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SPIROLSPIROLYearbookYearbook2012
BRAZIL • CANADA • CHINA • CZECH REPUBLIC • ENGLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • MEXICO • SPAIN • UNITED STATES
SPIROL Welcomes Brazil to the Corporate Family
Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil — October 15, 2012 — For the previous six months, we have been diligently working with attorneys and accountants on the formation of SPIROL Brazil. At this time, the company has been established and a location has been selected. For the first 18 months we expect the organization to run as a sales organization only. This means that the company will employ sales people who will develop business for SPIROL within Brazil, but the product will ship directly from the SPIROL manufacturing unit to the Brazilian customer. During this period, SPIROL Brazil will be applying for an import license that will allow us to import goods into Brazil. Sometime between January and June of 2014, SPIROL Brazil will begin importing and stocking product for Brazilian customers. At this time, Brazilian customers will be serviced directly from SPIROL Brazil. For the first 18 months, we will not have a warehouse space as it is unnecessary. We have hired our first three Brazilian employees who started with SPIROL Brazil on October 15, 2012. They are: Mario Gioto, Caio Delgado, and Alyson Schvarcz. All three are Sales Engineers.
All three sales engineers arrived in Connecticut on November 26 for 3-4 weeks. During this period, they received intensive product training. After that time, Mario and Caio will continue their training in Brazil and report into Luis Velasquez, Latin America Sales Manager.
Alyson will relocate to SPIROL Connecticut for 18 months starting in January, 2013 and will report into Christie Jones, Business Development Manager, for his training period. Training for the first three months will be extensive, and we expect that we will begin SPIROL Brazil operations the first part of January, 2013. Until that time, all three Sales Engineers will be in training to execute our sales vision with our customers in Brazil.
From left: Caio Delgado, Alyson Schvarcz, Chris Jeznach (Product Sales Engineer from CT) and Mario Gioto at the new office in the AnelBras building in Indaiatuba. Chris was conducting product training for two weeks in November.
Bottom left: The SPIROL Brazil team poses in front of the AnelBras building. With Alyson, Chris, Caio and Mario is Marcos Salina, Owner of AnelBras Componentes Industriais Ltda., on the right. Below: New sales office.
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Cover Story
Above: Alyson, Mario and Caio
take a break from product training
to experience snowfall. It never
snows in Brazil!
Right: While Alyson and
Mario had seen it before, it was Caio’s first time seeing, feeling
and tasting snowflakes.
We have appointed a preferred distributor as our partner in Brazil whose name is AnelBras Componentes Industriais Ltda. Marcos Salina is the owner. SPIROL Brazil will be co-located with AnelBras for the first 12 to 18 months, and commensurate with the transition to being a distribution operation, we will move to our own dedicated warehouse space.
New Preferred Distributorin Brazil
Below: Panoramic view of Indaiatuba.Photo credit: Fábio Barros
Map credit: Wikipedia.org
Left: Octavio Frias Bridge and financial district in São Paulo. Photo credit: Roberto Zimme
Brazil Statistics
Right: Amazon rainforest at sunset.
Total population of Brazil: 203 million
Official language: Portuguese
Total number of countriesbordering Brazil: 10 countries
Total percentage of literacy rateof citizens between 15-24 years: 98%
Total life expectancy at birth: 73 years
Rank in land area worldwide: 5th largest country
Total percentage of Roman Catholic population: 70%
Total GDP at the end of 2010: 3.675 trillion
Rank in highest number of billionaires worldwide: 9th
Total percentage of worldwide rainforests: 25%
Total amount of rain the Amazon Basin gets yearly: 7 Feet
Welcome Mario, Caio and Alyson.We are very excited to have you join
our Global Sales Team.
Left: The SPIROL Brazil Sales Team conduct a Lunch and Learn presentation in the board room on their second day in Connecticut.
São Paulo
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SPIROL France
SPIROL Europe Logistics PlatformReims, France — November 15, 2011 — SPIROL Europe inaugurated its new logistic platform in Reims, France, capital of the Champagne region. This strategic location, close to the border with Belgium and Germany, allows for effective coverage of the European market providing logistic support to the other four locations of SPIROL in Europe: United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic.
The new installation includes 1,000 square meters (approx. 3,280 square feet) of warehouse and 200 square meters (approx. 656 feet) of offices from which the 17-person team serves customers from 56 countries. Following its ‘Local Design, Global Supply’ strategy, SPIROL’s European Sales Team at the new address includes professionals of seven nationalities and communicates in eight languages — English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Polish and Romanian.
Right: Entry and waiting room. Kitchen.
Above from left: Order Fulfilment Department with Marie Alvarez, Order
Fulfillment and Office Manager and Noria Deghmous, Order Fulfilment Specialist.
Sales Department with Ronja Fischer (in grey sweater) and Stéphanie Choffat,
Product Administrators.
Right: Warehouse/Stores.
Right: Stores. All is good at the new location as Latfi ‘Romario’ Moulay, Store
Packer, gives the ‘thumbs up’ sign.
Additional news from SPIROL SAS in France begins on page 31.
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SPIROL Connecticut
Members of the Global Sales Team have the opportunity to visit SPIROL Connecticut for product training throughout the year. Here are some of the members that have visited here for training in 2012.
Sales Training is a Never-Ending Process
March 2012 – Grace Lin and Alex Dong from China, Darren Ellis-Snell from the England, Edouard Bams from France, and Thomas Jin from China.
July 2012 – David Reisinger from Ohio, Dana
Bein from Connecticut, Sky Huang from China, Samantha Dauphinais
from Connecticut, Richard Pothier from California,
Evan Dowell from Connecticut, Michael Wang from China, and Adam John
from Canada.
January 2012 – Andy Robinson, Mike Lentini, Chris Jeznach, Ingo Rutenberg, Heidi
Driscoll, Dave Tannert, Jon Higgins, Bryan Walsh, Justin Singleton, Tim Jordan, Christie Jones, Paul Stichhaller, and Mike Kassian.
March 2012 – Hans Wanner John Firlik, Edouard Bams, Grace Lin, Mike Pasko, Crystal Fullam, Christie Jones, Thomas Jin, Jon Higgins, Sabrina Machnicki, Chris Jeznach, Jamie Shaw, Darren Ellis-Snell, and Alex Dong from China.
March 6, 2012 — Killingly High School senior, McKenna Shippee was a guest of SPIROL as part of a Job Shadow graduation requirement. McKenna shadowed different members of the Accounting Department throughout the day to gain exposure to some of the routine activities of a corporate accounting department.
McKenna, who is the daughter of Maggie Shippee, Mail Clerk, is currently attending Quinebaug Valley Community College.
Job Shadow Day 2012
Patrick Lefebvre, Controller-SPIROL
Group, gives McKenna a tutorial on JDE accounting
system.
December 9, 2011 – SPIROL was presented with the 2010 GreenCircle Award by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the creation of our Nature Conservation area. This is our second GreenCircle Award demonstrating SPIROL’s continued commitment to environmental preservation.
Protecting the Environment
Congratulations SPIROL CT!
At the Award presentation, from left, are Mike Woznicki, EHS Manager, Chuck Wells,
Facilities Maintenance/Shipping Supervisor ,and
Daniel Esty - CTDEEP Commissioner.
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QVCC Manufacturing Technology CenterFebruary 3, 2012 — State Senator Donald E. Williams, Jr., President Pro Tempore, and QVCC President Ross Tomlin, Ed.D, hosted a press conference at Quinebaug Valley Community College, in Danielson, to formally announce the college as one of the three new Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centers for the State of Connecticut.
The center will deliver advanced manufacturing education focused on CNC machining and programming, quality inspection and metrology, and mechatronics.
With the expansion of the center, both QVCC and H.H. Ellis Technical High School have the capacity to serve 300 to 400 students annually.
As SPIROL is a partner in the development of this center, Jeff Koehl was one of the presenters. Other conference attendees were Brian K. Mignault, Sr., Ph.D., Principal of H.H. Ellis Technical High School; Karen Osbrey, President of the QVCC Foundation; Jeff Paul, President of Whitcraft Group; and Mark Veslijag, Associate Professor of Engineering Science/Technology Studies; as well as legislators, members of the press and college staff.
Above: Jeff Koehl and Hans Wanner, Engineering Intern, discuss the future of the center with QVCC Associate Professor Mark Vesligaj prior to the press conference.
Below: QVCC President Ross Tomlin explains what the Manufacturing Technology Center means to the future of manufacturing in the country and the region; and the educational opportunities it affords area youths in the community.
Above: Connecticut State Senator Donald E. Williams, Jr., President Pro Tempore, explains how companies can be drawn to the state when there exists a workforce with advanced manufacturing skills.
Associate Professor Mark Vesligaj, who is the Technology Studies Program Coordinator, discusses the certificate and degree programs available at QVCC.
Above left are Brian Mignault and Karen Osbrey. At right are Don Williams, Jeff Paul and Jeff Koehl.
Jakob Spjut, Instructor of Engineering & Technology, discusses the renovation and expansion of the laboratory into three distinct areas totaling 5,300 square feet.
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QVCC School Counselor WorkshopResults in Student Visits to SPIROL
SPIROL Connecticut
February 17, 2012 — QVCC’s College of Technology’s Regional Center for Next Generations Manufacturing hosted a half-day School Counselor Workshop for guidance counselors from eastern Connecticut. The workshop provided an overview of today’s manufacturing environment, and opportunities that are available to the next generation of employees. SPIROL was there to drive home these issues.
Christie Jones, Market Development Manager; Seth Fuller, Design Engineer; and Ben Zern, Mechanic – Inserts, provided different facets to careers in manufacturing.
Christie captivated the audience of school counselors with an explanation of SPIROL’s successes and presented a recruitment video.
Seth described the solution engineering process and the personal rewards he receives in this endeavor.
Following the three presentations, a Q+A followed as well as an open invitation to have students tour SPIROL. There have been many student tours since then.
Ben explained his educational background and his passion for the hands-on approach to manufacturing.
April 18 —Ellis Tech students.
Christie has been arranging student tours since the February workshop. Here are a few of the area high school students who have visited SPIROL.
April 19 —Ellis Tech students.
April 4 —East Conn students.
Gerard Fontaine gives the East Conn students a demonstration of the manufacture of Slotted
Spring Pins.
April 23 —Killingly High students.
Below:April 26 —Woodstock Academy students.
Below:April 30 —Windham Tech students.
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Summer 2012 Employee LuncheonJuly 18, 2012 — Again, we were able to take it outside for a couple of hours of food, fun and games. Hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage with onion and peppers, watermelon, potato salad, macaroni salad and frozen lemonade were on the menu. After announcements and employee recognition awards, it was time for raffles, prizes and games.
The SPIROL Keep on Walking Team this year was Susan Fish – Team Captain, Jennifer Worden – Co-captain, Matt Bartlett, Amanda Roy, Bobby McDonald, Kaytee Fish, Morgan Sands, Brianna Worden and Cassidy Worden.
Our company goal was $2,000. We held a lunch on July 27 from noon to 1:00 pm. A $2.00 ticket bought a hamburger or hotdog, a beverage, and a bag of chips. All proceeds went to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Also, through the Jeans Friday activity we raised $725. The SPIROL Keep on Walking Team raised over $3,000 in the 2012 American Cancer Society’s Northeast Connecticut event at the Woodstock Fairgrounds.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support – We are already building a team for the 2013 event!
Relay for LifeTim Jordan received his 40-Year Service Award from Bill Hunt.
Jim Richard and Jackie Davis.
Bob Briere and Michael O’Keefe.
No Summer Picnic is complete without the Annual Rubber Duck Race.
The event ended with a pick-up game of volleyball.
SPIROL Coffee HourApril 25, 2012 — Coffee, orange juice, donuts, muffins and danish were plentiful at our Spring event. Service Awards and Suggestion Awards were given out.
Left: Jen Field and Richard Green. Above: Brian Smith received his 25-Year Service Award from Bill Hunt. Right: Mark Avery presented Suggestion Awards to John Sanderson and Gary Menard.
Ben Zern and Seth Walker.
Many gave it their best pass at the football toss.
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2012 SPIROL Scholarships
SPIROL Connecticut
Every year, scholarship applications are reviewed by a volunteer SPIROL employee committee that evaluates the students’ desire to pursue advanced education, their drive to achieve a certain vocation, their academic achievements, and most importantly, their extracurricular activities and community involvement. The award recipients must be committed to continuing with community projects throughout their college experience, providing them the foundation to continue to give back to society as they enter their professional lives. Scholarship grants are up to $5,000 per year with a maximum total of $20,000 per student over four years. SPIROL considers these scholarships a valuable investment in the future growth of our community, state, and country.
Above from top: Jeff Koehl opens, the reception with a brief history of SPIROL and the scholarship program. Bill Hunt talks about the company’s growth.
Right, from top: Christie Jones presents the Scholarship Awards to Alon Cohen, Michael Schaller, Blake Willis, Ian Sorensen and Aubrey Waz.
Below: With the recipients in the foreground, Bill and Jeff flank the CT members of the employee committee, Mike Woznicki, Christie Jones, Dawn Brayton and Crystal Fullam.
July 26, 2012 — SPIROL announced the recipients of the 2012 SPIROL Scholarships at a special reception. Through the SPIROL International Charitable Foundation, twelve scholarships were awarded to graduating high school students and college undergraduates in the localities surrounding its US locations in Connecticut, Vermont and Ohio.
Six continuing and six new recipients of the 2012 SPIROL Scholarships were announced at a reception on Wednesday, June 22. Connecticut recipients were recognized in the presence of their families, area town and school officials, and SPIROL employees.
New recipients include:• Alon Cohen (Connecticut) - Alon is currently a student at QVCC working
towards a degree in Technical Studies Construction Technology which focuses on residential construction.
• Michael Schaller (Connecticut) - Michael has been attending QVCC for a year and is working on a Construction Technology degree.
• Ian Sorensen (Connecticut) - Ian is a 2012 graduate of Woodstock Academy. He is attending the University of Connecticut is planning on majoring in Biology or Biochemistry.
• Aubrey Waz (Connecticut) - Aubrey is a 2012 graduate of Woodstock Academy and is majoring in General Sciences at Mount Holyoke College.
• Julia Burrowbridge (Ohio) - Julia is a 2012 graduate of Stow-Monroe Falls High School, and is studying Engineering at Ohio State.
• Shelby Yee (Vermont) - Shelby is a 2012 graduate of Hartford High School and will be attending Queen’s University in Canada. She plans on studying either Geological Engineering or Geophysics.
The continuing 2012 SPIROL Scholarship award recipients are:• Blake Willis (Connecticut) - Blake graduated from Woodstock Academy
in 2011. He is majoring in Diplomacy and International Relations with a focus on Global Economics in the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University.
• John Fisher (Ohio) - John graduated from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in 2011. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Finance at Geneva College.
• Austin Blackman (Vermont) - Austin graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 2011. He is majoring in Computer Science (specializing in system security) at the George Washington University in Washington DC.
• Gregory Selbo (Vermont) - Greg graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 2011. He is majoring in Business Administration and plans to minor in Communications at the Texas Christian University.
• Colton Blackman (Vermont) - Colton is a 2010 graduate of Woodstock Union High School and is a Marketing major at George Washington University School of Business.
• Ben Wilson (Vermont) - Ben is a 2010 graduate of Hartford High School in Vermont and is majoring in Business at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.
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Fall 2012 Employee Luncheon
October 24, 2012 — We had a SPIROL Cornucopia theme for our quarterly luncheon in the HR Training Room. The menu consisted of corn chowder and vegetable stew in bread bowls, corn bread, green salad, and apple crisp and pumpkin cookies for desserts.
Following the luncheon there were employee recognition awards, raffles and prizes.
Above: Lisa Labbe received her 25-Year Service Award from Bill Hunt. Jen Schreier received her 15-Year Service Award from Bill.
At right, from top, Jackie Davis, Mike Pasko and Marvin Mebane received their 10-Year Service Awards from Bill.
Above: Mike O’Keefe and Geoff Boucher received their 5-Year Service Awards from Bill. Above: Mark Munger and Nicole
Sylvestre received their 3-Year Service Awards from Bill.
At right: New employee from left are Jared Pfiefer, Emilie Ratelle, Cassidy Arnold, Sondra Adams,
Thomas Simpson, Ben Davis, Stephen Ammatuna, Jesse Ross, and Sarah Norton.
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October 25, 2012 — SPIROL held its Annual Recognition Dinner in honor of our 20 Year/Retirement Club members at The Imperial Room in downtown Danielson.
Recognized as a new member this year was Lisa Morrison as a 20-year employee.
2012 20-Year/Retirement Dinner
SPIROL Connecticut
Seated, from left are: Kyle Lussier, Bob Montigny, Lisa Morrison, Pat Palladino, Betty Hubert, and Jim Richard. Standing, from left are: Miles Mushlin, Bill Hunt, Gerard Fontaine, Sue Mason, Bob Briere, Barbara Urban, Bob Sayles, Danny Gingras, Flora Houle, Jim Shaw, Barry Hopkins, Brian Smith, Pauline Emond, Lisa Labbe, John Firlik, Brian Deparasis, Estelle Girard, Wilma Jordan, Tim Jordan, Hans Koehl and John Sanderson.
At left: Jeff Koehl welcomes the new 20-year member, Lisa Morrison, to the 20 Year/Retirement Club.
Above: Lisa Labbe, Brian Deparasis, John Sanderson, Jim Richard, Bob Sayles and Flora Houle.
Above: Bob Sayles, Betty Hubert, Jeff Koehl and Estelle Girard.
Below: Brian Deparasis, John Sanderson, Jim Richard and Bob Sayles.
Above: Sue Mason, Wilma Jordan, Jim Shaw and Tim Jordan.
Below: Lisa Labbe chats with Jim Richard and Bob Sayles.
Above: Brian Smith, Lisa Morrison, Betty Hubert, Estelle Girard, John Firlik and Jeff Koehl.
Above: Clockwise from left are Gerard Fontaine, Dan Gingras, Barry Hopkins, Pauline Emond, Bob Briere and Kyle Lussier.
Left: Clockwise from left are Wilma Jordan, Tim Jordan, Pat Palladino, Bill Hunt, Miles Mushlin, Jim Shaw, Barbara Urban and Sue Mason.
Right: Gerard Fontaine, Bob Montigny and Dan Gingras.
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October 19-21, 2012 — We exhibited at the National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo held at the Sands Expo & Convention Center. Attendance was 4,238 registered (3,673 verified).
Manning our new exhibit were Ingo Rutenberg, Sales & Marketing Manager - Ohio, Christie Jones, Market Development Manager, and Mike Lentini, Distribution Manager - North America.
Fastener Trade Show Promotions/TransfersNovember 10, 2011 — Flora Houle was promoted to the position of Sr. HR Administrator. Flora has served diligently and meticulously as our HR Administrator with main emphasis on payroll for twenty years! She has a broad base of HR policy and protocol knowledge, and exemplifies world class customer service by building trusting and respectful relationships with all of our employees. Flora is the most experienced member of our HR team across all of our North America companies.
May 15, 2012 — Tony Dombkowski assumed the role of Facilities Manager for SPIROL’s CT Division in addition to his responsibilities as 2nd Shift Supervisor. This shift in responsibilities creates a more effective distribution of job duties for Chuck Wells, who will be able to devote his focus to the Shipping Department. Tony started with SPIROL in August 2011 as a Packer and was promoted in April 2012 to 2nd Shift Supervisor. Tony has proven to be a quick study and a strong leader, and we are pleased to have him accept responsibility for the maintenance of our facility. Tony brings to SPIROL seven years of leadership experience from his military service in the US Marines.
Congratulations to all inyour new positions!
February 22, 2012 — Geoff Boucher transferred as Project Engineer in Engineering to Quality, reporting to Mike Woznicki. Geoff has been working for SPIROL since 2007, starting as a part-time Engineering Intern as he completed his Engineering degree, and was hired on full time in March 2011. Geoff is currently pursuing a certificate in Lean Manufacturing, and we welcome his contributions to Quality.
May 10, 2012 — Tom Cordeiro assumed the role of Operations Manager for the US Operations of Metal Cut Products. This includes all operations associated with Inserts, Brass Compression Limiters and Nuts in Connecticut and Vermont. All Connecticut and Vermont Metal Cut Products production personnel (through Pat Howe in VT as Plant Manager) will report directly into Tom. Mexico Insert production personnel will continue to report to Ernesto Castano with a dotted line into Tom for coordination of all Metal Cut Products production related matters.
November 20, 2012 — Amanda Roy has joined the Business Systems team. Amanda started with SPIROL October of 2010 and has spent the last two years working as Accounting Coordinator. She now reports to Pam Cinami.
Hurricane SandyOctober 29-31, 2012 — SPIROL CT business was disrupted for three days due to the power outages caused by this “superstorm” that hit the northeast United States.
Christie Jones set up a temporary office in the hallway.
ThanksgivingNovember 16, 2012 — SPIROL CT employees and retirees alike received fresh turkeys for their Thanksgiving Day dinner.
Receiving turkeys from Tim Jordan, Tom Cordeiro and Lisa Labbe are, from left, Al Labine and Betty Hubert, Steve Ammatuna, and Hans Wanner.
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Birth Announcements
September 4, 2012 — Jessica van der Swaagh, Administrative Assistant, her husband, Adam, and daughter, Amelie, welcomed a precious new addition to the family. Harper Alice Quinn van der Swaagh has made her debut! Harper arrived at 7:43 am. She was 6 lbs, 10 ozs, and 19 inches long.
“Still in labor... almost 20 hours!”
— Luis Velasquez
July 16, 2012 — Luis Velasquez, Sales Manager - Latin America, and his wife, Rocío, welcomed Carlos Velasquez to the world at 11:00 am. Carlos was 8 lbs, 3 ozs, and 19 inches long.
Carlos seems to be a chip off the old block.
SPIROL Connecticut
Baby ShowerAugust 15, 2012 — Jessica van der Swaagh, Administrative Assistant was surprised by a baby shower held in the HR Training Room.
Calendar Year2011
25 YearsWilma JordanPam CinamiPaul Alarie
20 YearsBarbara UrbanJudy WhiteBob Briere
15 YearsJack FerdinandiRuth Roy
10 YearsDonna TetreaultMaggie ShippeeDawn BraytonPat LefebvreCrystal Fullam
5 YearsMark PelletierJen WordenMike RainvilleDonavan MckayJen FieldTom NowickiJody Dubreuil
5 YearsTammy Manning Kelly WeagleClayton Holmes
3 YearsRolland LacasseSteve BryerBryan WalshDuane HigginsNate MooreJamison TryonKeith Lussier Mark AveryKara Mazzola
Service Awards
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Wedding Shower Wedding AnnouncementOctober 27, 2012 — Sabrina Williamson, Receptionist, and William Machnicki married and held their reception at Valley Springs Sportsmans Club in Thompson, CT. The couple honeymooned at Jekyll Island in Georgia, missing Hurricane Sandy by a day.
Congratulations to Sabrina and William!
October 11, 2012 — In advance of Sabrina Williamson’s October 27 wedding to William Machnicki, Jennifer Worden organized a surprise shower for Sabrina.
Service AwardsSecond QuarterFY 2012
25 YearsJohn SandersonBrian Smith
10 YearsMatt Bartlett
5 YearsBen ZernDonna Bayer-Carreau
3 YearsMichael BeaupreBob Goldman
Third QuarterFY 2012
40 YearsTim Jordan
20 YearsLisa Morrison
5 YearsDavid StallSeth FullerKen MayoMatt Bartlett
Fourth QuarterFY 2012
25 YearsLisa Labbe
15 YearsJen Schreier Jeff Koehl
10 YearsMike Pasko Jackie DavisMarvin Mebane
5 YearsLouis Labrie Al Labine
5 YearsMike O’Keefe Jon Higgins Geoff Boucher
3 YearsMark Munger Nicole Sylvestre
On a Sales Call
Jon Higgins visits Husqvarna’s demo room in Charlotte, North Carolina, and fires up their very large chainsaw.
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SPIROL Ohio
In August, 2012, the Board of Director’s held their meeting in Ohio and the Shim Division hosted a lunch to welcome them. This was a great opportunity for the staff to meet the members, hear the history and future plans of SPIROL International. During the luncheon, Jim Shaw presented Steve McCracken, Press Department, with a plaque congratulating him on 36 years of service.
Board of Directors
Pictured above are Hans Koehl and Jeff Koehl congratulating Steve McCracken on his dedicated service and wishing him the best on his retirement.
Thank you for your 36 years of service, Steve.Enjoy your retirement!
SPIROL Shim Web Site
2012 20-Year/Retirement DinnerOctober 21, 2012 — Our dinner this year was hosted by Jeff Koehl at The Bistro on Main located in Kent, Ohio. We celebrated the new 2012 additions of Steve McCracken, retiree, and Julie Frederick, 20 years’ service. We recognized the loss of Harry Gatlin, retiree, in August, 2012.
From left: Julie Frederick, Austin Hughes, Mitch Arbogast, Ed Aurand, Scott Makebakken, Dave Edwards, Steve McCracken, Ron Cazzolli, and Jim Adolph.
December 21, 2012 — A web site, which has been developed solely for the Shim product line, has been launched. The web address is www.spirolshims.com.
The home page has four rotating taglines and images promoting the key messages that we want to get across to our customers and prospects: Precision Shims. Lower Costs. Short Lead Times. No Tooling. Quality Controlled. Strict Standards. Local Design. Global Supply.
In total, the web site has 30 pages dedicated to Precision Shims. While there is a link back to our corporate website, the intention is to be a stand alone site for the sole purpose of promoting and selling SPIROL Shims. The site is initially being rolled out in English, yet the user will have the ability to translate the website into 52 other languages using Google Translate feature. It is very easy to navigate and every page has a huge “Request a Quote” button. Check it out!
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SPIROL StridersOctober is celebrated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. SPIROL Shim coordinated a team and called themselves the “SPIROL Striders” to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides in Breast Cancer fundraiser. The SPIROL Striders pledged to raise $1,000, which some of the management staff thought was a little ambitious, therefore, a challenge was made. If the team met the $1,000 goal, Dave Tarter, Operations Manager, and Mark Scott, Quality Manager, would wear a pink shirt for a day. Then the team raised the stakes and if they doubled their goal, Chuck Daff, Production Foreman, and Bob Gray, Production Supervisor, would also wear pink for a day. As you can see, the SPIROL Striders achieved not only their $1,000 goal, but reached their $2,000 goal by raising $2,058.62! The SPIROL Striders would like to thank SPIROL International for sponsoring the team, their generous donation and allowing us to participate in a very worthy cause.
SPIROL Striders Team members from left: Christine Thomas, Kiara Meyers, Andrea Smith, Yvonne Kerrigan, Tabatha Finnegan and Tara Amberson.
Honoring their lost bet are, from left: Mark Scott, Dave Tarter, Bob Gray and Chuck Daff.
Suggestion AwardsDuring 2012, the following recipients provided suggestions to improve the manufacturing process.
Andrea SmithSuggestion: Design Arbor Press mount for safety
Ed PaulSuggestion: Alcohol - storage with pump for easy access
Jackie KellerSuggestion: To store skids away from Quality walkway for safety
Jackie KellerSuggestion: Partmarking Jobs Procedure
Sue PalmerSuggestion: Design jig to stop Edge Bond part from being built upside downService Awards
Presented on December 14, 2011. Pictured, front row from left: Elsa Medina-Ramos 5 Years Cathy Collins 15 Years Christine Thomas 5 Years Back row from left: Jeff Koehl Paul Hooper 3 Years Rachelle Morris 3 Years Steve McCracken 35 Years Dave Reisinger 15 Years Terry Bryant 5 Years
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Second Tour of DutyDecember 19, 2011 — Dave Tarter returned to SPIROL as Shim Operations Manager. Dave is a 1994 graduate of the University of Akron with progressive work experience since then. He worked for SPIROL Shims from 2003 to 2006. Dave began as a Production Supervisor, and progressed to Project Engineer / Environmental Manager. Before his return, Dave worked as Production Manager for ATI Metals.
In May of this year, SPIROL Ohio took delivery of a new laser cutting center. The new CL-920 Fiber Laser was purchased from Cincinnati Incorporated, so it shares the heavy duty frame, linear motor drive system, and Digital Signal Processing motion controller with our current CL-707. This allows us to share the same programming and nesting software, as well as taking advantage of the experience we have already gained with the previous two CL-707 machines.
The major advantage to the new CL-920 is its advanced beam delivery system. Fiber lasers use single emitter semiconductor diodes as the light source to pump the active fibers through a solid state, fiber-to-fiber design. This means that the laser is delivered though a fiber optic cable so there are no mirrors or optics to align, adjust and maintain. Because the diodes have an estimated life of over 100,000 hours, the laser itself is virtually maintenance free.
Laser Cutting Center
PassagesWe were saddened by the loss of two employees during the past year. We’ll miss Tony Mars, Laser, and Jim Ross, Bench. Tony had worked at SPIROL since June 1994 and Jim started in April, 2011. They were both active employees when they passed this year. Our thoughts go out to their families.
SPIROL ScholarshipsA reception was held late summer to honor Ohio Shim Scholarship recipients. Jeff Koehl presented the 2012 Scholarships to John Fisher and Julia Burrowbridge.
John Fisher is currently in his Sophomore year at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA. John is studying mechanical engineering and is a second year SPIROL Shim scholarship recipient. His Uncle Don Fisher is a SPIROL Shim employee in the Press Department. Julia Burrowbridge began her studies this fall at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Julia will be studying engineering,
but has not yet decided what discipline. Julia is a member of the SPIROL Shim Flex Pool Team in the Bench Department and we look forward to her returning during her college breaks.
Congratulations to Julia and John!
SPIROL Ohio
SPIROL West
Effective with the new calendar year, 2012, SPIROL West is an OEM Sales & Service Office, and as such, reports to Andy Robinson, US OEM Sales Manager. This includes Kevin Prokopchuk, Guy Prentice and Richard Pothier. Barbara Winchester, Shipping Clerk, continues to report to Kevin.
Organizational News
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At this get-together before Christmas, the group was presented with the SPIROL hot/cold mugs
Holiday Luncheon – December 2011
SPIROL Vermont
Above from left: Pat Howe presented the 5-year Service Awards to Pauline Anderson and Spencer Betts. Mitchell Pike received the 3-year Service Award from Pat Howe.
Far left: Pat Howe received the 3-year Service Award from Pauline Anderson. Left: Kyle Dwinell received the 5-year Service Award from Pat Howe.
From left: standing is Spencer Betts; seated are Mike Kingsbury, Kyle Dwinell, Ernie Horton, Chuck Banta, Yout Suong, Ray Fotion, Jamie Farnsworth, Mitchell Pike, and Harold Green; and standing is Pauline Anderson.
The 2011 Christmas Dinner was held in December at a local restaurant and included guests from Connecticut — Jeff Koehl, Bill Hunt and his wife, Dee, and Matt Bartlett.
Christmas DinnerThe Summer 2012 Cookout went off with out a hitch we all ate too much, and the cook didn’t burn the food too badly. Pat Howe was the cook.
Summer Cookout
Two “Shining Star” awards were given out at our summer cook out. Pauline Anderson and Mike Kingsbury were recognized for fulfilling a customer order when our time was running out. Because of their extra efforts, we made the delivery and the customer thanked us for not letting their line go down.
SPIROL Spirit AwardsIrving ‘Spencer’ Betts retired from SPIROL on June 15, 2012 after 5+ years of service. He was given a party and a gift certificate to a golf pro shop. This came in handy as he is an avid golfer.
Retirement
Enjoy your retirement, Spencer!
Service Awards20 YearsMichael Kingsbury
5 YearsPauline Anderson Irving ‘Spencer’ BettsKyle Dwinell
3 YearsCharles BantaPat HoweMitchell Pike
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Miles Mushlin’s 1953 Nimbus Model “C” The Model “C” design dates back to 1934. It is 746 cc’s, and has an overhead camshaft and exposed rocker arms. The bike makes 22 HP and is shaft driven. The chassis is made of heat treated strap steel and is very easily repaired. The machine has a telescopic front fork developed one year before BMW claims to have invented this feature. My machine was one of 50 built for the Danish military, and was sent out to its expeditionary force with gearing for a side car, but was never fitted with one. I
Miles purchased the motorbike at a swap meet in Pennsylvania in 2004. He met his Nimbus mentor, a Swede named Lars Persson, over the Internet, and he guided Miles through the entire process to get the machine up and running once again, after being dormant 20 years. He took apart everything, and replaced mainly rubber parts. The engine is terribly worn but still runs well enough that Miles has no need to rebuild it at this time. It is fitted with a new four speed gearbox, developed by Folan Engineering of Sweden. Miles shipped the bike over to Copenhagen, Denmark during 2006, and Lars and his friend, Lars Inge, rode with Miles from Sweden to Germany and down through Italy camping all the way. “We returned through the Brenner pass in the Italian Alps through Austria and Germany and ended up on Bornholm Island outside of Denmark.” added Miles. “I attended my first Nimbus rally on Bornholm Island, and while there I made a few additional friends. Pat and I have returned to Denmark every summer since that time to go to this rally and we have made many more friends with whom we stay during the course of our trips there. We also borrow a different Nimbus every trip.” This motorbike opened an entire new world to Miles and Pat Mushlin — an entirely new community of friends. These photos were taken this past summer when Miles rode the Nimbus to SPIROL
Connecticut from Vermont. Miles said, “The trip was 190 miles, and was completely uneventful as far as problems are concerned as the machine is extremely dependable. It was interesting to compare the technology of my Nimbus the that of Jamison Tryon’s Suzuki Hayabusa. Most of the engineering department had a great appreciation for the design of the Nimbus, and I shudder to think of the total engineering time lost admiring it, but it was worth it!”
SPIROL ScholarshipsShelby Yee from Hartford High School was this year’s recipient of the SPIROL Scholarship.
Congratulations to Shelby!
SPIROL Vermont
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February 1, 2012 — Eleazar (Elio) Haro Gonzalez was promoted to Production Manager of SPIROL Mexico. He has full responsibility of all production related operations — from raw material to the packing of finished goods — and related operational metrics such as but not limited to: production earned hours and productivity, production quality, production budgetary development and control, direct labor management and overtime, waste elimination, and on-time delivery to finished goods. Elio works directly with Connecticut planning and SPIROL engineering in the execution of his job. Elio will continue to report directly to Ernesto Castaño and receive direct support from Jesus Paez in Tooling/Maintenance and Jorge León in Quality. Elio joined SPIROL in 2008 as a management trainee starting as a Davenport Set-up Mechanic to develop his technical machine expertise and has since expanded his knowledge in Insert engineering, layout and tooling design. Since joining SPIROL, Elio has progressed with higher levels of management responsibility and became Production Leader in 2011 in inserts production. Elio has greatly contributed to developing insert production at SPIROL Mexico and is intimately knowledgeable on the product and processes. Elio received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Nuevo León State University and has over 8 years total work experience in production environment.
Promotion
Congratulations, Elio, on your well deserved advancement.
Rubén Chapa, Field Sale Engineer for Northern Mexico, representing Spirol International, received recognition from Ethicon. On the plaque he received, it states:
Thanks for your participation in the 2nd edition of the Powered Echelon Stapler (AMP) Supplier Summit.
— Torres Facility, Ciudad Juarez, MX, November 7, 2012
Customer Recognition
Catch of the DayWhile on a business trip to SPIROL Connecticut during the summer of 2012, Ernesto Castano went fishing out on the lake where Jonathan Higgins lives. As you can see, the fish were biting.
A Little IndulgenceOn a December 2012 visit to SPIROL Mexico, Hans Koehl saw this “must try” coffee. He was happy with his decision.
SPIROL Mexico
Dinner at El Tio Restaurant in October 2012 when Tom Buchta visited Spirol Mexico and participated in our Quarterly Sales meeting.
Quarterly Sales Meeting
Seated from left are Paco Garcia and Tom Buchta.
Standing are Rubén Chapa, Mario Garcia and Ernesto Castaño.
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Christmas 2011November 26, 2011 – The Christmas party was held at Bol-Bol in Monterrey from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Activities included bowling, exchanging presents, Karaoke, giving out souvenirs, dancing and dinner.
Everyone had a nice time celebrating the holidays with the fellow employees and their families.
The photographers in the group had this event well covered. Here are a few.
SPIROL Mexico
From left: Bowling alley staffer helps Jesus Paez, Maintenance, and Ernesto Castaño, General Manager, bring all of the Christmas gifts inside.
From left: Ernesto Castaño, General Manager, seated behind Rubén Chapa, Field Applications Engineer – Northern Mexico, wearing the striped shirt; Paco Garcia, Field Applications Engineer, in the pink shirt; Juan C. Vega, Davenport Operator, in the red shirt; Mario Garcia, Product Sales Specialist, wearing the baseball cap; and Marco Mireles, Shipping, wearing the white shirt and black pants. The others are not Spirol employees.
From left: The bowling tournament champions were Paco Garcia; Eleazar Haro, Production Manager; Mario Garcia; Marco Mireles; and Rubén Chapa.
Mario Garcia and Paco Garcia.
Viri Limon, Administrative Coordinator in action.
From left: Jessica Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant; Faustino Luna, Washer Operator; a lady from the bowling staff; Ernesto Castaño; and Viri Limon.
Rubén Chapa takes aim.
Everybody had a great time!Pictured below from left are Paco Garcia, Ernesto Castano, Rubén Chapa, Rubén Moreno, and Mario Garcia; Blanca and Juan Carlos Vega; Jessica Rodriguez, Viri Limón, Elio Haro, Jesus Paez, Erick Hernandez, and Oscar Ibañez; Verónica Morales and Jessica Rodriguez.
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Family Day 2012July 7, 2012 — In this event Jack Ferdinandi had the opportunity to join us. We had a great time in a place called Incredible Pizza. We had food and games. The families had the chance to play and win tickets that they exchanged for prizes. The event was held on a Saturday and went from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Ernesto Castaño, Jessica Rodriguez and Viri Limon distributed Christmas gifts to all of the employees in attendance. With Viri in the picture at the top right is Rubén Chapa. With Jessi in the bottom row is Roberto Oyervides and Edgar Gtz.
Some of us danced the night away!The couples dancing here are Emilia Muñoz and Israel Trujillo, on the left, and Blanca and Juan Carlos Vega.
Some of us sang a few songs! The two ladies singing are Blanca Vega and Emilia Muñoz.
All of Spirol Mexico staff posed for the ‘family portrait’.
With Ernesto Castaño in the middle picture below are his children, Ernesto Jr. and Barbara. That’s Jessi standing on the side.
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Canada hosted the 2011 Global Sales MeetingOctober 17-19, 2011 – The Global Sales Meeting in Windsor, Ontario, was a great success and a fantastic opportunity for the global team to bond.
After the meetings, many went to a winery and had a barn fire by a river. The Canadian hosts had all the fixings to make S’mores around the fire, but it rained all evening.
No one from Europe had heard of S’mores, so the Ohioan’s took them to a restaurant that serves S’mores – graham crackers with melted marshmallows and chocolate, prepared over an open flame.
Looking sporty with a Ford Mustang convertible near the Hudson’s Bay Company department store at a Toronto shopping centre are, from left: Václav Kraus, Albert Tomas-Sánchez, Olivier Bore, Edouard Bams, Richard Meier, Darren Ellis-Snell, Javier Raposo-Acebedo and Kinga Zamoyska.
The Global Sales Team waiting for S’mores.
Left: Richard Meier toasts a marshmallow. Center: Edouard Bams, seated, and Darren Ellis-Snell, standing, are about to apply the molten marshmallows to their graham crackers. Right: Edouard is ready for the taste test as Eric Zhang puts the finishing touches on his S’mores.
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Service Awards35 Years Ann MartireOrder Process Specialist
10 YearsBJ Matthys Manufacturing Engineer
Melanie SchroederAdministrative Assistant
5 Years Paul SavenyeDual Disc Grinder
Suggestion AwardsDuring the last quarter of 2011, the following recipients provided suggestions to improve the manufacturing process.
Randy Dupuis - 2 awards Suggestion: Arbor Jig Suggestion: Demagnetizer Patrick Kelleher Suggestion: Rust prevention on stacked material Jason Hache Suggestion: Downwinder sensor Mike Sterling Suggestion: Oil Tank Refill
RetirementRalph Poupard retired on August 31, 2012.
He emailed a heartfelt farewell to SPIROL people he had worked with over the years. It is reproduced here:
Today, I am retiring from full time employment at SPIROL.
I started with the company in January 1971, when we were Koehl Industries Ltd. on Crawford Ave. At the time there were 8 people total. We had 6 production machines, 2 each of RST, RST II, and RST III. The controls consisted of an on-off switch. Over the years we grew, acquiring self powered lift trucks, new heat treat furnace and generator, new RST IV, VI, VII machines, stamping department and much more until we could expand no more on Crawford Ave., and we moved to our new location on St. Etienne Blvd. I guess I‘m showing my age when I admit that I used a
slide rule in college, although electronic calculators were just around the corner. Sensors? The only sensors in those days were used by Leonard Nimoy on Star Trek.
In retrospect, starting from the beginning, I’ve been lucky. SPIROL has been good to me. I was able to learn so
much over the years that sometimes I find it hard to believe. From mechanics to metal forming and forging, heat treating and finishing, toolmaking, electrical and electronic systems, QA functions, purchasing, basic business concepts and human nature, I had a chance to learn. Of course I never could have survived without working with great people over the years, who worked with me and for me, and those who taught me and had the faith to allow me to do the things I was able to do. It wasn’t always a picnic, but I learned the value of teamwork, persistence, patience, and setting goals. I always tried to do what was best for the company. My thought was that what is good for the company is good for all of us. My early mentor, Bob Laflamme taught me “Treat everything like it was your own”, and I never forgot that. Personally, again I’ve been lucky. Over the years I met my future wife, got married, we raised 3 daughters, been able to own a home, have dogs and pets, a place on Skeleton Lake and a couple of MG roadsters.
As they say, time has a habit of creeping up on you, and when I was young I thought this day would never come. But, of course it did, and here I am at the beginning of a new chapter. I will work part time on projects for a time, so I won’t be totally gone. I want to thank everyone at SPIROL present and past for their help and for being so good to work with and for.
— Ralph Poupard
Thank you for your 40+ years of service, Ralph.Enjoy your retirement!
PromotionsJason McGrath was promoted from Shipper/ Receiver to Shipping Coordinator.
Kevin Ward was promoted from Shipper / Receiver to Secondary’s Supervisor.
Sarah Dowie upon returning from maternity leave was promoted to Quality Manager.
Congratulations to all in your new positions!
3 Years Paul Stichhaller Automotive Field Sales Engineer
Pat DibbleyPress Mechanic
Patrick KelleherFour-slide Mechanic
Jared ColwellCanadian Distribution Manager
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...Golfing! On July 21 ,2012 the employees of SPIROL Canada kicked off our Annual Golf Scramble. Groups consisted of Office, Plant and Sales personnel. The weather was perfect and a fun time was had by all.
...Bowling! On October 20, 2012 the employees gathered again for a fun night of Rock N’ Bowl. We had a few laughs and had a good time.
A big Thank you goes out to Pat Dibbley, Press Mechanic, for organizing these great events. We’re all looking forward to see what’s planned next.
SPIROL Canada goes...
SPIROL IndustriesProduction FloorDuring FY12 our entire production floor was re-organized to allow for a more effective process flow. The project began in late December 2011 and was completed by mid May 2012. Every piece of production equipment was moved to a new location, the floors were refinished and two new overhead crane systems were installed. The new cranes have allowed for a drastic reduction in coil change time, allowing one operator to change coils in less than 3 minutes. New lighting was installed in the production area, with plans for the rest of the facility to receive upgrades.
During FY12 the Canadian Production team inherited three Four Slides from the UK facility.
All our presses have been located in order of size and duty, above are our 3 largest production presses.
Spirit AwardsTom Buchta presented Sharon Clapp (top picture) and Lillan Johnsson with SPIROL Spirit Awards for customer service to SPIROL sister companies.
New EmployeesSee inside back cover for more information on new
employees.
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Birth AnnouncementsSPIROL’s Shipping Department has Baby Fever!
Kevin Ward, Secondary’s Supervisor, and his wife Sylvia welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Danica Rose on January 26, 2012. Weighing in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 19 inches long.
Frank Cammalleri, Shipper, and his wife Melissa, welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Domenic Pietro on July 7, 2012 weighing in at 6 lbs. 15 oz. and 19.5 inches long.
Jason McGrath, Shipping Coordinator, and his wife Ashley, welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Madelyn Anna on July 30, 2012 weighing in at 9 lbs. 3 oz. and 21 inches long.
Wedding AnnouncementBJ Matthys, Manufacturing Engineer, married Antoinette Girard on September 29, 2012. Their wedding reception was held at the Knights of Columbus in Tilbury, Ontario.
Congratulations to all the proud parents!
Top: Jason and Madelyn McGrath.
Above: Danica Rose Ward.
Right: Domenic Pietro Cammalleri.
Congratulations Antoinette and BJ!
SPIROL Receives 2012 General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence AwardDecember 13, 2012 – During an on-site launch audit, we were presented with the award for our facilities service to General Motors. We are at the top of our supplier deck in terms of performance. SQE’s, Engineer’s and using plants were all surveyed to support this, along with statistics for quality performance in areas of line interruptions, recalls, and corrective actions. This is significant considering the millions of parts we supply.
From left are Michael Kassian, Automotive Sales Manager, Sarah Dowie, Quality Manager, and Chris Stanton, Operations Manager.
Congratulations to the staff on this achievement!
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SPIROL England
Christmas 201109 November 2011 — The traditional annual Christmas party took place at the Hunting Lodge in Cottingham with another James Bond Theme. Employees dressed up for the occasion and enjoyed casino games.
Above from top: Kath Earle (retired), Mara Loncar, Andy Gracey and Henrich Pristiak arrive at the lodge. Gaynor McDonald and Marcel Correau. Jo Hepple and Richard Fishwick. James Pinkerton, Lubos Kovacick, and Simon Harbour.
At left: Malcolm Hupman, Mara Loncar, Rob Peterson, Françoise Pinchbeck, Dave Dickson, Simon Harbour and John Evans try their luck at the Blackjack table.
Left: John Evans, Bill Lumsden (retired) and Dick Wallace (retired).
Colette Kearns and Rob Peterson.
Left: John Martin (retired) and Les Hill.
Andy Gracey, Martin Parry and Ian Martin.Peter Boddington and Wayne Maciuk.
Holiday card decks.
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A big welcome to Dominic James born to James Pinkerton, Stores Operative, and Elke on July 22, 2012. A baby brother to Amy.
Birth Announcements
Mara Loncar, Customer Service Manager, became a “Baba” to twins. Mara’s daughter, Maria, and son-in-law, Chris, became proud parents to Sophia and Caine on January 13, 2012.
Baba Mara and the babies wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2013!
Luca Harbour was born on October 6, 2011 weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz., a baby son to Simon Harbour, Raw Material Stores Coordinator and partner, Claire.
Rob Peterson, Special Projects Manager, and wife, Ruth, welcomed Wynne to the world on August 31, 2011. Wynne weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. at birth.
Congratulations to all the proud parents!
Above: Rob and Wynne Peterson.
Top right: Luca Harbour.
Right: Dominic James.
Above: Sean Wood, Alex Duffield, Andy Gracey and Colette Kearns.
Right: Steve Richmond and James Pinkerton.
Above: Lee McEwan, Simon Harbour and Lubos Kovacick.
Right: Henrich Pristiak and Richard Fishwick.
Standing from left are Lennie Barker, Wayne Maciuk, Emma Basford, Alecia Smith, Martin Parry and Dave Dickson. Seated are Jo Hepple, Andy Freeman and Kath Earle.
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SPIROL England
20-Year/Retirement DinnerFebruary 2012 — The annual 20 year / retirement dinner took place at the Falcon Hotel and Restaurant in Uppingham. As every year, guests enjoyed a lovely dinner while reminiscing about the past.
Wedding AnnouncementDecember 1, 2012 — Clark Broadhurst, Secondary Process O p e r a t i v e / B o w l Sorting, and Sophie were married at the Cube in Corby on Saturday 1st December 2012.
In attendance was Zac, 5 years old, who was proud to be a “mini” best man, and make a little speech.
Recognition AwardsEmma Basford Excellence AwardGaynor McDonald 25 Years of Service (2011) Malcolm Hupman 15 Years of Service (2011)Alan Lowden 3 Years of Service (2011)
Clockwise from top left: Andy Freeman presents awards to Gaynor McDonald, Malcolm Hupman, Alan Lowden and Emma Basford.
John Evans and Bill Hunt.
Les Hill and Dave Dickson.
John Martin and Hans Koehl.
Andy Freeman andPauline Blachford.
Bob Hay and Dick Wallace.
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Global Quality Council MeetingNovember 1, 2012 — The Global Quality Council was formed, with the first meeting held from October 30 through November 1, 2012 at the Corby office.
The meeting took place over three days and proved to be very productive with a number of action items resulting from discussions. Special mention must go to Mike Woznicki who had his flight to the UK cancelled as a result of the storms in the US around the time. Never one to be beaten, Mike chose to join the meeting through teleconference from the Connecticut facility in the middle of the night when the plant was supposed to be closed due to the terrible weather! The objective of the council is to globalize our QA process and establish processes that meet the needs of our customers on a global scale. This is a cross functional council that takes in staff from Quality, Operations and Sales. Other staff will also be included from time to time to assist the council as expertise within specific areas are needed. The council consists of the following personnel: Ian Martin, QA Manager SPIROL Europe - Council Chairman Mike Woznicki, QA Manager - SPIROL CT Grace Lin, QA Manager - SPIROL China Mark Scott, QA Manager - SPIROL Ohio Jorge E Leon, QA Manager - SPIROL Mexico Chris Stanton, Operations Manager - SPIROL Canada Mike Kassian, Automotive Sales Manager - North American Sales Andrew Freeman, Managing Director - SPIROL European Operations,is the SEC sponsor.
Top: The council members, with Mike Kassian holding the teleconferencing speaker in honor of Mike Woznicki.Above: After hours, clockwise from upper right are Chris Stanton, Mike Kassian, Jorge Leon, Grace Lin (hidden), Mark Scott and Ian Martin having a pint.
Wedding AnnouncementSeptember 15, 2012 — Karolina Ziezio, Purchasing Administrator, celebrated her wedding to Mateusz Orzeszke. The celebrations took place in Mateusz’ hometown close to Gdansk in Poland. Karolina’s coworkers Emma Basford, Alexandra Duffield, Mara Loncar, Joanna Kennedy and Alecia Smith were honored to join the couple and their families for the two days of celebrations. The weekend was amazing and full of traditional Polish music, good food, dancing, singing and, of course, the flowing vodka. Karolina was a beautiful bride and the whole wedding was perfect.
Above, from left, are: Alexandra Duffield, Joanna Kennedy, Mara Loncar, Karolina, Emma Basford and Alecia Smith.
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SPIROL England
Retirement BBQSPIROL saw two long term employees retire during 2012 and organized a BBQ lunch for the occasion.
John Evans retired due to health after 27 years of service and Dave Dickson retired after 28 years of service. John was a setter on the RST VII and Dave was setting the 4-slide and RST 4.
Thank you for your contribution over the years and very best wishes for a long
and happy retirement!
At left: Dave Dickson, Andy Freeman and John Evan.
Alex Duffield and Karolina Orzeszke.
Rob Peterson, Ian Martin and Marcel Correau.
Stephen Brown, Lennie Barker, Lee McEwan and Dave Bolton.
Less Hill and Darren Ellis-Snell.
John and Dave with Françoise Pinchbeck, above, and with Bill Dunn below.
At left are Jack Ferdinandi, Radek Bober and Andy Freeman.
Retirees Dick Wallace and John Martin.
Dave, Colette Kearns and Jo Hepple.
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Paella DinnerOctober 3, 2012 — After long months of dragging feet, Javier took advantage of his birthday to fulfill a promise made two years ago... to cook a real paella for the SAS staff... recipe available on request.
ABOUT PAELLA – Paella is currently an internationally-known rice dish from Spain. It originated in the fields of a region called Valencia in eastern Spain. Today paella is made in every region of Spain, using just about any kind of ingredient that goes well with rice. There are as many versions of paella as there are cooks. It may contain chicken, pork, shellfish, fish, eel, squid, beans, peas, artichokes or peppers. Saffron, the spice that also turns the rice a wonderful golden color is an essential part of the dish.
It took Javier two hours to cook the dish.
Notice the SPIROL logo made with the mussels... 2-1/4 coils!
Our table was built from skids in our stores area.
Present were, from left: Andy Freeman, Managing Director - Europe; Romario Moulay, Stores Operative; Marie Alvares, Customer Service and Office Manager; Noé Priso, Stores Operative; Arsène Jeanne, Stores Supervisor; Javier Raposo, General Manager; Raluca Balan, Inside Sales; Stéphanie Choffat, Inside Sales; Ronja Fischer, Inside Sales; Ludivine Collet, Customer Service Representative; Noria Deghmous, Customer Service Representative; and Edouard Bams, Field Sales Engineer.
Javier presents the paella as Raluca and Stéphanie will soon get a taste of this great dish.
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SPIROL France
Birth AnnouncementsJavier Raposo-Acebedo, Director of Sales - Europe/General Manager of SPIROL SAS, and his wife, Esther, welcomed Cristina Raposo Marcos to the family on November 24, 2011. She was 3.3 kg and 50 cm at birth. Little Julia is over the moon with her new little sister.
Lou-Anne Jeanne, a lovely daughter to Arsène Jeanne, Stores Supervisor, and Magalie, was born on April 16, 2012 weighing 2.66 kg and measuring 47.5 cm.
Murielle Chevalier, Order Fulfillment Process Specialist, gave birth to a gorgeous boy, Raphaël Chevalier, on November 4, 2012 weighing 3.160 kg and measuring 50.5 cm. Both Mum and baby are doing great.
Eva Olivier, Distribution Order Creation / Fulfillment Process Specialist, gave birth to a gorgeous boy, Raphaël Olivier, on November 28, 2012 weighing 3.830 kg and measuring 55 cm. Both Mum and baby are doing great.
Congratulations to all the proud parents!
Top right: Cristina Raposo Marcos.
Right/far right: Raphaël Chevalier at birth and at one month.
Below: Lou-Anne Jeanne at birth.
Above: New parents, Maalie and Arsène hold baby Lou-Anne.
Left: Raphaël Olivier.
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Following their move to their new premises, SPIROL SAS in France welcomed the Autumn Europe Board Meeting at the beginning of December 2012 and held their Christmas dinner at the same time.
Christmas 2012
Late November, 2012, saw SPIROL SAS achieve certification to ISO 9001:2008. Ian Martin, Quality Manager - Europe, attended the French distribution facility to host a two-day certification audit with a BSI representative. Several members of the SPIROL SAS Order Creation and Order Fulfilment departments participated in the audit which resulted in a recommendation that the European distribution facility’s activities meet registration requirements.
A big “Well Done” goes to Javier Raposo, Director of Sales - Europe/General Manager of SPIROL SAS, Marie Alvarez, Order Fulfilment Supervisor, SPIROL SAS, and every member of their hard working teams! Thanks!
SPIROL SAS Achieves ISO 9001 Certification
From left are Marie Alvarez, Romario Moulay and Arsène Jeanne.
At left are Stéphanie Choffat, Eva Olivier and Bill Hunt.
At right are Murielle Chevalier, Ronja Fischer,Hans Koehl and Raluca Balan.
Above, from left are: Andy Freeman, Edouard Bams, and Javier Raposo.
Standing from left are Romario Moulay and Andy Freeman; and seated from left are Arsène Jeanne, Alan Issacs and Noé Priso.
SPIROL China
June 1, 2012 — Daniel Fitzsimmons was promoted to General Manager for SPIROL Asia. Daniel has made significant contributions to our development and demonstrated exceptional leadership, and we are looking forward to his continued contributions.
Promotion
Congratulations, Daniel, on your well deserved advancement.
In attendance were:Marie Alvarez, Office and Order Fulfilment Manager Latfi (Romario) Moulay, Stores Operative Arsène Jeanne, Stores Supervisor Alan Isaacs, Non Executive Director Andy Freeman, Managing Director Europe Noe Priso Njanga, Stores Operative Stéphanie Choffat, Order Creation Eva Olivier, Distribution Order Creation / FulfilmentEdouard Bams, Sales Engineer France Javier Raposo, General Manager France Ronja Fischer, Order Creation Hans Koehl, President and CEO, SPIROL Holding Raluca Balan, Order Creation
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Welcome, New Employees!
On these two pages are all of your coworkers who have joined the SPIROL Global Teamsince the last newsletter was published!
CanadaBranden Robitaille 11/28/11 PackerMyles Roach 12/05/11 Machine Operator - PressPaul Mailloux 12/12/11 ReceiverAlek Budziosz 12/12/11 Product Sales Engineer - TubularMichelle Martin 01/02/12 Customer Service RepresentativeDave Cazabon 01/09/12 Manufacturing EngineerMegan Renaud 04/10/12 Product Sales SpecialistAnthony Abou-Elias 06/07/12 FinisherChris Hamashuk 09/24/12 Machine Operator - Four-Slides
BrazilMario Gioto 10/15/12 Sales Engineer Caio Delgado 10/15/12 Sales Engineer Alyson Schvarcz 10/15/12 Sales Engineer
Alex Dong 12/26/11 Regional Account ManagerThomas Jin 12/26/11 Regional Account Manager Grace Lin 01/04/12 Quality Manager Diana Xu 03/12/12 Customer Service RepresentativeSky Huang 04/17/12 Supply Chain SupervisorMichael Wang 05/28/12 Automotive Regional Account Manager Denbo Qiu 10/24/12 Customer Service Representative
China
EnglandColette Kearns 11/28/11 Management AccountantStephen Brown 02/06/12 Machine Operator / Setter Radoslaw Bober 04/23/12 Inside Sales EngineerCraig Dunn 06/20/12 Machine OperatorDeven Maciuk 10/01/12 Apprentice Toolmaker
FranceLatfi Moulay 01/02/12 Stores OperativeLudivine Collet 07/02/12 Order Fulfilment Process Specialist
MexicoJesus Barrientos 05/14/12 Davenport TechnicianVeronica Gonzalez 08/24/12 Davenport OperatorFrancisco de Leon 09/10/12 Davenport OperatorBrenda Martinez 11/26/12 Customer Service Representative
Welcome one and all!We are please to have you join the SPIROL family!
SPIROL Corporate News
Hans Koehl, President and CEO of SPIROL International Holding Corporation, delegated his authority and responsibility to the SPIROL Executive Committee (S.E.C.). The Committee consists of two permanent members, Jeff Koehl and Andrew Freeman appointed by Hans, and William Hunt, Thomas Buchta and Russ Radant appointed by Jeff and Andrew and confirmed by the Board of Directors.
SPIROL Executive Committee EstablishedThe SEC is charged with preparing a long term Corporate Business Plan, review it annually for submission to the board, and prepare an annual Business Plan and Budget for submission to the Holding Board of Directors.
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Welcome one and all!We are please to have you join the SPIROL family!
VermontBruce Resnicoff 01/30/12 Davenport operatorChris Eastman 07/30/12 Davenport operator Andrew Rhoad 08/20/12 Davenport operator Daniel Gauvreau 09/10/12 Tool Room Specialist
ConnecticutKlaus Slembek 11/14/11 Production SupervisorAlan Gonyea 11/28/11 Heat TreaterCorey Sederback 12/12/11 Material HandlerSamantha Dauphinais 03/12/12 Customer ServiceAmy Converse 04/09/12 Clerk P/T - MarketingDerek Ciabaszewski 04/16/12 PackerHelen Burdick 04/30/12 SorterJoseph Gay 05/21/12 Summer InternJames Lentini 05/21/12 Summer InternEvan Dowell 06/04/12 Application EngineerBlake Willis 06/11/12 Summer InternWayne Hendrickson 06/11/12 Heat TreaterMichael Geddes 06/18/12 Summer InternMichael Schaller 06/18/12 PackerJack Weaver 06/18/12 PackerAubrey Waz 07/09/12 Summer InternNathan Murby 07/09/12 Staff AccountantDana Bein 07/16/12 Customer ServiceStephen Ammatuna 07/30/12 Service TechnicianJames Reeves 08/13/12 PackerThomas Simpson 08/13/12 Tool Repair MechanicSondra Adams 08/20/12 Flex Pool WorkerCassidy Arnold 08/20/12 Flex Pool WorkerBarbara Olstead 08/20/12 Flex Pool WorkerBenjamin Davis 08/20/12 Quality EngineerMarcy Costantino 09/17/12 Flex Pool WorkerKyle Koivisto 09/17/12 Operator-InsertsChristopher Labbe 09/24/12 Flex Pool WorkerKris Karmon 10/01/12 Flex Pool WorkerSarah Norton 10/15/12 Flex Pool WorkerJesse Ross 10/15/12 Operator-Slotted PinsShawn Houghton 11/05/12 Operator-Coiled PinsKristina Villarreal 11/12/12 Flex Pool WorkerTyler Smith 11/16/12 Flex Pool WorkerMargaret Snow 11/26/12 Clerk-EngineeringTravis Bourque 11/26/12 Flex Pool WorkerDrew Morrison 12/03/12 Flex Pool WorkerEthan Slattery 12/03/12 Flex Pool WorkerMatthew Danburg 12/03/12 Machinist
OhioTom Martin 11/07/11 Customer Service RepresentativeBob Gray 11/28/11 Plant SupervisorDave Tarter 12/19/11 Operations Manager Ingo Rutenberg 01/09/12 Sales & Marketing Manager - Ohio ShimShawn Light 02/02/12 Flex Pool TeamLarry Sisson 02/14/12 Flex Pool Team - FinishingJim Clarke 02/14/12 Flex Pool Team - Heat TreatBarbara Persinger 02/21/12 BenchMickey Brown 02/21/12 FinishingStacey Craft 02/27/02 LaserArnie George 04/10/12 Flex Pool Team - FinishingTerry Wain 04/10/12 Flex Pool Team - BenchGary Spearing 05/01/12 Flex Pool Team - MaintenanceCalvin LaVictoire 05/21/12 Stock & ShearRick Sanders 06/05/12 Flex Pool Team - BenchDavid Weick 06/11/12 GrindChristine Callahan 06/12/12 Flex Pool Team - BenchIan Knowles 06/18/12 FinishingLiam Buckley 06/18/12 Summer InternMike Scarberry 06/25/12 PressJulia Burrowbridge 06/28/12 Summer InternGreg Baker 07/03/12 GrindRick Casane 07/09/12 Product SpecialistTerry S. Ward 07/09/12 FinishingMandalay Chou-Chan 07/18/12 BenchDave Brindle 08/20/12 Methods EngineerAl Zivic 08/30/12 Product Sales EngineerTaylore Daff 09/10/12 Flex Pool Team - BenchArt Soulier 09/17/12 GrindMonica Bastian 10/08/12 Customer Service RepresentativeTaylor Salreno 11/26/12 Flex Pool Team - Bench
CaliforniaRichard Pothier 04/16/12 Product Sales Engineer
U.S.A.
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Helping a Customer
Barbara Urban got a request from a customer involving an application for an H21. Her customer said, “My application is actually a wedding band for my wife. I have been wearing a H21,1/2 - 13, 303 Stainless, plain jam nut that I bored out as my wedding band for just about 7 years (pictured above). I have an anniversary coming up and I would like to make a matching band for my wife. Because her finger is smaller than mine, I need to start out with something that has a smaller distance across the flats. The distributor I purchased my nut from is no longer in business and I do not know where to go.”
Barbara and Miles Mushlin were able to fulfill the customer’s request.
Heavy Hex Jam Nut as Wedding Ring
Community Support
Donation in Memory of Guenter Wexler
The Gift of GivingEvery November we donate turkey and food to United Services for distribution to needy families in the community so that they may enjoy a hearty Thanksgiving Day dinner...
Thanks to everyone who contributes year after year!
...Then in December we donate new toys to United Services for them to give to children in the community as an extra present in addition to what Santa brings them.
The icon stand which SPIROL International has donated in memory of Guenter Wexler arrived on Saturday (May 26, 2012). If anyone wants to come and see it in person please let me know and we can arrange for that. It is a wonderful piece. It is practical, a work of art, and will last several generations. It is hand carved oak in the Byzantine style. It is called an Analogion. We are thrilled to have it. Thank you so much.
— Father Nick Milas, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Danielson, CT.
Guenter Wexler was the very first CT Machine Shop employee. He embodied the SPIROL values of hard work, attention to detail, honesty, integrity and passion for continuous improvement. Before his passing in 2010, Guenter was Vice President - SPIROL International Corporation - North America.
