com

Responsible for the operation, administration, growth and development of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

BL Fabricators Inc. 335 Harbor Dr. Scottsboro, AL 35769

256-259-3683 blfabricators-inc.com Manufacturer of transportation/storage racks



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BLG-Logistics Inc. 10077 Brose Dr., Ste. 100 Vance, AL 35490

205-633-4337 x116 blg-logistics.com Logistics with operational divisions in automobile, contract and container

Boosters Inc. 2509 E. 5th St. Montgomery, AL 36107

334-263-4711 boostersinc.net Specialty advertising

Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors

3021 7th Ave. S. Birmingham, AL 35233

205-714-1606 brasfieldgorrie.com General contractor

Brigantine Inc. 1734 Clarkson Rd. Chesterfield, MO 63017

314-705-1999 brigantineinc.com

Products and processes, serving the Tier suppliers to the automotive Industry including: metal coatings, E-coat and heat treatments. Tooling; dies, molds and fixtures. Injection, blow and thermoform molding. Castings, machining, stampings and fabricated components.

Burr & Forman LLP 420 N. 20th St. Birmingham, AL 35203

205-251-3000 burr.com Full-service law firm

Business Council of Alabama

2 N. Jackson St. Montgomery, AL 36101

334-240-8714 bcatoday.org BCA is the state's most powerful advocate for business at the Alabama Legislature.

C 3 of Northwest Alabama Economic Development Alliance

4020 US Hwy. 43 Guin, AL 35563

205-468-3213 northwestalabamaeda.org Industry recruitment

Calhoun County Economic Development Council

1330 Quintard Ave. Anniston, AL 36201

256-237-3536 calhouncountyedc.org

The organization in Calhoun County that works with industrial and manufacturing businesses in our re-gion. We assist numerous automotive suppliers and other manufacturing entities with whatever needs they may have, which can include training, workforce opportunities, site location, and non-statutory incentives.

Caplugs 8908 Red Barone Place Waxhaw, NC 28173

704-941-4082 caplugs.com Manufacturer of plastics, vinyl, rubber and silicon products.

Carrier Commercial Services

1800 Sandy Plains Industrial Pkwy., Ste. 212 Marietta, GA 30066

678-504-4789 carrier.com World's leading manufacturer of HVAC equipment.

Championship Enterprises Inc.

1520 Simmsville Rd., Ste. 500 Alabaster, AL 35007

205-621-8415 championshipenterprises.com Facility management

Chilton County Industrial Development Board

1850 Lay Dam Rd. Clanton, AL 35046

205-755-5934 chiltoncountyeconomicdevelop-ment.org

Economic developer

City of Auburn 1500 Pumphrey Ave. Auburn, AL 36832

334-501-7301 auburnalabama.org Partnership with industry, education and government

City of Demopolis 211 N. Walnut Ave. Demopolis, AL 36732

334-289-0577 demopolisal.gov Municipality

City of Fayette 203 Temple Ave. N. Fayette, AL 35555

205-932-5367 fayetteal.org/venue/city-hall/ Municipality

City of Guin 7500 US Hwy. 43 Guin, AL 35563

205-468-2242 guinal.org Municipality/Industrial Board

City of Opelika Economic Development (Opelika IDA)

P.O. Box 390 Opelika, AL 36803

334-705-5114 opelika.org Economic developer

Clarity Global Technologies

209 20th St. N. Birmingham, AL 35210

205-999-9949 h2mbs.com

Technology advisory and risk management services, global conference calling and ITFS numbers, software development

CNJ Inc. 265 Teague Ct. Auburn, AL 36832

334-734-2331 cnjusa.com Brake rotor manufacturer

Coleman American 1269 Village Terrace Ct. Dunwoody, GA 30338

706-681-8599 colemanamerican.com Service provider or vendor company that provides relocation & storage services

Compliance Specialists Inc.

1020 9th Ave. SW Bessemer, AL 35022

256-476-5406 compliance-specialists.com

Assists businesses in understanding and complying with state and federal laws and regulations involv-ing Occupational Safety & Health, Environment, Department of Transportation, National Fire Protection Association 70E or a combination of one or more of these areas. CSI can develop and administer on-site employee compliance training, written programs and plans.

Cooper Construction Co. Inc.


205-871-0304 cooperconstruction.com

General contracting and design/build construction in the following markets: warehouse, distribution, industrial, retail and tenant improvements, and general commercial.

Core Focus 5299 Southland Cir. Bessemer, AL 35022

205-826-7359 cfpersonnel.com

A personnel agency that meets the specific needs of the automotive OEM manufacturing and related supplier industries. Core Focus provides customer specific training, saving businesses time and money, while providing for its employees with honesty and honor.

Cornerstone Recruitment Group Jacksons Gap, AL 36861 205-965-3123

cornerstone-recruitment.com Professional and technical recruitment

CST Alabama Inc. 13438 C L Torbert Pwy. Lafayette, AL 36862

905-568-3899 commercialspring.com Metal stamping and wire forming

Cypress Employment Services LLC


251-431-7310 cypressemployment.com Contract labor provider

D P Riggins & Associates 6350 N. Hampton Dr. NE Atlanta, GA 30328

404-918-4400 dpriggins.com Manufactures' representative

Daiichi Seiko / Touchstone Precision Inc.

239 Technology Pkwy. Auburn, AL 36830

334-663-0248 daiichi-seiko.co.jp

Precision injection molding, over-molding and PCB connector assembly to support major Tier1 automo-tive suppliers for Japanese and American OEM. Daiichi Seiko, our parent company in Japan, does precision mold design/fabrication, automation design/fabrication, stamping, plating, molding, and connector assembly. We have manufacturing sites globally and Touchstone Precision Inc is one such site in the US.





Data Interchange 100 Innovation Place Santa Barbara, CA 93108

805-722-0894 datainterchange.com

Data Interchange is a leading provider of EDI and B2B integration solutions. We enable organizations to trade electronically, supporting more than 6,000 customers worldwide across automotive manufac-turing, supply chain logistics, shipping, retail and finance sectors.

Dean & Co. LLC 11050 Big Hurricane Spur Brookwood, AL 35444

205-737-7689 AlabamaExpedite.com

Transportation, trucking, expedite, air cargo, warehousing, cross docking & storage. Located 6.8 miles from MBUSI.

Dekra Certification Inc. 1120 Welsh Rd., Ste. 210 North Wales, PA 19454

720-443-7486 dekra-certification.us/en/ Certification to ISO standards, including TS 16949 and ISO 9001.

Delta Steel and Tube Inc. 410 Gerrard Dr. Florence, AL 35630

256-766-2126 deltasteelandtube.com Manufacture ERW A-513 steel tubing

Deshazo Automation LLC 1011 Cedar Lake Rd. SE Decatur, AL 35603

256-355-0800 deshazo.com Systems integrator

DeWayne's Quality Metal Coatings

205 N. Industrial Dr. Lexington, TN 38351

731-968-0763 dqmc.net Supplier of metal finishing to Alabama automotive and OEM manufacturers.

Diversified Contractors Inc.

3350 Ball St. Birmingham, AL 35234

205-322-2868 ext 116 dcial.com

Warehousing and transportation services. Warehousing services include repackaging, sequencing, crossdocking, inventory management. Transportation services include just in time delivery both LTL and TL.

Doster Construction Co. 2100 International Park Dr. Birmingham, AL 35243

205-443-3868 dosterconstruction.com

A mid-sized construction firm that provides services ranging from preconstruction, laser scanning, BIM coordination, design-build and general contracting in the industrial and manufacturing sector.

DSW Cutting Service1504 Rev. A. Woods Jr. Blvd. Birmingham, AL 35203

205-322-2021 dswcutting.com

Laser, Waterjet and Plasma cutting and fabrication of steel, aluminum, stainless steel and polymer parts for automation and materials handling companies supporting the regional automotive industry.

Dudley C. Jackson LLC P.O. Box 261 Helena, AL 35080

205-663-2611 dcjinc.com Industrial distributor

Dynetics 1051 Enterprise Way Huntsville, AL 35806

256-713-5206 dynetics.com

Dynetics has delivered high-quality, high-value engineering, scientific and information technology (IT) solutions to customers within the U.S. government and a range of other market segments since 1974.

eBECS NA 4288 Windsong Cir. Trussville, AL 35173

205-807-0385 ebecs.com

eBECS is a Microsoft Gold Partner who provides ERP, CRM and business intelligences services to manufacturing and professional services companies.

Economic Development Partnership of Alabama

500 Beacon Pkwy. W. Birmingham, AL 35209

205-943-4742 edpa.org Economic developer

EHD Technologies 1600 Westgate Cir., Ste. 275 Brentwood, TN 37027

317-501-2519 ehdtech.com

EHD Tech provides 3rd party quality containment and inspection services throughout North America. We also offer staffing and recruiting solutions for technical level positions in the automotive industry.

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Eissmann Automotive North America

599 Ed Gardner Dr. Pell City, AL 35125

205-338-4044 eissmann.com Supplier of interior trim automotive parts

Environmental Service Systems

720 Lakeside Dr. Mobile, AL 36693

251-234-4285 diversifiedm.com

Janitorial and facilities maintenance for industrial, manufacturing, healthcare, class A office and school systems.

ERA Environmental Consulting

12795 Mooresville Rd. Athens, AL 35613

256-232-4437 era-ehs.com Provider of software to solve environmental management problems.

ETA Recycling 26921 Old Hwy. 20 Madison, AL 35756

256-724-6144 etarecycling.com ETA Recycling offers both conventional and non-conventional recycling services.

Extra Help Inc. 4824 Woods Crossing Montgomery, AL 36106

334-277-0380extrahelpinc.com

A certified women-owned business that furnishes contingent labor services to a variety of industries including the automotive industry.

Faithful+Gould 1360 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309

404-324-1251 fgould.com

Global construction project and program consultancy. Core services include owner's representation, project management, construction management as agent, program management, project assurance, cost management, project controls, contract advisory services and strategic facility consulting.

Falcon IP Capital12600 Deerfield Pkwy., Ste. 100 Alpharetta, GA 30022

770-314-9040 FalconIPCapital.com Innovation and intellectual property strategies

Fastenal Co. 6445 Fulton Industrial Atlanta, GA 30336

843-422-0241 fastenal.com

The industry leader for fasteners in North America. We offer Turn Key Import Solutions for high volume customers with dedicated local service provided by our 35 branch locations in Alabama.

Faurecia 16000 Progress Dr. Cottondale, AL 35453

205-633-3145 faurecia.com Premium seat supplier for Mercedes Benz USI

Fayette Fabrication 904 2nd Ave. SE Fayette, AL 35555

205-442-7011 fayettefabrication.com Customize and repair steel racks and skids

Festo Corp. 9340 Helena Rd. Birmingham, AL 35244

205-914-3786 festo.com/us

Specification and support of components for industrial automation and manufacturing, technical training for same

Fisher & Phillips LLP 2323 2nd Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35203

205-327-8354 laborlawyers.com

Labor and employment attorneys with decades of experience addressing workplace employee issues of automobile manufacturers and suppliers.

Forklift Systems Inc. 132 W. Park Dr. Birmingham, AL 35211

205-945-1112 forkliftsystems.com

Supplier of material handling equipment including: Unicarriers Forklifts, Advance Floor Scrubbers/Sweepers, JLG Lifts and Cushman Carts.

Formel D USA Inc.850 Stephenson Hwy., Ste. 102Troy, MI 48083

313-303- 4003 formeld.com

The independent, global provider of quality, production and aftersales servicesfor the automotive industry





Gadsden Etowah County IDA

1 Commerce Sq. Gadsden, AL 35901

256-543-9423 gadsdenida.org Economic development agency

Gadsden Industrial Distributors

192 Wiggins St. Rainbow City, AL 35906

256-442-1361 giddirect.com Full line industrial supply house

Gadsden State Community College/CARCAM

P.O. Box 227 Gadsden, AL 35902 carcam.org Workforce development model

Gestamp Alabama LLC7000 Jefferson Metropolitan Pkwy. McCalla, AL 35111

205-497-6352 gestamp.com Tier 1 automotive supplier of welded assemblies and stamped components

GH Metal Solutions 2890 Airport Rd. W. Fort Payne, AL 35968

256-845-0834 GHmetalsolutions.com

Job shop that manufactures metal parts for companies in the lift truck, tractor, crane, roofing and automotive sectors

Gilpin Givhan PC3595 Grandview Pkwy., Ste. 400 Birmingham, AL 35243

205-547-5554 gilpingivhan.com Legal service provider for automotive industry

Global Industrial Components

705 S. College St. Woodbury, TN 37190

615-318-2190 gic-co.net

Assembly, warehousing and distribution facility located in Blountsville, AL primarily providing fluids and fasteners to Honda and automotive tier companies

Glowble Lighting 5850 Valley Rd., Ste. 80 Birmingham, AL 35235

205-655-0999 glowblelighting.com

Glowble Lighting is a Birmingham-based manufacturer of customizable commercial and industrial LED lighting fixtures.

Grede Holdings LLC 3152 Dublin Ln. Bessemer, AL 35022

205-271-7437 grede.com

Developer of lightweight, ultra-high-strength, ductile iron components for automotive and commercial-vehicle chassis and powertrain applications

Gruene Plant Services 11 Nafta Cir. New Braunfels TX 78132

205-999-4251 grueneenviro.com Plant management

Hantal 1367 Mitchell Young Rd. Montgomery, AL 36108

334-201-6895 ihantal.com Specialist in the area of electro-deposition and logistics of automobile parts

Harbert College of Business - Auburn University

405 W. Magnolia Ave., Ste. 101 Auburn, AL 36849

334-844-7296 harbert.auburn.edu Harbert College of Business - Auburn University

Hargrove Controls + Automation LLC

2100 Riverchase Center, Ste. 450 Birmingham, AL 35244

205-484-0227 hargrove-epc.com

Hargrove Controls + Automation is well versed with many control system manufacturers and field instrument applications.

Helix Inc. 5531 Powder Plant Ln. Bessemer, AL 35022

205-533-2522 helix-inc.com

Helix is an industrial mechanical and electrical contractor and services provider combined with a strong project management group and systems engineering group.

Hodges Warehouse + Logistics

1065 N. Eastern Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36117

334-280-2033 hodgeswarehouse.com

Third-party logistics provider, commercial real estate brokerage, industrial developer, trucking, trans-portation, warehouse space and services

Hoffmann Group - Tool Crib Inc.

3002 Industrial Pkwy. Knoxville, TN 37921

770-840-5232 hoffmanngroupusa.com

Specialized industrial distributor, system provider for tooling (cutting, clamping, grinding, metrology, hand tools, PPE) and workshop equipment.

Hollingsworth Companies (The)

Two Centre Plaza Clinton, TN 37716

865-457-3600 hollingsworthcos.com Industrial real estate development

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama

1800 Honda Dr. Lincoln, AL 35096

205-355-5000 honda.com Manufacture Odyssey minivans in Lincoln Alabama

Hyundai Motor Manufac-turing Alabama LLC

700 Hyundai Blvd. Montgomery, AL 36105

334-296-8027 hmmausa.com Vehicle manufacturing

J. F. Drake State Technical College

3421 Meridian St. N. Huntsville, AL 35811

256-551-3117 drakestate.edu Education

Jacksonville State University - Center for Economic Research

114 Merrill Hall, 700 Pelham Rd. N. Jacksonville, AL 36265

256-782-5324 jsu.edu/ced One of Small Business Development Centers in Alabama, economic development contract research

JamisonMoneyFarmer PC2200 Jack Warner Pkwy., Ste. 300 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

205-366-4094 jmf.com Accountants/CPAs & business consultants

JESCO Inc. 600 S. Perkins Rd. Memphis, TN 38117

901-487-9809 jescoinc.net Construction company

JIT Services LLC 125 Electronics Blvd. Huntsville, AL 35824

256-461-7064 jitllc.com Inventory management services

JRBC Packaging Solutions LLC

1210 Dowzer Ave. Pell City, AL 35125

205-338-4444 jrbcpackagingsolutions.blogspot.com

A returnable packaging company in central Alabama, specializing in cutting edge packaging designs that optimize pack density and are made with robust materials to extend the packaging life cycle.

KAMTEK Inc. 1595 Sterilite Dr. Birmingham, AL 35215 Automotive parts manufacturer

Keeton General Contractors Inc.

1019 18th St. S. Birmingham, AL 35205

205-939-3223 keetongc.com Industrial construction

Koller-Craft South 2620 E. Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL 35903

256-494-3605 koller-craft.com Full service provider of injection molded plastic components

KTH Leesburg Products LLC

P.O. Box 219 Leesburg, AL 35983

256-526-3530 kth.net Tier 1 supplier to Honda Manufacturing Alabama : ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 certified

LBYD Inc. 716 S. 30th St. Birmingham, AL 35233

205-251-4500 lbyd.com Structural and civil engineering

MACS Courier Service LLC 1701 Ridgeway W. Montgomery, AL 36110

334-396-1496 macsdelivers.com

Courier and expedited freight services in Alabama. Warehousing, cross-docking, staging, J-I-T inventory management and delivery scheduling.



Magic Steel Sales LLC 908 Maero St. NW Trinity, AL 35673

615-804-5683 magicsteelsales.com Steel service center supplying cold rolled, hot rolled and coated products

Magid Glove & Safety Mfg. Co.

34 County Rd. 523 Corinth, MS 38834

662-415-7800 magidglove.com Magid Glove & Safety is a manufacturer, importer and distributor of gloves and safety supplies.

Management Methods Inc P.O. Box 1484 Morgan, AL 35602

256-355-3896 managementmethods.com Management and manufacturing consultants

Material Systems Inc. 3685 Parkwood Rd. Bessemer, AL 35022

205-420-8754 materialsys.com Material handling/packaging products & services

MAU Workforce Solutions6150 Shallowford Rd., Ste. 104 Chattanooga, TN 37341

423-290-6329 mau.com Staffing solutions

Max Coating Inc. 3653 Industrial Pkwy. Birmingham, AL 35217

205-849-2737 maxcoating.com Electrocoat and powder coat service provider. ISO 9001:2008 certified

Maynard Cooper & Gale PC

1901 Sixth Ave. N., Regions Harbert Plaza, Ste. 2400 Birmingham, AL 35203

205-254-1000 maynardcooper.com Full-service law firm

McGriff, Seibels & Williams


205-583-9686 mcgriff.com Insurance brokerage firm

Measuring Solutions 832 Snow St., Ste. G Oxford, AL 36203

888-322-4243 measuringsolutions.com Wholesale distributor of measuring instruments

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International

1 Mercedes Dr. Vance, AL 35490

205-507-2464 mbusi.com Vehicle manufacturer

Metalsa Tuscaloosa Inc 1150 Industrial Park Dr. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

205-330-5511 metalsa.com U.S. division of ISE, Germany

Morris South 350 Electronics Blvd. Huntsville, AL 35824

256-461-8111 morrissouth.com

Supplier of CNC machine tools, tooling, accessories, software, automation and more to manufacturers of precision machined parts

Murrplastik Systems Inc. 1175 US Hwy. 50 Milford, OH 45150

513-201-3069 murrplastik.com

Supplier of cable management systems / robotic dress out systems / marking systems for control panels

Navistar Diesel of Alabama LLC

2701 Navistar Dr. Lisle, IL 60532

256-774-6200 navistar.com Assembles diesel engines for automotive and transportation industries





New Process SteelSheet Products Entr. #1 Valley Rd. Fairfield, AL 35064

248-804-0431 nps.cc Flat rolled steel distributor, processor and manufacturer

Newman Technology Inc. 100 Cairns Rd. Mansfield, OH 44903

419-525-1856 ext. 230 newmantech.com Suppliers of exhaust, door frame and exterior trim products

Nikki America Fuel Systems LLC

272 Technology Pkwy. Auburn, AL 36830

334-321-1001 nikkinet.co.jp/english/corporate/group.html

Aluminum machining and assembly of carburetors for small gas engine. We supply carburetors to Briggs & Stratton and Kawasaki.

North Alabama Industrial Development Assn.

P.O. Box 1668 Decatur, AL 35602

256-353-9450 naida.com Represent distributors of TVA electric power

North American On-Site 1050 Lear Industrial Pkwy. Avon, OH 44011

440-497-8547 naonsite.com

A recruiting service specializing in engineered and scalable on-site staffing models specifically geared to the automotive/light industrial manufacturing industries. NAOS also recruits for distribution/logis-tics, administration and any recycling industry.

NSRW Inc. 701 Thames Ct. Pelham, AL 35124

205-663-1500 nsrw.com Metal and resistance welding specialist

Onin StaffingOne Perimeter Park S., Ste. 450N Birmingham, AL 35243

205-815-0776 oninstaffing.com Connecting job seekers with clients

Page & Jones Inc. 52 N. Jackson St. Mobile, AL 36602

251- 432-1646 pagejones.com Freight forwarder and custom house broker

Pak-Lite Inc. 550 Old Peachtree Rd. Suwanee, GA 30024

770-447-1826 pliusa.com

A North American custom foam converter, manufacturer and fabricator of foams, nonwovens, foils, films, specialty materials and fabrics. We specialize in various markets including automotive parts, marine, HVAC, flooring, medical, renewable energy, RF shielding, construction, packaging, transporta-tion and manufacturing.

Panther II Transportation Inc.

84 Medina Rd. Medina, OH 44253

800-685-0657 pantherpremium.com Transportation and logistics services

Paramount Packaging LLC Rainbow City, AL 35906 256-413-8804 paramountpkg.net A certified woman-owned business offering innovative full service packaging solutions

Parker Trutec Inc. 134 River Bend Dr. Sevierville, TN 37876

937-623-1233 parkertrutec.com Specializing in metal treatment services including coatings and heat treating

Paulo Products 1307 Rutledge Way Murfreesboro, TN 37129

615-429-3313 paulo.com

Paulo is the third largest commercial heat treating company in the U.S. It offers numerous heat treating processes along with zinc plating and phosphate coating.

Peoplelink Group 431 E. Colfax South Bend, IN 46617

815-907-7790 peoplelinkgroup.com

Contract staffing, professional placements, direct hires, skilled staffing, IT staffing, quality containment, sorting, inspections. Warehouse management

Personnel Staffing Inc. 611A Walnut St. Gadsden, AL 35901

256-456-0243 personnelstaffing.com Employment staffing service

Plasman Corp LLC 403 Airport Rd. W. Fort Payne, AL 35968

519-737-6984 applasman.com Manufacturer of Class 'A' exterior plastic parts

Plex Systems 3160 Casteel Rd. Atlanta, GA 30062

770-312-9857 plex.com Connecting manufacturing operations for efficiency, productivity and visibility

PMT Publishing P.O. Box 66200 Mobile, AL 36660

205-802-6363 businessalabama.com

Publisher of Business Alabama magazine and other publications including the Alabama Economic Development Guide

Port of Huntsville1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd., Box 20008 Huntsville, AL 35824

256-258-1260 hsvairport.org Port

Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce

131 N. Court St. Prattville, AL 36067

334-365-7392 prattvillechamber.com

Economic development organization representing the City of Prattville and Autauga County in the areas of industrial, commercial, and retail recruitment

Precision Jig and Fixture South

915 Berry Shoals Rd. Duncan, SC 29334

616-799-1088 pjfinc.com

We are a new facility based in Duncan, SC, with home offices in Rockford, Michigan looking to broaden our customer base into Alabama. Full service tooling manufacturer.

Preferred Precision Group LLC

4800 Cogswell Ave., Ste. 207 Pell City, AL 35125

205-338-4148 ppgquality.com Sorting and containment, logistics, warehousing

Preventive Vibration Analysis Corp. by Maxwell

163 Holiday Shores Rd. Scottsboro, AL 35769

256-509-8304 pvactech.com

Vibration analysis, dynamic balancing, predictive maintenance, preventive maintenance, consultant. Companies supported vary from automotive stamping, injection, engines, etc. to food processing, school systems, etc.

Progressive Finishes Inc. 501 Industrial Rd. Alabaster, AL 35007

205-685-8056 progressivefinishes.net E-coating and powder coating

RAPA LP 2450 Paul Parks Ln. Auburn, AL 36832

334-321-0875 rapa.com

Tier 1/2 manufacturer of solenoid valves, solenoid valve systems for hydraulic and pneumatic compo-nents found in suspension and powertrain applications

RCM Industries 3021 Cullerton Dr. Franklin Park, IL 60131

847-455-1950 rcmindustries.com We don't have a facility but do business in Alabama. Custom aluminum die castings.

Recticel Interiors NA LLC 1420 Industrial Park Dr. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

205-861-1324 recticel.com Develops, produces and commercializes interior solutions

Regitar U.S.A. Inc. 2575 Container Dr. Montgomery, AL 36109

334-244-1885 regitar.com Auto parts manufacturing company

ResourceTek 200 Clinton Ave., Ste. 800 Huntsville, AL 35801

256-533-4336 resource-tek.com

ResourceTek was formed in 2000 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of BWSC to provide technical staff aug-mentation, professional recruitment and support services to partner clients in industry and government.

Revere Plastics Systems 218 Cloud Leap Trail Huntsville, AL 35806

256-698-0809 revereplasticssystems.com Sales office



Rocky Research 890 Martin Rd. Huntsville, AL 35824

256-258-6880 rockyresearch.com

Rocky Research's TestPro Division is a full service provider of customized test equipment and functional test fixtures, and has served the automotive, medical, appliance, audio, and computer application markets for over 19 years.

S. S. Nesbitt & Co. Inc. 3500 Blue Lake Dr. Birmingham, AL 35243

205-262-2640 ssnesbitt.com Insurance consultants and brokers

Sanoh America Inc. 103 Thomas French Dr. Scottsboro, AL 35769

256-575-0100 ext 222 sanoh-america.com

Providing products in the categories of corrosion resistant tubing, tubular brazed assemblies, plastic tubing assemblies and stainless steel tubing assemblies

Schnitzer Steel 515 1st Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35204

205-313-5109 schnitzersteel.com Scrap metal recycling services

Schoel Engineering 1001 22nd St. S. Birmingham, AL 35205

205-313-1146 schoel.com

Schoel Engineering is a civil, environmental, surveying, and high definition surveying firm located in Birmingham.

Sejong Alabama LLC 450 Old Fort Rd. E. Fort Deposit, AL 36032 334-227-0821 ext 522 Automotive exhaust system manufacturer - Tier 1 supplier to Hyundai Motor Manufacturer Alabama

Shoals Economic Development Authority

20 Hightower Place, Ste. 1 Florence, AL 35630

256-764-0351 seda-shoals.com Multi-county public industrial recruitment organization

Single Source Technologies

26762 Success Dr. Madison, AL 35756

205-612-9371 singlesourcetech.com Equipment distributor with engineering resources in machining, automation and integration

Snap-on Tools 2801 80th St. Kenosha, WI 53141 snapon.com Manufacturer and supplier to the automotive Industry. Our physical plant is location in Elkmont.

Standridge Logistics & Consulting LLC

2700 Corporate Dr., Ste. 200 Birmingham, AL 35242

205-314-4749 simplystandridge.com Transportation freight broker for dedicated and expedited trucking, air charters, warehouse consulting

Star-Tech Inc. 11930 Industriplex Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70809

225-756-8803 startechla.com Star-Tech Instrument Systems Inc. dba/ Star-Tech Inc.

Stratosphere Quality 12024 Exit Five Pkwy. Fishers, IN 46037

317-578-1455 stratospherequality.com

Stratosphere Quality provides sorting, inspection, rework and containment of defective components for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers.

Sunbelt Paper & Packaging

109 Airpark Industrial Rd. Alabaster, AL 35007

205-663-2030 sunbeltpaper-packaging.com Returnable & expendable packaging

Sunway Automotive USA 22670 Heslip Dr. Novi, MI 48375 404-368-2612 A Tier 2 supplier to the automotive industry supplying interior/exterior chrome plated plastics and

decorative painted plastic parts

Supplier Development Systems LLC

P.O. Box 320765 Birmingham, AL 35232

256-673-0786 sdsal.net Providing services to automotive industry





Tailored Label Products 1400 Northbrook Pkwy., Ste. 310 Suwanee, GA 30024

704-957-8604 tailoredlabel.com

A TS16949 certified supplier of automotive labels such as under the hood, barcode/tracking and die cut adhesives/parts for masking, protection and BSR applications. We deal directly with OEM and Tier 1 & 2 automotive suppliers.

Tape Craft Corp. P.O. Box 2027 Anniston, AL 36202

256-835-7658 tapecraft.com Manufacturer of webbings, pull straps, tunnel ties

Tech 2020 1020 Commerce Park Dr. Oak Ridge, TN 37830

865-220-1711 tech2020.org

Tech 2020 is a Venture Development Organization that specializes in supporting entrepreneurs who are commercializing technology.

Tech Rim Standards LLC 281 Collier Rd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326

248-454-1977 techrimstandards.com Provider of NAAMS to the Tier Builders along with engineering services

The Narmco Group 1108 Airport Industrial Dr. Gadsden, AL 35904

256-413-0587 narmco.com Metal stampings and modular weld assembly

TMI Calibration 117 Jetplex Cir., Ste. C4 Madison, AL 35758

256-772-4115 tmicalibration.com Full service N.I.S.T. traceable calibration laboratory

Top Gun Powder Coating 282 Confederate Ave. Jasper, GA 30143

706-253-7979 topgunpowdercoating.com

We coat automotive parts for manufactures in the automotive companies located in Alabama. Our capabilities are Media Blasting, Powder, Wet (liquid) coat, polyeruea coating.

Toyota Motor Manufactur-ing, Alabama

1 Cottonvalley Dr. Huntsville, AL 35810

256-746-5401 toyota.com/alabama Manufacturer of V-8, V-6 and 4-cylinder engines

Trucking Partners LLC 1718 2nd Ave. NW, Ste. B Cullman, AL 35055

256-737-8788 truckingpartners.com Trucking - truckload and expedite

Turner Supply Co. 250 N. Royal St. Mobile, AL 36633

251-438-5581 turnersupply.com Industrial supply distributor

TUV Rheinland Industrial Solutions

2159 Rocky Ridge Rd., Ste. 101 Hoover, AL 35216

205-623-5234 tuvris.com Inspection and testing of parts prior to assembly

UA SafeState 624 Bryant Dr. Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

205-348-8590 alabamasafestate.ua.edu

UA SafeState-Alabama resource for environmental & occupational safety & health consultations, education and training. Also, UA OSHA Training Institute-Education Center is located in Tuscaloosa.

UAH 301 Sparkman Dr. Huntsville, AL 35899

256-824-2667 uah.edu University

Unipres Alabama Inc. 990 Duncan Farms Rd. Steele, AL 35987

256-538-1974 ext 105 yachiyoal.com Tier 1 supplier to Honda Manufacturing





Universal Logistics Services

5330 Stadium Trace Pkwy., Ste. 200 Birmingham, AL 35244

205-682-8505 universallogisticsservices.com A full-service transportation provider specializing in truckload shipments moving in the US and Canada

University of Alabama - Alabama Productivity Center

249 Bidgood Hall Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

205-348-6331 ua.edu University

Verizon400 Riverhills Business Park, Ste. 445 Birmingham, AL 35242

205-790-7709 verizonwireless.com Solutions provider

Vision Global Technology Inc.

3512-B 6th Ave. SE Decatur, AL 35603

877-753-3936 vgtcorp.com Cooling systems, thermal products, windshield washer fluid concentrate, R134a.

Vulcan Heating & Air Conditioning Service, Inc.

532 Mineral Trace Birmingham, AL 35244

205.444.9671vulcanac.com

Full-service provider of Industrial air conditioning/heating service, maintenance, building automation systems, equipment installation,replacement and retrofit

Walker County Development Authority

204 E. 19th St. Jasper, AL 35501

205-302-0068 wceida.com County economic & industrial development authority

Warren Averett LLC 2500 Acton Rd. Birmingham, AL 35243

205-979-4100 warrenaverett.com A CPA firm that works with several automotive firms like Mando and SL America

Williams Metals and Welding Alloys Inc

4742 Sulphur Springs Hoover, AL 35226

205-787-9898 wmwa.net

Multi-location processing and distribution service center supplying cooper, brass, bronze and aluminum in strip, sheet, rod, bar, plate, tubing and pipe forms

Wire Wizard Welding Products

5750 Marathon Dr. Jackson, MI 49201

269-209-3769 wire-wizard.com

Supplier to welding distributors, tiered automotive suppliers and automotive OEM's. Products manufactured included Wire Wizard weld wire dispensing equipment, weld cell peripheral equipment, Powerball mig welding torches and torch consumables, and weld line support services.

Worthington Industries 1400 Red Hat Rd. Decatur, AL 35601

317-460-3264 worthingtonIndustries.com Toll slitting and CTL- HR, CR, CRSH, CRST, HDGA processor/service center

XPO Logistics - Expedite 8620 Boone Hall Ct. Knoxville, TN 37923

865-389-3064 xpo.com

Premium transportation & logistics provider including Hotshot with all size vehicles, brokerage, temperature control for all size vehicles with coverage in all 48 states, Canada and Mexico

ZF Chassis Systems LLC 1200 Commerce Dr. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 205-333-5104 Axle assembly plant

ZLA Solutions 1138 Hwy. 77 Southside, AL 35907

256-490-8932 zlausa.com

A full solutions company for the manufacturing industry. Our company specializes in placing talented and highly qualified people in the positions for their skill set. We also handle sorting and containment to help streamline your quality control.

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ALABAMA AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS … 700,000-square-foot, $150 million facility where an estimated 650 workers will make a range of auto parts, including interior door parts, bumpers