MiMfg
Magazine
Aug 2020 • Vol. XXXIII • Online Issue No. 4
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Delaney McKinley
Managing Editor
Joy Wolf
Design Editor
Editorial Staff
John J. Walsh
Publisher
Brett Gerrish
Copy Editor
Sarah Martin
Advertising
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MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXXIII Online Issue No. 4,
August 2020 (ISSN 1936-8860), (USPS
024-973) published bi-monthly for $18 per
year by the MMA Service Corporation
(MMASC), 620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI
48933-2308. Periodicals postage paid at
Lansing MI and additional offices.
On the Cover: How do Michigan
manufacturers find success in this new
world of global trade? Manufacturers
with deep experience in trade and
service on the Michigan District Export
Councils, like member companies
Steelcase and RoMan Manufacturing,
share their insights and experience
beginning on page 12.
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On the Cover
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Find Success on the Global Stage
This Month’s Features
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Key Conversation
Senator Mallory McMorrow
MFG Legislative Day
Premium Associate Member Spotlight
Daniel Obie • BigTimePPE.com
Sales, Marketing in a
Non-Handshaking World
Brian Town • Michigan Creative
Spearheading Legislative Solutions to
Safeguard Manufacturers
Dave Greco, III • MMA
Unique Smart Manufacturing Data
Suggests Reshoring is Happening Now
Jerry Foster, CTO • Plex Systems
MFG Operations Conference
Industry Member Spotlight
Gordon Fournier • Piston Group
MFG Excellence Awards
Inside Every Issue
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First & Foremost
Member Advantage
MFG Voice
MFG at Work
MMA Events