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october 2014 — VOLUME 35 / NO. 10

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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

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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. – Anaheim, CA

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THE RECORD — october 2014 / P5 Chapter Leadership Summit and the Fall the communication between national and tant part in our association. They are the Conference, so the 2015 Star Chapter chapters, and peer networking. glue that holds us together. The next time Awards will be presented our 2015 Fall Chapter Resources you talk to your chapter’s CE, thank them Conference in St. Louis. Did you know that there is a list of the for what he/she does. The 2014 Star Chapters are: Arizona best practices categories on the NTMA As a side note: back in 2004 thru 2006 Chapter, Boston Chapter, Connecticut website, listed in the Chapter Resources our chapter was struggling; as the chapter Chapter, Kansas City Chapter, Los Angeles section? This includes but is not limited to: president, I was also acting as our chapter’s Chapter, Michiana Chapter, North Texas • Best Practices and Good Ideas CE. Networking with the other CEs gave Chapter, Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter, ~ Finance, Annual Meetings, me the support I needed to turn around Pittsburgh Chapter, Rock River Valley Chapter Meeting Program Ideas - Examples and grow our chapter. I was recently told Chapter, St. Louis Chapter and Western and How To’s, Program Professionals You that I was the first CE to become a National Massachusetts Chapter. Can Book, Evaluation, Sample Surveys, Chairman. I personally know what it takes The Most Improved Chapter: Rock Social Events, and Non-dues Revenue to be an NTMA Chapter Executive and I River Valley Chapter, received a $1000 • Board/Governance Resources give them my respect and support. award. ~ Assorted Board/Leadership Aids Next month we will review IMTS2014 The Star Chapter of the Year was the and Articles, Board Job Descriptions and other Member Value Tools. Michiana Chapter. They received $500 and Samples, Board Meetings, Orientation, the Star Chapter Trophy. Recruitment and Responsibilities, Theodore O. Toth, Jr. (Ted) / The goal of the Star Chapter Program Committees, How to Run a Great Meeting NTMA CHAIRMAN is to bring all NTMA chapters up to the or Seminar, Sample Policies, and Strategic same level of operational standards and Planning best practices. • Chapter Administration Chapter Leadership Summit ~ Chapter Executive Job Position For the last two years the NTMA Info Center, and Chapter Executive was been holding a Chapter Leadership Orientation Summit. All Chapter Executives and chap- • Chapter Affiliation Center ter leaders are invited. We have a few goals ~ Chapter Start-up Guide with this summit, among them educating • Non-Profit Organization Helpful Links new CEs and chapter officers, opening Our Chapter Executives play an impor-

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THE RECORD — october 2014 / P7 National NTMA, California Chapters meet with Gene Haas Foundation and Haas Automation

The Gene Haas Foundation has be- NTMA chapters and national could play the chapters work with their HFO as the come a significant investor in continu- with the Haas Factory Outlets (HFOs). first line of technical communication and ing education and strategic investment The next step was not only an invita- support and that Looman is their liaison in workforce development and education from Gene Haas Foundation for our with the Gene Haas Foundation. tion within the manufacturing indus- Managing Director to come and meet Haas brings ambassadors, under- try. The NTMA began a dialogue with and discuss strategy, but also a sum- writing and sponsorship support. new Foundation Administrator, Kathy mit with chapter leadership from the Haas Automation and the Gene Haas Looman, as she began her tenure with four California Chapters. With the date Foundation invited all California NTMA the Gene Haas Foundation in April 2014. set for the last week of August, Haas members to the Northern CA HTEC Managing Director Emily Lipovan Automation also stated that they would on October 25 at DeAnza, Laney and and NRL Program Director Maureen sit in on these meetings. Chabot Colleges. The National HTEC is Carruthers worked collaboratively This beginning dialogue identified July 2015 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. from different angles on the foundation barriers and opportunities for all parties CA Chapters were identifying other col- and Haas Technical Education Center for further growth, which was encourag- laborations with SAE Automotive teams (HTEC) efforts. Learning more about ing. The beginnings of a blueprint were and further tie-ins with SFO NTMA. the priorities of one of the largest part- created and another invitation to fur- A discussion followed about eligibility ners to education in our industry was ther develop these ideas was offered to with chapters for funds from the Gene and is a top priority. Lipovan and Carruthers with Looman, Haas Foundation and it was confirmed The investment worked. Looman has Peter Zeirhut of Haas Automation and that the recipient of the funds must be identified NTMA as a priority partner- Bob Skodzinsky of HTEC. a 501(c)3. ship for her and the foundation’s agenda California chapter leaders included and notes that rebuilding the relationship the San Diego and San Francisco with Haas Automation is equally impor- Chapters (LA and San Fernando Valley tant. The areas of interest included the had last minute cancellations, but are NRL, NTMA-U in how it could further enthusiastically involved in all discus- elevate the HTEC Schools, and the roles sions). Haas Automation suggested that

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Do you understand the “capacity charge” Electricity consumers can reduce their centage or line item on electricity bills. All line item on your electricity bill? Consumers PLC by reducing energy consumption on suppliers must pay identical capacity charg- can greatly benefit from learning more the five days of the year when they suspect es to the utility, but whether those charges about this charge, which can be reduced peak electricity demand on the grid could are passed through to customers depends and managed through best practices. The occur. Electric utilities will use the cus- on the supply contract conditions. If a sup- capacity charge is comprised of two sepa- tomer’s energy consumption on these five plier passes through capacity charges to rate components: 1) peak load contribution, days to calculate their average PLC for the customers each month, electricity bills are and 2) capacity rate. Peak load contribution following year. (PLC) is a controllable factor, meaning What is a capacity rate? electricity customers potentially can reduce To ensure sufficient energy is always it. Capacity rates, on the other hand, are available to meet demand, electricity sup- non-negotiable and are decided in advance. pliers purchase adequate capacity to cover For example, in the PJM Interconnection their total customer peak load. Capacity region, which transmits electricity to 13 auctions in the PJM Interconnection region states, capacity rates are decided three years are held three years in advance. Taking ef- prior to taking effect. fect each year on June 1, capacity rates are What is peak load contribution? passed through to consumers as part of Electric utilities measure and average their electricity supply charge. each customer’s energy usage in kilowatts Capacity rates increased drastically on on the five highest demand days of each June 1, 2014, from $28.45 to $128.17 per year, and then provide that average, known megawatt day (MW-day), for many electric- as peak load contribution (PLC) or “in- ity customers in the PJM Interconnection stalled capacity tag,” to electricity suppliers. region, which is the regional transmission Suppliers use each customer’s PLC from organization that transmits electricity to 13 directly impacted. If a supply contract stip- the prior year to calculate monthly capac- states. For many of these customers, capac- ulates that adders, such as capacity charges ity costs/obligations. Each utility bill is dif- ity rates will increase again on June 1, 2015. and non-energy costs, are fixed, then bills ferent, and each utility may call the PLC What is a capacity charge? are not affected. Although each supplier something else, such as “demand charge” The total monthly capacity charge on an contract is different, many suppliers omit or “billed load KW.” In any case, custom- electricity bill is the peak load contribution capacity charges and non-energy costs from ers should be able to review their bills and in kilowatt hours multiplied by the capacity their fixed-price offers. Contract terms are identify their PLCs at a glance. rate in dollars. This charge appears as a per- also important. For customers currently locked into a supplier contract that expires in 2014 or 2015, capacity charges will likely increase after their contract expires, and future supply contracts may be impacted, as well. Historical Data Because capacity rates are determined three years in advance in PJM, past market trends influence today’s rates. Capacity rates were low throughout the PJM Interconnection during fiscal year 2013- 2014 because those rates were decided in 2010 when the U.S. economy was beginning to recover from a recession. Power demand was low, which led to lower capacity rates. Also in 2010, demand response programs became more prevalent, helping consumers to lower PLCs that are an important component of capacity charges. Today’s capacity rate increases are partly because energy experts are cognizant of CONTINUED ON — p13

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations coming into play, forcing the retirement of many coal-fired NTMA-U nears 225 FULL TIME Students power plants. The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that 16% of coal- fired capacity available at the end of 2012 Trade schools across the U.S. are begin- Series 6 in gold). will be retired by 2020. Adequate capac- ning to feel the demand for skilled manu- As most in the industry are aware, ity is a concern, causing capacity rates to facturing workers, demand that is pushing American manufacturers are enjoying a re- increase. enrollments to record highs. birth of our trade, fueled in part by the return Outlook NTMA-U is also on that upswing, with of overseas production back to the United In Fiscal Year 2016-2017, all capacity 58 new students this fall sememster. In States. Our members have an urgent need rates in the PJM Interconnection region September 2011, NTMA launched the for high-skilled workers such as precision will decrease, most notably in First Energy on-line training program, NTMA-U (the machinists and tool-and-die makers who are Ohio and Penn Power regions, where prices brainchild of Herb Homeyer – Homeyer knowledgeable in our trade. The problem in per MW-day will decrease from $294.03 Precision Manufacturing and then Workforce the past was identifying where that needed to $90.54. As capacity rates for Fiscal Year Development Team Leader) with thirty-four training could be found. NTMA-U Modules 2017-2018 will be established in 2014, to- Series 1 apprentices (Identified on the 2011 and courses have been developed by our day’s market conditions are driving factors. chart with the color blue, with the second Education Team to fit the immediate and Aging infrastructure concerns, such as semester for those students identified by the specific workforce development needs of our the prevalent need to upgrade the nation’s color burgundy). Fast-forward to May 2014: members. grid, generators, and transmission systems, NTMA-U graduated 18 of those first year are major influencers. Planned coal-fired apprentices (identifiedNTMA in the-U nears2014 graph 250 as FULL TIME Students generation retirements are another primary driver. Two dozen coal-burning generators in the U.S. are scheduled for decommission- 60 ing beginning in 2015. Natural gas storage 50 capacity, coupled with increased demand

Series 1 for natural gas-fired generation, will also in- 40 Series 2 fluence future PJM capacity auction results. Series 3 NTMA endorses APPI Energy to pro- 30 Series 4 vide unbiased energy consulting services

20 Series 5 to members. For more information on ca- Series 6 pacity charges and how to reduce energy 10 costs and consumption, contact NTMA’s trusted energy experts at 800-520-6685 or 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 [email protected].

Trade schools across the U.S. are beginning to feel the demand for skilled manufacturing workers, demand that is pushing enrollments to record highs. NTMA-U is also onWeb-b that upswing.as Ined September module of 2011, traininthe NTMA launchedg its on-line training program, NTMA-U (the brainchild of Herb Homeyer – Homeyer Precision Manufacturing and then Workforce Development Team Chair) with thirty-four Series 1 apprentices (Identified on the 2011 chart with the color NTMA-Ublue, wit Modulesh the second began semester mid-Septem for those- studentsNIMS credentials. identified by the color / NTMA 5500 GDT / NTMA 5210 ber. However,burgundy) there’s. Fast -stillforward time to to May register 2014: NTMA-TheU graduated new modules 18 of those introduce first year a select Advanced Applied Math / NTMA 5720 - you canapprentices sign up this (identified month with in the the 2014 under graph- astraining Series 6format in gold for). users, from the basics Advanced Manufacturing Technology / standingAs and most commitment in the industry that are the aware, module American of manufacturersmanufacturing are technology enjoying a courses to NTMA 5901 – Advanced Manufacturing must berebirth completed of our by trade December, fueled 21,in part 2014. by the returnAdvanced of overseas Manufacturing production Procedures: back to Processes / NTMA 6300 Diemaking - / the United States. Our members have an urgent need for high-skilled • Modulesworkers are such self-paced as precision and interactive.machinists and tool-NTMAand-die 1000makers Basic who Mathare / NTMA 1100 NTMA 6410 Moldmaking / NTMA 6500 • Eachknowledgeable module takes in ourapproximately trade. The problem 30- inBasic the past Blueprint was identifying / NTMA where 1110 that Basic Shop Jig and Fixture / NTMA 6800 Advanced 40 hoursneeded to complete. training could be found. NTMA-U Module/CourseTechnology / outcomesNTMA 2110 has beenManufacturing Math II / NTMA 7300 Diemaking • Instructiondeveloped includes by our Educationquizzes to Teamprogres to- fit theApplied immediate Intermediate and specific Math workforce / Intermediate Module cost is only $199 for each topic, development needs of our members. sively test the user’s understanding. Blueprint Reading / NTMA 2200 or three topics taken by the same student in th • ContentNTMA -Uintroduces Modules begin basic September concepts, 18 . ThereIntermediate is still time Shop to register. Technology Module / NTMA the same semester for a total of $449. A $148 sound manufacturingcost is only $199.00 practices for eachand topic,practi -or 3 topics3500 takenManufacturing by the same Technology student in Skills / savings. the same semester for a total of $449. A $148.00 savings. cal uses – key topics that are required to be- NTMA 3600 Master CAM / NTMA 3700 For more information please contact: come successful in the manufacturing trade. - Manufacturing Technology / NTMA Ken McCreight ([email protected]) Participants can earn 21 articulated 4420 Specialty Materials / NTMA 4600 or call (216) 264-2834. education credits with the completion of 18 CNC- Programming Operations / NTMA modules, Certified Journeyman’s Status and 4800 Quality Control – SPC / Inspection

THE RECORD — october 2014 / P13 The Strategic Planning group of ISTMA. ISTMA IMTS 2014 board members and association presidents came from South Africa, September 2014 was, of course, IMTS Brazil, Argentina, Finland, month. Many NTMA members, national The UK, Portugal, Canada associate members and NTMA staff were and the U.S. to conduct two at McCormick Place in Chicago for this days of strategy meetings biennial manufacturing and technology during IMTS. extravaganza.

“The buzz at IMTS was advanced manufacturing technologies that will change the future of manufacturing. From a car made by additive manufacturing at IMTS that drove off the show floor on Saturday to hybrid machines that combine additive manufacturing and 5 axis machining capabilities, the show was a must see for our members. The NTMA Tech Tours were a high point for members who wanted a personalized overview of the world’s technology leaders latest developments and how they could help our members be more competitive.” Dave Tilstone, President, NTMA

“The sheer number of visitors – 114,147 – gives proof that there is plenty of interest in manufacturing and the technology that makes it more efficient, more produc- tive, more flexible, and more innovative,” noted Douglas Woods, AMT President. Comments from among the NTMA membership and those who exhibited at IMTS reflected the excitement and energy. A new NTMA member feature at this Clockwise from above: year’s IMTS: Tech Tour. Tours were offered -Gisbert Ledvon welcomes Tech Tour attendees to by: the GF Machining Solution booth Abbott Workholding -Walter USA booth with tour given by Mirko Merlo, BIG Kaiser CEO Walter AG who welcomed NTMA and shared the DMG MORI Walter story Doosan -Tiffany Bryson, National Account Manager and Epicor Jeff Walmsley, Director of Membership and New Exact JobBOSS Business Development ExOne -Mazak Pre-show tour given by Rick Ware GF Machining Solutions -Reid Leland, President of Lean Werks and Chris GROB Kaiser, BIG Kaiser President at the Tech Tour Pre- Kennametal show breakfast hosted by BIG Kaiser Makino -Akron Chapter members Shannon Adolph, FM Mazak Machine; Jim Bradshaw, Allen Randall Enterprises Midaco Inc. and Joel Christian, FM Machine Okuma Royal Products Sandvik Walter USA Thank you to each of these NTMA partners for their generous time opening up their booths to host the NTMA members.

THE NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION — WWW.NTMA.ORG IMTS SmartForce Student Summit – An NRL Team’s Experience BY ALYSSA MUTTILLO, JULIE SCHIFFER AND ANA MARIA VARGAS, BEAUMONT SCHOOL

Beaumont School’s varsity robotics team pants were male. Despite this fact, we felt no traveled to Chicago from Cleveland Heights, hesitation in exploring and engaging in all Ohio to display and demonstrate our robot at activities. Today, we were definitely in the the International Manufacturing Technology minority. Perhaps, in a few years, this will no Summit (IMTS) and SmartForce Student longer be the case. Summit. We were invited by Maureen Carruthers of the National Robotics League to this biannual conference that showcases the latest techno- logical advances in the field of manufacturing. Companies from around the world exhibited their newest products and processes. Operating in conjunction with professionals, SmartForce Student Summit exposed students of all ages to potential STEM careers in manufacturing. After we arrived at McCormick Place, we were amazed by all that we saw. We were gratified to recognize technologies that we had used before, as well as intrigued by new and innovative machin- ery. Maureen enthusiastically greeted us at the NRL booth. We quickly situated our equipment and took a few minutes to explore what the summit Highlights of the day: had to offer. Walking from booth to booth, • Viewed the zero-emission 3D printed we talked to students and professionals from car that is being printed over the course of different organizations. One student from the Summit Northern Illinois University explained the • Learned MasterCam’s more advanced unique structure of his autonomous robot’s features, such as a sprocket -rendering wheels which allowed it to move precisely application in any direction. As we explored the FIRST • Earned an official FIRST Robotics ro- Robotics station, a female reporter asked to bot driver’s license take our photo to represent the “girl power” • Controlled a robot that was designed to present at the Summit. retrieve and launch a ball We returned to the NRL booth to begin • Saw one of the first all-electric cars a demonstration of our robot. We plugged in which was built in Cleveland, Ohio in 1908 Above, starting from the top: our newly charged battery, replaced screws • Sat behind the wheel of a 2015 Corvette NTMA Member Ahaus Tool & Engineering at IMTS and set Alexander the Great into the safety • Climbed into the Carbiliner vehicle, a cage. The sound of our weapon in action jet-propelled car Tech tour at Okuma attracted a large crowd. We answered their • Briefly visited Millennium Park and questions and encouraged them to learn the famous “Bean” sculpture Cloud Gate TCI Precision Metals at IMTS more about combat robotics and the NRL. You can learn more about Beaumont Ultimately, we had a memorable day. We School at www.beaumontschool.org BIG Kaiser’s booth at IMTS noticed that the vast majority of the partici-

THE RECORD — october 2014 / P15 GF Machining Solutions CUT 200 Dedicated Mikron HEM 500U

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This “Center of Competence” is focused on efficient, accurate and reliable parts production. control of production costs. 3D laser texturing solutions; System 3R part of a brand new, 105,000-square-foot Georg Fischer campus in Irvine, Orange Ideal for cutting parts from aluminum alloys and steel, the clamping and palletization systems; The CUT 200 Dedicated features a built-in A/B tilt/rotary table to easily cut County. With its large machine demonstration HEM 500U features a highly dynamic 12,000-rpm ISO-B40 spindle complex aerospace alloy components such as turbine disks using B-axis rotation automation solutions; and spare and space, customer training rooms and and 30-tool magazine that provides a 2-second chip-to-chip time and +/- 20-degree A-axis tilt. It also incorporates on-machine, in-process inspection resources for sales, service and applications for high-speed continuous milling operations and increased spindle consumable parts. that encompasses a measuring probe and supporting software. staff, as well as an extensive spare parts and uptime. Additionally, a 20,000-rpm spindle and 60-tool changer consumables warehouse, this impressive are available. To significantly reduce non-cut times, the CUT 200 Dedicated boasts extremely GF Machining Solutions’ UPTIME+ facility will further strengthen support for fast axis speeds and quick wire threading. The latest generation of GF Machining service and support program further West Coast customers. A trunnion table measuring 19.7" (500 mm) in diameter and Solutions’ spark generators allows the machine to cut up to speeds of 382"/hour accommodating workpiece weights up to 440 lbs tilts +2.000"/-4.330" leverages the competitive advantages (400 mm2/min) and up to 30-degree tapers in the Z-axis height, while also producing The region’s manufacturers will have the in the B-axis and rotates 360 degrees in C for full 5-axis simultaneous of the company’s advanced product superior part surface finishes and eliminating recast layers and micro-cracks. opportunity to experience what the leading machining, as well as 3 + 2 machining and 5-side positioning. Axis Additionally, energy saving functionality and advanced software help reduce portfolio through applications expertise, provider of high-speed machines, EDM, travels in X, Y and Z measure 19.7", 17.7" and 15.7", respectively, while operational costs and provide increased system connectivity. comprehensive training, technical laser texturing and automation solutions a distance of 5.9" between the machine spindle nose and rotary table assistance, preventive maintenance, can offer them at an open house and surface allows for ample maneuverability around workpieces. ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for world-class warranty coverage as well GF Machining Solutions Expands Presence October 9-10 in Irvine. During the event, The highly robust HEM 500U works well under a variety of working as parts and consumables. in Promising Aerospace Sector visitors can tour the facility and consult conditions. Its C-frame structure supports a cross-sledge for the with application and product specialists transversal X- and Y- movements. All three linear axes are located GF Machining Solutions, a division of GF, recently acquired Liechti Engineering from GF Machining Solutions. on a sturdy block that houses the B-axis. The vertical Z-movement, Originating in Switzerland in 1861, AG, Langnau/BE (Switzerland). Liechti is the leading specialist of 5-axis milling which contains the inline spindle, mounts to the rigid Y-axis column. GF Machining Solutions is part of the machines designed to produce blades and blisks for aircraft engines and power According to Gisbert Ledvon, director of Swiss Georg Fischer Group, which has generating turbines. business development for GF Machining The HEM 500U relies on a new Heidenhain iTNC 530 control for quick 50 locations worldwide. While Lincolnshire, Solutions, “GF Machining Solutions is and reliable machining. This versatile, workshop-oriented control for With more than 10,000 planes in the order books, aircraft production is planned to committed to continuously offering the full 5-axis simultaneous machining features an integrated digital Illinois is home to the company’s U.S. stay strong for the foreseeable future and so is the demand for engine parts. The highest level of customer application drive control with integrated inverter, enabling it to produce a highly headquarters, manufacturers can benefit acquisition of Liechti Engineering AG allows GF Machining Solutions to significantly support. This commitment is evident in accurate workpiece contour while machining at high velocity. The strengthen its presence in this promising market sector. from four application centers located the opening of our Center of Competence HEM 500U also comes equipped with Smart machining modules nationwide in Lincolnshire, Illinois; in California. We look forward to providing that provide advanced levels of monitoring critical to the production Both companies can look back to a successful cooperation over the last 10 years, our West Coast customers with even more of aerospace and defense parts. Holliston, Massachusetts; Irvine, with GF Machining Solutions acting as a supplier for Liechti. Their competences of the solutions they need to maximize California; and Charlotte, North Carolina. and product ranges are also highly complementary. The current management under the productivity and profitability of their Featuring a small footprint, the HEM 500U is ideal for tight setup Ralph Liechti will remain in place and the company continues to operate out of its operations.” areas in small job shops and large production plants. The attention present premises in Langnau/BE. The two parties agreed not to disclose the to the ergonomics of the machine’s design allows for easy access GF Machining Solutions purchase price and further details of the transaction. to workpieces. Its highly accessible structure makes it possible to 560 Bond Street load and unload workpieces using a forklift as opposed to a crane. Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Liechti Engineering AG has a yearly turnover exceeding CHF 50 million and employs Additionally, an optional compact pallet changer is available to 120 people worldwide. Its customer base includes all significant names of the further enhance productivity and capacity. 847-913-5300 aircraft and power generating industries. www.gfms.com/us

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2014 NTMA Fall Conference Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 21 Thursday, October 23 ‐ continued 2:00pm ‐ 6:00pm Registration 1:15pm ‐ 2:00pm Tech Seminar 3 – Sponsored by DMG Mori 3:00pm ‐ 5:00pm Trustee & Chapter President Roundtable Laser Tech Machine 5:00pm ‐ 6:00pm Trustee & Chapter President Reception 2:15pm ‐ 3:00pm Tech Seminar 4 – Sponsored by Doosan Options for Shop Consumables Wednesday, October 22 3:00pm ‐ 3:15pm Break 8:00am ‐ 7:00pm Registration 3:15pm ‐ 4:00pm Tech Seminar 5 – Sponsored by Epicor 8:00am ‐ 9:00am Continental Breakfast Quote Management 8:00am ‐ 9:00am First Timers Breakfast *First Timers Only 4:15pm ‐ 5:00pm Tech Seminar 6 – Sponsored by Okuma 8:00am ‐ 9:00am Chapter Executives Breakfast What’s Next in Technology? *Chapter Execs Only 5:00pm ‐ 6:00pm Tech Reception 9:00am ‐ 11:15am NTMA General Membership Assembly/ NIMS Presentation Friday, October 24 11:30am ‐ 1:15pm GAT Team Meeting Lunch 8:00am ‐ 12:00pm Information Center *Team Members Only 8:00am ‐ 9:00am Continental Breakfast 11:30am ‐ 1:00pm NTMF Board Meeting Lunch 8:00am ‐ 9:00am Team Leaders Breakfast Roundtable *Board Members Only *Team Leaders Only 11:30am ‐ 1:00pm Tech Team Roundtable Lunch 9:00am ‐ 10:15am NTMA General Membership Assembly *First Come First Served—Limit 30 Lunches  The Franklin Partnership Updates 11:30am ‐ 1:00pm Chapter Executives Lunch  Team Updates *Chapter Execs Only 10:15am ‐ 10:30am Break 1:30pm ‐ 3:00pm Business & Strategy Tracks: 10:30am ‐ 12:30am INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES A. Lean Manufacturing B. Manufacturing Metrics  Aerospace / Defense C. NTMA‐U  Automotive D. Federal Regulations Impact Update  Fluid Power 1:00pm ‐ 3:30pm Optional Activity – Walking Ghost Tour  Medical 3:00pm ‐ 3:30pm Break  Oil & Gas 3:30pm ‐ 5:00pm Business & Strategy Tracks: 12:30pm ‐ 2:00pm Past Chairman’s Lunch A. Conflict Minerals/Materials *Past Chairmen & Spouses Only B. Additive Manufacturing 12:30pm ‐ 2:00pm Emerging Leaders Lunch C. Sales & Marketing *Emerging Leaders Only D. Export Promotion 12:30pm ‐ 2:00pm Workforce Development Round Table Lunch 6:00pm – 7:30pm Transporta�on *First Come First Served—Limit 40 Lunches 7:00pm ‐ 10:00pm Kennametal Event: World War II Museum 12:30pm ‐ 2:00pm Lunch (on own) 1:30pm ‐ 4:30pm Optional Activity – Steamboat Jazz Cruise Thursday, October 23 2:00pm ‐ 4:00pm INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES  NTMA Tools, Dies & Molds Round Table **** Technology Day ****  NTMA Precision Machining Round Table I 8:00am ‐ 5:00pm Information Center  NTMA Precision Machining Round Table II 8:00am ‐ 10:00am Continental Breakfast WOW Breakfast ‐ Sponsored by Mazak  NTMA Precision Machining Round Table III 8:00am ‐ 10:00am Board of Trustees Meeting w/ Breakfast 6:00pm ‐ 7:00pm Cocktail Hour 9:00am ‐ 12:00pm Spouses Program – Mask Making 7:00pm ‐ 10:00pm Silent Auction/Gala 10:15am ‐ 11:00am Tech Seminar 1 – Sponsored by Big Kaiser Conversation Lounge – Sponsored by GF Machine Interface Training You’re invited to catch up, meet up or just relax in the 11:15am ‐ 12:00pm Tech Seminar 2 – Sponsored by Mazak Conversation Lounge. Tool Handling and Management  Open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 12:00pm ‐ 1:15pm Lunch/Social Media Seminar  8:00am to 5:00pm ‐ Sponsored by DMG Mori  Located just outside the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom www.ntma.org/ THE NATIONAL TOOLING & MACHINING ASSOCIATION — WWW.NTMA.ORG

NTMA Fall Gala 50/50 Raffle

In support of the National Robotics League NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING FOUNDATION To purchase your tickets, fill out the form below and return it Help us grow the National Robotics League to the NRL info table at Fall Conference, email it to Kristen Hrusch (khrusch@ and possibly your bank account by buying a ntma.org) or fax it to (216) 264-2840. We’ll contact you upon receipt of this ticket in our 50/50 raffle. form to collect payment information. Half of what we collect will support this Name: ______great program, and the other half will support a great holiday season for the lucky winner. Company:______Last year’s winner took home $11,000! Phone Number:______Email Address:______# of Tickets:______Total ($100 per ticket):______Note: You do not need to be present, or even an NTMA member to win. We’ll announce the winner at the Fall Conference Gala as well as on the NRL Facebook page. If the winner isn’t present, we’ll contact him or her after the Thanks for supporting the conference and send a check with winnings. Future of Manufacturing!! National Robotics League • GONRL.ORG • 800.248.6862 2014 Fall Conference Gala in October: Auction Donations Sought

It’s the time of year when your NTMA staff starts to work on fundraising activities for the Fall Conference in New Orleans, specifically the silent and live auction at the Friday evening gala. We are again looking for help from members to donate objects to be auctioned for two worthy causes: 1. National Robotics League (NRL) - As many know this activity has taken off and we’re reaching more kids to look at manufacturing as a career. We’ve added new teams, which in turn are becoming the launching ground for other teams. Our NRL national champions from MN came from one of our first NRL areas. The goal of NRL is to bring young people into manufacturing companies in order for them to see that manufacturing isn’t dead, but alive and well. 2. NTMA Government Affairs Administrative Fund (GAAF) - This fund supports expenses generated by our advocacy efforts in DC. These costs include funding for One Voice, which helps inform government legislative and policy makers of NTMA members’ interests and introduces NTMA members to members of Congress, helping to influence the direction Congress moves. You can see the many One Voice 2014 successes posted on the NTMA web site. This fund also helps pay for some of the travel of our DC team to chapters throughout the year, thus bringing the One Voice message out to the chapters. The auction’s success depends on the generosity of members like you. Please send information about your donation to Emily Lipovan ([email protected]) with details on how you wish to support the success of this important evening.

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Ted Toth is the third generation of his County Community College, says he finds young, skilled labor, estimates George family to run a small precision-manufactur- that community colleges in his area don’t Bouri, global board member and managing company in Pennsauken, N.J., located in have high enough graduation rates and ing principal for the Americas Region at a working class suburb east of Philadelphia. don’t train on the latest equipment. “It’s consulting firm Trascent in New York. “We The Toth company was recently purchased going to be difficult to find the people,” he Americans are laggards in this area com- by a larger company called Rosenberger says. “We currently have to steal them from pared with Japan, the Southeast Asians, and is now called Rosenberger-Toth, but other shops.” Germany and Switzerland. Smaller manu- Ted Toth is still vice president and manag- Toth knows whereof he speaks partly be- facturers face even greater odds because ing director, which means that the prob- cause he is the new chairman of the board they may not be able to afford to have large lems of running a plant fall to him. The of the National Tooling and Machining human resource departments and can’t company makes antennae parts for global- Association, which has 1,400 members with afford programs in high schools and com- positioning-system satellites and sells them an average of 30 workers. They are thus one munity colleges that big companies such as to Lockheed Martin. With 35 employees, of the backbones of the industrial economy Boeing, IBM and Intel can.” Rosenberger-Toth does about $6 million a and all of them have the same problem of A Brave New Work Force? year in sales. finding workers. “The image of industry is The enormity of the challenge is cap- one of the biggest problems we have,” he tured in the contrast between what consul- “That’s the trouble with the skills gap. The technology is adds. “Most people think of manufacturers tants describe as the ideal environment for growing at [such] a [fast] pace that the training can’t keep as having smokestacks and dark, dirty and young workers and the realities of managing up with it.” dangerous environments. We’re very clean, a factory. “The entire manufacturing ap- modern and computerized. But kids see paratus—from recruitment to retention—is It’s highly precise work because the sat- the images in movies and don’t want to get still built to the industrial era,” says Bouri. ellites are positioned 200 miles above the their hands dirty.” To attract millennials, manufacturers earth’s surface and can never be repaired. The problem of attracting younger, have to recognize that they are looking for Their antennae either work perfectly or skilled workers to replace Baby Boomers, “knowledge workers” and cater to their they don’t work at all. Forget about toler- who are retiring, is serious enough that it needs, he argues. That means workers ances measured in millimeters. These de- may threaten the ability of small and me- should have flextime and be able to dial vices have tolerances within a nanometer. dium-sized manufacturers to continue to in to work during a family or life event. The problem is that it takes more com- eke out productivity and quality gains, says Training, benefit and retention programs puterized machines and related software to ThomasNet.com, a New York-based com- have to be oriented toward them. “They make the antennae parts; and therefore, it pany that connects buyers and sellers of have different expectations of the work ex- takes more sophisticated operators to run industrial and commercial products. In late perience,” Bouri adds. “They want rotation the machines—who are increasingly dif- 2013, it surveyed 1,209 executives from and growth.” ficult to find. “That’s the trouble with the companies with fewer than 100 employees He cites what Google did in taking an skills gap,” says Toth. “The technology and less than $10 million in revenue and ugly high-tech building and turning it into is growing at [such] a [fast] pace that the concluded that the “manufacturing sector’s the highly vaunted Googleplex. “We now training can’t keep up with it. Instead of ‘biological clock’ is ticking away.” have to cater to a workforce that will work blue collar workers, who work with their Among companies surveyed, longer, more flexible hours but are looking hands and backs on a production line, we ThomasNet.com’s president Eileen for an experience at work that their parents now need ‘blue-tech’ workers who use their Markowitz says there is a “lack of urgency and grandparents didn’t expect,” he adds. heads and use technology like computer- when it comes to filling their pipeline of They want better dining options, places ized machines and robots.” talent.” Overall, manufacturers now face to exercise and to read and transportation Toth will need to hire several new 600,000 to 1 million job openings, accord- incentives. workers in coming months, but schools ing to various estimates. However, tell that to a hard-core manu- in the area are not developing enough facturing guy like Toth. “Some students candidates for him. The company hosts a “To attract millennials, manufacturers have to recognize came through here and asked, ‘Where’s “Manufacturing Day” each October for that they are looking for “knowledge workers” and cater your game room?’” he recalls with an air of students from the Pennsauken High School to their needs. obvious disbelief. The notions of flextime that does attract job seekers—but they are and onsite day care are equally beyond the not yet ready to operate the machines im- Perhaps only 10 to 20 percent of major pale in his view. “We have $500,000 ma- mediately after graduating. Toth, who made manufacturers have adequately addressed chines,” he explains. “If somebody doesn’t one entry-level hire recently from Camden the challenge of securing new flows of CONTINUED ON — p24

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