As the Tool & Die Institute entered its sixth decade of serving small and midsize manufacturers mostly around Chicago, international trade interests shifted toward the People’s Republic of China.
From TMA Golden Anniversary Commemorative Booklet published in 1975 T&DI Today (1975) & Tomorrow The record shows that the Tool & Die Institute has come
“…One small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind” – With these words the United States stepped on the surface of the moon. This event, like so many more, would typify the years between 1966-1975.
(from the Tool & Die Institute’s Golden Anniversary Commemorative Booklet published in 1975)
(from the Tool & Die Institute’s Golden Anniversary Commemorative Booklet published in 1975)
(from the Tool & Die Institute’s Golden Anniversary Commemorative Booklet)
Standing in the doorway of the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s (TMA) Training Center in 2025, one can’t help but be in awe of how 21st-century manufacturing is evolving, and contemplate how much different a manufacturing training center must have looked in 1945.
“Joey” Bettinardi, Vice President of Sales and Operations at Betts Precision in Alsip, Illinois, represents well “Gen Z” – a generation that focuses on two key components in their life work: environmental consciousness and company culture.
For Gen Zers like 25-year-old Bettinardi, working to make the world a better place is a crucial motivating factor for their careers.
WHEELING, IL – At a very young age, Gabriel Perez began helping his mother with her embroidery work in Rincon de Dolores, Michoacan Mexico.
TMA Associate members are businesses that offer services, equipment, machinery, or materials unique to companies that qualify as manufacturer members that are not normally performed by manufacturer members.
Affiliate members consist of companies providing services to manufacturer members by neither manufacturer nor Affiliate members.
Together, the Associates and Affiliates create TMA’s robust Supplier Network.