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Aircraft, Turbine and Label Manufacturers Announced as 1998 Baldrige Quality Award Winners

December 18, 1998
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President Clinton recently announced the winners of the 1998 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Three companies C Boeing Airlift and Tanker Programs, Long Beach, Calif.; Solar Turbines Inc., San Diego, Calif.; and Texas Nameplate Co. Inc., Dallas, Texas C are being honored for their achievements in performance excellence. With 66 employees, Texas Nameplate Co., Inc. is the smallest company to ever received the award.

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was established by Congress in 1987 to enhance U.S. competitiveness by promoting quality awareness, recognizing quality and business achievements of U.S. companies, and publicizing these companies' successful performance. The program is managed by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in conjunction with private industry. Since 1988, 34 companies have received the Baldrige Award.

Currently, Baldrige Awards are given in manufacturing, service, and small business. Starting in 1999, non-profit educational organizations and health care providers will be eligible to apply for the award.

Further information on the Baldrige National Quality Program is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.quality.nist.gov, or by calling (301) 975-2036.