St. Louis NTMA

2012 is the St. Louis Chapter’s turn to host the annual Joint Meeting with NTMA peers from the Kansas City Chapter. Following National Chair Roger Atkins’ theme of “Transforming for Competitiveness” the 2012 Joint Meeting will ask the question:

What is needed to efficiently machine hard metals so to be competitive in today’s marketplace?

Makino, Sandvik and BIG/Kaiser will present a commercial free overview of what needs to be considered for the most efficient machining of hard metals commonly used in the aerospace and other high-tech industries. This information will help you understand what issues need to be addressed regardless of what brand of machine, tool holders, etc. being used or considered. The conversation will be from a systems approach: what characteristics are needed in the machine tool, cutting tools, tool holders, fixtures, etc. to take your company to the next level of competiveness.

The free general session on Friday afternoon will be followed by the ever-popular industry roundtable and later a casual dinner and guest speaker Congressman Billy Long.

Saturday why not take advantage of the Branson area’s many features including golf (we can connect all the golfers so that you can plan golf with your friends); a group brunch and tours at nearby College of the Ozarks; afternoon group sail aboard a large catamaran – or enjoy any of Branson’s many wonderful resources for fun, recreation, shopping, shows, lake activities … no shortage of things to do. Then rejoin NTMA Saturday evening for dinner with with our special guests, NTMA Chair Roger Atkins and his wife Juanita.

We have a block of rooms that will by held until early July. Once that block is filled, it could be more difficult to get a room, so we recommend you make reservations early. Chateau on the Lake, Branson, MO

Meeting details & registration information – Click Here!

St. Louis-Kansas City Joint Meeting site: Chateau on the Lake, Branson, MO

Monday June 11 at Pevely Farms Golf Club

11:30 a.m. lunch and 1 p.m. shotgun start

Just a few spots are open for golfers – so reserve your space today! click here for Registration details and form

Sponsorship Opportunities Are Still Available! click here for Sponsorship details and form

Over 100 golfers have signed up to enjoy a great afternoon of golf and networking at Pevely Farms. This year’s goal is to register the limit 144 golfers and “own” the course for the afternoon. Last year’s record number of golfers and sponsors resulted in a very successful tournament, with proceeds going toward the Chapter’s scholarship fund.

If you’re not a golfer, consider sponsorship – just a few more hole sponsorships are available; other options are wide open. If you’d like to volunteer, we can use a few more registration volunteers and monitors on the course at the 5th hole to witness a hole-in-one shot, we’ll throw in the lunch and you can help out with this great cause and enjoy an afternoon at Pevely Farms’ beautiful course.

Over 60 individuals met at Hartig, Inc. to hear from Mal Sudhakar, head of sales – milling with AgieCharmilles.

May 1st Chapter Meeting at Hartwig, Inc.

South Tech High School opened their doors to NTMA to tell about and show how they partner with local high schools and companies to provide high school, adult education and customized training in the field of precision manufacturing.

Classroom tours were part of the networking before the meeting.

The Chapter welcomes newest Chapter Member Southtowne Machining. Southtowne president Dan Fitter accepts the company's membership plaque from Bill Bachman.

NTMA Purchasing Fair

June 13-14, 2012

Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, MI

Purchasing Fair Information

NTMA Purchasing Fair

October 22-23, 2012

Nashville, TN

NTMA Fall Conference

October 24-28, 2012

Nashville, TN

For information on these and other manufacturing events click here

St. Louis Area’s Customer Service at the new headquarters office is Rich Basalla. St. Louis members are encourage to contact Rich regarding anything at the national NTMA level. Chapter Executive, Sally Safranski (Chapter Executive) is still the contact for anything related to the Greater St. Louis Chapter NTMA.

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