2004 Ring of Quality Winners  In late May, ITT Industries will honor six individuals and 16 teams with Ring of Quality Awards. Since 1971, the awards have recognized those employees who have made outstanding contributions to the quality of our company's products and services, or who have set outstanding examples of quality through their performance and leadership. Congratulations to all of the 2004 Ring of Quality Award winners: Defense Electronics & Services A/CD: Bowman VHF Software Development Team A/CD: Slice Development Team AES: DTRIAC Program and Recompete Team Avionics: GPS Modulator MCA Phase Alignment/Tuning Process Improvement Team Avionics: Common Pre-Amplifier Production Team Avionics: Jerome Siskind Avionics: Denise Gomez Gilfillan: Sweden S-3D Program Team Night Vision: Rosann Kryczkowski Systems: Putting an Army in Place Team Systems: Petra Brownen Systems: DSN Transition Team Electronic Components San Jose, Costa Rica: Quality and Productivity Improvement of KT Line Team Tianjin, China: Reduce Scrap Rate of Poor Tactile Butterfly Wing Key Team Weinstadt, Germany: Implement State of Art Circular Assembly Process Team Fluid Technology Bell & Gossett: Small Valve Factory Inventory Reduction Team Heat Transfer: Order Information Pull System Team McDonnell & Miller: Main Vent Assembly Cell Team Pure-Flo: Block Body MCT and Cost Reduction Team Motion & Flow Control Fluid Handling Systems: Lauren Smith Fluid Handling Systems: Andre Hackel Fluid Handling Systems: HiSan Braze Improvement Team			Ring Write-Up Next Month In next month's issue of extra, we will highlight the work done by each of the 2004 Ring of Quality Award winners. Make a point to stop back and read about these deserving individuals and teams, plus highlights from the Best Practices Symposium.