AVK Industrial Products, a Santa Clarita-based threaded-fastener manufacturer for the automotive and aerospace industries, was awarded a Q1 certification from the Ford Motor Co. on Thursday. The Q1 designation is Ford’s highest recognition of superior supplier quality.Ford executive Tom Favenyesi awarded AVK executives and employees with a plaque of excellence as a Tier 1 supplier in quality, manufacturing, service and for setting up an electronic data interchange system with Ford.(…)