Activplant expands business with leading Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Throughput Analyzer to be deployed within TRW Automotive Commercial Steering Plants across North America

Traverse City, MI – August 6th, 2007 Activplant Corporation, the standard in performance management solutions for the world’s leading manufacturers, announced today that TRW Automotive will deploy Activplant’s Throughput Analyzer across their Commercial Steering Systems business in North America. This deployment of Throughput Analyzer will enable their continuous improvement teams to drive rapid performance improvements for all 7 of their divisional plants. With this latest agreement, Activplant and TRW continue to build a strong relationship based on driving operational excellence.

This expansion of Activplant software throughout the North American Commercial Steering Systems business is a natural progression following the success of previous deployments in other TRW facilities. While TRW plants are well known for being highly efficient and lean, the company will be using the Throughput Analyzer to empower plant personnel to attack the issues that result in the largest gains in production throughput – while enabling management to make informed decisions that will positively impact the bottom line.

“TRW Automotive is a world-class manufacturer and leader in adopting new technologies that drive greater efficiencies, and Activplant is extremely pleased to continue to offer this valued customer clarity to the plant floor,” said Chuck Frosst, Activplant President. “We are thrilled that the Commercial Steering Systems business has chosen the Throughput Analyzer to drive quantifiable performance improvements for all their North American operations.