2002 Rockwell Collins Names Laserage as Connector/Cable Assembly Commodity Co-Supplier of the Year

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (2002) - Rockwell Collins selected Laserage Technology of Waukegan, Ill. as winner of the 2002 Connector Commodity Co-Supplier award. The presentation was made at Rockwell Collins' Annual Supplier Conference."

Laserage Technology has supported Rockwell Collins for the past 18 years and is a leader in the lean manufacturing process. Laserage has continuously exhibited a willingness to work with us to provide robust and economical product design. Laserage has excellent quality and on-time delivery and has been a reliable long term business partner."

Rockwell Collins, (NYSE: COL) with headquarters in Cedar Rapids is a world leader in the design, production and support of communications and aviation electronics solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide.

Laserage Technology Corp. is a custom laser processing facility with over 35 industrial lasers, including CO2 lasers to 2500W and Nd: YAG lasers to 400W, single and multiple-beam lasers. Services include laser welding of most metals and laser machining, cutting and drilling of metals, plastics, ceramics, and composite materials. Custom flat ribbon cable, wire harness and fiber optic cable assembly services include high reliability applications. A complete metallurgical lab, R&D and engineering capabilities, and an ISO 9002 registered company wide TQM/JIT program support prototyping through production services.

Pictured from back (L to R) Clay Jones, Dave Young, Anna Kern, Mary Pitzenberger, Phil Cromier, Herm Reininga. Front (L to R) Paula Ekstrom, Scott Wheatley, Leandra Marshall*, Michael Capp*, Jeff Dolan. (*Supplier Representatives)