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November 15, 2013 SME MANUFACTURING, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON CHAPTER 248

Also aerospace, avionics, electronics Editorial and pictorial by Dave Davidson

(Spokane, WA) Behind the scenes — SME248 Volunteers shoot factory floor “gemba” style educational videos at the MacKay Manu-

facturing in Spokane, WA. On September 25, SME volunteer members did a video shoot at MacKay Manufacturing located in Spo-

kane Washington. Participating were Katie MacKay Vice President and Greg Meyer CNC Supervisor, Glenn Coker, CNC Machinist

Bruce Felt from Video Marketing Services, Terrence Geyer, the 2012 SME Chapter 248 chair from the Mechanical Engineering Dept.

at Eastern Washington University and Dave Davidson from SME's Deburring and Finishing Tech Group and its Machining/Metal Remov-

al Technical Community. The resulting educational videos can be seen on YOUTUBE… The video subjects include “Lean at Mac-

Kay”, “Centrifugal Barrel Finishing”, “MacKay operations with a Mori Seiki NTX1000SZM (11 axis) Turn-Mill Center” and “MacKay

Operations with a Willimen 408MT (7 axis) All of these videos can be seen on the i.sme.org site at: i.sme.org/c248/contactvideos

SME Manufacturing promotes manufacturing education and advances manufacturing awareness for the Inland Northwest Empire area. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society advancing manufacturing knowledge and influencing more than half a million manufacturing practitioners annually. Through its local chapters, technical communities, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and keeps manufacturing profes-sionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Michigan, the Society has members in more than 70 countries and represents manufacturing practitioners across all industries... TO BECOME A MEMBER, DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FROM HERE: http://www.slideshare.net/dryfinish/fillintheform-and-return (Fill in the form on screen, Print it, sign it and fax it) For further information see

also: www.sme248.org

Listen to John A. Dunlop, Pro-gram manager at KeytronicsEMS "Spokane's SME organization is ex-ceptional. The leadership is dedicated to the cause and past leaders remain involved to ensure that the contacts and traditions of the organization con-tinue. Traditions include nearly monthly tours of local manufacturing companies to learn best in class production and Lean techniques. The group also spon-sors a student paper night that offers both contacts and awards. This is cer-tainly the premier manufacturing and engineering organization in Spokane." —- Membership in SME is open to business professionals interested in

manufacturing or lean. To apply for SME go here: http://www.slideshare.net/dryfinish/fillintheform-and-return, SEE ALSO: www.sme248.org

MacKay Manufacturing is a precision machine shop and contract manufac-turer that makes specialized medical devices and surgical instruments. They make a wide range of products for endoscopic, arthroscopic, orthope-dic and surgical implant applications

Bruce Felt from Video Marketing Services and SME248 talks to Mac-Kay’s Gregg Meyer and Katie Mac-Kay about the video production

Katie MacKay, Executive Vice President at MacKay Manufacturing provided the narration for the videos on “Centrifugal Barrel Finishing” and the “MacKay Lean story”. Unlike other manufacturing education videos, the videos in this MMR Gemba Series are are made on real factory floors with real factory people.