ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- NSK Corp. in Ann Arbor, Mich., was recently awarded United Technologies Corp.'s (UTC) Supplier Gold status at its NSK Americas Technical Center and Indianapolis Distribution Center.

The UTC Supplier Gold award recognizes companies that deliver overall superior world class performance. The criteria used to evaluate suppliers for this award focuses on: best in class quality, 100 percent on-time product delivery, value, technical and business support services and superior lean and 6S practices throughout the organization.

"NSK is honored to be recognized by United Technologies 'Supplier Gold' status,” said Brian Lindsay, president and chief operating officer of NSK Americas. “Sullair [a division of UTC] management's endorsement of NSK reflects the work performed with Sullair as a Supplier Gold candidate. NSK's engagement with our customer through value stream mapping and other iterative activities highlighted NSK's lean principles throughout our business.”