December 2003

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December 2003

Canadian Tooling & Machining Association
December 2003
CTMA VIEW
MOULDING YOUTH FOR INDUSTRY
Named
“PROGRAM OF THE YEAR”
by the Yves Landry Foundation
T
he Canadian Tooling & Machining Association’s
Moulding Youth For Industry Program was
recognized at the 4th Annual STARS GALA at the
Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto on November 13,
2003 and presented with the 2003 Award of
Excellence for “Program Of The Year”.
WELCOME
RECENT NEW MEMBERS
Aluminum Mold & Pattern Ltd.
Toronto Chapter
Grover Machining Ltd.
Western Ont. Chapter
Indoor Environmental Specialists Inc.
Windsor Chapter
Lofthouse Patterns Inc.
Toronto Chapter
Quality Models (1996) Ltd.
Windsor Chapter
Rumble Automation Inc.
Toronto Chapter
Tri-Tech Industries Inc.
Windsor Chapter
Tryllium Industries Inc.
Western Ont. Chapter
Windsor Match Plate & Tool Limited
Windsor Chapter
NEW HONORARY MEMBERS
RECOGNIZED AT AGM
Del Bruce of Canadian Progressive Tool & Transfer
Ltd. in Pickering and Ed Glover of Harbour Advanced
Machining Ltd. in Windsor were named Honorary
Members in September at the AGM & Conference.
They are shown here being congratulated by other
Honorary Members and CTMA President Les Payne.
See more on Page 6.
Klaus Woerner (left), ATS Automation Tooling Systems,
Inc. and Les Payne (right), President of CTMA
Accept Awards of Excellence from the Yves Landry
Foundation at the STARS GALA in Toronto
CTMA member ATS, Automation Tooling Systems,
Inc. was also presented with the 2003 Award of
Excellence for “Company of The Year”.
The Awards recognize Canadian individuals and
businesses that best exemplify the vision of the late
Yves Landry, Chairman, President and CEO of
Chrysler Canada (1990-1998), of forging a link
between business, education and government, and
promoting technological education and skills training
in order to address the upcoming shortages that
industry will be facing with apprenticeships and skilled
labour. The Hon. Bill Davis was the Master of
Ceremonies.
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L-R: Ross Strickland, Brian Taylor, Les Payne,
Del Bruce, Jim Moore and Ed Glover
Other Breaking News:
AGM & Conference .................................. 4-7
Industry ALERT: TDM Situation Report...... 8
Apprenticeship Competition Winners ........ 9
ISTMA-World Meeting .......................... 10-11
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CTMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
Leslie Payne, Universal Pattern Co. Ltd.
Tel: (519) 622-8667
Fax: (519) 622-5758
Vice President:
Jamie Bowman, J.P. Bowman Limited
Tel: (519) 752-6533
Fax: (519) 752-0672
Treasurer:
Horst Just, H.J. Machine & Pattern Ltd.
Tel: (519) 746-7077
Fax: (519) 746-6872
Past President:
Ed Glover, Harbour Advanced Machining
Tel: (519) 969-0641
Fax: (519) 969-0451
Chapter Chairs:
Toronto
Ron Spraggett, Tipco Inc.
Tel: (905) 791-9811
Fax: (905) 791-4917
Western Ontario
Trevor Ludolph, Anchor Lamina Inc.
Tel: (519) 242-4152
Fax: (519) 740-8213
Windsor
David Glover, Harbour Advanced Machining
Tel: (519) 969-0641
Fax: (519) 969-0451
Directors:
Paul Brisebois, Anchor Lamina Inc.
Tel: (905) 274-3448
Fax: (905) 274-7303
Robert Cattle, Micrometric Ltd.
Tel: (416) 291-1974
Fax: (416) 291-5011
Colin Docherty, ThyssenKrupp HeatTreat
Tel: (519) 737-1568
Fax: (519) 737-1613
Horst Schmidt, Build-A-Mold Limited
Tel: (519) 737-6984
Fax: (519) 737-6572
Staff:
Louis M. Papp, Executive Director
Julie McFarlane, Office Manager
Corey Brunsveld, Finance
Susan Kemp, Office Assistant
NEW MEMBERS
Aluminum Mold & Pattern Ltd.
50 Irondale Drive
Toronto, ON M9L 1R8
CONTACT: Ted Zaharia
Rumble Automation Inc.
2025 Meadowvale Blvd.
Mississauga, ON L5N 5N1
CONTACT: Graham Harding
Tel: (416) 749-3000 Fax: (416) 749-4701
Website: www.seatmold.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (905) 567-2000 Fax: (905) 567-6500
Website: www.rumble.com

Grover Machining Ltd.
R.R. #1
Princeton, ON N0J 1V0
CONTACT: Greg Grover

Tri-Tech Industries Inc.
1411 Hwy. 21 South, PO Box 581
Dresden, ON N0P 1M0
CONTACT: Dennis Gingerich
Tel: (519) 458-4472 Fax: (519) 458-4472
Tel: (519) 683-6952 Fax: (519) 683-6953

Indoor Environmental Specialists
1508 Bayfield Crescent
Kingsville, ON N9Y 2X7
CONTACT: Phil Farley
Tel: (519) 256-8388 Fax: (519) 322-1322

Lofthouse Patterns Inc.
100 Scotia Court, Unit #1
Whitby, ON L1N 8Y6
CONTACT: Jerome Wilson
Tel: (905) 725-3232 Fax: (905) 725-1744

Quality Models (1996) Ltd.
466 Silver Creek Industrial Dr.
Tecumseh, ON N8N 4Y3
CONTACT: Sandy Jackson

Tryllium Industries Inc.
140 McGovern Drive, Suite 9
Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7
CONTACT: Gordon Hobbs
Tel: (519) 650-2233 Fax: (519) 650-2234
Website: www.tryllium.ca

Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd.
4670 North Service Road
Windsor, ON N8W 5X2
CONTACT: Craig Nash
Tel: (519) 945-6371 Fax: (519) 945-6717
Website: www.wmptl.com
Tel: (519) 727-4255 Fax: (519) 727-4234
CTMA VIEW is published quarterly, and
features articles and information of
interest to members and others allied to
the precision metal cutting industry. To
receive additional copies of this
publication, or to make comments or
submissions, please contact us at:
Canadian Tooling &
Machining Association
140 McGovern Dr., Unit #3
Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7
Tel: (519) 653-7265
Fax: (519) 653-6764
www.ctma.com
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MOULDING YOUTH FOR INDUSTRY NAMED PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
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Les Payne, President of the Canadian Tooling &
Machining Association accepted the “Program of the
Year” award on behalf of the association. The Moulding
Youth for Industry program is currently running
successfully in the Waterloo Region and Windsor-Essex
County. The initiative addresses the skills shortage in
the precision metal cutting industries and youth
employment.
developed a highly skilled workforce, necessary for
success in a knowledge-based, customer service
industry.
ATS started its apprenticeship training
program in 1981 and continually hires and trains
apprentices.
Since 1998 ATS has trained 142
apprentices in their facilities located in Cambridge,
Ontario. ATS is a long-time member of the Canadian
Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA).
CTMA MEMBERS & STAFF ATTEND
THE YLF *STARS*GALA IN TORONTO
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR:
MOULDING YOUTH FOR INDUSTRY
L-R: Russell Gorham, Program Director; Joan Bachmeier,
Program Coordinator-Windsor; and
Les Payne, President CTMA
The 50 week pre-apprenticeship training program
provides 20 weeks of classroom/machine shop
instruction, followed by 30 weeks of industrial work
experience, after which successful students can be
registered as Apprentices in a related field. To date, the
Moulding Youth For Industry program has successfully
graduated over 200 entry-level apprentices into the tool,
die and mould industry. The program is partially funded
through Human Resources Development Canada’s
Youth Internship Canada (YIC) initiative.
For more
information on how members can participate in the
program, contact Russell Gorham at (519) 380-9448 or
the CTMA office (519) 653-7265.
Klaus Woerner, founder, President and CEO of ATS
Automation Tooling Systems, Inc. located in Cambridge,
Ontario, accepted the “Company Of The Year” award.
ATS, under the leadership of Mr. Woerner, has made a
strong commitment to developing leading-edge
technology, creating a stimulating work environment for
employees, creating excellent value in the products
provided to our customers, rewarding hard work and
dedication, developing strong customer relationships by
servicing their needs, a willingness to take on major
challenges, and a lean management structure. ATS has
L-R: Jamie Bowman, Terry Bachmeier, Joan Bachmeier, Les
Payne, Russell Gorham, Francine Glover, Ed Glover, Julie
McFarlane, Doug Bowman, Murray Brooks
Make sure your company
gets its R&D Tax Credits!
The Canadian and Ontario Governments both have
tax incentive programs to encourage companies to
do R&D.
These programs combined can reimburse your
firm up to 70% of the R&D labour cost, as a
cash refund or investment tax credit.
From our experience with the tooling industry, we
know that many plants have a lot of experimental
development taking place on the shop floor.
The key to getting the tax credits is preparing a
claim that properly documents the R&D work and
the associated costs. We can help you do this.
Call Jim Moore in Windsor at (519) 944-0411
Moore Global
A MEMBER OF THE
Magna Moore Group
R&D Tax Credit Specialists
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2003 AGM & CONFERENCE
L
es Payne of Universal Pattern Co. Ltd. was
unanimously re-elected to the position of President of
the CTMA at the association’s 2003 Annual General
Meeting & Conference held from September 26th to 28th,
2003. The event was held, once again, at the Oakwood
Inn Resort & Golf in Grand Bend, Ontario.
AGM & CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Anchor Lamina Inc.
Canadian Progressive Tool &
Transfer Ltd.
Dadco Canada Inc.
First Index, Inc.
Harbour Advanced Machining Ltd.
Kaller Gas Springs
Micrometric Limited
Morneau Sobeco
Tipco Inc.
Valiant Machine & Tool Inc.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Les Payne (left) is congratulated by Jamie Bowman (right)
as Les begins his second term as President of the CTMA
Congratulations to all of the Directors who were elected
to the Board for another year. Members are encouraged
to contact one of the Directors with any ideas or
concerns they may have.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our
sponsors once again for their financial support. Without
your assistance this event could not have been possible!
The activities of the weekend were planned to maximize
members’ time in covering the business agenda, and
also allowed members and their families the time to
network with each other and enjoy the full amenities that
the resort and area have to offer.
Friday began with a Board meeting, followed by the 10th
Annual Apprenticeship Competition Awards Luncheon
(see Page 9).
Mr. Stephen Poloz, VP & Chief
Economist for Export Development Corporation (EDC)
presented the Keynote Address and gave a very
interesting perspective on the World Economy in 2004.
The evolution toward lowering costs will see work go
where it can be done the cheapest – whether we like it
or not.
2003-2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – Les Payne
Vice President – Jamie Bowman
Treasurer – Horst Just
Past-President – Ed Glover
Toronto Chapter Chair – Ron Spraggett
Western Ont. Chapter Chair – Trevor Ludolph
Windsor Chapter Chair – David Glover
Directors – Paul Brisebois
Robert Cattle
Colin Docherty
Horst Schmidt
Stephen Poloz of EDC is thanked for his enlightening
Keynote Address by Paul Brisebois (Conference Chair).
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MORE AGM & CONFERENCE
Then it was time to dress up for the President &
Honorary Member’s Dinner, the 40th (and final) coming
of “I See A Bear”, and the ever-popular Ladies’ Gift
Exchange. While the adults were busy, the youngsters
enjoyed a “Kids’ Night Out” with make-your-own pizza,
movies and other fun activities tailored just for them.
In true CTMA tradition, the weather improved Saturday
morning just as the sports activities got underway. A
record number of delegates participated in the Golf
Tournament and, although not nearly as popular, a
Family Tennis Tournament was offered in the afternoon.
WINNERS OF THE EARLY BIRD DRAW !
David & Joyce Fallows of PAS Design Group
receive a basket of “goodies” from Paul Brisebois
The Board of Directors presented reports on several
association activities over the past year and the
elections for 2003-2004 were held during the afternoon
business meeting. Laurien Soper of Canjobs.com gave
a presentation on the CTMA’s newest affinity program
that provides the tooling industry with its own on-line job
posting
and
resume
searchable
website
WWW.TOOLINGJOBS.COM.
Up until the end of
January 2004, member companies can post free job
listings on the site to try it out. Jeff Davenny and Vince
Scialo from FIRST INDEX also gave a presentation on
their work-sourcing services with special discounts for
CTMA member companies. For more information on
either of these programs, visit the CTMA website at
www.ctma.com.
As part of the afternoon business session, members
also participated in an open discussion on several topics
of interest within the industry, including the subject of
Chinese imports. While no consensus was reached, it
was apparent that tooling from China has had an effect
on almost every member of the CTMA.
Many people took the opportunity to enjoy some of the
other activities that are available near the resort. They
took a walk along the beach, did some shopping,
enjoyed the fitness facilities, read a book, or simply
relaxed!
As delegates and their families stepped into the ballroom
on Saturday evening, they found the room had been
transformed into a 50’s/60’s Diner for an evening that
included a buffet supper, bubble-gum blowing and hulahoop contests, and lots of old fashioned Rock ‘n Roll
music to dance the night away, provided by Paul
Sharpe.
“Twist & Shout” at Saturday Night’s
Family 50’s / 60’s Sock-Hop
Thanks to Ron & Carole Spraggett (Tipco Inc.) and
Robert & Elaine Cattle (Micrometric Ltd.), excitement ran
high throughout the weekend as we anticipated the draw
for a Pine Knot Golf Package and a Diamond Bracelet.
The conference wrapped up with the presentation of
trophies and awards to the winners of the Golf and
Tennis Tournaments during a fabulous Brunch on
Sunday morning.
Michelle Ambrosia, Kaller Gas Springs, winner of the Pine
Knot Golf Package, is congratulated by Ron Spraggett
and Elaine Cattle.
Even though this was the second year at the Oakwood
Inn, the feedback from this year’s conference was so
positive that, based on recommendations from many of
the delegates, we plan to go back to the Oakwood Inn
for a third year! Mark your calendar for SEPTEMBER
24 to 26, 2004 – and we’ll see you there for another
fantastic CTMA weekend!
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PRESIDENT & HONORARY MEMBERS’ DINNER 2003
Roy & Luella Verstraete, Anchor Lamina Inc.
Karl & Irys Jurdens, BES Tool & Die Ltd.
Sean & Dawne Gilders, Advance Metal Industries Ltd.
Peter Lidster & daughter Antonia Spitzer, Exactatherm Ltd.
Mark & Rochelle Bolton, Valiant Machine & Tool Inc.
Rick & Helen Bastow, Kaller Gas Springs
Jon & Wanda Scott, Great Lakes Patterns Inc.
Lyle & Donna Schneider, Advance Metal Industries Ltd.
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2003 AGM SPORTS EVENTS
NEW HONORARY MEMBERS
Congratulations to all of the winners in the 2003 AGM
Family Tennis & Golf Tournaments.
TENNIS RESULTS:
Ladies Doubles:
Eileen Payne & Beth Bailey
Men’s Doubles:
Paul Brisebois & Horst Schmidt
Mixed Doubles:
Eileen Payne & Horst Schmidt
Youngest Player:
Zachary Brisebois
Jim Moore welcomed Del and Ed to the Honorary Members
Group by penning these poems and presenting them each with
a framed copy at the AGM.
DEL BRUCE
.
Tennis Tournament Winners
L-R: Les Payne, Zachary Brisebois, Paul Brisebois, Eileen
Payne, Julie McFarlane, Horst Schmidt, Beth Bailey
GOLF RESULTS:
Low Gross Team:
Trevor Ludolph, Jamie Bowman,
Karl Jurdens
Most Honest Team: Roy & Luella Verstraete
and Jack & Carol-Ann Tough
Closest-To-The-Pin:Luella Verstraete (female)
Roy Verstraete (male)
Longest Drive:
Cindy Lauzon (female)
Robert Cattle (male)
Our big east of Toronto toolmaker
Is a genuine mover and shaker
When it comes to skills training
Promoting the trade is his passion
His style is hands on action
And when he’s on the loose
There’s just plain no restraining
Our tooling champion Del Bruce!
ED GLOVER
There was once a wee laddie Ed Glover
Who to Canada came to discover
That despite his machinist’s demeanor
He was really a social convener
Who could jog in the morning a mile
And dance the evening away with style
All the while advancing machining
With his state-of-the-art CNC-ing!
Golf Tournament Winners
L-R: Robert Cattle, Trevor Ludolph, Cindy Lauzon, Jack
Tough, Carol Ann Tough, Jamie Bowman
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INDUSTRY ALERT … TDM / MANUFACTURING SITUATION REPORT
The following excerpt is taken from a report release on
Nov. 18/03 by Rainer Kunau, Canadian Consulate General
(Detroit) with consultation through STC D.R. Bingeman
This “ALERT” summarizes recent findings and provides
information on what is considered to be the most
threatening development (for Canadian companies) in the
US tooling industry – US Tooling Coalitions in Michigan.
Significant developments in the USA previously reported that
manufacturing generally has been hard-hit in recent years, with
2.7 million high-paying and/or high-skilled jobs being eliminated
in the past two years. These job losses have spanned a
number of industries ranging from electronics and toys to
appliances, hand and power tools and the Tool, Die & Mould
(TDM) sector. Often, cheap imports from overseas (particularly
China) and the migration of multinational manufacturing and
assembly operations to low-cost labour markets are blamed.
64% of dies and 41% of moulds are sold mainly to the
automotive industry. Major North American purchasers of
tools, dies and moulds are driving down the prices they pay to
suppliers through a variety of strategies (clawbacks,
contractual commitments to scheduled price reductions, tooling
auctions) and driving debt further down the supply chain by
unilaterally changing the terms of payment for tooling. There
are also demands for suppliers to assume greater design
responsibility and auto manufacturers are reportedly driving
platform success risk down the chain - in some cases leaving
ownership of the tooling with the tool producer.
Michigan, who claims to be the largest tool die and mould
state, claims the loss of half of its 1,800 TDM shops and over
150,000 manufacturing jobs. Governor Granholm has gone on
record as being pro-manufacturing and is expected to keep
manufacturing high on her agenda. She has coined the phrase
"Manufacturing Matters". The governor has recently fielded a
manufacturing survey and will host a manufacturing summit of
35 representative companies and unions in early December.
The US federal government is being lobbied by a number of
manufacturing coalitions that represent millions of jobs,
hundreds of unions and manufacturers' organizations in every
state of the country. Realising the magnitude of support these
organizations can garner, and the lobbying strength they can
muster, the Bush administration recently announced the
creation of a senior manufacturing position.
Tooling Coalitions (Consortia)
The Coalition for the Advancement of Michigan's Tooling
Industries (CAMTI) was formed during the 2001 USITC
investigation of the TDM industries. CAMTI, who is part of the
TDM support system in Michigan, sees Canadian TDM
companies as being foreign competitors. Other significant
supporters include: CAR (Center for Automotive Research),
The Right Place (a Western Michigan economic development
organization committed to maintaining local industry especially manufacturing and particularly TDM), MEDC (the
state's Economic Development Corporation), and MMTC
(Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center).
Recognizing the deteriorating state of the tooling industry,
these groups have systematically approached the problem.
They have developed a “Tooling Pilot” that represents the first
test of a collaborative approach to tool making wherein each of
the "Big 3" have designated a pilot platform (total of 3). Within
the scope of the pilot, the US Tooling Coalition accepts
responsibility to deliver complete body sheet metal tooling at a
cost reduction of 35% for each of the pilot platforms. The
coalition
undertakes
program
management,
project
engineering, coordination, selection of suppliers, reporting etc.
The committed price reductions are expected to result from
cost savings realized by the participating coalition members as
follows: 10% due to lean practices, 9% due to functional build,
6% from tool standards, 5% from coalition efficiencies and the
final 5% due to early product evaluation. Should these pilot
programs be successful, it appears inevitable that with the
potential cost savings the Michigan consortia will gain an
increasing share of any and all future automotive tooling
programs with the Big 3.
Discussions have begun with the international tooling coalition
(United Tooling International), being developed by “The Right
Place”, who will consider Canadian participation - perhaps as
"North American" participants rather than as "foreigners".
In our opinion, Canadian TDM companies, represented by their
association, must explore the possibility of joining the
international consortium or face the distinct possibility of losing
a significant portion of the automotive tooling business in the
near future. Further, we feel it is imperative that Canada
develop programs to assist our clients in the development of
systems and processes for Canadian tooling companies to
participate as full consortium members. According to Michelle
Cleveland of The Right Place, considerable development is
required in operating systems, engineering systems, standards,
and quality control to name a few. In our opinion, this will
require significant support from us to ensure 'acceptance in the
consortia’, and their ultimate success.
Further background information is available from:
Rainer Kunau, Business Development Officer
Canadian Consulate General, Detroit
600 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI, 48243
Phone: (313) 446-7015
Fax: (313) 567-2164
Website: http://www.detroit.gc.ca
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10TH ANNUAL APPRENTICESHIP COMPETITION
Congratulations to all of the participants in the 10th
Annual Apprenticeship Competition and many thanks to
the companies with which they are apprenticing for
allowing them to participate.
Once again, all of the industry trades (tool & die,
mouldmaking, general machining and patternmaking)
were invited to compete in one of the categories, based
on the entrant’s time-served in their apprenticeship.
The apprentices in the Junior Category (those with less
than 4,000 hours) produced a Precision Fly Cutter and
apprentices in the Senior Category (those with 4,000 to
8,000 hours) produced a Sine Bar.
The accuracy of the entries was judged by the results
of a CMM report and then combined with other criteria
that was used to declare the winners. The excellent
quality of the entries made the judging a significant
challenge for the Committee.
WINNERS in the SENIOR CATEGORY
1st Place: Grant Knowlton, Canadian Progressive Tool
& Transfer (left)
nd
2 Place: Phil Worthington, Blount Canada Ltd. (centre)
rd
3 Place: Steve Waechter, Blount Canada Ltd., (left)
WINNERS in the JUNIOR CATEGORY
OUR THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF THE APPRENTICESHIP COMPETITION
THROUGH THE
GEORGE H. SHAFFER EDUCATION FUND
Anchor Lamina Inc.
Blount Canada Ltd.
Burloak Tool & Die Ltd.
Brian Taylor
Cambridge Measurement Services Ltd.
Canadian Measurement-Metrology Inc.
Canadian Progressive Tool & Transfer Ltd.
Densmore Tool & Die Works Limited
Frank J. Cox Sales Limited
G. S. Die & Design Inc.
Graham Harding
Guhring Corporation
H. J. Machine & Pattern Ltd.
Hallink Moulds Ltd.
Hartford Technology Ltd.
In-House Solutions Inc.
J. P. Bowman Limited
Janko Peric (MP Cambridge)
Manor Tool & Die
McTear Tooling
O S G Canada Ltd.
Prothane Limited
Pyramid Tool & Die Ltd.
Ross Strickland
SECO Tools Canada Ltd.
SIG Ryka Inc.
SOWA Tool & Machine Co.
Tipco Inc.
Ultratech Tool & Gauge Inc.
Universal Pattern Co. Ltd.
Valenite-Modco Ltd.
Valiant Machine & Tool Inc.
YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
Winners were congratulated and presented with their
awards by Carol Olinski of the Ontario Ministry of
Training Colleges & Universities, Ron Spraggett, Tipco
Inc. (Chair of the Apprenticeship Competition
Committee) and Jamie Bowman, J.P. Bowman Limited
(Vice President of CTMA) at a special Apprenticeship
Awards Luncheon on September 26th during the AGM
& Conference at the Oakwood Inn Resort & Golf in
Grand Bend, Ontario.
1st Place: Randy Villacis, SIG Ryka Inc. (right)
nd
2 Place: Matt Bolton, Valiant Machine & Tool (centre)
rd
3 Place: Ron Lushman, Blount Canada Ltd. (left)
The generous financial and in-kind support from many
CTMA members contributed to a very successful event.
Thanks to everyone involved – we couldn’t have done it
without you!
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ISTMA-WORLD-BOARD MEETING & GENERAL MEMBERS’ ASSEMBLY
By Les Payne, ISTMA Representative for Canada
A meeting of the International Special Tooling & Machining
Association (ISTMA) took place from Sept. 14-18, 2003 at
the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The normal attendance level and number of represented
countries was down from past meetings, due to the event
being rescheduled from July, with 10 countries and 30
delegates in attendance. The CTMA’s planning committee
are to be thanked for their excellent efforts in showcasing
the Canadian tooling industry and its hospitality. Many
thanks to all of our sponsors who allowed us to reduce our
financial costs associated with hosting this meeting. A
special thank you to Tipco Inc. for sponsoring the lunch at
Rapini’s between plant tours, that included a visit by Her
Worship Susan Fennel, Mayor of Brampton, and in
particular to Ron and Carole Spraggett for organizing the
day.
The week kicked-off with a welcome reception on Sunday
evening at the hotel and several delegates ended the
evening with supper and a game of pool at the Elephant &
Castle Pub & Restaurant.
The tooling industry in North America is unsettled and of
great concern to owners. Many plant closures and job
losses currently exist within the industry. Both American
and Canadian federal governments are insensitive to
manufacturers’ problems, certainly as it relates to the
tooling industry. The mood in the USA has been generally
described as “ugly” with companies and people becoming
politically active. Something has to change very soon.
Canada provided its full support to an Internal Trade Report
by Matt Coffey of the NTMA in the USA.
Information was requested from ISTMA-Europe on the
development of the European Fastool Project and France’s
success in obtaining agreements with automotive
companies to protect or pay for intellectual property rights
contained within the RFQ’s submitted to them during the
quoting process.
Other highlights of the meeting include:
• ISTMA member countries now total 25
• World Survey of Business Statistics to continue
• 2004 World Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Visit
www.cmpthailand/istmaconference.com or Intermach
2004 for more information.
• European report is of great interest
• Report on 2 exchange activities that have taken place.
Many of the reports are available from the CTMA office.
USA, India, Canada, Slovenia, Japan and Finland were all
well-represented during a friendly game of pool.
Each of the 3 regions of ISTMA (Europe, Asia & Americas)
were scheduled to meet the first morning and the Executive
Board met in the afternoon. What follows is a summary of
the ISTMA-Americas meeting report that I presented at the
ISTMA-World Board meeting the following day.
Since our meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2002, ISTMAAmericas has suffered the membership loss of Argentina
due to their currency crisis. Argentina’s representative sent
greetings and thanked the organization for its support over
the past several years. The region continues to conduct a
6-month Business Conditions Survey and is still seeking the
additional membership of Mexico and Brazil. ISTMAAmericas requested that the membership conditions
concerning a refund/rebate that has been granted to
ISTMA-Europe be granted to all ISTMA regions. The
subject of Associate Membership was discussed for
approved global suppliers and this was viewed as positive.
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In the afternoon, “Training Initiatives Around the World”
presentations were made by each region. Carol Olinski
from the Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges & Universities
presented an overview of Ontario’s training standards.
Some of the reports are available from the CTMA office.
There was also a very lively discussion amongst the
international delegates regarding “Global Business
Conditions”. Frank Palmer of Industry Canada and Carol
Olinski were also in attendance and able to participate in
this discussion. It was reported that Japanese suppliers
have been requested by their customers to provide
drawings and specifications from the first tool, die or mould
produced. These are then sent by the customers to lowercost countries for production tooling.
The Japanese
government is working on ways to protect a company’s
intellectual rights by legislation to enforce non-disclosure
agreements. The European delegates reported that they
are having problems with pensions. It was also reported
that China has 44 associations representing 200,000
tooling companies employing approximately 2 million
people.
Delegates enjoyed networking with each other and several
CTMA members in the evening during a “Taste of Canada”
buffet reception at the Royal York Hotel.
ISTMA Delegates take a break during a busy day of
Plant Tours
CONCLUSION / OPINION:
From my personal point of view as a result of recent world
discussions, we are now witnessing a major shift in the
“normal” trading pattern of manufacturing within the tooling
world. We are losing our base manufacturing capabilities.
Manufacturers are quickly reaching the point of being
unable to pass on the price increases being forced upon
them by the overhead sectors of the economy. By this I
mean all levels of government, health, education,
construction, etc. We need these sectors, however they
have no world competitive pressures to reduce prices …
unlike those in the manufacturing sector. So in Canada we
have some groups dialing up prices and other groups being
forced to reduce prices. We await the result … after all …
its only a “shake-out”.
ISTMA
PRECISION
INTERNATIONAL
SPECIAL TOOLING
AND MACHINING
ASSOCIATION
2003 ISTMA-World
Board of Directors Meeting
& Members’ Assembly
Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 14-18, 2003
SPONSORS
Shoichi Kuroda, ISTMA President, thanks Jack Tickins for
the tour of Tipco Inc.and for sponsoring a wonderful lunch at
Rapini’s Restaurant.
7:30am was the beginning of a very busy day on
Wednesday. Delegates toured Husky Injection Moulding
Systems where they were able to view the thixomolding
system that was of great interest. From there they traveled
to Tipco Inc. in Brampton who hosted lunch for everyone at
Rapini’s where they were joined by the Mayor of the city.
Then it was on to Magna’s Technical Training Centre and
their Promatek Research & Development division. An
interesting tour at Tycos Tool & Die Inc. concluded the
afternoon. Special thanks to all of the companies that
opened their doors to the international delegates and to
Ron Spraggett of Tipco Inc. for organizing a superb day of
plant tours. A Farewell Reception and Dinner at the top of
the CN Tower concluded the busy day.
Many of the delegates concluded the week with a postconference tour to the Niagara Falls and Niagara-On-TheLake.
G. S. DIE & DESIGN INC.
H. J. MACHINE & PATTERN LTD.
HARBOUR ADVANCED MACHINING LTD.
INDUSTRY CANADA
J. P. BOWMAN LIMITED
MICROMETRIC LIMITED
OSSCO MACHINE SALES
PEMD - DEPT. FOREIGN AFFAIRS &
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SANDVIK COROMANT, CANADA
THAMES MACHINE & TOOL LIMITED
TIPCO INC.
UNIVERSAL PATTERN CO. LTD.
WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chairman: Les Payne, Universal Pattern Co. Ltd.
Ron Spraggett, Tipco Inc. Jamie Bowman, J.P. Bowman
Robert Cattle, Micrometric Darren Carroll, OSSCO Machine
Horst Just, H.J. Machine Tom Garcia, ISTMA/NTMA
Paul Dallimore, Tipco Inc. Louis Papp, CTMA
Ed Glover, Harbour Machining Julie McFarlane, CTMA
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WESTERN ONTARIO CHAPTER
SAFETY GROUP PROGRAM
On November 6/03, members enjoyed an impressive
tour of Eagle Precision Technologies in Brantford.
The tour showcased the company’s engineering and
manufacturing capabilities.
Seeing the machines
running, the processes involved and the finished parts
showed us why Eagle is such a world-class leader of
muffler manufacturing equipment.
The CTMA-sponsored Safety Group Program (under the
WSIB), is nearing the completion of its inaugural year
and from all aspects it looks like it was a VERY good
first year! The group includes 46 companies in our
industry sector and, although the group is not exclusive
to companies in the Windsor-Essex area, most of them
are located there. The 5 meetings at the Ciociaro Club,
organized by the local Steering Committee, were very
well attended and found to be extremely beneficial to the
participants. Presentations were made by various IAPA,
WSIB and industry experts on a variety of health &
safety topics. The group was also able to get valuable
assistance with their targeted Elements during several
workshops and networking sessions throughout the
year.
Companies interested in joining the group for 2004
should contact the CTMA office or one of the Steering
Committee members before the end of January.
Additional information is available from the Safety Group
Section on the CTMA website at www.ctma.com.
Trevor Ludolph, Western Ont. Chapter Chair (left)
thanks Ron File for the excellent tour of Eagle Precision
Technologies in Brantford.
A dinner meeting at the Best Western/Brant Park Inn
followed the tour where members heard a very
interesting presentation entitled “Improving The Fatigue
Properties Of Metal Parts” by Sheamus Doherty of Metal
Improvement Co. Inc. Sheamus provided members with
a excellent overview of the “shot peening” process and
its benefits. It truly opened the eyes of everyone there to
know that shot peening can be used on such a wide
variety of parts – even aircraft wings! Use of this fatigue
improvement process could provide a competitive edge
to those in the tool, die and mould industry.
SAFETY GROUP SPEAKERS
Front L-R: Evan Anthony (WSIB), Colin Docherty (CTMA /
ThyssenKrupp), Kelly Holder (Moldplas Inc.).
Back L-R: Larry Masotti (IAPA), Phil Farley (CTMA/Stantec)
Trevor Ludolph, Western Ont. Chapter Chair (left)
thanks Sheamus Doherty of Metal Improvement Co. Inc. for
his interesting presentation on “SHOT PEENING”.
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RECENT MEMBERSHIP PLAQUE RECIPIENTS
SURFACE METALLURGICAL INC.
John Abrahamse, President
DADCO CANADA
FOCUS MACHINERY CO. LTD.
Bruce Patel
GROVER MACHINERY LTD.
Ron Brown, President
Greg Grover receives plaque from Trevor Ludolph
AIRTRONIC METAL & MACHINE PARTS LTD.
SIRCO MACHINERY CO. LTD.
Ramon Garcia
GRID INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LTD.
Ron Gilbert, Inside Sales Manager
Dan Ferko, President
BRICAN AUTOMATED SYSTEMS INC.
Ashley Casteels, Secretary
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
J & C TOOL & DIE LIMITED of Windsor, Ontario has
achieved ISO9001:2000 registration of its quality
management system. Founded in 1956, J & C has
continually built on a tradition of providing its customers
with high quality tooling and innovative solutions. Its
principal products and services are: Metal Stamping
dies with in-house tryout capability up to 700 tons;
Fixtures and gauges for checking, assembly, welding
and machining;
Tooling replacement components;
Custom precision machining including Jig Grinding and
Wire EDM; Die repair, alterations and tool steel welding.
For more information, contact Richard Janik, Vice
President, 3400 Ontario Street, Windsor, ON N8Y 1N9;
Tel: (519) 945-6391; Fax: (519) 945-8146 or visit their
website at www.jctool.com.
AUTOMATION DESIGN GROUP INC. will be
established as a separate company from Plant
Assistance Service Design Group on January 1, 2004.
The company provides machine and tool design
services, with experience in automatic assembly
machines, metal cutting machines, material handling
equipment, and CNC fixtures. For more information,
contact John Taylor, 55 Fleming Drive, Unit #25,
Cambridge, ON N1T 2A9; Tel: (519) 624-8913; Fax:
(519) 624-5230.
CARBIDE & HIGH SPEED STEEL GROUPS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGS
The CTMA hosted the Annual Meetings of the Carbide
and High Speed Steel Survey Groups at the national
office in Cambridge on June 26, 2003. Ed Glover, Past
President of the CTMA, chaired both of the meetings. A
round of golf followed at the nearby Whistle Bear Golf &
Country Club.
Carbide Survey Group Members
L-R: Ralph Carter, Horst von Richter, Ed Glover, Dave
Purchase, John Price, Tom Chevalier
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From the Desk of Gary Koenig…
Hello again …. It has been some time since my last article and we have had many rumours circulating about the
insurance industry. In view of this I thought I might bring our readers up to date as to what is really taking place
at the moment and how it is impacting the Machine Shop/Tool & Die/Mould Making industry. Let me start with
the good news – if you can call it that. Rumours are that the increases we have been experiencing (30% to
40%) should reduce to increases of 10% to 20% for the coming year, depending on individual insurance
companies. I’m afraid that’s it for the good news.
The bad news is that the market is still shrinking and very tight underwriting continues to occur due to the ever increasing
costs of reinsurance. What does this all mean for your industry? Well, at the very least still higher costs on your insurance
renewals and, in some cases, it will prove difficult for some to even get their insurance coverage renewed – at least not at any
reasonable price.
How can you protect yourself from these increases? Well, you can’t, but you can keep them to a minimum. A good way to get
into trouble with your insurer is not to disclose all the details of your company’s operation, as in – what you make, who you
make it for, and what its end use will be. Misinformation could later cause cancellation of your insurance or, even worse, the
insurance company could deny a claim. It is always advisable to keep your claims to a minimum. In other words, only file a
claim when it is too expensive for you to pay the claim yourself.
The biggest portion of the premium on your policy is for “Product Liability Coverage”. This comes into play if someone decides
to sue you because of an injury that is caused by a product that you have made. Even if your part was installed in another
product that caused the injury, you might be named in the lawsuit. On renewal, the insurance company will ask you again
what it is you make, where it is to be sold, and what the gross receipts are. This information is needed to calculate the
premium and also lets the insurance company know what it is they are insuring. Unfortunately, sometimes the correct
information is only provided at the time of a claim when it is too late, thereby giving the insurer an excuse to deny the claim.
Once an insurer refuses to renew your insurance, or worse, cancels mid-term due to misrepresentation on your part, you will
have a very difficult time getting new insurance at ANY reasonable price. Don’t ever be fooled into thinking “ what they don’t
know won’t hurt you” it can, and will, bite you in the end.
I sincerely hope this information is helpful and, in my next article, I will expand a little further into liability coverage with a focus
on exposure to the U.S. market.
P.W. Harrison & Sons is endorsed by the CTMA as a preferred broker specializing in industrial risk insurance for tooling &
machining companies. To find out more about the CTMA Insurance Program, contact Gary Koenig or Mark Harrison at (905)
764-6264 or 1-888-280-8853.
CTMA AFFINITY PROGRAMS
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In addition to networking opportunities and many other benefits, your membership in the Canadian Tooling &
Machining Association (CTMA) provides many advantages that you may not have considered. Pooled
purchasing from these suppliers with other CTMA members means savings for you, your employees and your
shareholders! Take a few moments and evaluate for yourself the savings with these affinity partners …
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P.W. Harrison & Son
INSURANCE BROKERS INC.
For more information on the affinity programs with any of these suppliers, contact the CTMA office at:
Tel: (519) 653-7265
Fax: (519) 653-6764
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INDUSTRY PULSE RATE
TAKEN OCTOBER 2003
• Mood seems to be improving - survivors are
ignoring closures of others
• Owners of closed companies are re-establishing
themselves
• Work is steady – cautiously optimistic
• More quoted work is beginning to be released
• USA seems to be getting busier
• Steady to slow – bigger picture seems to predict a
busier future
• Large pockets of the industry are busy
• Steel sales are brisk – increased competition
• Work has slowed to less than 40 hours/week
• Sales are up 20% from last year, but 20% down
from where forecasted
• US business is picking up with lots of work in the
pipe
UPCOMING EVENTS
2004
Jan. 5
Jan. 12
Jan. 16
Jan. 19
Jan. 22
Wage Survey Results Released
ISTMA-Americas Business Conditions Survey
Cdn. MTDM Federation Meeting Cambridge
Windsor Chapter/CAMM Meeting
Windsor
CTMA Board Meeting
Cambridge
Feb. 11
Feb. 19
Feb. 26
Safety Group Meeting
Toronto Chapter Meeting
Western Ont. Chapter Meeting
March 22
Windsor Chapter/CAMM Meeting
April 14
April 22
CTMA Board Meeting
Windsor
Cambridge
May 9-15
May 12
May 17-19
ISTMA World Conference
All-Chapter Annual Social
Montreal Fabricating Show
THAILAND
Toronto
Montreal
June 1
June 2-3
June 14
June 16
Spring Conf. & Golf Tournament
S.W. Ontario Industrial Show
Carbide & HSS Annual Meeting
Dorchester
Kitchener
Cambridge
Windsor
Windsor
Toronto
Mississauga
Windsor
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