AMI was presented with the AHA Launch Award for the implementation of the 550B Panoramic Sunroof. The AMI sunroof department began testing of the sunroof in November 2019 and began production in January 2020. Today, AMI produces roughly 250 550B panoramic sunroofs a day between 2 shifts. These sunroofs are installed on the Toyota Highlander. […]
ONE Aisin Family: Aisin plants collaborate to provide PPE support for local hospital Two Aisin plants have joined together to help ease the pressure of PPE shortages at an Illinois hospital. AISIN Electronics Illinois (AEIL) and AISIN Manufacturing Illinois (AMI) reached out to Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) after it was determined that facial protective gear […]
On Monday, March 2nd, 2020, Aisin Marion Presidents Matsui San (AMI/AEIL) and Miyaki San (ALM) signed a letter declaring March “St. Jude Month.”
On Saturday, October 12th, Aisin hosted the 16th Annual Fall Aisin Mile Clean Up. The clean up consists of AMI, ALM, and AEIL coming together to clean up the grounds of Redco Drive and a portion of DeYoung Street (Highway 13) that we adopted. Between all three plants, 150 team members and their families came […]
Aisin Manufacturing Illinois (AMI) has recently partnered with local schools in Galatia and Eldorado to develop a work study program. Select high school students have been placed in various departments to help familiarize them to the manufacturing world. Our hope is that this program will help students gain valuable work experience, and that the real-world […]
To help keep our pallets out of landfills, we asked the Team Members at AMI to re-purpose our pallets in this year’s Pallet Palooza contest! Although it was difficult to pick winners from all of the great projects, one entry stood out from the rest. Coming in at first place was Larry Whisler! Larry created […]
The AMI Gauging Team did an outstanding job at the 2nd Annual North American Measurement Skill Competition in Seymour, IN. All four team members will be advancing and attending the gauging competition in Japan this November. Overall AMI’s gauging team placed 1st with an average score of 94.6. Clayton McGregory (QC) won 1st place and recognition for having […]
On February 14th, Aisin Manufacturing hosted a St. Jude’s Baking Contest. The event was a huge success with over 50 baking contest entries. Submissions varied from cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, cookies, and brownies. After tasting over 50 entries, the judges made the difficult decision of awarding 3 team members with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. 1st […]
With the collaboration of AMI, AEIL, and ALM, an Aisin Health & Wellness Center has been opened. The clinic provides services to Aisin Team Members and their dependents. Conveniently located near Highway 13 in Marion, the facility is open 5 days a week as well as hosts open office hours at each facility. All services […]
Another Aisin Mile Clean Up has come to an end. This year we had a total of 220 volunteers in attendance with 180 being from AMI. Team members worked together to clean up Redco Drive along with a portion of DeYoung Ave (Hwy 13). The cleanup began the morning of April 21st at 7:00 a.m. […]