National NTMA, California Chapters Meet with Gene Haas Foundation and Haas Automation
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october 2014 — VOLUME 35 / NO. 10 > SERVING THE NEEDS OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES FOR 71 YEARS NTMA-U NEARS 225 IMTS 2014 DEVELOPING YOUR FUTURE SMART NTMA CFO ROUNDtaBLE FULL TIME STUDENTS WORKFORCE Many NTMA members, national The NTMA will hold its second Trade schools across the U.S. associate members and NTMA How CEOs are solving the CFO Roundtable on Wednesday, are beginning to feel the demand staff were at McComick’s Place shortage of young, skilled November 12 in St. Louis. —p31 for skilled manufacturing in Chicago for this biannual workers threatening workers, demand that is pushing manufacturing and technology manufacturing gains. —p23 enrollments to record highs. —p13 extravaganza. —p14-15 NationaL NTMA, CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS MEET WITH GENE HAAS FOUNDation AND HAAS AUtomation The Gene Haas Foundation has become a significant investor in continuing education and strategic investment in workforce development and education within the manufacturing industry. — p8 Time Is Money. 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ISO 9001 & AS 9100 MEMBER www.tciprecision.com TABLE of CONTENTS SAVE THE DatE New NTMA Focused Programs 2014 FALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 20 E merging Leaders Webinar - October 7, 2014 NTMA FALL GALA 50/50 RAFFLE 21 2014 faLL CONFERENCE GALA IN OCTOBER: AUCTION Donations SOUGHT 21 CFO Roundtable - November 12, 2014 FALL CONFERENCE SPONSORS 32 Sales & Marketing Seminar - April 16, 2015 CHAIRMAN’S CORNER 4 COVER story NationaL NTMA, CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS MEET WITH GENE HAAS FOUNDation CALENDAR OF EVENTS anD HAAS AUtomation 8 MFG Day COMPANY SPOTLIGHT October 3, 2014 GF MACHINING SOLUTIONS 16-17 Manufacturers across America ADVOCACY EMERGING LEADERS WEBINAR GET OUT AND VOTe… FOR MANUfactURING! 18 Stepping UP to Leadership October 7, 2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 3 NTMA FALL CONFERENCE October 22-24, 2014 DID YOU KNOW? New Orleans, LA NTMA MEMBERS CAN RECEIVE FREE LEGAL COUNSEL, SPECIALIZING IN LABOR Law FOR UP TO ONE HOUR EACH MONTH! 31 CFO ROUNDtaBLE November 12, 2014 ECONOMY St. Louis, MO WHat ARE CAPACITY CHARGES ON ELECTRICITY BILLS? 11 NTMA WAGE AND FRINGE BENEFIT SURVEY 21 TEAM LEADERS MEETING Data-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION January 18, 2015 LaUNCHED BY RESHORING InitiatiVE 26 Miami, FL EmPLOYERS ARE ASKING: WHat ABOUT VETERANS WITH PTSD? CAN THEY BE GOOD EMPLOYEES? 29 MFG MEETING March 4-7, 2015 EDUcation Orlando, FL NTMA-U NEARS 225 FULL TIME STUDENTS 13 NTMA-U WEB-BASED MODULE TRAINING 13 HANNOVER MESSE DEVELOPING YOUR FUTURE SMART WORKFORCE 23 April 13-17, 2015 Hannover, Germany NationaL EVENTS SALES & MARKETING SEMINAR HANNOVER MESSE 2015 9 April 16, 2015 IMTS 2014 REVIEW 14-15 Akron, OH 7TH ANNUAL NTMA/PMA ONE VOICE LEGISLatiVE CONFERENCE 25 MFG MEETING 2015 - SAVE THE DatE 25 ONE VOICE LEGISLatiVE CONFERENCE NTMA CFO ROUNDTABLE 31 April 21-22, 2015 Washington, D.C. NTMA CHAPTER NEWS NTMA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS 7 NTMA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT NTMA WELCOMES TWO NEW NATIONAL ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: June, 2015 EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS & SNK AMERICA 7 Cleveland, OH TECHNOLOGY faLL CONFERENCE NEW VTM-2000YB MULtitasKING CNC TURNING CENTER PROVIDES October, 2015 HEAVY-DUTY CONSTRUCTION FOR LARGE PARTS MACHINING 7 St. Louis, MO THE RECORD — october 2014 / P3 CHAIRMAN’S CORNER TED TOTH / ntma chairman of the board This month we will review some of the FRIDay 10/24, 8:00 TEAM LEADERS BREAKfast some are members’ spouses. So this team is Team Roundtables for the Fall Conference Reserved for Team Leaders and their very diverse and dedicated. in New Orleans. We’ll also review some of staff liaisons The Chapter Executive Team is part the most important and under-rated work- FRIDay 10/24, 12:30 PAST CHAIRMAN’S LUNCH of the Member Value Leadership Team, ers, our Chapter Executives and the Star Reserved for all Past Chairmen and which is led by Paul Sapra, from Upland Chapter Program. their wives Fab, Inc. (Ontario, CA). The CE Team FALL CONFERENCE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FRIDay 10/24, 12:30 EMERGING LEADERS LUNCH is led by Tami Adams, Northwestern PA INFORMATION Reserved for Emerging Leaders only Chapter Executive. The Staff Liaison is If you are planning on attending the up- Must sign up at registration Kelly Kasner, a part time NTMA employee coming Fall Conference in New Orleans, FRIDay 10/24, 12:30 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (Chapter Support Coordinator) and the you may have noticed a few breakfast and ROUNDtaBLE LUNCH Michiana Chapter Executive. lunches are included. Some are by invita- Open for all; first come, first served The Team has many duties: tion only, some are first come, first served Must sign up at registration • Welcoming, training and mentoring and require that you sign up when you pick new CEs. up your registration packets at the hotel. You will also notice that most Member • Managing the Star Chapter Program. The events include: Teams are having roundtables instead of a • Developing chapter best practices. WEDNESDay 10/22, 8:00 FIRST TIMERS BREAKfast Team Meeting. At past conferences it was • Providing feedback to staff on NTMA Reserved for all first timers not understood that most team meetings products and services. WEDNESDay 10/22, 8:00 CHAPTER EXECUTIVES were open to all members. This year Teams First of all, let me describe the basic BREAKfast will provide a short summary of current tasks that many of our CEs perform, noting Reserved for Chapter Executives projects, then open up the roundtable for that every chapter is different and Chapter WEDNESDay 10/22, 11:30 GAT TEAM MEETING LUNCH discussion. We are hoping the roundtable Executives’ roles are varied: Reserved for GAT Team members and discussions lead to providing the Team • Aid the local board to develop and run their invited guests with feedback and ideas for their cur- chapter and regional meetings/events. Must sign up at registration rent programs. This new format will allow • Create marketing and managing reg- WEDNESDay 10/22, 11:30 NTMF BOARD MEETING more open communications between our istration for local and regional meetings/ LUNCH Member Teams and our Members. events. Reserved for NTMF Board Members CHAPTER EXECUTIVES AND THE STAR CHAPTER • Manage chapter finances, including only PROGRAM budgets, invoicing/receivables and payables. WEDNESDay 10/22, TECH TEAM ROUNDtaBLE LUNCH One of the overlooked and misun- • Manage chapter operations to assure Open for all; first come, first served derstood NTMA Teams is our Chapter legal, bylaw and IRS compliance and best Must sign up at registration Executives Team. As this team is comprised practices. WEDNESDay 10/22, 11:30 CHAPTER EXECUTIVES of Chapter Executives, it is the only current • Help orient chapter board members. LUNCH team that is not a member team – meaning • Assist with NTMA president, chair- Reserved for Chapter Executives that it is not entirely made up of NTMA man and/or staff visits. Must sign up at registration members. This team reflects the varying • Help promote national events and THURSDay 10/23, 8:00 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chapter Executive structures: some are full programs. BREAKfast AND MEETING or part time chapter employees or contract • Aid the chapter board with operating Reserved for Board of Trustees and their employees, some are from administrative committees and functions. invited guests firms hired to run the chapters, some are • Develop and manage Chapter com- NTMA members or their employee and CONTINUED ON — P5 THE NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION — WWW.NTMA.ORG munications, including electronic, social and act like, then measuring those stan- media and print formats. dards with an annual Star Chapter survey. The NTMA provides assistance for A number system determines Star Chapter chapters and their CEs. In a few cases status. OPERATIONS & EDITORIAL someone from the NTMA staff functions Using the CE’s best practices located Dave Tilstone, President as the chapter’s CE and in other cases staff on the website and sometimes mentor as- Emily Lipovan, Managing Director and helps direct members to the meetings and sistance from other chapters, chapter are Editor the local CE is the boots on the ground able to identify and improve their weak Sally Safranski, Associate Editor who helps run local events. areas with a goal to improve their score for Chapter Executives help run our chap- next year. Mentors are available from the NTMA EXECUTIVE TEAM ters and help keep a connection between the Chapter Executive Team and from Star Theodore O. Toth, Jr., Chairman local chapter and the national association. Chapters to assist chapters that wish to Rosenberger-Toth – Pennsauken, NJ THE Star CHAPTER PROGRAM improve operations, develop best practices This program was developed in 2008 by and achieve Star Chapter status. Herb Homeyer, Vice Chairman the Chapter Executive Team. It was devel- Star Chapter Awards have been tra- Homeyer Precision Manufacturing – St. Louis, MO oped with the intent of creating a standard ditionally presented at the spring MFG of what a NTMA chapter needs to look Mtg. However, more CEs attend the Dave Sattler, Treasurer CONTINUED ON — P6 Sattler Companies – Sharon Center, OH Ken Seilkop, Secretary Seilkop Industries – Cincinnati, OH Robert Mosey, Past Chairman of the Board Moseys’ Production Machinists Inc.