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NEWSLETTER SPRING 2016
Happy Spring!!!
As Midwesterners, we are accustomed to patiently waiting for
Spring each year. We look forward to warmer weather, longer
days, watching the ice disappear off our 10,000 lakes, baseball
season and the Twin Cities Chemical Coaters Golf Outing! The
TC-CCAI chapter cannot control the weather, but we can expedite
the fun factor with a Saints baseball game and another great golf
event!
The golf committee is preparing for a fun day to spend with friends
and colleagues on June 16th at Oak Glen golf course in Stillwater.
Also at the 2016 golf outing we will be announcing the 2016 scholarship recipients. There is
still time to submit an application for a scholarship. The deadline for submitting applications
has been extended to Friday, April 15th. Please see the chapter website for the details and
application.
Thank you to Mark Mense and Matt Kirchner for speaking at our February Symposium. Both
did a great job educating the attendees on the industrial finishing coating process and how
to create and train world class manufacturing teams. Matt’s presentation left us all thinking
how we can keep manufacturing in the forefront of people’s thoughts and actions. Stay tuned
for a Fall event when the chapter brings high school students and manufacturing together
throughout the Twin Cities.
The turnout for tours this winter has been outstanding. Thank you to all who have attended,
hosted or helped to coordinate the 2016 programming.
Upcoming events include:
Wold Rim and Wheel – Thursday, April 21st
St. Paul Saints Baseball Game- Thursday, May 19th
TC-CCAI Golf Classic- Thursday, June 16th
Enjoy the Sunshine! I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event.
Sincerely,
Michelle Striggow
President, TC-CCAI
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Twin Cities Chapter CCAI Tour
Wold Rim & Wheel
103 Industrial Park Drive
St. Ansgar, IA 50472
Thursday, April 21st, 2016
Wold Rim & Wheel ~ 2 hours south of the Twin City Metro area in St. Ansgar, IA. It began as a
small service station in 1938 serving the needs of local farmers. In 1963 to meet the needs of
the farmers we began widening rims for tractors and combines. Today we have become a
respected manufacture and reseller of rims and wheels throughout the Unites States and
Canada. This now take place in a modern 125,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse
facility in St. Ansgar’s industrial park. Wold Rim & Wheel look forward to many more years of
growth by providing our customers with the best quality product and service in the market.
The tour will include a short presentation, and a tour of the production facility. The paint line
has a unique power and free system to process large agricultural rims, including both
convection and IR cure capabilities. Q&A will follow at City Limits Restaurant next door. Street
parking available in front of the facility
There is a tour limit of 30 people. To allow people from as many companies as possible to
attend this event, the TC-CCAI limited tour attendance policy is in effect to restrict the
number of attendees from any one company.
Register Online at:
Cost: $10 Members
https://fs17.formsite.com/TwinCitiesCCAI/form47/index.html
$25 Non-Members
Check in: 10:00-10:30AM @ City Limits, donuts/coffee
Presentation and tour: 10:30-11:30AM
Q&A/Lunch: 11:45-12:30PM City Limits Restaurant, 201 Industrial Park
Please bring safety glasses and hearing protection
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Twin Cities Chapter May Social Event!
Join us for a fun social/networking event at the beautiful new St. Paul
Saints stadium, CHS Field.
Saint Paul Saints vs Gary Southshore Railcats
Date:
5/19/16
Game time:
7:05 p.m
Social hour :
5:30 p.m. (Appetizers will be provided)
Location:
Bennett’s
1305 West 7th Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
Free parking at Bennett’s with shuttle to Saints stadium. Tickets will be distributed at Bennettes.
Price: $25 for members & $35 non-members. “No Show” policy in effect for this event (no refunds, will
be billed if reservation is made online and do not make the event )
Price includes ticket to the game (Infield Reserved Seating) and appetizers and transportation to the
field. A cash bar will be available at Bennett’s before & after the game.
Limited to 21 tickets, first come first served!
Reserve you tickets online using the link on our website:
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CCAI Twin Cities Chapter Scholarship Program
Once again the Twin Cities Chapter is excited to offer scholarship(s) for the 2016-2017 academic years.
This opportunity is open to high school and college students and people in the industry that are going
back to school to advance their education. The scholarships are available to:

CCAI Twin Cities Members

Children, grandchildren, or dependents of TC-CCAI Chapter members
Application deadline has been extended to April 15th, 2016. The scholarship committee will review the
applications and notify the winners by May 6th, 2016. Recipients will be awarded the scholarships at the
annual golf outing held Thursday, June 16th, 2016 at Oak Glen Golf Course in Stillwater, MN. Recipients
are strongly encouraged to attend. Awards will be between $750 and $1,500 each.
Any questions? Please contact the scholarship committee chair, Angela Kokesh (763-323-4517 or
[email protected])
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TC-CCAI TOURS WHIRLTRONICS
Article & Photos Submitted by Pat Cullen
January 21st, wasn’t exactly a Minnesota winter
day that anyone would be thinking about mowing
a lawn. This perspective changed somewhat as
the TC-CCAI hosted a tour of 30 people to see the
Whirltronics, Inc. manufacturing facility in Buffalo,
MN. Whirltronics is lawn mower blade manufacturer
producing over 4 million OEM lawn mower blades a
year with 70% of the blades powder coated.
Whirltronics Director of Operations Neil Bengtson
began the program with a presentation of the
manufacturing process for its lawn mower blade
production including the powder coating line.
Whirltronics is a ISO 9001 Certified company using
6-Sigma as well as 6S principles.
When the presentation was concluded the tour
attendees gathered into three groups for a guided
factory tour. In addition to Neil Bengston, Lee
Schultz and Matt Severson were the Whirltronics
tour leaders.
The tour attendees viewed blades starting out
as coil stock and after forming and sharpening
procedures were put through a heat treating
process. Most blades are racked while on a
conveyor line and sent to a powder spray booth
with a six automatic powder spray gun application
and then into an IR cure oven. Cured powder
coating blades are removed from the conveyor
line and placed into cartons ready for customer
shipments. After the factory tour, the group
consumed nine large pizzas with soft drinks and
cookie deserts.
TC-CCAI member Roy Schwarze of Douglas
Finishing was not present when his name was
drawn for a $75.00 attendance award – too bad
Roy. At the February TC event, the Pot of Money
drawing will be worth $100 to a TC Chapter
member if present during the drawing.
Thanks to the Whirltronics organization for a
really fine company presentation and tour of their
manufacturing facility.
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On February 25th, the Twin Cities CCAI Chapter again sponsored an annual symposium
of specific interest for the local industrial finishing industry. The February event featured
two unique speakers introduced by TC Chapter President Michelle Striggow.
TC-CCAI BUSINESS-FINISHING SYMPOSIUM
On February 25th, the Twin Cities CCAI Chapter again
sponsored an annual symposium of specific interest
for the local industrial finishing industry. The February
event featured two unique speakers introduced by TC
Chapter President Michelle Striggow.
Matt Kirchner is president of Profit360, LLC led off
the day’s event with an address on How World Class
Coaters and Manufacturers Create & Train World
Class Teams. Matt’s company offers such services
as business consulting, leadership development and
Kaizen process training.
Mark Mense followed with a presentation covering
the subject of manufacturing industrial finishing
coating processes. Mark is a local independent finishing consultant with over 40 years of experience in
operations management and engineering functions in coating practices.
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with over 40 years of experience in operations management and engineering functions
in coating practices.
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TC CHAPTER TOURS NEW FLYER
Article & Photos by Pat Cullen
March 9th was a date that 45 attendees gathered for a TC-CCAI sponsored tour of the New Flyer
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by Kory Mortezaee a Manufacturing Engineer for New Flyer. Kory went through a full
description of the total corrosion, prime and top coating processes. Following the
presentatiion, the tour attendees were assigned to four group leaders who guided the
tour groups around the factory complex.
Once on the factory floor the tour attendees were able to view the entire manufacturing
and assembly process including the specialized bus painting methods. It was noted that
each bus received two to three paint colors. New Flyer incorporates Lean Manufacturing
and 5S standards into its industrial processes. Among the most impressive features of
the plant layout were the extreme cleanliness and the factory lighting and also the
Once on the factory floor the tour attendees were able to view the entire manufacturing and
overall
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Thanks to TC Chapter President Michelle Striggow for organizing this unique tour event.
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TC Chapter
Officer & Board 2015-16
TC Chapter Officer & Board 2015-16
Office:
NAME
COMPANY
EMAIL
Phone:
President
Michelle B.
Striggow
Graco
[email protected]
612-805-6382
VP
Tom Poppitz
Akzo Nobel Powder
[email protected]
651.261.6956
Secretary
Tim Milner
JIT Powder Coatings
[email protected]
651.463.4664
Treasurer
Jim Docken
Docken Consulting
[email protected]
612.759.2742
Membership Chair
Mark Walsworth
Nordicware
[email protected]
952.924.8611
Past President
Tony Wolfbauer
Chemetall
[email protected]
612.987.4864
Director
Angela Kokesh
Life Fitness
[email protected]
763.323.4517
Director
Doug Van Duyne
DuBois Chemicals
[email protected]
651.788.6652
Director
Paul Pagel
U of Mn--MNTAP
[email protected]
612.624.4638
Director
Pat Cullen
Cullen Equipment, LLC
[email protected]
651.438.0044
Director
Bernie Walz
Crenlo Cab Products
[email protected]
507-993-3683
Director
Jim Henningsen
Troy Chemical
[email protected]
612.747.5457
Director
Kent Kienitz
Powder Coating Tech
[email protected]
763.559.4779
Director
Bette Danielson
Nordic Ware
[email protected]
952-924-9645
Web Master
Roger Nelsen
Retired
[email protected]
763-639-1412
Coordinator
Phil Ruggiero
Retired
[email protected]
320.557.0277
320.282.2194
Chapter web: http://ccatc.com/
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Jan. 21, 2016
Feb. 25
WHIRLTRONICS PLANT TOUR-Buffalo, MN
ALL DAY SEMINAR- Train World Teams & Obligation of Excellence
March 9
Tour- New Flyer Bus-St. Cloud, MN
April 21
Tour-Wold Rim and Wheel (St. Ansgar, IA)
May 19
Saints Game and Tailgating -St. Paul, MN
June 16
Classic Golf Outing: Oak Glen Golf Course - Stillwater, MN
June 19-22
CCAI National- 2016 Annual Meeting : Westin Riverfront Beaver Creek (Vail, CO)
October 5-9
Manufacturing Day promotion
Nov. 8
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