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MMA Announces Winners and Finalists for 2022 MFG Excellence Awards

Lansing (Sep. 27, 2022) — The Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) announced winners and finalists of the 2022 MFG Excellence Awards program, which celebrates the leaders and products that are pushing the industry forward.

These champions of manufacturing and next generation of innovators are collaborating to drive Michigan into a future that will continue to shape our collective fortunes, our state’s economy, the communities we serve, our individual businesses and our families’ livelihoods.

MMA revealed winners in five individual categories of the MFG Excellence Awards program and, new for the 2022 Awards season, the top three finalists for three company categories. The top three finalists of the final award category, the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan, will be announced Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 at a press conference featuring award winners and company finalists along with MMA executives discussing the importance of Michigan’s manufacturing industry and the impact of the MFG Excellence Awards program. Media can RSVP for the press conference to MMA’s Delaney McKinley at 517-487-8530 or mckinley@mimfg.org.

The winners of the company categories and Coolest Thing will be announced live, on-stage, at the MFG Excellence Awards gala event on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at the Lansing Center (333 E Michigan Ave, Lansing), along with the presentation of individual award winners. 

The winners of the 2022 MFG Excellence Awards for individuals are:

MFG Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Jacquart, Jacquart Fabric Products, Home of Stormy Kromer (Ironwood)

MFG Woman of the Year
Terri Datz-Siegel, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC (Hemlock)

Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award – Small Tier
Dave Yancho and Robin McConnell, Armor Protective Packaging (Howell)

MFG Emerging Leader
Kristen Opperman, Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC (Hemlock)

MFG Talent Champion
Steve Heethuis, NN Mobile Solutions (Kentwood) 

The following companies are finalists for the 2022 MFG Excellence Awards. The winners will be revealed live, on-stage, at the gala event Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at the Lansing Center.

Michigan Manufacturer of the Year – Large Tier
Top Three Finalists

  • Armstrong International (Three Rivers)
  • Brose North America (Auburn Hills)
  • DUO FORM (Edwardsburg)

MFG Community Impact
Top Three Finalists

  • Armor Protective Packaging (Howell)
  • Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University (Southfield)
  • Peckham, Inc. (Lansing)

MFG Innovation Excellence
Top Three Finalists

  • Armor Protective Packaging (Howell)
  • Interactive Training Systems (Grand Blanc)
  • SOBRsafe (Shelby Township)

The following products have been chosen, by popular vote, as the Top 10 Finalists for the 2022 Coolest Thing Made in Michigan. The voting for the second round of the Coolest Thing people’s choice contest runs through Friday, Oct. 7, and the Top 3 finalists will be announced the the press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Lansing. The winner will be revealed live, on-stage, at the MFG Excellence Awards gala on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 at the Lansing Center.

  • Conformable Tank – Noble Gas Systems, Novi
  • CX5e Electric Minicycle – Cobra MOTO, Hillsdale
  • Dreamboat – Van Dam Custom Boats, Boyne City
  • Electro Arc Metal disintegrator – Stillion Industries, Dexter
  • Instant-Trace – Fleetwood Electronics, Holland
  • Magliner Two-Wheel Hand Trucks – Magline INC., Standish
  • PumpSpy PS2000 WiFi Battery Backup Sump Pump System with Internet Monitoring & Alerts – PumpSpy, Kalamazoo
  • PW1000 Observatory System – PlaneWave Instruments, Adrian
  • Serta Arctic Premier Hybrid Mattress – Serta Restokraft Mattress Co. Inc, Romulus
  • Spine Tabletop – Domico Med-Device, LLC, Fenton

Learn more about MMA, the MFG Excellence Awards Program and the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan at mimfg.org/mfgexcellence or contact MMA’s Delaney McKinley at 517-487-8530 or mckinley@mimfg.org. Contact MMA’s Delaney McKinley to RSVP for the press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Registration for the 2022 MFG Excellence Awards is open at mimfg.org/mfgexcellence.


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