Suppliers and Claasianer from all over the world met in Harsewinkel to attend the Suppliers' Day of the CLAAS Group.The presentation of the "Supplier of the Year Awards" proved to be a highlight again.
Total winner: Frielinghaus GmbH, Ennepetal, Germany
Frielinghaus received the award for the total winner (www.frielinghaus.de). The German company is an innovative manufacturer of knives, wear parts and technologies for professional agricultural engineering and supports CLAAS for example in the development of components.
Quality: Changzhou SCS Sprocket Transmission Co. Ltd., Changzhou, China
SCS supplies sprockets to CLAAS (en.scs-sprocket.com). The Chinese company convinced CLAAS with an outstanding quality performance.
Further nominees in the category Quality are:
Exide Technologies SAS, France (www.exide.com)
Sauter, Germany (www.sauter-cnc.de)
Logistics: Dipl.-Ing. Tietjen GmbH, Bücken, Germany
Tietjen (www.tietjengmbh.de) supplies CLAAS with complex pre-assembled assemblies of which the delivery causes special challenges. The company received the logistics award for its reliability with regard to on-time deliveries, the use of all logistical CLAAS standards and the perfect implementation.
Further nominees in the category Logistics are:
Dowaldwerke, Germany (www.dowaldwerke.griessbach.de)
Jaeger GmbH, Germany (www.jaeger-mengen.de)
Innovation: S.A. Orcaplast, Brie Comte Robert, France
Orcaplast (www.orcaplast.fr) was characterized by a strong and proactive input of ideas in the design of plastic parts and made suggestions for the optimal tool design. The company carries out successful development projects together with CLAAS.
Further nominees in the category Innovation are:
dSpace, Germany (www.dspace.com)
H.Hellbeck Maschinenbau, Germany (www.hellbeck-fertigungstechnik.de)
Service: F. Reyher Nchfg. GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany
Reyher (www.reyher.de) supplies various production companies of the CLAAS Group and convinces with a strong delivery performance for years as well as excellent service and availability.
Further nominees in the category Service are:
Louis Schierholz, Germany (www.schierholz.de)
TOTAL, France (www.total.com)