Dana Corporation

TRW Automotive is one of the world's 10 largest automotive suppliers and is one of the top financial performers in the industry with 2004 sales of nearly $12.0 billion. The company supplies more than 40 major vehicle manufacturers and nearly 250 nameplates and holds positions in all of its primary product categories. The company launched its Six Sigma training in 2001, which allowed TRW to establish and globally train more than 9,000 Green Belts, 500 Black Belts and more than 25 Master Black Belts. These individuals work in manufacturing, transactional and engineering disciplines with a focus on quantifiable, statistical results in addition to a Cadre of more than 140 full-time lean promotions officers who carry out Kaizen type workshops throughout the organization. Headquartered in Livonia, Mich., TRW Automotive is a publicly owned company that employs nearly 60,000 people. TRW Automotive also has a branch located in Fayette, Ohio.

Auburn Gear serves international builders of vehicles and machinery for the automotive, truck, bus, aerial lift, agricultural, light and heavy construction, mining, forest products and marine industries. The company s capabilities include full line design, development, test and manufacture of a wide range of geared products. On premises production facilities include turning, gear cutting, spline rolling, heat treat, shot peening and finished grinding capabilities. Auburn s engineering capability in collaboration with customer engineering departments insures optimum product performance. Auburn Gear maintains facilities in Auburn, Ind.

Thieman Tailgates is a manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic lift gates for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks and trailers. The company provides a variety of liftgate models, including Toplifters, Stowaways, Sideloaders, Railgates, Conventionals and Pickups that range from 1,000 to 6,600 pounds. It also offers pump and cylinder parts that include breather caps, bearings, screws, brackets, switches, buss bars, pipe nipples and couplings, elbows, cables, seals and solenoid coils. Operational for more than 50 years, Thieman Tailgates provides engineering and manufacturing services. It is associated with Thieman Stamping & Metal Fabrication and Thieman Metal Technologies. Thieman Tailgates has more than nine warehouses throughout the United States and maintains an over 90,000-square-foot facility in Celina, Ohio.