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into markets; and handling trade inquiries. Just as is the case today, unfair trade practices received atten- tion back then, as did efforts to pro- mote apprentice training and make other attempts to educate and train those connected with or interested in becoming affiliated with the industry. PMI members worked then, as do PMA members today, to promote and pro- tect the industry’s interests in public and governmental matters, and to secure adequate presentation of its problems before governmental, eco- nomic and business groups.
Post-War Growth
After World War II, the metal-stamp- ing industry grew, and likewise did PMI’s membership rolls and activities. PMI held its first National Technical Meeting in Cleveland, OH, on March 16-17, 1950, and also that year intro- duced its Blue Book of Stamping Man- ufacturers, a listing of all member com-
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In 1951, PMI issued its first Industry Mobilization Survey, as well as its first Wage and Hour Survey. Another emphasis that year: international trade, as PMI officials visited England under the sponsorship of the Economic
Cooperation Administration. In 1955, industry awards became a focus for PMI, as its Spring Technical Meeting featured the first-ever presentation of the John Woodman Higgins Redesign Award to engineers from General Elec- tric’s appliance group in Louisville, KY, for redesign of integral back plates and a drain trough for GE’s combination refrigerator-freezer. The award, spon-
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