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Awards - Industry Recognition

Auto Hall of Fame

In 1992 Lee Hunter was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Award is presented to individuals who have made a dramatic impact on the development of the automobile or the automotive industry by introducing, or assisting in the introduction of, historically significant change in products, processes or concepts. Lee Hunter is in illustrious company.


Windows World Open

In 1998, Windows World Open, the premier international competition that honors the best in custom Microsoft Windows®-based software development, honored Hunter's PicEdit image processing and translation software as a finalist.

PicEdit is the program that allows authoring and translating of the digital photos used in Hunter's Windows®-based WinAlign® alignment system program.


Microsoft CEO Bill Gates
congratulates
Hunter President
Steve Brauer

Hunter CEO, Steve Brauer, met with Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates, at a 1998 United Way Gathering in St. Louis.

Recalling Hunter's WinAlign® Alignment Software Award at the '98 Windows World Open, Chairman Bill said he would be honored to send along his congratulations to the software development group at Hunter.


Top 20 Tools Awards

Awards from MOTOR magazine for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005. MOTOR's editorial staff awards The Top 20 Tools from a selection of hundreds of new tools and equipment annually. Selected winners can be brand new ideas or improvements on existing designs.


RF Cordless Sensors

Just-In-Time Training

TC3500 Wheel Balancer

GSP9700 Vibration Control System


Virtual View™
A Feature of WinAlign® Alignment Software


WebSpecs®
A Hunter Online Product

StraightTrak® LFM

DSP600 Sensors

CenteringCheck® Wheel Balancing Feature

Top 10 Tools Awards

Awards from Undercar Digest for 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2004. Undercar Digest readers cast their votes each year for up to ten of their favorite tool and equipment products. Winners are announced in the spring.

411 Alignment Systems

Tools & Kits Database
A Feature of WinAlign® Software


ExpressAlign®
A Feature of WinAlign® Software

OCL400 Brake Lathe


Mercedes-Benz Quality Certificate

In late 2000, Stuttgart-based Rainer Hirn and Hanz-Werner Schneider, representing DaimlerChrysler AG Service Engineering, and Armin Nickel, representing Mercedes-Benz USA, toured Hunter's engineering, design, production and training areas for a closer look at quality systems, manufacturing processes and management. Based on their findings, Hunter was awarded the DaimlerChrysler Zertifikat for “Quality Management for Workshop Equipment 1.0 for DaimlerChrysler AG workshops worldwide.”


Dealer Equipment Program Awards

Hunter's continued commitment to quality has earned awards of excellence from major service and OEM suppliers.

Rotunda Awards

Rotunda
Top Sales Performer - 2000 Supplier Meeting
Supplier Appreciation - 2000 Supplier Meeting

Rotunda Distinguished Supplier Award

Rotunda
Distinguished Supplier Award

DaimlerChrysler Pentastar Service Equipment Top Performer

DaimlerChrysler
Pentastar Service Equipment Top Performer

DaimlerChrysler Pentastar Service Equipment

DaimlerChrysler
Pentastar Service Equipment
Peak Performer

DaimlerChrysler Pentastar Service Equipment 2000 Supplier of the Year

DaimlerChrysler
Pentastar Service Equipment 2000 Supplier of the Year

Meineke Dealers Support Appreciation

Meineke Dealers
Support Appreciation

Firestone Recognition Award for Outstanding Support

Firestone
Recognition Award for
Outstanding Support

Sears Top 1% Partners in Progress

Sears
Top 1% Partners in Progress

Dealer Equipment

Dealer Equipment
and Services

Elite Supplier Award

CarMax Top Performing Supplier

CarMax
Top Performing Supplier

American Tire & Service Co. Recognition for Outstanding Leadership

American Tire &
Service Co.

Recognition for Outstanding Leadership

Missouri Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers 2003 Product of the Year

Missouri Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers 2003 Product of the Year
For the GSP9700 Vibration Control System with StraightTrak® LFM

Missouri Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers 2004 New Product Award
For the OCL400 Brake Lathe

Missouri Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers 2003 Product of the Year

Missouri Chapter of the Society of Professional Engineers 2005 New Product Award
For the DSP600 Sensors

General Motors Dealer Equipment Award

General Motors Dealer Equipment
Recognizes Hunter for 15 Years of Service

 

 

Kevin Rogers Named one of the Top 100 Producers for 2001 by Producer

Hunter Video Production Manager Kevin Rogers was recently named one of the Top 100 Producers for 2001 by Producer, the nationally circulated video and multimedia magazine. Producer annually spotlights 100 industry professionals who have “…raised the standard for non-entertainment media.”

Rogers' production team of engineering, videography and training staff create the diagnostic, informational and training videos and animations found in Hunter's award-winning WinAlign® Alignment Software.


NewMedia
Invision Awards

In 1995, NewMedia, a leading computer industry publication, awarded Hunter a Gold Award for WinAlign® Software.

In 1996, NewMedia awarded Hunter a Gold Award in two categories for use of the World Wide Web for training and support.


Rick Brandt Named Most Valuable Professional by Microsoft

Rick Brandt, whose career at Hunter has taken him from repair technician to Information Technology Programmer Analyst, was recently named a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) by Microsoft Corporation. The award is presented annually to individuals who are exceptional in their support of Microsoft technical communities worldwide.


AV Video Multimedia Producer
New Age Award

Hunter's in-house video production team was named one of four winners of the 2000 New Age award presented by AV Video Multimedia Producer magazine, for segments they produced for the VideoTech® Diagnostic Video Software Feature integrated into Hunter WinAlign® Software. Hunter Won the award for “Best Communication of an Idea” in the Composite Live-Action Video and Animated Spot category.


Babcox Publications
Reader's Choice Awards

Babcox Publications, Akron-based publisher of Brake & Front End, Tire Review and other automotive industry trade magazines, announced Hunter as the winner of it's 2000 Reader's Choice award for advertising.