Updated March 4, 2002   Automotive Industry Icons Form New Company Axiem, Inc. realizes start-to-finish philosophy on innovative engineering technology Software-Based CNC Streamlines Integration of Controls MDSI's latest patent drastically reduces programming time Enron Loses Wind Company to sell wind assets to General Electric ITC Launches Investigations on Economic Effects of Tariff Elimination Investigations result from recent WTO Conference Johnson Controls' Subsidiary Wins Air Force Contract Readiness Management Support to control worldwide emergency facilities Use of Inherently Conductive Polymers Set to Boom OLEDs will make ubiquitous paper-thin displays pervasive China's Haier Group Fits US Factory into Global Strategy Refrigerator manufacturers now taking culture training Society of Manufacturing Engineers Partners with the Shingo Prize Prize recognizes manufacturing excellence in customer satisfaction Verticalnet Makeover Continues Public exchange specialist will now focus on supply chain Manufacturing News Automotive Industry Icons Form New Company Software-Based CNC Streamlines Integration of Controls Enron Loses Wind ITC Launches Investigations on Economic Effects of Tariff Elimination Johnson Controls' Subsidiary Wins Air Force Contract Use of Inherently Conductive Polymers Set to Boom China's Haier Group Fits US Factory into Global Strategy Society of Manufacturing Engineers Partners with the Shingo Prize Verticalnet Makeover Continues SAP Portals and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Sign Partnership Agreement Graybar Selects SAP and IBM for Consolidated e-Business Solution Kaiser Aluminum Granted Partial Use of $300 Million DIP Financing Ballard Signs Development Agreement with Ford for Engine Generators Please submit manufacturing-related news releases to tmr-editorial@lionhrtpub.com. The Manufacturing Report © Copyright 1997-2002 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