During the season of giving, AMI does their part in making charitable donations to different organizations in our local community. A large donation of food was made to the Marion Ministerial Alliance to help families in need receive a Christmas dinner that includes all the Holiday favorites- (chicken or turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc.) Christmas is all about the children so it just wouldn’t be Christmas without our annual donation to Toys for Tots. AMI was able to provide them 8 overflowing boxes of toys and also donated 15 bicycles to the Williamson County Tourism Bureau for a bike give away to children all throughout Southern Illinois. AMI also sent elves to the Lighthouse Homeless Shelter to deliver hats, gloves, personal care items, games, and books for their adult residents. AMI is jolly to know we made a brighter Holiday for many in our community.
2015 North American Quality Circle Event
After much hard work by over 400 Team Members representing over 40 Quality Circle teams, the presentations are over and the winners have been selected!
Representing Aisin Manufacturing Illinois (AMI) this year in Seymour at the North American Quality Circle event will be The Avengers.
Representing AMI this year in Japan for the world wide Quality Circle convention is the T.P.M. Heroes.
Aisin Group Celebrates 50th Anniversary
This year marks a key milestone for Aisin Group as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of its founding. Aisin Seiki was established in 1965 with the merger of two automotive parts manufacturing companies, Aichi Kogyo and Shinkawa Kogyo, and has since developed into a large network of subsidiaries and affiliates. Aisin Group consists of 6 Core Companies which include Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd., Aisin AW Co., ADVICS Co., Ltd., Aisin Chemical Co., Ltd., and Aisin AI Co,. Ltd. as well as 187 specialized business segments. Those together process diverse materials such as steel, aluminum and resin into products that cover virtually all elements of driving and integrate of the “operating,” “turning” and “stopping” functions of automobiles.
AMI Receives 1P 1K Award
Aisin Manufacturing Illinois (AMI) recently received the 1 Person 1 Kaizen (1P 1K) award as a leader in 1P 1K’s among the North American Aisin plants for 2014. AMI implemented 4,778 (or 4.9 per person) 1P 1K ideas submitted by Team Members. The 1P 1K’s that were implemented here at AMI saved the company over $800,000. The award was presented to AMI President, Mr. Kato, during the North American Executive Committee meeting in Seymour, IN, by Mr. Saito. This is the 5th consecutive year that AMI has won the award.
AMI Contributes to Local Community and Charitable Organizations
On May 17, 2014- A group of AMI employees contributed their time to assist in building a house for Habitat for Humanity in Herrin, IL. Before the end of the day, the group had the trusses in place, the porch built, house wrap on and decking on the roof completed.
AMI was able to donate over $2600 to St. Jude by organizing charitable events such as the St. Jude Bass Tournament, t-shirt sales, Workplace Giving, and with the help of a corporate donation. In efforts to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital Z100 Radiothon AMI also sponsored the “Aisin Phone Bank” again this year and provided volunteers to answer the phones and take pledges.
One of AMI’s teams of the Relay for Life was recognized as a Bronze level team for donating over $2500 (actually raising $3132) to the American Cancer Society. All the money raised at the relay will be used for research and services to benefit those with cancer and their families.
Over the 2014 Holiday Season, AMI got into the Christmas spirit of giving. Team Members contributed toys for Toys for Tots, and food for the Marion Ministerial Alliance. Thanks to those contributions, AMI was able to donate 8 overflowing boxes to Toys for Tots and helped the Marion Ministerial Alliance fill 125 boxes for local families to have a Christmas dinner. AMI also donated 15 bicycles to the Williamson County Tourism Bureau for their bike give away for children throughout Southern Illinois. Finally, our AMI elves visited the Lighthouse Homeless Shelter to deliver adult gifts such as coats, gloves, personal care items, and games for their residents.
Recognitions
In March 2014- AMI was awarded a Certificate of Excellence designating AMI as Platinum Supplier Status to General Motors. This is in recognition for AMI’s outstanding on time delivery performance of sunroofs to GM plants in Flint, Michigan, Arlington, Texas, and Silao, Mexico.
June 2014-AMI received a surprise by the State of Illinois! Representative John E Bradley offered AMI a certificate recognizing its safety record. This certificate was awarded after AMI reached 4 million worked hours without a lost time accident. As of April 2014- AMI has reached 5 million hours worked without a lost time incident.
AMI Volunteers for Local Educational Activities
On January 25, 2014- Two of AMI’s engineers volunteered their time to assist with the judging at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition held at Marion High School. The competition hopes to build interest in future careers in engineering, robotics, computers, and other tech careers.
In May 2014- AMI’s Environmental Engineer assisted local school, Carterville Intermediate School, with its partnership to Progress Port by contributing 72 recyclable containers (2 small containers per classroom and 2 large rolling containers for the facility). The school feels this will be a tremendous help in increasing their effort to recycle. AMI is proud to partner with CIS and happy to help!