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Detroit facility's 47 employees. But it was also well deserved. Every facet of TAG's operation runs like a Swiss timepiece and anything short of perfection is unacceptable. This mandate extends to their paint operation and it's the reason they use PPG products. "Productivity is extremely important to our operation and PPG's cycle times put us right where we need to be," explains Bob Lauth, TAG body and paint division manager." According to TAG Operations Manager/Production, Nathan Gerson, equally important is the relationship they have with their jobber—Painters Supply & Equipment of Lincoln Park, Mich. "We demand product quality, availability and service, and Painters Supply & Equipment always delivers." Given the fact that TAG up-armors everything from Brinks trucks to Bentleys, the company relies on a team of PPG coatings experts for system recommendations to meet their diverse requirements. Comprising the service team are John Shetler and Adam Gore from Painter's Supply & Equipment Co., with additional support coming from PPG's Territory Manager, John Jeffery and Commercial Territory Manager, John Wilhelm. "PPG's service component might be the greatest value for us," Carnicom claims. "We're constantly trying to drive efficiencies and if we're doing a new application, they'll come in, review it, and tell us how to optimize it within our paint operation. There's real collaboration here, and that's a big part of our relationship." for use in the presidential motorcade and assigned to the White House Communications Agency. "While the metal fabrication component is important, it's only a part of the bigger picture," said Carnicom. "We're very good on the systems integration side and I think that was a significant factor in their decision to select us." In all likelihood, the MCV win was a major source of high fives among the TAG manufactures each vehicle to customer specifications, which means even greater levels of protection are available. But it's not always about the company's expertise in armor. For example, the U.S. government has commissioned TAG to produce a fleet of mobile communications vehicles (MCV) 24