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BUILDING
MOMENTUM,
Strengthening the Metal Forming Community
PMA’s 2022 Board of Directors chair Doug Johnson seeks to generate momentum for the association and the industry, to enlarge the community and provide strength in numbers. A larger metal forming community pays off in many ways, including fortifying our lobbying influence in Washington, D.C., and helping PMA expand its menu of networking opportunities.
BY BRAD F. KUVIN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Wow, what a roller coaster ride these last couple of years have been. In 2020, just before the pandemic struck, the Pre- cision Metalforming Association (PMA) welcomed Troy Turnbull, president of Industrial Innovations, as its new board of directors (BOD) chair—presumably for the year. However, best laid plans sometimes go awry, and Turnbull, PMA president David Klotz and the rest of the association’s BOD thought it best to keep Turnbull at the helm through 2021.
Now, 2022 brings new hope and promise to the metal forming industry, and with that PMA welcomes a new BOD chair: Doug Johnson, owner and president of metal former Marion Mfg., Cheshire, CT. When we met with Turn- bull as he took his seat at the head of the table two years ago, he had this to say:
“PMA should be a think tank, a source of new ideas for metal forming companies as they evolve and look to compete moving forward. We are here to train the industry—in the shop and
in the front office.”
Following in those footsteps, John-
son’s vision for PMA in 2022 and beyond:
“When it comes to developing and implementing new ideas to help our member companies, and the industry overall, evolve, PMA seeks to build a larger, stronger community. This prom- ises to deliver numerous benefits, including a stronger lobbying voice in Washington, D.C., on critical issues including workforce development and supply-chain resiliency. A stronger,
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