BENSENVILLE, IL-Quality magazine's first annual Plant of the Year award goes to Diamond Electric Manufacturing Corp. (Eleanor, WV). The automotive ignition coil manufacturer has taken tremendous steps to reduce defects and improve product quality. Diamond Electric performs daily error-proofing audits and layered process audits. Three different levels of plant management conduct the layered audit which is performed daily on every shift.
Since 1998, our Plant of the Year winner has received a Toyota Delivery and Quality Award each year. In addition, Diamond Electric became the first U.S. supplier to build an ignition coil for the Lexus SUV engine. The company's commitment to quality has allowed it to grow from a 50,000-square-foot facility and 3.4 million in capacity to 110,000 square-feet and more than 13 million in capacity in less than two years.