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Introduction, Products & Capabilities

2000 Michigan AvenueAlma, MI 48801

www.almaproducts.com

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THE TRANSTAR COMPANIES

• Torque Converters • Torque Converter

Components• A/C Compressors• HD Auto Transmissions• LD Auto Transmissions

• Torque Converters• Transmission Parts

• Power Steering & A/C Hoses• Accumulators & Driers• Precision Bent Hard Lines• Evaporators • Fittings

• Transfer Cases• Cam Synchronizers• Stampings• Clutch & Disc• Brake Calipers• Window Lift Motors

Broad manufacturing experience, a wide range of product offerings

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CONFIDENCE

70 years of manufacturing history and a proven commitment to quality.

Founded in 1943 as a Ford Motor Parts Manufacturer.

An original Ford Authorized Remanufacturer, Alma Products

continues to proudly manufacture Ford parts to this day.

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COMPANY HISTORY

• Founded in Alma, Michigan in 1943

• Continuous OE Supplier to Ford Motor Company since 1944

• Remanufacturing specialist/OE Manufacturer

• TS16949, ISO14001, ISO9001 and Q1 certified manufacturer

• 500,000 sq ft. of floor-space in 5 different facilities

• 250+ employees

• Product Offerings/ Capabilities:‒ O.E. New & Reman A/C Compressors‒ Warranty and Service Reman Torque Converters‒ OES & Aftermarket Automatic Reman Transmissions‒ OE Specialty and Defense Reman Transfer Cases‒ OE, Reman & Aftermarket New Clutch and Disc Assemblies‒ New Torque Converter Components ‒ OES Reman Brake Calipers & Pedal Assemblies‒ OES Reman Window Lift and Wiper Motors‒ Production stampings and Precision Assemblies utilizing Stampings (Turbines)‒ Aggressive growth strategy for wide variety of automotive reman products

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ALMA PRODUCTS CUSTOMERS

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QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS

TS16949 Certified Since 2006

Certified OE service remanufacturer and OE production manufacturer.

ISO 9001 Certified Since 1997

ISO 14001 Certified Since 2003

Q1 Certified Since 1985

Caterpillar Certified Since 2002

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QUALITY SYSTEMS

• Computerized gauging systems

• Annual gauge re-certification programs

• Statistical process control

• Product reliability lab

• Metallurgical lab

• Gauge surveillance system

• Durability testing

• Warranty analysis

First Remanufacturer to pass Ford’s Powertrain quality audit with scores exceeding some of Ford’s own facilities.

Our OE affiliation demands higher quality standards and processes

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MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

Metal Forming

• Stamping presses• Flexible impeller housing embosser• Flexible turbine shell slotter• Flexible shroud slotter

Assembly

•Three flexible assembly lines•Three gun converter seam MIG welders•Dynamic balancers

Welding and Machining

•Independent turret CNC lathes•CNC mills•Burnishers•Polishers•Flexible stud welders

Fastening

• Flexible Impeller and Turbine Tab Rollers• Flexible Turbine Orbital Riveter•Rivet Press• Turbine and Damper Balancer

Our manufacturing capabilities separate us from others

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PRODUCT LINES AND CUSTOMERS

OE PRODUCTION

OE SERVICE

OE SPECIALTY

AFTERMARKETAPCO AIR

TORQUE CONVERTER

CONVERTERSUB ASSEMBLY AUTOMATIC

TRANSMISSIONCLUTCH &

DISCA/C

COMPRESSOR

OE SERVICE REMAN

OE REMAN AFTERMARKET

NEW CONVERTERS

OE PRODUCTION

AFTERMARKET

OE PRODUCTION

OE SERVICE

AFTERMARKET

OE PRODUCTION

CAM SYNCH STAMPINGS

OE SERVICE OE PRODUCTION

OE SPECIALTY

TRANSFERCASES

OE SPECIALTY & DEFENSE

BRAKECALIPERS

WINDOW LIFTS

OEREMAN

OEREMAN

PEDAL ASSY’S

OE REMAN

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BRAKE CALIPERS AND WINDOW LIFT MOTORS

• Remanufacturing program will launched 2013

• Exclusive remanufacturer of brake calipers and window lift motors for Ford service

• Motorcraft branded remanufactured products

• 120,000 reman units covered

• Aluminum and Cast Iron, 1 – 4 piston, various OE Tier one suppliers (Bendix, Meritor, others)

• Brake Master Cylinders

• Over 200 brake caliper part numbers covering both front and rear units with and without brake mechanism and loaded and unloaded units

• Over 100 window lift motor part numbers

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REMANUFACTURED LD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS

Light Duty Selection – Fleet Focused

Ford 4R70/75/AOD family

GM 4L60/4L80 family

Ford C-6 Airport Tug

Transfer Cases

Our fleet-focused light duty automatic transmissions are used in a variety of applications including

standard fleet vehicles, step-vans, airport shuttles, military applications (HMMWV) including transfer

cases, and airport tug/baggage belt loaders vehicles.

Chrysler 48RE, 47RH, 46RE families

Ford E4OD/4R100/5R110 family

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REMANUFACTURED HD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS

AT Series

1000, 2000, and 2500 Series

HD and HT Series

B Series

MT and MD SeriesAllison transmissions are used in a variety of

applications including construction, distribution, service, coach and transit, school/shuttle bus,

motorhome, refuse, fire and emergency, specialty, recreational tow, oil and utilities applications.

Heavy Duty SelectionRemanufactured Allison heavy duty transmission families

DEVELOPING HEAVY DUTY REMAN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS , CLUTCH, AND DIFFERENTIALS

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REMANUFACTURED TRANSFER CASES / INDUSTRIAL C6 TRANSMISSION

Servicing Ground Support Equipment, Defense and Specialty Aftermarket Customers

Industrial & Military

Ford C-6 Airport Tug

Transfer Cases

For HMMWV

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TRANSMISSION REMANUFACTURING

100% Testing and Inspection

Dynamometer and leak

testingIndependent valve body testing

Repeatable Requalification, Replacement and Reassembly

Proprietary TransPro Manufacturing assembly software assures correct transmission configuration.

OE Engineering upgrades built into remanufactured products.

In-house tool shop with CNC and machining

Comprehensive Core Identification, Sorting and Preparation

100% incoming core ID and initial inspection

100% soda-blasted cases after pre-wash

Proprietary processes and unsurpassed quality

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AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSORS

• Alma Products Company is the OE Manufacturer of the A6 Compressor – Also remanufactures the A6

• Alma Products Company has been remanufacturing A/C Compressors for over 30 years

• Alma’s focus is on OE Service Compressors (in and out of warranty)

• Reman Compressor OE Service customers include:– Ford Motor Company: FS10/FS6– AG: A6, Denso– Caterpillar: A6– Komatsu: A6– Case New Holland: Sanden, York– Chrysler: Sanden, Denso

• 100% Performance Testing

• 100% Leak Testing – Mass Spectrometer

• Durability Testing

• Replacement Part Development

Quality products for OE and Aftermarket applications

Alma’s reman processes maximize core yield and quality

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A/C COMPRESSOR SUMMARY

Customer Product Line Market

Ford Motor Company Remanufactured FS10 Compressors OE Service

New A6 Compressors Production Equipment

Remanufactured and New A6 Compressors OE Service

Remanufactured and New A6 Compressors OE Service

Remanufactured 10PA17 & 6E171 Compressors OE Service

New A6 Compressors Production (Heavy Equipment)

Remanufactured A6 Compressors OE Service

Chrys ler (FCA) Remanufactured Denso, Sanden Compressors OE Service

Case New Hol land Reman A6, Sanden and York Compressors OE Service

Alma Reman Compressors are used for both in and out of warranty service

Caterpi l lar

Alma Products Company - Compressor Product Line Summary

Aftermarket

Komatsu

John Deere

New and Remanufactured A6 Compressors Aftermarket Service

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TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLIES

Alma is OES Supplier of Torque Converters to Ford Motor Company

• Alma produces 125,000 reman converters annually.

• These converters are for warranty replacement and service programs

• The remanufacturing process has been developed to comply with OE specifications. Alma uses OE replacement components.

• Conversion strategy: Product knowledge to update products to the latest OEM design levels

• Has the capacity to run low and high volume programs

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OE CONVERTER TURBINES

• Alma began OE Production of 5R110 Turbine in February 2009

• F Series and E Series 5R100 Transmission

• Program transfer time was 2 months from equipment move to PPAP

• Combination of stamping and precision assembly operations

• Tier 2 Brazing Operation

• Hub redesign performed in house for improved durability

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CLUTCH AND DISC ASSEMBLIES

• Produced over 10 Million OE assemblies

• Clutch & Disc assemblies offered:‒ New and Remanufactured‒ Sized 7.5 to 14 inches

• OE Lever and Diaphragm clutch

• Custom clutch and disc designs availableLaunched new clutch program for PGL

• HD Aftermarket Program

Alma was founded on OE manufacturing of Clutch and Disc to Ford Motor Company.

Established total solutions supplier

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ENGINEERING

• Engineering staff includes industry veterans with both OE and Aftermarket experience.

• Multi-disciplined engineering organization

• Product focused organization

• Developed engineering resources for FEA and vibration analysis

• Low cost country sourcing

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OTHER VALUE ADDED

• Integrated part of our customer’s engineering and service teams• Access to drawing and suppliers• Help identify potential field issues through core returns• Reduce warranty cost• Engineering support for out of production needs• Specification development• Cost reduction• Recall resolution

• Customer plant service relief• Acquire low volume production out of plant• Redeployment of plant assets• Provide additional back up capacity

• Low cost country sourcing or supplier risk management• Outsourcing and support for low volume parts• Help with distressed suppliers or plant/line closures• Reverse engineering

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REMANUFACTURING EXPERTISE

• Product focused

• Superior knowledge of product variations, design levels & process development

• Core management, sorting, storage

• Core yield focus

• Supplement new components to increase yield

• Highly skilled work force

• Complete warranty analysis capability

Alma’s remanufacturing expertise provides for highest core yield rates.

70+ years of remanufacturing = superior level of expertise

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CORE MANAGEMENT

• 6,000 SKUs from 475 product families

• Industry leading core identification

• Cores are sorted by engineering revisions as opposed to by product family

• 28 years of core purchasing experience

• Network of multiple core brokers leveraging multiple product lines

Core management is a competitive advantage to Alma

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METAL STAMPING AND FORMING

DANLY VERSON BLISS MINSTER

TONNAGE 1000 500 100 200

STROKE 12” 14” 1.5” 4”

SHUT HEIGHT 48” 38.5” 13” 18.5”

RAM ADJ. 8” 8” 2.5” 6”

BED SIZE 48” X 96” 48” X 60” 27” X 37” 48” x 44”

SPM 20 - 40 35 70 - 210 75-225

AUTOMATIC PRESSES

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LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPLEMENTATIONS

Our operations is focused on LEAN system. Systems being production systems, material control systems, quality system, etc.

Our operation focuses on LEAN systems

Old Layout Lean Cell

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Contact: Chip RembertDirector of Sales

Cell: 989-640-1413Email: crembert@transtar1.comWeb: www.almaproducts.com