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Photos, Top, L-R: Nelson Inc.’s Roger Nelson & Steve Nelson. Parts produced at Kluba Machine. Innovative Tool & Machine’s Tim Strubberg with a Hurco VMX42. Bottom L-R: A FANUC RoboCut EDM at East Central Machine. A First Process Steel crew member is dwarfed by newly installed dual 30’, 1300-ton Pacific CNC presses. A Do-All saw demonstrated at Gladwin Machinery’s KC Expo.

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Index- May, 2013Vol. 40 - No. 09

East Central Machine & Tool: EDM .. 5ISM-KC Hears From Economist .....6Innovative Machine & Tool ..............8Mo-Kan AFS: Director Speaks......10Pitt State Receives Donation ........ 11Nelson Inc Celebrates 30 Years ...12First Process Steel Expands ........14NTMA Legislative Day ..................16Gladwin Machine KC Expo ...........18Kluba Machine Starts Up ..............20KC NTMA Tours Heartland Fab ....22ISM-Wichita Finishes Year............24Editorial.........................................26Mid-States Supply-KC Improves ..30Upcoming Issues ..........................32Mid-America MSCI Golf Outing ....33Tulsa Show Photos .......................34St. Louis NTMA: Workforce Training .36Upcoming Trade Shows .....................38

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East Central Machine & Tool Co, St. Clair, Missouri, is prepar-ing for its 30th anniversary and has recently installed a new FANUC a-C400ia RoboCut EDM machine.

The family-owned firm is a full-service tool & die shop with production stamping and produc-tion machining. The new FANUC EDM, purchased from McClain Tool and Technology, replaces an older machine. “The new EDM is a major improvement in efficiency and productivity,” stated Danny Moss, son of the founder. “We had purchased equipment from McClain before and have been pleased with their service. They have always treated us very fairly. The new FANUC can do so many things that we could not do before. The controls were so easy that our operator was up and running in a few days.” The new C400ia model features several enhancements including reduced wire usage and better energy efficiency.

Other equipment at East Cen-tral Machine includes CNC and manual mills/lathes, grinders and stamping presses up to 250-tons.

The firm’s seven employees operate in a 10,000-sq.-ft. facility. Materials worked with include tool steel, mild steel, stainless steels, aluminum, brass, and copper. In-dustries served include rail, energy distribution, agriculture, trucking, and commercial goods. As he con-sidered the firm’s 30-year history, Dan Moss, founder, said, “The keys to our success over the years has been hard work in bringing our customers parts and products to their market place, paying par-ticular attention to their quality

requirements and delivery. Having diversity and being able to adapt to an ever changing market place increases our chances for contin-ued success in the future.”

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ISM-Kansas City, an affiliate of the Institute for Supply Manage-ment, held a meeting on April 16th at the headquarters of Ash Grove Cement Company in Lenexa, Kansas.

The featured speaker for the event was economist Chris Kuehl, managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. The firm provides strategic and business analysis and economic forecasting for corporate clients. He is also the chief economist for the Fabri-cators and Manufacturers Associa-tion.

Kuehl discussed global and national economic trends as well as those more local in nature. He emphasized that trying to rely on national numbers such as unem-ployment can be so diluted that they may not be of much use.

He spoke at length about the importance of growth for the U.S. economy. “The easiest way to deal with the debt and deficit is to grow,” commented Kuehl. He noted that our economy is driven

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Innovative Machine & Tool, Inc., Union, Missouri, has recently completed a 5,600-sq.-ft. addition which nearly triples its space.

The company has eight em-ployees working in its facility.

The 11-year-old operation, which is ISO 9001-2008 certified, offers CNC milling, turning and Swiss turning. It can handle ma-chining parts up to 50” x 26” and turning up to 10” in diameter by 16” in length.

Innovative Machine & Tool works with all standard metals, including exotics and plastics. Industries it serves include food & beverage, automotive, agriculture and medicine. As he considered the company’s growth, Tim Strub-berg, owner and 20-year industry veteran, noted, “Our employees are vital to the success of our growing business. They know their input continues to be an important part of our team.

The operation has five pieces of CNC equipment. Three Hurco VMCs (purchased from CJ Smith) are the heart of the operation. These machines include a Hurco

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Above: Innovative Machine & Tool’s Tim Strubberg with a Hurco VMX42.

Above: Three Hurco VMCs at Innovative Machine & Tool.

Above: Samples of parts machined at Innovative Machine & Tool.

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Above: AFS Director Scott Lammers makes his presentation at the meeting.

The Mo-Kan Chapter of the American Foundry Society (AFS) met on April 16th at the Smokehouse BBQ in Independence, Missouri..

The featured speaker was Scott Lammers, technical director for the AFS. He started in the industry in 1980. He started as a metallurgist, and has worked in process control, quality control and sales. He has experience in cast irons, steel, copper, nickel and cobalt based alloys. He has taught all phases of metal casting technical subjects for the Cast Metals Institute.

Lammers spoke about the current industry trends and what is new at AFS.

Mo-Kan AFS can be contacted at: (913) 621-1320.

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MPI, a world leader in wax-room equipment, has donated a 25-ton wax injector to the manufacturing program at Pittsburg State University (PSU). The new state-of-the-art wax injection machine is being in-stalled in the metal casting lab at the Kansas Technol-ogy Center and is expected to be ready for operation in late May.

The donation fits with PSU’s mission to create a Center of Excellence in Metal Casting (CEMC). The goal is to develop a state-of-the-art laboratory which will produce top graduates in the metal casting indus-try.

Russ Rosmait, PSU Professor of Engineering Technology, said the injection press will be “fully in-tegrated” into the investment casting curriculum. The new equipment will bring real-world application to the classroom from tooling design and wax injection right on to final wax assembly.

Rosmait praised MPI for its generosity. “This is the type of industry-leading machine we’ve wanted for quite some time,” Rosmait said, “but its $160,000 price tag meant it was out of our reach financially. We’re incredibly fortunate and grateful that MPI

decided to invest so substantially in our program and donate this equipment to us.”

“The program at Pitt State is excellent and needs the best equipment to aid in training tomorrow’s lead-ers in Investment Casting. MPI has the best equipment, so when asked if I would contemplate making such a significant donation I considered it my responsibility to the industry,” says Bruce Phipps, President MPI, Inc.

PSU is a Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) Certified school and is home to the only Investment Casting Institute (ICI) Certification program in the world. For more information visit www.pittstate.edu.

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Left: PSU’s Russ Rosmait, professor of engineering technology, with a new 25-ton wax injector dontated to the school by MPI.


Nelson, Inc., Wichita, Kan-sas, is celebrating its 30th anniver-sary.

The family-owned company, which was founded in Roger and Verna Nelson’s basement in 1983, has concentrated on providing “custom and engineered” crane/hoist solutions since its inception.

It is a full-service dealer for several different brands of cranes and hoists and offers design, engineering, sales, fabrication, in-stallation, repair and moderniza-tion for all its products and most other brands.

“We concentrate on one goal ... solutions to meet your needs,” stated Roger Nelson, president and 36-year veteran. “Our work touches so many aspects of an op-eration, safety, efficiency, produc-tivity, reliability and maintenance. It’s all about up-time.”

The company’s employees work in a modern 25,000-sq.-ft. facility designed and built for the company in 2001. The Nelson’s son, Steve, has been with the company for over 25 years.

Nelson Inc.’s crew of service technicians is very knowledge-able and experienced. “We have one of the best crews we have ever had,” noted Nelson.

Nelson Inc.’s crane and hoist product lines include: Harrington; Stahl; Coffing; Budgit; Gorbel; Shaw-Box; Yale; EMH; R&M; and Ace. Other lines of related equipment are also offered.

Nelson Inc. has installed cranes with capacity from 1-ton to 120-ton and hoists from 1/2-ton to 100-ton.

The company has been recognized as a leading dealer in the country for several brands of

Nelson, Inc. Celebrates 30th AnniversaryFirm Specializes In Cranes & Hoists;

Started Out In Basement Of Family Home

Wichita, Kansas

Above: Roger Nelson & Steve Nelson with custom dual hoists.

Above: A large crane system being delivered and installed by Nelson, Inc.

Above (l-r): Steve Nelson & Roger Nelson with a customized system.

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The company’s customer base is mainly in the mid-America region, but it also has numerous customers across the country.

As he reflected on the changes over the past 30 years, Roger Nelson commented, “We’re here to help our customers. Some have been with us since the very begin-ning. Being flexible and adaptable is key, as we hit new situations all the time. I enjoy the constant learning process. Even after 30 years I still enjoy what I do. Busi-ness is good.”

Nelson, Inc. can be contacted at: (800) 362-0099; Fax (316) 722-9239; 8900 W. Monroe Circle, Wichita, Kansas 67209; www.NelsonInc.com.


First Process Steel (FPS), Tulsa, Oklahoma, has installed dual 30’, 1300-ton Pacific CNC presses as it continues to expand/ automate its operation and improve its efficiency.

The 18-year-old firm special-izes in long (up to 60’) steel plate components. It offers oxy-fuel cut-ting, shearing and forming of plate. It can handle forming on plate 1/8” to 1.5” and cutting on 1/8” to 5”.

It is in the process of adding 42,000-sq.-ft. to its 23,000-sq.-ft. facility. The amount of custom-ized material handling equipment in FPS’ facility is impressive. It ranges from specialized cranes and lifts to automated systems for feed-ing material into press brakes (one bend at a time) to loading trailers for transport. The firm has built or

First Process Steel Installs dual 30’, 1300-ton Pacific CNC Presses As It Continues To Expand & Automate

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Above: A First Process Steel crew member is dwarfed by the newly installed dual 30’, 1300-ton Pacific CNC presses.

customized much of the equip-ment itself.

“You have to think outside of the box and create your own advantages,” stated Dan Newton, president/CEO and 43-year industry veteran. As he discussed the innovative think-ing and constant improvements taking place at FPS. “We are one of the more efficient opera-tions of our type in the nation,” noted Newton.

The new dual Pacific presses combine for 2600-tons to handle 60’ parts. The duo was purchased from Icon Machine Tool. It features automated loading, feed, laser tooling tracking and automated unloading.

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good job,” commented Newton. “We are very happy with Icon’s service.”

Newton also pointed out how the firm focuses on customer service in its operation. “We assign a project manager to each project and they handle the entire project from start to delivery.”

FPS serves customers through-out the Midwest in such industries as transportation, energy, construction, heavy equipment and special equip-ment. Its 60 employees work with carbon steel, aluminum and stainless plate.

First Process Steel can be con-tacted at: (888) 623-2929; (918) 836-2929; 2678 North Harvard Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma 74115; www.firstpro-cesssteel.com.

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The Missouri Chapters of NTMA and manufacturing in general were well represented in Washington DC by a team of mem-bers who made the trip to attend the NTMA / PMA One Voice legisla-tive conference April 23rd and 24th. Those making the trip this year were from the St Louis Chapter: Herb & Lisa Homeyer of Homeyer Precision Mfg, Lee Horneyer of Lee Horneyer Company. The Kansas City Chapter was represented by George Cross-land, Crossland Machine; Mike Hudson, Heartland Fabrication and Tom Goodpasture of Pride Mfg.

During the two-day event the group visited two US Senators and seven US House Representatives of congress. Issues discussed were tax reform and the effect of current considerations affecting 81% of

KC & St. Louis NTMA Members Take Part In Legislative Conference in D.C.

all manufacturers as pass through S corporations. Once again con-versations focused on the serious condition of the trained skilled workers for manufacturing. The team was able to introduce and

educate representatives on American Jobs for American Heroes an initia-tive targeting the 60,000 unemployed National Guard Citizen Soldiers. The team came back feeling that they had a number of good conversations.

Above (l-r): George Crossland, Lee Horneyer, Tom Goodpasture, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (Mo), Herb Homeyer, Lisa Homeyer and Mike Hudson during the NTMA/PMA one Voice Legislative Conference in D.C.

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Gladwin Machinery & Sup-ply hosted a Machinery Expo at its Kansas City area showroom/ warehouse in Parkville Missouri, April 10-11.

The 30-year-old firm offers a wide selection of metal fabrication equipment across 11 Midwestern states.

Numerous pieces of equipment from eight different lines were up and running for the event. These included: press brakes, plate rolls, a waterjet system, saws, shears, CNC folders, finishing/deburring equipment and ironworkers.

Seminars at the Expo covered a wide range of topics including: fiber laser technology, waterjet capabilities, CNC plate rolling nesting software and band saw selection.

Gladwin Machinery can be contacted at: (816) 777-5999 or www.gladwinmachinery.com.

Photos from the event are on these pages.

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Above (l-r): Joe Kluba, Doug Thompson, Luke Kleinheider & Luke Kluba with a Hardinge VMC at Kluba Machine

Industry veteran Joe Kluba has started Kluba Machine in Washing-ton, Missouri.

The CNC machining job shop works with tool steel, stainless, cold rolled steel, copper, and exotics on parts up to 40” x 20”.

The company has four employ-ees with a combined experience of over 65 years. Industries served include automotive, aerospace and packaging.

Equipment at Kluba Machine includes: two Hardinge VMCs; an Okuma turning center with barfeed-er; a Brown & Sharp CMM and other shop equipment.

One of the first purchases that Kluba, a 20-year industry veteran, made when starting the operation was Mastercam X6 software from QTE Manufacturing Solutions.

“I have worked with Mastercam software for 12 years,” noted Kluba. “It is easy to use, very efficient, reduces waste and is a great value. The service and support from QTE is second to none.”

Kluba noted that the firm has created 4,000 programs on Master-cam in the first 3½ months of opera-tion and have had no scrapped parts due to software and achieved 62% spindle efficiency (with non-pallet-ized equipment). “We are impatiently waiting for the X7 version.”

“Our goal is to become known for our customer service and qual-ity,” commented Kluba.

Kluba Machine can be contacted at: (636) 390-4088; Fax (636) 390-4149; PO Box 2238, 1904 W Main St, Washington, Missouri 63090; [email protected].

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The Kansas City Chapter of the National Tooling & Machin-ing Association (NTMA) held a Shop Meeting at Heartland Fabrication & Machine’s (HFM) new location in Raytown, Mis-souri on April 18th. Over 80 attended the event.

The CNC machine and fabrication shop offers CNC turning (including y-axis), mill-ing, drilling, tapping, welding (MIG & TIG), CNC sawing, tube bending and light punch-ing. HFM serves a wide range of industries in mid-America including: Department of Defense, architectural/ orna-mental; construction; railroad; agriculture and food processing. HFM, which has DBE and MBE designations, can be contacted at: (816) 778-0766 or www.heartlandfab.com.

The meeting was sponsored by Federated Insurance and the bar sponsor was National Bank of Kansas CIty.

The featured speaker was Kirk Young, SPHR, CEO of Job Match Assessment. A 28-year HR veteran, Young spoke about “Getting Gen Y Hired & En-gaged.” He discussed traits and characteristics of Gen Yers and the best ways to hire, train, mo-tivate this younger generation. Young gave numerous examples of how this generation thinks and look at their careers.

The firm can be contacted at www.jobmatchassessment.com.

The KC NTMA chapter can be contacted at (816) 739-4422 or www.kcntma.org.

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Above: Job Match Assessment’s Kirk Young speaking at the NTMA meeting.

Above: Part of the audience of over 80 at the KC-NTMA April meeting.

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Above: HFM’s Mike Hudson.


ISM-Wichita Finishes Year; Installs Officers, Awards Scholarships &

Recognizes AchievementsThe Wichita Chapter of the

Institute for Supply Management (ISM) wrapped up its year with a meeting at the Wichita Petroleum ClubAirport Doubletree in Wichi-ta on May 9th.

The featured speaker was Ty-ler Walston of the Kansas Global Trade Services (formerly Kansas World Trade Center). The center’s mission is to promote and facili-tate international trade in Kansas through education, promotion, research, facilitation and commu-nication.

Walston discussed the impact of global trade on our economy, global opportunities and challeng-es, resources available and what is next in global trade.

The Kansas World Trade Cen-terKansas Global Trade Services can be contacted at: www.kansas-wtcglobal.org.

In other chapter business,, five students were awarded scholar-ships by the chapter, officers for

the upcoming 20101-20112 year were also installed (see photo), CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) recipients for the year were recognized (see photo) and Joe Thomas was also awarded the chapter’s Del Roskam

Award for his outstanding service to the group. Roskam was the first president of the organization at its founding.

ISM-Wichita, which is an af-filiate of ISM,can be contacted at www.ismwichita.org.

Above (l-r): The 2013/2014 ISM WIchita board includes brent Spradling, Secretary; Gene Sharp, Treasurer; Carl Warne, 2nd VP; Ashley Luney, 1st V;, Mike Swales, President and Dana Giggy, Executive Director.

Above (l-r): ISM-Wichita CPSM recipients brad DeGrandis, Mike Swales (instructor), John bockelman, Jason Sinkey, Dana blumenshine, John buche and Carl Warne at the May meeting.

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As our national debt mounts and our governments are exert-ing more power over our lives, it appears obvious we need leaders that will fight for fewer laws and regulations and less borrowing and spending.

With that in mind, some histo-rians are re-examining the 1920s and believe that Calvin Coolidge might offer some insight on how to handle today’s financial problems.

Amity Shales, author of The Forgotten Man, writes that while researching that book on the 1930s, she discovered our “for-gotten president:” “Silent Cal” Coolidge. Most presidential heros

have been generals or war leaders, but Coolidge was mainly a man of work, she says. “Coolidge was a minimalist president, an economic general of budgeting and tax cuts.”

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Tal-ent will not; nothing is more com-mon than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Educa-tion will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipo-tent.” - CC

In her book, Coolidge, Shales notes that under his administration: “the federal debt fell; the federal budget was always in surplus; unemployment was 5% or 3%; the top income tax rate came down by half, to 25%, and wages rose and interest rates came down so that the poor might borrow more easily.”

This wasn’t as easy as it sounds. After World War I, our na-tional debt was $27 billion, or nine times the pre-war level. Coolidge, and Harding, too, cut this figure to only $17.65 billion. By cutting tax-es, they caused economic growth which brought in surplus dollars for the government. Much of this happened because Coolidge was willing to be unpopular and his rather harsh upbringing allowed him to stick to his convictions.

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Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, where the family farmed some rocky acreage and ran a country store. His father served in the Ver-mont legislature, providing an in-sight into politics for this very shy son. His mother died when he was 12, and his sister six years later.

He graduated from Amherst College with honors, and entered law and politics in Northampton, Mass. Slowly, methodically, he went up the political ladder from councilman in Northampton to governor of Massachusetts. One of the most important lessons Coolidge learned early in life was to avoid debt...and he never forgot it.

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According to The White House Historical Association: “At 2:30 on the morning of August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Calvin Coolidge received word that he was president. By the light of a kerosene lamp, his father, who was a notary public, administered the oath of office.” Warren G. Harding had died and left behind a scandal-ridden office.

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Amity Shales writes that “To put his achievement more simply, Coolidge kept the government out of the way of commerce.” When he left office in 1929...”the federal government was smaller than when he had become president in 1923.”

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Above: Valve inventory on hand at Mid-States Supply’s KC facility.

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