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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.

auto hall of fame

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.

windows world open

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.

bill gates congratulates steve brauer

Professional Tools & Equipment News

Professional Tool & Equipment News has named Hunter’s Hawkeye™ PowerBay™ Express Alignment a winner of its 2008 Innovation Award. The award showcases new shop tools and equipment that help technicians work quicker, smarter and more efficiently.

2008 innovation award

Top 20 Tools Awards

Awards from MOTOR magazine for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008. 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.


HawkEye PowerBay Alignment System

GSP9200 LCD Wheel Balancer

CenteringCheck® Wheel Balancing Feature

DSP600 Sensors

StraightTrak® LFM

WebSpecs®
A Hunter Online Product

Virtual View®
A Feature of WinAlign® Alignment Software


GSP9700 Vibration Control System

TC350
Tire Changer

Just-In-Time Training

RF Cordless Sensors
 

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.

OCL400 Brake Lathe

ExpressAlign®
A Feature of WinAlign® Software

Tools & Kits Database
A Feature of WinAlign® Software


411 Alignment Systems


TechShop Top 5 Tools Award

Only 24 manufacturers in the US were awarded this honor. Award winners are determined based on the number of times a company or product is mentioned by shop owners and technicians in the past six issues of TechShop in the Top 5 Favorite Tools Section.

techshop top 5
2007

techshop top 5
2008


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.”

Mercedes-Benz Quality Certificate

Dealer Equipment Program Awards

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

Rotunda
Rotunda Awards

Rotunda
Key Supplier Award
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008

Rotunda Awards

Rotunda
Top Sales Performer &
Supplier Appreciation

2000 Supplier Meeting

Rotunda Distinguished Supplier Award

Rotunda
Distinguished Supplier Award

DaimlerChrysler
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

Dealer Equipment & Services

2008
Dealer Equipment & Services

Award of Excellence

General Motors Dealer Equipment Award

General Motors Dealer Equipment
Recognizes Hunter for 15 Years of Service

General Motors Dealer Equipment Award

2006
National Society of Professional Engineers

New Product Award
DSP600

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

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

2005
New Product Award

DSP600 Sensors

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

2004
New Product Award

OCL400 Brake Lathe

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

2003
Product of the Year

GSP9700 Vibration Control System with StraightTrak® LFM


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.

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

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.

NewMedia Invision Awards NewMedia Invision Awards

Rick Brandt Named Most Valuable Professional by Microsoft

Rick Brandt, whose career at Hunter has taken him from repair technician to Director of I.T., 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.

Rick Brandt Named Most Valuable Professional by Microsoft

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.

AV Video Multimedia Producer New Age Award

Babcox Publications
Top 5 Tools  Award

Babcox Publications, Akron-based publisher of Brake & Front End, Tire Review and other automotive industry trade magazines, announced Hunter as the winner of its 2007 & 2008 Top 5 Tools Award, and 2000 Reader's Choice award for advertising.

Babcox Publications Top 5 Tools  Award

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