Deere & Company inducted Assembled Products Inc. into its Supplier Hall of Fame. API also was honored as a Partner-level supplier for 2018 as the Enterprise Supply Management Supplier of the Year in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program.
The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating. Hall of Fame status is given after attaining Partner-level rating for five consecutive years.
The honor recognizes product and service quality and commitment to continuous improvement.
Assembled Products supplies Consolidation and Assembly Services to John Deere’s operations throughout North America.
Assembled Products is a third-generation family and veteran-owned business providing assembly, kitting & bundling, sourcing & distribution and packaging.
API has 36 employees and is headed by CEO Ed McIlhon, president Matt Ulrich and executive sales VP Casey McIlhon. All three have been president of the National Fastener Distributors Association.
API has locations in Illinois and Georgia and is headquartered at 11305 Meredith Dr., Des Moines, IA 50322. Tel: 515 278-7030 Web: AssembledProducts.net

PennEngineering received the 2018 Supplier of the Year Award from Continental Brake Systems China. Continental is a tier one automotive supplier.
“PennEngineering is proud to be a global premium supplier for Continental-Schaeffler, and it’s an honor for our PennAuto division to be recognized by Continental as a top-class supplier,” said Qiang Sun, president of PennEngineering Asia.
PennAuto has supplied fasteners and precision components globally to the Chassis and Safety Systems division of Continental China since 2009. PennAuto has won various awards each year since 2013 for quality and technical performance.
Founded in 1942, PennEngineering’s PEM, has supplied the thin sheet fastening industry for 75 years. PennEngineering has manufacturing and technical facilities in the US, Europe and Asia, and is headquartered at 5190 Old Easton Rd., Danboro, PA 18916. Tel: 215 766-8853 Web: Pemnet.com

Würth Industry North America announced an exclusive partnership with the Fastener Training Institute as the 2019 “Sustaining Sponsor” of FTI.
“This new level of sponsorship will help FTI fund both existing programs and develop the new content needed to grow,” WINA and FTI stated.
The Fastener Training Institute provides beginning and advanced training on fastener products, standards and specifications. Web: FastenerTraining.org
Würth Industry North America is a division of the global Würth Group. WINA has110 locations providing 420,000 fasteners and C-parts plus services. Tel: 877 999-8784 Web: WurthIndustry.com