Fifty-two years ago, President Nixon went to China. The news
of his visit was shocking. The Washington Post wrote, “If Mr.
Nixon had revealed he was going to the moon, he could not
have flabbergasted his world audience more.”
“Manufacturing is still the one industry in the US that can take you from humble beginnings into the upper middle class in one generation. I’m living proof of that.”
ELMHURST, IL – When Kurt Sundberg joined Simplex System Controls in Elmhurst, Illinois 15 years ago, he was surprised and delighted with what he discovered about the industry and himself.
The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte recently released
a study showing that nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs
will likely need to be filled in the United States over the
next decade
Manufacturers are a “bunch of MacGyvers” to Stacey
Bales, president of Bales Metal Surface Solutions.
They make up a unique group of creative, ingenious
and determined folks with whom she loves working
and being associated.
If it weren’t for women leaving their homes and
entering manufacturing plants in the 1940s, the
world we know today would be very different.
Even at age 86, it’s not unusual for both Harold
and Helen Karbin to be working at the business they
started 63 years ago. H
STREAMWOOD – Seventy Chicago area high school students recently used their machining skills to help disabled individuals walk again.
Nicole Wolter, TMA’s 2023 Board Chairman, is a significant mixture of internet influence, industry promotion, and boardroom power wielding. With a degree in chemical engineering, Wolter worked for a commodities firm before joining HM Manufacturing in 2009.
Paul M. Heinze, now 80, exudes valuable wisdom, perspective, and insight on today’s US manufacturing industry, American history, business development, and common sense. He actively advises business owners on acquisitions and mergers with TMA affiliate member Goldberg & Heinze.
