May 2017 MiMfg
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4 First & Foremost
Contents
Magazine 3
May 2017 • Vol. XXX • Print Issue No. 3
12
10 Key Conversation
TED Director Roger Curtis
20
Member Spotlight
Lear Corporation
24
MFG at Work
AAM, Continental
Dairy, FIRST Robotics,
LorAnn Oils, Toyota,
Cover Story: Over the past 11 years, the Forum
has evolved to provide solutions, resources and
insights into how to tackle emerging issues. Find
out how member input has driven this event and
learn about the current issue of cyber security.
27
Upcoming Events
Features This Month
6 Developing
Career Pathways
for the Next Generation
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Editorial Staff
By Brett Gerrish, MMA
9 Manufacturers Show The Love
16 A Tale of Two Marketing Systems
By Ben Jessup, The Whole
Brain Group
18
Valuable Benefits in
Manufacturing
6
19
Rescue Your Website
By Charlie Westra, Michigan
Manufacturing Technology Center
22 Can’t Find Talent?
By Karen Barnes, Hylant
22
By Michelle Knierim,
Educational Data Systems Inc.
26
MFG Day Planning Tips
Chuck Hadden
Publisher Elyse Kopietz
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Brett Gerrish
Copy Writer
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MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXX Print Issue No. 3,
May 2017 (ISSN 1936-8860), (USPS 024-973)
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Unless otherwise noted, photos by
Big Stock Photo and MMA Staff.
Cover: Daniel Kitchen of MAHLE Engine
Components USA Inc. shares why he “loves
MFG!” at the MFG Forum on 4/25/17 in Novi.
Learn more about this member-driven event
on page 12.