The executive team of Okuma America Corporation, a global manufacturer of computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools, controls, and automation systems, is pleased to be recognized by American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) as one of their 2025 Suppliers of the Year in the Indirect Material category. Mr. Jim King, president, CEO, and COO of Okuma America Corporation, accepted the award on June 18, 2025, at AAM’s annual Supplier Day event held in Detroit, Michigan.
AAM is a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier that designs, engineers, and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. AAM selects the Suppliers of the Year honorees from a variety of criteria, including delivery performance, product quality, launch execution, sustainability commitment, and technology leadership.
Okuma American Corporation and AAM have partnered together for over a decade. Mr. King reflected on the partnership, sharing, “It’s been an honor to work with the AAM team and our distributor, Gosiger, to achieve the goals that we have set over the years. Throughout the course of our partnership, we’ve reduced costs and have made better parts, more efficiently.”
