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hosted a week-long workshop for manufacturing instructors to help them better understand NIMS credentials. A total of 73 credentials were earned, 30 of which were from Schoolcraft faculty and students.
Schoolcraft College actively reaches out to the community, introducing parents and students to the world of manufac- turing and machining. The department works with the local K-12 teachers and administrators to develop a career path from middle school to college, then onto jobs, highlighting opportunities in the manufacturing workforce. The school also recently hosted its second annual openhouse in the Advanced Manufacturing Lab, allowing more than 200 stu- dents and parents to tour the lab and campus.
The Educational Institution Award recognizes a public or private educational institution that provides outstanding training and education services to companies in the metal- forming industry. The award, sponsored by Clips & Clamps Industries, Plymouth, MI, is funded by the Dul Foundation. Clips & Clamps Industries and Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Cen- ter, through the Dul Foundation and the families of Michael and Kathleen Aznavorian, Douglas and Sandy Mily and the late Estelle Dul, proudly support the efforts of the PMA Edu- cational Foundation.
Excellence in Quality—
Kryton Engineered Metals
Kryton Engineered Metals, Cedar Falls, IA, received the 2015 Pridgeon & Clay Excellence in Quality Award. The com- pany fabricates spun metal components and other parts, and features a bevy of fabricating equipment including a new Cincinnati flat-bed fiber-laser cutting machine and Rofin five- axis laser-cutting machine. Kryton’s quality system includes executive management commitment and management review, as well as software enabling paperless shopfloor data entry and real-time interaction. Also noted is a dedication to team-mem- ber training and education, customer partnerships to reduce nonconformance, and preventive action.
Kryton management reviews all activities relevant to ISO certification requirements. Quality staff presents to man- agement a monthly operations report that includes detailed information and charts on all aspects of the operations, including customer on-time delivery, PPM ratings, ship- ments and scrap. All Kryton employees receive the report via e-mail, and have access to pertinent charts shared through electronic message boards throughout the facility.
Kryton’s ERP software, which features paperless shop data entry and real-time interaction, automatically generates
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