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Powers and Sons, LLC Steering Linkage & Suspension Systems

Powers and Sons, LLC Steering Linkage & Suspension Systems. Main Office / Plant: Montpelier, OH Customer Liaison Office: Detroit, MI Productos Powers de Mexico: Juarez, MX Pioneer Forge: Pioneer, OH. www.powersandsonsllc.com. Company Profile. Main Office / Plant Montpelier, Ohio

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Powers and Sons, LLC Steering Linkage & Suspension Systems

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  1. Powers and Sons, LLC Steering Linkage & Suspension Systems Main Office / Plant: Montpelier, OH Customer Liaison Office: Detroit, MI Productos Powers de Mexico: Juarez, MX Pioneer Forge: Pioneer, OH www.powersandsonsllc.com

  2. Company Profile Main Office / Plant Montpelier, Ohio 125 miles from Detroit, MI QS-9000 Certified Plant Size 200,000 Sq. Ft. Productos Powers de Mexico Juarez, Mexico QS-9000 Certified Plant Size 30,000 Sq. Ft. Customer Liaison Office Livonia, Michigan 35 miles from Detroit, MI Pioneer Forge Pioneer, Ohio Plant Size 80,000 Sq. Ft.

  3. Company Profile • Over 70 years of experience and consistent quality, resulting in preferred supplier status with a majority of our customers. • Engineering staff in-house to assist with customer design and prototyping needs. • Lean Manufacturing Philosophy ensures low cost / short lead times. • Manufacturing equipment specific to customer applications, offering a variety of options for specialized customer needs. • Powers and Sons niche position as a steering and suspension supplier allows tighter focus on product costs which traditionally has resulted in Powers and Sons being the low cost producer in our product line. • As a privately held company, Powers and Sons is able to react rapidly to marketplace changes.

  4. Powers and Sons is dedicated to providing the best quality products and services at the least possible cost in a timely manner, with an individual commitment by every employee to attain total customer satisfaction Commitment to complete and rapid response to our customers by a team of dedicated and well trained associates Philosophy Statement

  5. Supplier to 4 Continents North America South America Europe Australia Manufacturing in Montpelier and Pioneer, Ohio & Juarez, Mexico Engineering centered in Montpelier, Ohio Customer Liaison group in Livonia, Michigan European technical representation in Germany Technological working relationships in Brazil and Korea Global Presence

  6. Automotive OEM chassis systems and components. Products include wheel to wheel steering linkage, pitman arms, tie rod ends, steering arms, track bars and rod eyes. Aftermarket sales to support both current and past model vehicles Forgings supplied to Tier I and Tier II OEM’s. Ford DaimlerChrysler Visteon Mercedes-Benz Lenkungen ZF Freightliner Benteler Automotive Navistar International Tenneco R. H. Sheppard Customers Product Line

  7. Truck Steering Wheel-to Wheel 4x4 Linkage Tie Rod Ends Pitman Arm Socket Ball Diameters of 26, 28, 30 and 41 mm 41 mm Tie Rod End Idler Arm Pivot Wheel-to Wheel 4x2 Linkage

  8. Passenger Car Steering Adjustable Sleeve & Tie Rod Assembly Pitman Arm Tie Rod End Socket Ball Diameters of 22 and 26 mm Socket Pitman Arm Idler Arm Tie Rod End & Internal Components

  9. Suspension Parts Toe Links Control Arms Strut Arms Track Bars

  10. PioneerForge Heavy Truck Pitman Arms Sector Shafts Forgings to meet Car, Light truck and Heavy Truck applications Car and Light Truck Tie Rods and Pitman Arms Bar Pin & Rod Eye 400 - 800 Ton Presses 4000 - 7000 lb. Fully Programmable Hammers Weight 0.5 lbs to 25 lbs (.25 KG to 12 KG) Secondary Coining and Extrusion

  11. ENGINEERINGSUPPORT

  12. Concept to Completion Concept Work with customer advanced engineering to establish design parameters Electronically interface with customer & mating part suppliers Begin application engineering and APQP procedures Designed for manufacturability Prototypes In house testing to validate function and durability Verification of prototypes to meet production intent Build Prototypes to fit customers needs Production • Optimized manufacturing equipment to ensure highest quality and lowest cost • Lean Manufacturing Philosophy • Assembly plant support during Launch • Post Job 1 • Continuous process, cost and quality improvement • Warranty tracking and returned part analysis • Plant support and visits to prevent or deal with concerns

  13. Concurrent Engineering via SDRC IMI and Metaphase Database with Ford Engineering Daimler Chrysler Catia Engineering design, CCX, CDM direct communications TCP IP / Frame Relay WAN enabling direct connections to Customers, Suppliers and External Corp Facilities SDRC / C3P PDGS CATIA AutoCad 2000 Wers/DDL (Ford) Smart (Chrysler) WAN Internet Access EngineeringInformation Systems

  14. Laboratory Testing • 3 & 4 Axis wear tests with corrosion • 13000 Newton Load • +/- 40° Rotation • +/- 20° Articulation • Computer controlled Servo-Hydraulic closed loop fatigue testing • 152 mm Stroke • 49000 Newton load • 6.4M (21ft.) Bedplate Full Linkage Testing Capability

  15. Laboratory Testing • Materials Lab • Microstructure Analysis • Hardness Evaluation • Grease/Moisture Analysis • Socket Rotating Torque vs. Angle Analysis • Variable Speed • Accelerometer • Electronic Amplified Stethescope • Plot Angle vs Torque • End Motion Analysis • Radial • Axial • Tension/Compression load vs Deflection Equipment • 63.5 Metric Tons • Parts up to 2438mm in length • Environmental Chamber • -73°C to +180°C • 0% to 100% Humidity • Pitman Arm Stroker Machine • +/- 11,120 Newton load • Reversing sinusoidal loading • Breakaway/Rotating torque measurement device

  16. Powers and Sons maintains a large benchmarking library of parts and data. What we look for: Differing Design Standards Design Innovations Manufacturing Efficiencies Cost Opportunities Weight Opportunities New Materials New Features Philosophical Trends Data is used in research and development to gain B.I.C. Benchmarking

  17. Windows 2000 Internal Network Serving Engineering, Manufacturing and Business Computing needs. EDI Transactions with Customers and Suppliers IBM AS400 providing BPCS, JD Edwards and Future 3 business applications Internet Web Site World Wide electronic mail communications Future 3 EDI BPCS MRP II Manufacturing Software IBM AS400 JD Edwards Financial CommercialInformation Systems

  18. Contact Information www.powersandsonsllc.com Main Office / Plant1613 Magda DriveMontpelier, OH 43543Phone (419) 485-3151 Fax (419) 485-5490 Productos Powers De MexicoCalle Parque Industrial Los Aztecas #1916Parque Ind. Los Aztecas Cd. Juarez, Chih. 32670Phone 011-52-656-620-6896 Fax 011-52-656-620-6899 Pioneer Forge 1 Industrial Ave PO Box 598 Pioneer, OH 43554 Phone 419-737-2373 Fax 419-737-2978 Customer Liaison Office13965 Farmington Road Livonia, MI 48154Phone (734) 261-9642 Fax (734) 261-9785 For further information please email us at: powers1@powersandsonsllc.com

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