Category: TMA Member News

Steve Kopinski of Abrasive-Form

BLOOMINGDALE, IL – Steve Kopinski, Abrasive-Form’s vice president of engineering, is about to start another chapter in his career that began in 1971, when he entered TMA’s mold-making program.

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Masters in Manufacturing: Jean Pitzo and Deb Benning

BENSENVILLE – Besides making customers happy and meeting deadlines with high quality products, at Ace Metal Crafts in Bensenville, “It’s all about the company culture,” says CEO Jean Pitzo.

“We’re culture people, we’re all about the people that work for us,” Pitzo said during a recent company visit. “We can talk about metal fabrication, or we can talk about our company culture, whichever you want.”

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Masters in Manufacturing: Progressive Coating CEO Stephen Walters

CHICAGO – Progressive Coating is a Chicago company that CEO Stephen Walters bought eight years ago, and while the U.S. stats continue to bemoan a sluggish economy, Walters’ business has grown 35 percent in each of the last four years.

Having just added the company’s fourth production line, Walters has high hopes for expanding and turning Progressive Coating into a formidable enterprise.

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