The Year in Review and a Look Ahead
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DECEMBER 2017 THE RECORD PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION The year in review and a look ahead... Inside this issue BUILT ON BLESSINGS: See the custom job shop that includes a chapel. - p.9 FALL CONFERENCE 2017: A look back at our signature event in pictures. - pp.14-21 AWARD RECIPIENTS: NTMA recognizes milestones and members. - pp.14-15 YEAR END REVIEWS: Offer your employees feedback they can really use. - pp.22-23 SERVING THE NEEDS OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES FOR 74 YEARS January 28-30 Chapter Leadership Summit, New Orleans, LA 2018 March 7-10 The MFG Meeting, Miami, FL NATIONAL March 19-20 Plant Managers Roundtable, Chicago, IL April 16-18 Legislative Conference, Washington, DC EVENTS April 22-28 Japan Tour, Japan April 30-May 2 AND Emerging Leaders Conference, Pittsburgh, PA May 10-11 Software Bootcamp, Cleveland, OH TECHNICAL May 18-19 National Robotics League Competition, California, PA June 6-8 Sales & Marketing Conference, TBA SEMINARS August 23 Emerging Leaders Roundtable, Nashville, TN September 24-25 Plant Managers Roundtable, Cleveland, OH October 23-26 Fall Conference, Denver, CO November 7-9 Financial Managers Conference, TBA THE NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION — WWW.NTMA.ORG NTMA NEWS TABLE of CONTENTS Welcomes New Members PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE . 4 BREWER MACHINE & GEAR CO. PRINCETON TOOL, INC. 2018 NTMA NATIONAL EVENTS & TECHNICAL SEMINARS . 2 St. Louis Chapter Cleveland Chapter Brian Kolman Bradley Nicholson 1533 South 7th Street 7830 Division Drive NATIONAL ASSOCIATE SPOTLIGHT Saint Louis, MO 63104 Mentor, OH 44060 WoLFGANG NEITZKE, SIEMENS . 27 ETCO, INCORPORATED SAWING SERVICES COMPANY Florida West Coast Chapter San Fernando Valley Chapter Ralph Jacques Robert Wall, Jr. 3004 62nd Ave East 20871 Plummer Street NTMA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS . 3 Bradenton, FL 34203 Chatsworth, CA 91311 NTMA IMPACT AT A GLANCE . 6-7 INDUSTRIAL MOLDS, INC. TOOL TECHNOLOGY, INC. NTMA FALL CONFERENCE REVIEW . .14-21 Rock River Valley Chapter Boston Chapter Andrew Peterson Brian A. Noel 5175 27th Avenue 3 Ajootian Way Bldg A Rockford, IL 61109 Middleton, MA 01949 LANTMA ANNUAL AUCTION FUNDRAISER. .24 CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES: SALLY SAFRANSKI RETIRES LAKE TOOL,INC. TRIPLE J MACHINING AND from NTMA ST. LOUIS CHAPTER . 25 Northwestern Pennsylvania MANUFACTURING, INC. THE ST. LOUIS CHAPTER WELCOMES NEW CHAPTER EXECUTIVE, Chapter Michiana Chapter Tina M Lake LorrAINE NIEMANN . 25 Bob Rudecki 190 Howard St 324 Liberty Street St. LOUIS CHAPTER AWARD WINNERS . .25 Franklin, PA 16323 Walkerton, IN 46574 CONNECTICUT CHAPTER PARTAKES IN NETWORKING . 26 NortherN UTAH WELCOMES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS. .26 MARTON PRECISION MANUFACTURING ZEPHYR PRODUCTS, INC. Los Angeles Chapter Kansas City Chapter Joe Marton Randall Reinhardt 1365 S Acacia Avenue 3030 Wilson Avenue BOSTON CENTERLESS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE . 3 Fullerton, CA 92831 Leavenworth, KS 66048 METRIC MACHINE TOOLCOMP: A SHOP BUILT ON DISCIPLINE AND FAITH . 9 Los Angeles Chapter THOUGHTS ON PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT . 22 David Parker 3263 Trade Center Drive Riverside, CA 92507 MEMBER NEWS BOSTON CENTERLESS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Contributed by Doug Perilli, Boston Centerless Boston Centerless, a leading manufacturer and distributor of precision raw materials and preparation services, announced the 75 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING launch of its newly designed website, www.bostoncenterless.com. The completely revamped website features a streamlined and SUCCESS AND EXCELLENCE simplified design, improved functionality and enriched content areas to help customers fulfill their raw material needs. “We are thrilled to debut our new company website to our In 2018, the National Tooling and Machining Association will customers, partners and suppliers who are looking to understand celebrate our 75th Anniversary. We’ll share stories, information the scope of our products and services,” said Steven Tamasi, and the history of the organization throughout the year. Do you CEO of Boston Centerless. “The redesign of our website is yet have something that you would like to share? Please contact Kelly another way Boston Centerless is committed to creating the best LaMarca at [email protected] with any stories, photos or ideas. overall customer experience for our customers”. We look forward to celebrating our diamond anniversary together! The website includes videos regarding the importance of SEE "BOSTON CENTERLESS" PAGE 5 THE RECORD — DECEMBER 2017 / P3 NTMA NEWS NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S UPDATE DAVE TILSTONE / ntma president and we plan to recognize our important throughout our history. We will also be historical milestones throughout 2018 highlighting the changes to our asso- and roll out our plans for the future. The ciation including names of the associa- true cornerstone of this celebration is tion and the key events that shaped the We have a lot to celebrate when we look our long term and loyal members who NTMA over the past 75 years. We will back at 2017. The NTMA announced our will be celebrating anniversaries with formally launch our celebration at the new members only Healthcare Program us. As many of you know, the NTMA MFG Meeting in March (March 7-9) in at the Fall Conference, we had record at- began with a few company owners who Miami. Mark your calendars now, and tendees at the 2017 events and member- couldn’t find skilled labor needed to fill plan to attend. We’re celebrating his- ship has grown-- with a record 93 per- their orders…sound familiar? In recog- tory—and we’re celebrating the future. cent retention rate. The Fall Conference nition of 75 years of excellence, we’ve It’s an event you won’t want to miss. held in San Antonio in October recorded commissioned a special anniversary year On behalf of your NTMA staff and a 25 percent increase in member com- logo to complement our brand. The new me, Happy Holidays. We wish you, your pany attendance with a 30 percent in- logo and banners showcasing our rich family and company a happy and pros- crease in over last year’s attendance. The heritage and charter delegates were un- perous 2018. Let’s start the next 75 years Impact at a Glance shown on pages 6&7 veiled at the Fall Conference. If you or off right. highlights many of the achievements and your chapter would like to purchase these significant accomplishments of 2017. roll-up banners, please contact Kelly Dave Tilstone / NTMA PRESIDENT None of this would have been possible LaMarca at [email protected]. As we without the support of you, our chapters, move into 2018, we’ll continue to focus our Trustees and the guidance and sup- on our manufacturing industry: Made by port of the Executive Committee and the American Families—the backbone of our dedicated staff at NTMA. 75 years of success. It’s this commitment that brings us to Each edition of The Record in 2018 2018—the NTMA’s 75th anniversary. As will highlight a key member or mem- expected, this is a big deal to all of us bers, as well as key milestones achieved THE NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION — WWW.NTMA.ORG MEMBER NEWS NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION "BOSTON CENTERLESS" CONTINUED straightness, diam- OPERATIONS & EDITORIAL eter tolerance and Dave Tilstone, President roundness on Swiss Molly West, Editor screw machining operations as well as a variety of tools to NTMA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE assist with material Mark Vaughn, Chairman selection. Visitors Vaughn Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Nashville, TN are encouraged to explore the new Mark Lashinske, Vice Chairman website and join the Modern Industries Inc. - Phoenix, AZ Boston Centerless mailing list to re- Samuel Griffith, Board Member ceive important product and service information as it becomes available. National Jet Company - Cumberland, Maryland Herb Homeyer, Board Member Homeyer Precision Manufacturing – St. Louis, MO Alan Ortner, Board Member Sirois Tool Co., Inc. – Berlin, CT Ken Seilkop, Board Member Seilkop Industries – Cincinnati, OH Tom Sothard, Board Member Konecranes, Inc. - Dayton, Ohio ADVERTISING INQUIRIES To advertise in The Record, or for information on publishing your corporate newsletter or sales literature, contact NTMA at (216) 264-2847 or [email protected] for advertising, [email protected] for editorial content. Design & layout by Z Graphics [email protected] NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION 1357 Rockside Road Cleveland, OH 44134 1-800-248-6862 www.ntma.org © Copyright 2017 NTMA Volume 38 / No 12 .com THE RECORD — DECEMBER 2017 / P5 NTMA NEWS NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION IMPACT REPORT 2017 facts and figures EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY: 730 PARTICIPANTS 2 Plant Managers Roundtables Sales & Marketing Conference Emerging Leaders Conference 2 Financial Managers Roundtables Chapter Leadership Summit 3 Top Shop Seminars MFG Conference Fall Conference Legislative Conference National Robotics Competition AFFINITY PROGRAMS ADVOCACY E RC NT E NTMA continues to develop and The Franklin Partnership and the E VE RKFO PM NT implement affinity discount OneVoice initiative continued to be the O LO S W VE programs that benefit members’ strong voice of manufacturing in DE bottom lines – This year NTMA Washington, DC through advocacy for D Benefits of A added a car rental partnership with fair and transparent regulation. They S V Y Avis/Budget and a digital job provided key insight into MEMBERSHIP O M A T I C R C A platform partner in Xometry. Congressional and Senate races G O across the country and kept the Y N I F F A R industry plugged in to the policy P agendas of both presidential BENCH candidates throughout a dramatic MARKING election season. BENCHMARKING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HELPING OUR MEMBERS Members participated in and utilized STAY GLOBALLY NTMA sponsored benchmarking reports 19 chapters, 2 educational institutions, 5 members and 1 association to gain key insight on how to grow and now host their own NTMA-U portals. COMPETITIVE: manage their businesses. NTMA trains 400 students per month Successful international tours to OPERATING COSTS AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 90+ students have completed GERMANY & SWITZERLAND SURVEY (OCEC) the full training program-- on the European Tech Tour WAGE AND FRINGE BENEFITS more than 700 hours of content.