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18-19 Practical Lean Level I

Park Ridge (Chicago), Ill.

20 Building Lean Saety into the

Company Culture


December 2008

3 FabCastLeanGreen

Manuacturing

10 - 11:30 a.m. CST

3-4 Fundamentals o Tool Steel


4 Machine Saeguarding or

Fabricators

Buena Park, Cali.

9-10 Practical Lean Level IIPark Ridge (Chicago), Ill.

12 FabCastIntroduction to

Stamping Dies

10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST

January 2009

23 FabCastFundamentals o

Stamping Presses

10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CST

Details at fmanet.org

research assistance center ................. 3

education ........................................ 4

go brennan scholarship ................. 8

newsmakers ....................................10

These are just a ew o the comments weveheard at FMA rom companies who saythey need to acquire new business to replacesomething thats been lost. Maybe theyveserved a specic customer or industry ordecades, and they arent sure where to turnto diversiy.

I youre in that situation and haventconsidered government work, now couldbe the right time. A lot o small businessesthink they are too small or too specialized tobe able to provide products or the

government. They also think it must be abureaucratic nightmare to even try.

The truth is there are thousands osmall companies selling to the governmentevery year.

You have an opportunity to replace someo your private sector business with state andlocal government work and reap the benetso diversication and reliable cash fow.

The Procurement Technical AssistanceCenter (PTAC) network covers the UnitedStates and provides the expertise to helpany interested business determine what theymight provide, how to discover thegovernments need or their services, andhow to become a supplier. This is a reeservice and usually is available through anoce located at a college or university nearyou. Visit the PTAC Web site where you canget more inormation.

FMA recently discovered a small businesstoolkit about government contracting thatyou can download or ree. Its a great way tolearn all the basic inormation about addingthe government to your customer list.See sidebar at right or the Web link.

If these people can do it, so can you:

Howabouttheretiredwoodworkerwnow provides wooden handles to thegovernment or stretchers

Orthesmall(nineperson)precisionmachine shop thats now making toolior the aerospace and pharmaceuticalindustries

Orthethreeemployeebusinessproviding more than a million dollarsin asteners to the military.

Finally,theresthejunkyardownerwhprovides old junked cars to the U.S. AForce to train rescue personnel in Jawo Lie and other emergency services.

These are just a ew real-lie examples oenterprising small businesses that ound aniche they could ll and are nowbeneting rom the time they spentbecoming a government supplier. Youll reabout more in the small business toolkit. Ijust proves you dont have to make tanks oaircrat carriers to be a government supplie

Should you add the government toyour customer list?By Patricia LeePublic Relations Director

Business has slowed down.

Our biggest customer just closed their doors.

Gas prices are keeping people from buying RVs.

More Inormation

PTAC Web site

www.aptac-us.org/new/

Small Business Tool Kit

www.toolkit.com/small_

business_guide/sbg.

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A:Atthistime,OSHAdoesnothaveacomprehensivestandardonlasersafety.OSHAhaspublishedseveraldocuments,however, that you should review beore the inspection:

STD 01-05-001 [Pub. 8-1.7] Guidelines or Laser Saetyand Hazard Assessment

21 CFR 1040 Perormance Standards or Light-EmittingProducts

29 CFR 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection Standard[subpart oOccupational Saety and Health Standards]

29 CFR 1926.54 Subpart D Nonionizing Radiation

[subpart oSaety and Health Regulations or Construction] ThesedocumentsareavailableontheOSHAWebsite[www.osha.gov] and provide general guidelines or the sae use olasers. The acknowledged greatest occupational hazard o lasers iseye damage because the laser beam ocuses an intense amount olight onto a small area. I a person looks straight at a laser beam,or its refection, the beam ocuses on a small area o the eyesretina causing severe damage, and possibly resulting in permanentblindness.

Protective eyewear is one o the most important saetyprecautions. Provide your laser operators with eyewear that isspecically designed to be worn when working around lasers andshould protect a person or a minimum o a 10 second exposure.Filtering screens are available or longer exposures. People whowork in the general area o lasers should also wear protective eyeequipment, even i they do not work directly on the lasers. Otherpotentialhazardsincludenoxiousfumesandultravioletradiation. The presence o these hazards may require ventilationsystems or respirators, or protective clothing such as gloves. BeawarethattheGeneralDutyClauseoftheOSHAActof1970 requires employers to urnish each o his employees a placeo employment which is ree rom recognized hazards that arecausing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.ManyOSHAinspectorshaveusedthatphrasewhenreviewinglaser operations as a basis or requiring employers to revise

workplace practices to conorm to the recommendations andrequirements o standards such as the American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI) Z 136.1 series o standards onlaser saety.

The ANSI series o laser standards are published by the LaserInstituteofAmerica(LIA)andarerecognizedbyOSHAastherequirementsforaneffectivelasersafetyprogram.OSHAstatesinits Guidelinesthat although the Z 136.1 standard is not a law, ithas direct impact on laser standards worldwide.

ANSI Z 136.1-2007, Sae Use o Lasers, provides inormationon how to classiy lasers or saety, laser saety calculations andmeasurements, laser hazard control measures, and

recommendationsforLaserSafetyOfcersandLaserSafetyCommittees in all types o laser acilities. ANSIZ136.1callsforaLaserSafetyOfcer,andpropertraining or laser operators. The degree o training required isspelled out in the ANSI standard and is determined by theclassication o laser equipment the operator controls. Lasertraining is available through the Laser Institute. Checklaserinstitute.org or more inormation.

The ANSI standard also describes laser warning signs that mabe required. More inormation about the standard, including itspurchase, is available rom ANSI at http://webstore.ansi.org.

Additional laser saety practices are ound in the newly updateFMA / CNA Saety & Loss Control Manuale-version which is

ree to all FMA & TPA members. The document is listed on thMembersOnlysectionoffmanet.org.Otherdocuments,suchas a sample company-wide laser saety program, and laser saetychecklists, are available rom the Saety.BLR link on the MembeOnlysectionoftheFMAWebsite.

The FMA store oers three styles o laser saety eyeweardesignedforusewithCO2lasers.Refertomanet.org/FMAStore, product numbers LASEF2, LASEF3,and LASEF4 or more details.

Many resources are available to help you with the audit.Remember, the basic principle is protection thats the bestpractice or everyone.

As a member, you have access to the largest and most extensive library devoted the metal orming and abricating industrya benet reserved exclusively ormembers. FMAs Research Assistance Center is the most ecient source or theinormation you need to optimize your operation. Advantage and AdvantageP

Members enjoy unlimited FREE research, while Basic Members receive one hoo FREE research assistance per month. Get your research questions answeredwhen you call the Research Assistance Center at 1-815-399-8700 ore-mail [email protected].

Were getting ready for another OSHA inspection. Weve added some laser cuttin

equipment since our last inspection and need to know what OSHA regulations

govern laser equipment.

Summary o Laser Saety Considerations

1) Are all laser operators provided with adequate eyewear?

2) Does everyone working or walking in the laser area wear

protective eyewear?

3) Does the laser process cause hazardous umes exceeding

acceptable levels o exposure?

3a) I yes, is there adequate ventilation or do operators

wear respirators?

4) Does the laser process create harmul levels o radiation?

4a) I yes, do operators wear appropriate protective clothing?

5) Are laser operators adequately trained?

6) Is someone designated as a Laser Saety Ofcer?

6a) Is the person properly trained or certifed?

7) Is signage and/or labeling required?


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Brenco 25th Anniversary CelebrationWhen most people think o a birthday party, they think o balloons,

cake, cheesy music, and, depending on the age o the celebrator, aclownortwo.FMA2008ChairmanSteveHeimwouldhavenoneof

that or Brencos big day. Jim Warren, FMAs director o education,made the trip out to Delta, British Columbia, to witness the estivities.

Wow! Steve and the Brenco crew really know how to throw aparty! said Warren. What a treat and honor it was or FMA to bepart o this celebration.

Clowns and cake were replaced by a traditional Irish band, brats,shish kebabs, and a charitable undraiser all enjoyed by a ewhundred people, including the Delta mayor, local premier, customers,suppliers, amily you name it, they were there. To top it o throughgenerous donations o equipment, tools, wine, and gol packages romBrencos suppliers and customers, the Brenco 25th Anniversary SilentAuction raised just under $3,000 or the FMAs Foundation! Way togo Steve and Brenco crew!

Brenco was ounded in 1983 right in the middle o the hard times

that hit British Columbia rom 1981 and lasting until 1985. Twenty-ve years later, the company has tremendously grown. The state o theart acility currently in use is 12 times the size o the original shop.However,growthismorethanameasurementofsquarefootage.Heimis able to boast that 30 percent o his sta has been with Brenco ormorethan10years.Althoughthisisanimportantstatistic,Heimisjust as proud o the act that roughly a quarter o his sta was not evenborn when his company began!

Brenco is prepared or the uture with a diverse sta o young andexperienced working side by side. Not all companies in the metalprocessing eld are so lucky. Brenco is a strong Advantage Member oFMA.

Tell Me About KwantlenThe Kwantlen people, an indigenous Coast Salish people in

British Columbia, are a subgroup o First Nation or Native Americancultures. It is also the namesake o FMAs newest Certied EducationCenter (CEC). SteveHeimhasfosteredagreatrelationshipwithKwantlenPolytechnic University (www.kwantlen.bc.ca), located in Surrey,British Columbia. The Universitys new trade and technology ocusedCloverdale Campus, and its seven-gure price tag, show this CanadianProvinces commitment to educating a new generation o skilledworkers.

The relationship between Brenco, Kwantlen, and FMA is centeredon what is called a Certied Education Center (CEC). These centerare a partnership between FMA and technical schools to engage,educate, and certiy young people in the eld o metal abricating.

The primary beneciary o CECs are employers who reap therewards o a skilled (and replenishing) work orce. Fabricationinstructor Rob Finlayson arranged a complete tour o the newcampus or FMA.

This was one o the most advanced welding training acilities Ivseen anywhere hands down, said Warren. Kwantlen has a two-year waiting list to get into its welding program and its easy to seewhy. Equally impressive is the abricating program and its AccurPrespress brake with new controls and tooling. The uture looks good oKwantlen and their students!

OneofNorthAmericasLargestMetals

Distribution, Processing CompaniesDan McLeod, district manager o Advantage Member A.J. Forsyt

/ A Div. o Russel Metals Inc., was gracious enough to host FMA onplant tour. A.J. Forsyth, a company begun by its namesake as animport/export business in 1908, grew into the entity it is today in2001 when shares o the company were bought by Russel Metals.

McLeod currently serves on FMAs Plate Processing & FabricatingTechnology Council, and is a veteran o several Metal MattersConferences.Hebroughttheplantalongthepathtowardleanmanuacturing, including a robust 5S program and a logical lean foo products through the plant. Times are good or A.J. Forsyth andlongtime employee Dan McLeod is leading the way. Dan has alsorecently been elected to serve a three-year term on FMAs Boardo Directors.

Final Stop...The Bobsled ManThe nal stop on this Vancouver tour was at Ideal Welders with

company ounder and president Jim Longo. Jim personally took FMon a tour o his busy pipe abricating plant. Jims company abricateand installed the pipe used or the bobsled run at Whistler SlidingCentrethatwillbeusedforthe2010WinterOlympics.Readthewhole story on Jim Longo and Ideal Welders online at theabricatorcom by searching Ideal Welders. Jims company and this project wereatured in TPJThe Tube & Pipe Journal(July/August 2008).

For more inormation on FMAs Certied Education Centers, orto join a Technology Council, e-mail [email protected] or call888.394.4362.

FMA Heads West toVancouver!


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What Signs Will Show Credit Crisis is Weakening?Thus ar, the global nancial crisis has involved everything rom $700-

billion bailouts (not orgetting another $100 billion or rum subsidies and

such), bank nationalizations in Iceland, dramatic declarations to ully back

depositors in Ireland and Germany, and massive outpourings o liquidity rom

the central banks around the world - all geared to rescuing the credit markets.

The questions on the minds o business people are almost too varied to count,but the big ones are, will this work, and how will we know?

The primary problem is that banks have too much toxicity in their

portolios. These bad debts are hovering over them and making banks highlydistrustul o one another. The bad portolios have paralyzed the normal fow

o lending, which has driven up the indicative rates to the point where credit

has been evaporating. This is making it very hard or businesses to get loans.

Consumers are also struggling to get car loans, mortgages, and even extended

credit card debt. I the credit markets remain this tightly shut, the economy

will slide that much deeper into decline.

Weve identied the problem, but how do we know whether the intended

xes are working? The best indicator will be what happens to key interest rates

and certain elements o banking behavior. The most important set o

indicatorsarethosethatarecollectivelyknownasLIBOR-London

InterbankOfferedRate.Thereareavarietyofthese-overnight,onemonth,three months, and so on. They are designated as dollar rates and euro rates

and are generally used as a shorthand way o gauging the banking community,

as these are the rates that banks charge each other or unsecured loans. The

rates have risen rapidly since the collapse o Lehman Brothers and the

ull-scale emergence o the credit crisis. They have been as high as 4.9 percent

in recent weeks and have just allen to 4.3 percent. They are moving in the

right direction, but a ew months ago they were as low as 1.5 percent. In any

case,ifthebailoutsarestartingtowork,theLIBORwillfall.Iftheplanisnot

working all that well, they will not.Another good indicator is the extent to which the money markets start

loosening up. Thus ar, nearly all liquidity in the nancial sector is coming

rom the central banks and other government eorts. When the money

markets start putting their cash up again, that will be a good sign oimprovements to come. This started to happen last Friday and there was a

little acceleration on Monday as well.

Given that most o the bailouts have yet to be implemented, these are good

signs. It is expected that more fexibility will be evident as the plans are ully

ormed and started. The Treasury has nally begun discussing what the bailout

will look like and what kind o debt they will buy. They have also started to

set the conditions or purchase, which will give the markets something to playwith. CK

What Direction Will the Auto Industry Go?The travails o the auto industry have been well-documented over the pas

year. It goes without saying that nearly everything that could go wrong in

thissectorhasgonewrong.Highfuelpricesdampenedinterestinthelarger

vehicles that had been in demand. Consumers began to be concerned about

their jobs and their household debt as the sub-prime crisis escalated to a leve

where the entire banking system has been aected. Those who still want tobuy a car are having trouble qualiying or loans, so demand is generally dow

Raw material and labor costs are up. The decline in the U.S. Big Three has

been close to catastrophic, and many analysts are unsure what the U.S. automarket is destined to look like in the uture.

There are at least three scenarios in play at the moment, and all o them

are likely to develop to some degree. The rst is that the Big Three will

consolidate in one way or another. It looks likely that GM and Chrysler wil

combine, despite the challenge o nding unding or the merger. Cerberus

wants to get out o their investment in Chrysler to some degree, and seems

prepared to sweeten the pot to keep GM interested. The combined compan

will have roughly a year to make its move. Ford is another story. It may le

bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize - not unlike the actions taken b

the airlines a ew years ago. It may also position itsel or some kind o

combination with a oreign car company.This leads to the second scenario - more engagement in the U.S. market

fromforeignmanufacturers.ToyotaandHondaarealreadymoreU.S.

companiesthanJapanese,intermsoftheirsalesandgrowth.Hyundaiis

nearing that point as well . Volkswagen is coming back to the U.S. or

manufacturingaftermorethanadecadesabsence.OtherAsian

manuacturers have an eye on the U.S. market, and will be arriving in orce

the years to come. These may come as others have - via exports, to build som

market presence - but there is also the chance that some will buy into the U

market by acquiring all or part o a U.S. manuacturer.The most likely to pursue that option will be Chinese makers that have

been working with U.S. companies or almost 10 years now. Some Europea

makers are expected to expand as well - especially the Germans, who have

already established beachheads in the States. The dark horse on the Europeaside will be Renault-Nissan, but there is also the chance that Fiat may try to

salvage itsel with an American investment.

The third trend is perhaps the hardest to assess. The American consumer

not a big an o the small car, and these sub-compacts only make real progre

when uel issues dominate the conversation. Earlier in the year, the arrival o

$4-a-gallon gas swept many people in the direction o the small car, but as

prices have eased at the pump it is clear that the love aair with the SUV antruck have not come to an end just yet. The struggle will be between the des

or big and roomy and the need or ecient and cheap. I the car industry

gambles wrong, the costs will be catastrophic; but i the mood is captured, t

industry may be able to salvage a decent 2009. CK

Fabrinomics ocially launched a year ago, giving Advantage andAdvantagePlusmembers summaries o recent relevant business andeconomic stories. Now, more than ever, this benet gives you exclusiveinsight on how this news can impact your business.

Fabrinomics is authored by Dr. Chris Kuehl, FMAs economicanalystandfounderofArmadaCorporateIntelligence.Hiseconomicanalysis will help you understand how this news can impact yourbusiness. E-mail Chris today at [email protected] with yourcomments and questions.

In addition to responding to current news stories, Dr. Kuehl alsoprovides original content that speaks directly to manuacturers. Readtheexcerptbelow,takenfromtheOctober22edition,forarecentexample o his commentary.

Basic members: Want to try out Fabrinomics and nd out whatyou are missing? Visit manet.org/abrinomics to sign up or a reetrial. Advantage-level members and contacts should automaticallyreceive this benet twice a month. Contact customer service at815.399.8775 i you believe you should be receiving this e-newslette

The Most Valuable Beneft Youre Not Utilizing: Fabrinomics


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FABTECH & AWS Welding ShowOct. 6-8, 2008 Las Vegas

In contrast to the grim nancial news around the world, anunprecedented number o attendees lled the halls on opening day atthe2008FABTECHInternational&AWSWeldingShow, introducingMETALFORM.

More than 12,000 manuacturing and welding proessionalsattended the opening day o this rst-ever show in Las Vegas, withmore than 21,000 or the entire three-day event. The response romexhibitors indicates attendees were ready to buy.

It was a big show or us. We had the largest number o leads romany trade show weve been in going back to 2000, said AdvantagePlusmember Al Julian, vice president marketing, Megaab.

About the Show FABTECHInternational&AWSWeldingShowintroducingMETALFORM,isco-sponsoredbytheAmericanWeldingSociety(AWS), Fabricators & Manuacturers Association Intl (FMA) andSociety o Manuacturing Engineers (SME), and includes a newstrategic alliance with the Precision Metalorming Association (PMA).

The show is the largest event in North America dedicated toshowcasing a ull spectrum o metal orming, abricating, stamping,tube and pipe, and welding equipment and technology. Thousandso buyers and sellers rom across the globe gathered in Las Vegas toexchange products and services, network with peers, preview newproducts, problem-solve, and educate the industry on the latesttechnologies.

The 2009 show will take place November 15-18 atMcCormick Place in Chicago and Nov. 2 - 4, 2010, in Atlanta.

Dan Turner, Yuba College; Mark Smith, Shasta College; Gary Lederer,Sutter High School and Yuba College; andPractical Welding Today

Associate Editor Amanda Carlson at FMAs and FMA Communicationsnetworking event at Paris Las Vegas.

FMA sta members: Gene Toeper, NathaCindy Day, Jerry Shank

Let:Attendees aexhibitorsanswer FMAbooth survey

Brennan Palmiter talks with Michael Bishop, assistant editor,TheFABRICATOR.


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Celebrity guest John Ratzenberger discusses the skilabor shortage at the networking recepti

Right:John Ratzenberger tours

the show foor.

Let:Past FMA Chairman o the Board, Dennis Nybo,with guests at the networking event.

y Pollard, Jen Christian, Nancy Olson, Pat Lee, Jim Warren,miter, and Terrence Egan at the FMA booth.

Ken Rayment, host o Better Process Podcast, interviews keynotespeaker Dean Kamen, CEO o DEKA Research and ounder o the

FIRST robotics competition.


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GO-Brennan

Scholarships Lap Two

OnSept.15,teenracecardriverBrennanPalmiterturnedtheignition or lap two o the Go-Brennan YouTube Scholarshippromotion that oers 25 scholarships o $500 each to students seekingcareers in manuacturing.

Sponsored by the FMA Foundation and SolidWorks Corporation,theGO-BrennanScholarshipsaretiedtoFMAssponsorshipof16-year-old stock car driver Brennans 2008 racing season. Brennanis procient in our types o welding, a skill he uses to motivate otheryoung people to consider the industrial trades as a career choice.

Brennan appeared Sept. 15 in a video on YouTube inviting studentsto apply or the scholarships. To qualiy or the competition, studentsmust plan to attend a two-year trade or technical school next spring orclasses in welding or other metal abricating processes.

To apply, students simply make a one-minute video explaining whythey want to be in manuacturing, what career they seek, and wherethey want to attend school. Theyre also encouraged to include ootageo themselves welding or abricating metal. The deadline to post videosis Nov. 9 and winners will be announced on Nov. 24.

In addition to the monetary prize, each scholarship winner willreceive the ull licensed version o the SolidWorks Student Design KitCAD sotware, a Windows-based 3D CAD application that givesstudents the ability to create real-lie 3D designs, and a VISTAauto-darkening welding helmet courtesy o The Lincoln Electric

Company. WearepleasedtoagainoffertheGO-Brennanscholarshippromotion to students seeking careers in manuacturing, said TerrenceEgan, director o the FMA Foundation. We look orward to creatingexcitement in the industry through this viral initiative, and seeing all othe applicants video testimonials o why they seek careers inmanuacturing.

With manuacturers across the country reporting shortages oskilled labor, it is important to attract young people to the many careeropportunities in sheet metal abrication and welding, added Egan.

A link to Brennan Palmiters YouTube video is available atma-oundation.org.

Top Three Reasons to Consider a Bequest to theFMA Foundation

The FMA Foundation unds grants or summer manuacturingcamps or teens, and scholarships or students preparing or a careein manuacturing. A great way to advance the Foundations outreacto youths is through a bequest.

As distinguished from other giving instruments, a bequest:1. Is a simple git to establish, as long as you have a will.

2. Lets you retain control o your assets during your lietime.

3. Qualies or an estate tax charitable deduction.

For details, contact Nathan Ruby at [email protected] or

815-381-1339.

2008 Salary Survey Now AvailableAdvantage and AdvantagePlusmembers who participated in the

Salary & Benets Survey or Executives & Proessionals receive theresults at no charge. Basic members may purchase the results or $7Want to see what the results will look like? A sample o the results hbeen included with this newsletter.

Copies o the results were distributed via e-mail to participants. Iyou didnt receive your copy, please e-mail [email protected].

Reminder: Metal-themed Holiday CardsDo something dierent this year. Maybe youcant send out holiday cards made o metal,but now you can send out cards that looklike metal.

Members can order holiday cards with a standard or customizedmessage. Adding a logo, signature, and envelopes pre-printed withyour mailing list are other available options. LogintoMembersOnlytoorderandchoosefromtwodesignsand order today. Problems logging in? Contact Ginger Baerenwald [email protected] or 815-227-8219.

FABTECH Mexico 2009FMA and the Society o Manuacturing Engineers (SME),

announcedplanstolaunchanewtradeshow,FABTECH MexicoJune 2-4, 2009, at the CINTERMEX exhibition center in MonterrMexico. FABTECHMexicowillco-locatewiththeestablishedAWSWeldmex (organized by the American Welding Society and TradeShowConsulting)andMETALFORMMexico(organizedbythePrecision Metalorming Association) shows. The joint event isexpected to serve manuacturing proessionals and practitionersthroughout Mexico and Central America.

Share Your Manufacturing Story on NAMs

Radio Program AmericasBusinesswithMikeHambrickisanhour-longradioprogram airing nationally in more than 60 markets. AmericasBusiness explores the issues and people who make America theworlds manuacturing leader. HostedbybroadcastveteranMikeHambrick,theshowfeaturesnews, commentary and interviews with manuacturers, the milliono people who make things. Want to be eatured on the radio showand tell us and the country what you make and why its importantto the American economy? Contact Je Noah i you are interested telling your story; [email protected].

Race car driver Brennan Palmiter.

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HappyHolidays


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Aeroglide Corp. has beenacquired by the Bhler Group.

Amadas North AmericanSolution Center had its grandopeningOctober15.

Senator Norm Coleman(R-Minnesota) visited BTD

Manufacturing Inc. while on atour o Detroit Lakes to discussenergy needs and the impactthe energy crisis couldpotentially have on themanuacturing industry.

Butech Bliss introduced two newproducts or coil processing attheFABTECH&AWSWeldingShow in Las Vegas. Butech Blissoers a complete cut to lengthline, eaturing the nextgeneration o hydraulic roller

levers or processing material oa broad gauge range and hot andcold plates.

DeWys Manufacturingannounced that EngineeredTechnical Solutions Inc. hasjoined the company as amanuacturers representative.

DeWysalsoachievedISOrecertication with theInternational Quality SystemStandardISO9001:2000.

DURA Automotive Systems IncannouncedRobertS.Oswald,chairman o Bendix Commercial

Vehicle Systems, has beenappointed to its board odirectors eective immediately.

Epicor Software Corp.announced that Edge WebHostinghaschosenEpicorsolutions to manage service or its

clients mission-critical systems.FirstEnergy Corp. announcesMichael J. Dowling has beenpromoted to vice president,Communications.

North American MazakOptonics headquarters in Elgin,Ill., is scheduled to open inDecember.

Middle Atlantic ProductsannouncedthatOuzunoff&Associates has won AV Rep o theYear or 2007.

Rick Wenzel o ConceptMachine Tool Sales will representMinster Machine Co. in theupper Midwest.

Oberg Industries, in an eort tobuild on its leadership position inthe precision manuacturingarena, has announced thecreation o a ocused operationto support its continued growthinthemedicalmarketObergMedical.

Olympic Steel Inc. announcedthe recipients o the SolSiegal Scholarship Program. The

program rewards the hard worko the children and dependentsofOlympicSteelemployees.Theprogram annually awards up to10 new $1,500 renewablescholarships to studentspursuing postsecondary degrees.Seven new renewable scholarshipsand eight scholarship renewalswere awarded or the 2008-2009academic year.

The 2008 new recipients are:Jessica Cedor, daughter o Josephand Dena Cedor (ConnecticutDivision).

Michael Culek Jr., son o Michaeland DeAnn Culek (ClevelandDivision).

Megan Feil, daughter o Donnaand Craig Feil (Minneapolis Coil

Subsidiary).ZacharyHasbrouck,sonofKeithandRobynHasbrouck (Connecticut Division).

Katie Larson, daughter o Steveand Renee Larson (CorporateOfce,Cleveland).

Caroline Sable, daughter oRobert and Trudie Sable(Minneapolis Coil Subsidiary).

Jennier Slie, daughter o Sheliaand Doug Slie (Corporate

Ofce,Cleveland).

The 2008 renewal recipients areRebecca Dilloway, daughter oBrian and Rita Dilloway(Southern Division).

Alyse Fields, daughter o Kenneand Jennier Fields (MinneapolCoil Subsidiary).

Sara Konopinski, daughter o Eand Christine Konopinski(CorporateOfce,Cleveland).

Shannon Phillips, daughter oGerry and Janet Phillips (EasteRegion Connecticut Division

Annette Sabatka daughter oPhyllis and Dan Sabatka(CorporateOfce,Cleveland).

Timothy Shields - son o Johnand Patti Golly (ChicagoDivision).

Jennier Corey, daughter oRichard and Margaret Majka(Eastern Region PhiladelphiaDivision).

Angela Garcia, daughter oYsmael and Dawn Garcia(Detroit Division).

Peddinghaus Corp. celebrated OktoberfesteventSept.242or customers, riends, andindustry partners.

PennEngineeringannounced t

PEM

China zinc plating line hreceived approval rom GeneralMotors or use in plating parts.


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20 Years

Bend Tooling Inc.Grand Rapids, MI

D B Doran Copper & IronBelle Rose, LA

Haul-AllEquipmentLtd.Lethbridge, AB Canada

Laser Precision Cutting Inc.Weaverville, NC

Middle West Mg.Menomonee Falls, WI

WintrissCtrlsGrp./HoneywellActon, MA

15 Years

*American Nickeloid Co.Peru, IL

*APN Wisconsin Inc.Holmen,WI

Craig Newell Welding Inc.Cambridge Springs, PA

*Mech TronicsMelrose Park, IL

*OkayIndustriesInc.New Britain, CT

OlympicSteel

Plymouth, MNPractical PublicationsBristol, WI

Specialty Metal SalesWildwood,MO

Unity Mg. Div.Garland, TX

Voss ClarkJeersonville, IN

10 Years

*All Custom FabricatorsCleveland,OH

*C R Slitter Inc.Lachine, QC Canada

CBR Laser Inc.Plessisville, QC Canada

CNAChicago, IL

*DFIEdmonton, AB Canada

DieologyGreenville, MI

*Etna Products Inc.ChagrinFalls,OH

IRMCOEvanston, IL

*Jesse Engineering Co.Tacoma,WA

Kubes Steel Ltd.StoneyCreek,ONCanada

Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc.Tinton Falls, NJ

Marks Brothers Inc.Boring,OR

Mellish & Murray Co Inc.Chicago, IL

*Metal Services o BP Inc.Blooming Prairie, MN

*Pico Chemical Corp.ChicagoHeights,IL

SLS Electric Specialty CoilsPerrysburg,OH

Synthesis EngineeringSolutions Inc.Cambridge,ONCanada

Tripar Inc.Montreal, QC Canada

*Tubular Steel Inc.Toronto,ONCanada

Weld Fixturing IncBurlington,WI

5 Years

Black River Roll FormDeckerville, MI

Dane Manuacturing Co.Dane, WI

*Diversico Industries Inc.Minneapolis, MN

Gary Metal Mg LLCGary, IN

Inductoheat Inc.MadisonHeights,MI

Kusakabe America Corp.Cleveland,OH

*Leell Manuacturing Co.Santa Fe Springs, CA

Mainawati Steel Ind. Pvt. LtdBiratnagar, Nepal

MEECOInc.StLouis,MO

*Millerbernd Design &FabricationWinsted, MN

*Progressive Innovation &Automation Inc.Plaineld, IL

Richter Precision Inc.East Petersburg, PA

SaarHartmetallUSALLCCovington, KY

SES LLCAlliance,OH

Spectrum Lasers LLCHammond,IN

Tin Metal ProductsTifn,OH

Trimec Inc.Shoreview, MN

Tusco Display

Gnadenhutten,OH

*Unipres USA Inc.Portland, TN

*West Mg Ltd.Westbank, BC Canada

Wolverine Tube Canada IncLondon,ONCanada

*WSF Industries Inc.Bualo, NY

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november/december 2008

Connections StaffEditorKimberly [email protected]

Contributing WritersDAnn Hamilton, Dena Mattausch,

Jim Warren

Member Services & Research DirectorNancy Olson

Membership Operations &Customer Service Manager

Jill Klug

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