32 innovations are PACE finalists
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Thirty-two innovations are vying as finalists for the 2012 Automotive News PACE Awards.
The 18th annual awards celebrate automotive suppliers' innovations in products, manufacturing processes and information technology. PACE stands for Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence.
The finalists will host teams of judges who are industry, academic and business leaders.
Judges evaluate each innovation in the context of its planning, novelty, market impact and competitive posture.
Winners will be announced April 23 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit, kicking off SAE World Congress week. Information on the innovations will be featured in our issues beginning March 19.
The awards are sponsored by Ernst & Young, the Transportation Research Center Inc. and Automotive News.
SAE International and the Original Equipment Suppliers Association provide further sponsor support.
Here are the companies and their finalist innovations, by category.
Product
Autoneum Management AG
Winterthur, Switzerland
For: Theta-Fiber
BorgWarner
Auburn Hills, Mich.
For: Advanced EGR Cooler for 15L Engine
BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Auburn Hills, Mich.
For: Centrifugal Electro-Hydraulic Actuator for Torque Management Applications
BorgWarner Turbo Systems
Auburn Hills, Mich.
For: Turbocharger for internal combustion engines with low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation
Continental Automotive, Interior Division
Auburn Hills, Mich.
For: Continental AutoLinQ Embedded Entry Solution
Dana Holding Corp., Power Technology Group
Maumee, Ohio
For: Active warm-up heat exchanger with integrated thermal bypass valve
Delphi Automotive
Wuppertal, Germany
For: L-Shape Crimp for 0.13 mm² wire size
Delphi Automotive
West Henrietta, N.Y.
Magneti Marelli
Milan, Italy
For: Premium Low Noise High Pressure GDi Pump
Delphi Automotive
Lockport, N.Y.
For: Thermal Multi Port Folded Tube Condenser
Federal-Mogul Corp.
Southfield, Mich.
For: Hybrid Liners for Aluminum Light Vehicle Engines
Gates Corp. Automotive
Denver
For: Barricade Fuel Injection Low Permeation Fuel Line Hose
Hella Electronics Corp.
Lippstadt, Germany
For: Multi-Chip Module
Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems
Hebron, Ohio
For: Compliant Tie Rod Assembly and Dampening System with PerfecTrak Technology
Honeywell Turbo Technologies
Torrance, Calif.
For: High Temperature, Ball Bearing VNT Turbo
Ichikoh
Isehara, Japan
Valeo Lighting Systems
Paris
For: Low Consumption LED low beam headlamp for Electric Vehicle
ITW Shakeproof
Elgin, Ill.
For: ClearDrive Recessed Fastener
Kefico Corp.
Gunpo-si, South Korea
For: Bi-fuel system with liquefied LPG injection and one integrated control unit
Lear Corp.
Southfield, Mich.
For: Solid State Smart Junction Box
Magna Mirrors
Kentwood, Mich.
For: Infinity Mirror
Magna Seating
Novi, Mich.
For: Improved Stow 'n Go Seat Mechanism
Mahle GmbH
Stuttgart
For: Chilled Cast Iron Camshaft with High Pressure Pump Lobe for Modern Gasoline Direct Injection Engines
Methode Electronics Inc.
Southfield, Mich.
For: TouchSensor's Field-Effect Technology
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH
Herzogenaurach, Germany
For: UniAir Fully Variable Valve Lift System
Valeo Wiper Systems
Paris
For: AquaBlade System
Visteon Corp.
Van Buren Twp., Mich.
For: Metal Seal Fitting
Manufacturing Process
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.
Detroit
TracRite Center Differential
3M Automotive Division
St. Paul, Minn.
Esys Automation
Auburn Hills, Mich.
For: Robotic production system using 3M Wheel Weights for Precision Tire and Wheel Balancing
Federal-Mogul Corp.
Southfield, Mich.
For: Two-dimensional Ultrasonic Testing for Raised Gallery Diesel Pistons
Nalco Co.
Naperville, Ill.
For: APEX Program-Sustainable Technology for Paint Detackification
PPG Industries Inc.
Troy, Mich.
For: Premium B1:B2 Compact Process Paint Technology
Information Technology
Delphi Automotive
Shanghai
For: Wiring Harness Bend Fatigue Simulation Tool
OEConnection
Richfield, Ohio
For: OEM Parts Marketing Administration Technology52 c
