Powers and Sons LLC Steering Linkage Suspension Systems

Powers and Sons, LLC Steering Linkage & Suspension Systems Main Office / Plant: Montpelier, OH Customer Liaison Office: Detroit, MI Productos Powers de Mexico: Juarez, MX Pioneer Forge: Pioneer, OH www. powersandsonsllc. com

Powers and Sons, LLC Company Profile Main Office / Plant Montpelier, Ohio 125 miles from Detroit, MI QS-9000 Certified Plant Size 200, 000 Sq. Ft. Customer Liaison Office Livonia, Michigan 35 miles from Detroit, MI Productos Powers de Mexico Juarez, Mexico QS-9000 Certified Plant Size 30, 000 Sq. Ft. Pioneer Forge Pioneer, Ohio Plant Size 80, 000 Sq. Ft.

Powers and Sons, LLC Company Profile • Over 70 years of experience and consistent quality, resulting in preferred supplier status with a majority of our customers. • Engineering staff in-house to assist with customer design and prototyping needs. • Lean Manufacturing Philosophy ensures low cost / short lead times. • Manufacturing equipment specific to customer applications, offering a variety of options for specialized customer needs. • Powers and Sons niche position as a steering and suspension supplier allows tighter focus on product costs which traditionally has resulted in Powers and Sons being the low cost producer in our product line. • As a privately held company, Powers and Sons is able to react rapidly to marketplace changes.

Powers and Sons, LLC Philosophy Statement • Powers and Sons is dedicated to providing the best quality products and services at the least possible cost in a timely manner, with an individual commitment by every employee to attain total customer satisfaction • Commitment to complete and rapid response to our customers by a team of dedicated and well trained associates

Powers and Sons, LLC Global Presence • Supplier to 4 Continents – – • • • North America South America Europe Australia Manufacturing in Montpelier and Pioneer, Ohio & Juarez, Mexico Engineering centered in Montpelier, Ohio Customer Liaison group in Livonia, Michigan European technical representation in Germany Technological working relationships in Brazil and Korea

Powers and Sons, LLC Customers Product Line • Automotive OEM chassis systems and components. Products include wheel to wheel steering linkage, pitman arms, tie rod ends, steering arms, track bars and rod eyes. • Aftermarket sales to support both current and past model vehicles • Forgings supplied to Tier I and Tier II OEM’s. • • • Ford Daimler. Chrysler Visteon Mercedes-Benz Lenkungen ZF Freightliner Benteler Automotive Navistar International Tenneco R. H. Sheppard

Powers and Sons, LLC Wheel-to Wheel 4 x 4 Linkage Pitman Arm Truck Steering Tie Rod Ends Socket Ball Diameters of 26, 28, 30 and 41 mm Tie Rod End Idler Arm Pivot Wheel-to Wheel 4 x 2 Linkage

Powers and Sons, LLC Adjustable Sleeve & Tie Rod Assembly Pitman Arm Tie Rod End Passenger Car Steering Socket Ball Diameters of 22 and 26 mm Socket Pitman Arm Idler Arm Tie Rod End & Internal Components

Powers and Sons, LLC Toe Links Suspension Parts Control Arms Strut Arms Track Bars

Powers and Sons, LLC Sector Shafts Pioneer Forge Heavy Truck Pitman Arms Forgings to meet Car, Light truck and Heavy Truck applications Car and Light Truck Tie Rods and Pitman Arms Bar Pin & Rod Eye 400 - 800 Ton Presses Weight 0. 5 lbs to 25 lbs (. 25 KG to 12 KG) 4000 - 7000 lb. Fully Programmable Hammers Secondary Coining and Extrusion

Powers and Sons, LLC ENGINEERING SUPPORT

Powers and Sons, LLC Concept to Completion Concept • • Work with customer advanced engineering to establish design parameters Electronically interface with customer & mating part suppliers Begin application engineering and APQP procedures Designed for manufacturability Prototypes • • • Production • • • Optimized manufacturing equipment to ensure highest quality and lowest cost Lean Manufacturing Philosophy Assembly plant support during Launch In house testing to validate function and durability Verification of prototypes to meet production intent Build Prototypes to fit customers needs Post Job 1 • Continuous process, cost and quality improvement • Warranty tracking and returned part analysis • Plant support and visits to prevent or deal with concerns

Powers and Sons, LLC Engineering Information Systems • Concurrent Engineering via SDRC IMI and Metaphase Database with Ford Engineering • Daimler Chrysler Catia Engineering design, CCX, CDM direct communications • TCP IP / Frame Relay WAN enabling direct connections to Customers, Suppliers and External Corp Facilities • • SDRC / C 3 P PDGS CATIA Auto. Cad 2000 Wers/DDL (Ford) Smart (Chrysler) WAN Internet Access

Powers and Sons, LLC Laboratory Testing • 3 & 4 Axis wear tests with corrosion – 13000 Newton Load – +/- 40° Rotation – +/- 20° Articulation • Computer controlled Servo -Hydraulic closed loop fatigue testing – 152 mm Stroke – 49000 Newton load • 6. 4 M (21 ft. ) Bedplate Full Linkage Testing Capability

Powers and Sons, LLC Laboratory Testing • Materials Lab – – – Microstructure Analysis Hardness Evaluation Grease/Moisture Analysis • Socket Rotating Torque vs. Angle Analysis – – Variable Speed Accelerometer Electronic Amplified Stethescope Plot Angle vs Torque • End Motion Analysis – – • Radial Axial Tension/Compression load vs Deflection Equipment – – • Environmental Chamber – – • -73°C to +180°C 0% to 100% Humidity Pitman Arm Stroker Machine – – • 63. 5 Metric Tons Parts up to 2438 mm in length +/- 11, 120 Newton load Reversing sinusoidal loading Breakaway/Rotating torque measurement device

Powers and Sons, LLC Benchmarking • Powers and Sons maintains a large benchmarking library of parts and data. • What we look for: – – – – Differing Design Standards Design Innovations Manufacturing Efficiencies Cost Opportunities Weight Opportunities New Materials New Features Philosophical Trends • Data is used in research and development to gain B. I. C.

Powers and Sons, LLC Commercial Information Systems • Windows 2000 Internal Network Serving Engineering, Manufacturing and Business Computing needs. • EDI Transactions with Customers and Suppliers • IBM AS 400 providing BPCS, JD Edwards and Future 3 business applications • Internet Web Site World Wide electronic mail communications • Future 3 EDI • BPCS MRP II Manufacturing Software • IBM AS 400 • JD Edwards Financial

Powers and Sons, LLC Contact Information www. powersandsonsllc. com Main Office / Plant 1613 Magda Drive Montpelier, OH 43543 Phone (419) 485 -3151 Fax (419) 485 -5490 Pioneer Forge Customer Liaison Office 1 Industrial Ave PO Box 598 Pioneer, OH 43554 Phone 419 -737 -2373 Fax 419 -737 -2978 13965 Farmington Road Livonia, MI 48154 Phone (734) 261 -9642 Fax (734) 261 -9785 Productos Powers De Mexico Calle Parque Industrial Los Aztecas #1916 Parque Ind. Los Aztecas Cd. Juarez, Chih. 32670 Phone 011 -52 -656 -620 -6896 Fax 011 -52 -656 -620 -6899 For further information please email us at: powers 1@powersandsonsllc. com