November 2014 - Volume 27, Number 6

Volume 27 - Number 6; November, 2014
Greater Kansas City Chapter
www.kcntma.org • 816-739-4422 • [email protected]
Manufacturing America’s Future
Chips ‘N Comments
2015 Upcoming Events
January 22, 2015
5:30 Networking Mixer @ Maker’s Mark
in KC Power & Light District
February 26, 2015
Shop Meeting TBA
March 4-8, 2015
NTMA MFG Conference in Florida
March 24, 2015
11:30 Owners Luncheon @ MCC-BTC
March 28, 2015
KC NRL Competition at Olathe NW
April 16, 2015
Shop Meeting TBA
April 21-22, 2015
NTMA Legislative Conference in D.C.
May 28, 2015
Golf Outing at Deer Creek
July 23-25, 2015
KC/St. Louis Lake Meeting
September 24, 2015
Shop Meeting TBA
October TBD
NTMA Fall Conference in St. Louis
December 5, 2015
Christmas Party
For Reservations or Information about
meetings/events contact: Torree Pederson
816-739-4422 • [email protected]
www.kcntma.org
Christmas Party,
Saturday, December 6th
at Piropo’s Grille
West First Street
Parkville MO 64152
(816) 741-9800
Starts at 6:00 pm
Please join us as we celebrate
Roger Gubbel’s term & welcome
Michael Bohning as the 2015
President
$80.00 Per Person
(Includes dinner, live entertainment, tax,
gratuity, two beverages)
Register Now:
https://www.123signup.com/register?id=yvbtn
Welcome New Members:
Hogue Tool & Machine
Pat Hogue
Harrisonville, MO (816) 380-5001
Disposable Instruments, Inc.
Sandra A. Clipshaw
Lenexa , KS (913) 492.6492
Burger & Brown Installs Equipment
Burger & Brown Engineering, Inc.,
Grandview, Missouri, has recently installed four micro mills and a Mori Seiki
4-axis VMC.
The 37-year-old company specializes
in CNC machining, micro-machining,
injection molding, contract inspection
and custom automation equipment. It
operates in a 30,000-sq.-ft. facility with
52 employees.
“New opportunities keep presenting
themselves and adding this equipment
helps us meet our customers’ needs,”
stated Mark Brown, CEO and 26-year
industry veteran. “We continue to focus
on developing strong customer relationships.”
Other machining equipment at the
company includes: a five-axis machining
center; five CNC turning centers (two
with live tooling); three CNC Swiss turning centers; six CNC vertical machining
centers dedicated to micro-milling and
ten CNC machining centers (three with
4-axis).
The micro-machining area works
with steel, stainless steel, brass, aluminum, tool steel, titanium, plastics and
exotic composites. It can handle parts as
Above: A Burger & Brown crew member with two new Strathclyde Micro Mills.
small as the head of pin.
The injection molding department has 50-ton, 100-ton
and 200-ton injection molding machines. All are all-electric.
Industries served by Burger & Brown include: medical
equipment; aerospace (qualified by NASA); defense; semiconductor; food; computers and recreation.
The company, which is ITAR registered, also has its
own line of accessories for the plastics processing industry
under the SmartFlow brand.
Burger & Brown Engineering can be contacted at:
(800) 7643518; (816) 878-6675; fax (816) 878-6680; 4500
E. 142nd Street, Grandview, Missouri 64030.
Chapter Meets At Ruco Products
The Kansas City Chapter of the National Tooling & Machining Association
(NTMA) held a Shop Meeting at Ruco
Products in Blue Springs, Missouri.
Ruco is a 46-year-old custom plastic
injection molding company. It operates
in a 27,000 sq. ft. facility that includes
15 injection molding machines ranging in size from 28 to 300 tons and shot
sizes range from .3 to 30 ounces. A tool
room is on site for mold repair/maintenance and a 3D printer has been added
for prototyping in the last year.
The meeting was sponsored by the
National Bank of Kansas City.
After tours and an Italian dinner, the
first speaker at the event was National
Chairman Ted Toth. He had toured several member shops that day and updated
the group on all the events happening
at the NTMA office and at the national
level.
The next speaker was Omar Nashashibi, founding partner of Franklin
Partnership, LLP. The group is a bipartisan government relations firm that
works on behalf of NTMA members
and the manufacturing industry with
Congress, the Administration and relevant government agencies.
Nashashibi discussed many of the
pressing issues facing manufacturing
and the NTMA in the upcoming year
and the current trends in the political
races for the upcoming 2014 elections.
His topics included taxes, regulations,
R&D tax credits, section 179 deductions
and many more.
The KC NTMA chapter can be contacted at (816) 739-4422 or
www.kcntma.org.
Above (l-r): Roger Gubbels, Ted Toth and Omar Nashashibi at the NTMA meeting.
Above: Part of the crowd at the NTMA meeting at Ruco Products in Blue Springs, MO.
2014 NTMA-KC Officers/Directors
Wise Chips:
“We are here on earth to do good
unto others. What the others are
here for, I have no idea .”
“If life were fair, Elvis would
still be alive today and all the
impersonators would be dead.” Johnny Carson
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This is a great opportunity for members and associate
members to gain exposure for their goods and services to
more than 200 members and prospective members, as well
as support the NTMA. (See examples inside).
Business card ads cost $125 per issue (three minimum). The newsletter is published 5 to 6 times a year.
Members and associate members receive priority for the
limited spots that are available.For more information, contact Torree at: 816-739-4422 • [email protected]
Greater Kansas City Chapter
National Tooling & Machining Association
PO BOX 480332
Kansas City MO 64148
President: Roger Gubbels, K-Ter Imagineering
1st Vice President: Michael Bohning, Creative Blow Mold
2nd Vice President: Andy Borst, Clay & Bailey Mfg.
Exec. Director:
Torree Pederson (816) 739-4422 [email protected]
Trustee: Craig Schroer, Unitech, Inc.
Director at Large: Mike Hudson, Heartland Fab & Machine
Associate Member Rep: Greg Carr, Deco Tool
Past President: John Jaixen, A&E Custom Mfg.Tech
Treasurer: Bill Goodman, A&E Custom Mfg. Technology
Membership Committee:
Greg Carr, Deco Tool
Events Committee:
Greg Taylor, Hartwig, Inc.
Government Affairs:
Tom Goodpasture, Pride Mfg.
Ron Borst, Clay & Bailey Manufacturing Co.
Training & Apprenticeship:
George Crossland, Crossland Machinery
Education:
George Crossland; Crossland Machinery
Ron Borst, Clay & Bailey Manufacturing Co.
Emerging Leaders:
Andrea Wosel, C&R Mfg.
Editor: David Lippe, MACI (785) 272-5280
NTMA Representative:
Jim Grosmann, St. Louis (314) 409-3799
[email protected]
Chapter Web Site: www.kcntma.org