September 2017
MiMfg
Magazine
In Every Issue
4 First & Foremost
Contents
MiMfg Magazine
September 2017 • Vol. XXX • Print Issue No. 5
12
8 Key Conversation
AARP’s Paula Dean Cunningham
20
Member Spotlight
Burke Architectural Millwork
24
MFG at Work
Dart Container Corporation,
DeWys Manufacturing, Dow
Chemical Company, Toyota
Cover Story: Manufacturing means more
than just jobs or investment dollars to your
town. Find out how members are making
their mark on their local communities.
27
Upcoming Events
Features This Month
6 2017 MMA Legislators of the Year
9 MFG Excellence Awards
10
Apply Now Skilled
Trades Training Fund
Read the MiMfg Magazine digital edition:
http://mag.mimfg.org.
Editorial Staff
18
18
Energy-Saving Tips
for Manufacturers
By Dale Wicker, Michigan
Manufacturing Technology Center
11
Reasons to Host an
MFG Day Event
26
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22
Check out the New
MMA website
26
Avoiding Regulatory Compliance
Fines and Penalties with
Environmental Audits
By Jeffrey V. Simsa • Gosling
Czubak Engineering Sciences, Inc.
26
Hire Veteran Talent
3
Chuck Hadden
Publisher Elyse Kopietz
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Brett Gerrish
Copy Writer
Michigan Manufacturers Association
and MMA Service Corporation
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MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXX Print Issue No. 5,
September 2017 (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
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Cover: The Shape family continues to give
back by installing new playground equipment
at Whistle Stop Park in Spring Lake.
Above: Students learn about manufacturing
during MAHLE’s 2016 MFG Day plant tour. See
page 12 for more about how manufacturers
make a mark on their local communities.