Posted March 4, 2002 Manufacturing News Automotive Industry Icons Form New Company In an industry marked with niche companies specializing in one aspect of the manufacturing engineering process, Axiem, Inc. (Beverly Hills, Mich.; www.axieminc.com) has combined the expertise of CKGP & Associates, PGK Engineering Services, PW & Associates and former segments of Rapid Design Service including various Mexico operations into one new company. With the acquisitions Axiem has become a totally integrated design, engineering and program management. Both existing and new clients will experience a new concept in innovative engineering technology in which Axiem takes an idea from the beginning of the process through to start up and production. This combination gives Axiem clients the ability to enter their project at any point in the project/facility lifecycle with seamless transition to the next phase in the process. PGK Engineering unit focuses on product engineering from concept through production and the PGK APDS business unit focuses on mock-ups, prototypes and rapid prototypes for product development. CKGP and PW's expertise lies in the manufacturing process engineering / management and paint process engineering. The Dayton Design Center focuses on tool, fixture and equipment design to both automotive and other industries. The Mexican Operations provides product component (automotive and aircraft) / facility design and engineering to the global market, rounding out the full range of services. The Manufacturing Report © Copyright 2002 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Editorial Dept: tmr-editorial@lionhrtpub.com Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 2555 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 299, Atlanta, GA 30339 USA Phone: 770-431-0867 | Fax: 770-432-6969 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com