Cleveland, Ohio – Feb 28, 2008 – Smart Business magazine and MAGNET, the manufacturing advocacy group representing Northeast Ohio, awarded McNeil Industries its 2008 "eVolution in Manufacturing" award. This award recognizes the company's excellence in meeting its manufacturing, service, and business objectives through full employee participation. 

McNeil Industries' award is highlighted in the February 2008 issue of Smart Business magazine.

Over the past year, McNeil Industries has met or exceeded goals for  sales growth, margins, shipments, receivables, and costs of quality and brand programs.  At the same time, it posted an on-time delivery rate of 99.4%. 

With annualized growth exceeding 20% in each of the last six years, McNeil Industries ranks as one of the fastest growing manufacturing businesses in the Midwestern United States. 

McNeil Industries delivers specialty products, systems, and services recognized for superior performance. Its unique MAXAM® plain, spherical, and cylindrical bearings offer extended service life, even under the harshest conditions of load, moisture, heat, and contamination. McNeil Guide Systems products—pins, bushings, bearing cages and spare parts—are widely used and trusted by the precision stamping industry, while Deburring Systems automate secondary operations and help manufacturers improve product throughput and quality. The company also offers precision machining services, industrial seals, and value-added services to customers worldwide.