Out and About - Visit to NTMA Chapters and Members

One of the great strengths of joining NTMA is the ability you get to connect with fellow manufacturers, taking advantage of networking opportunities that can lead to new business, help you learn more about developments in our industry, or exchange thoughts about common challenges we face as small businesses today.

Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting our St. Louis Chapter, where I met with our members, was invited to take a number of plant tours, and connected with two new members, ALM Tech Group and AP Industries.  The photo below shows me swearing in the 2012-2013 Chapter Board of Directors.

Here's a link to a story about the visit with a couple of more photos....

Also, Bob Mosey, the president of Anaheim-CA based Mosey Production Machinists and who will be my successor as NTMA Chairman, recently visited the NTMA chapter in Connecticut - the Connecticut Tooling & Machining Association.  Our active Connecticut chapter has a tradition of inviting the incoming NTMA chair to their holiday party.  Bob (below left) was treated to a shop tour of East Hartford based Horst Engineering hosted by Horst’s President and CEO Scott Livingston (below middle) and Jim Bowtruczyk (below right), who also serves on CTMA's board.

Horst posted a piece about Bob's visit here.

It's great to keep connected with the chapters through these regularly scheduled NTMA events. There's no better way for us as as small businesses to thrive in the future than to stay in touch with each other and stay tuned to what's going on in our industry!