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Newsletter Content - February 2004
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Northern Maine "Matchmaker's Business Conference"
MMPA has held a traditional northern Maine tour of our members companies and partner organizations in the past few years. We have had a great turnout, a wonderful time and since we are approaching the spring, another great idea!
MMPA is working with a number of partner organizations to sponsor and participate in our northern Maine business conference on April 28-30. This event will consist of member tours, a matchmaker's conference with other businesses in Maine and Canada, meetings and meals.
Although we have not yet made firm decisions on details, the dates are set, the planning has begun and the partner organizations are signing up fast!
For more information, call MMPA at 854-2153 or email lisa@maine-metals.org
MMPA January Tour
MMPA would like to thank Emergency Vehicles of Maine in Auburn and Butler Bros. in Lewiston for hosting our January Monthly Meeting. Thanks to their great hospitality and fabulous tours of the facilities, everybody had great time and left the meeting with optimistic perspectives for the metal industry in Maine.
Emergency Vehicles of Maine, Inc. is a New England Manufacturer fabricating a variety of fire trucks and apparatus including pumper trucks, fire trucks, and support vehicles. EVM offers bodies manufactured from aluminum extrusions and plate, tubular steel, and polypropylene and are currently working on a design for a composite material.
Butler Bros. is a full-line industrial distributor serving many varied manufacturing entities in Maine and throughout the United States. Butler is a large supplier of abrasives, cutting tools, coolants, machinery as well as safety and packaging products.
After the tours, we had dinner at Butler Bros. facility where Lisa introduced new association members Darrin Daigneault, Central Machine; Rob Giffin, Maine Maritime Academy; and Beth Adams, Striker International. After that Chuck DeGrandpre, EVM and Pat Butler, Butler Bros. talked about best practices and gave us a brief history of their companies.
Thank you again to those two great companies for their warm welcome and great support to the MMPA.
Letter from the President
WOW! It has been cold! I know, we live in Maine…The MMPA is welcoming 2004 with a bang! Our membership has increased consistently with several more companies coming on board. MMPA has worked to bring several programs and services to you and has done a great job in making it a reality. To start, the New England Manufacturers Supply Chain is a program for members who are interested in acquiring defense work. It's free to register and we encourage you all to register soon (already over 100 Maine companies have signed up)! A new MMPA member, Stricker International, is a women owned, Hub-zoned, company who is working with MMPA members to obtain defense and federal contracts through a teaming process. Call or email MMPA if you would like more information.
We have an exciting upcoming tour season with Pratt & Whitney in February, Maine Maritime Academy in March, Maine Machine Products in April and a first time " Northern Maine Matchmakers Business Conference" being held April 28-30 in Houlton and Presque Isle. Keep checking your email and the newsletter for more information.
MMPA will be preparing a plan for our "Town Meetings" to gather input and determine the direction of the association and its current name. Our thoughts are that the industry is more a precision manufacturing industry, using higher technology and it's more representative of the future of the industry.
Lastly, the staff is working incredibly hard to bring in new members and assist those current members who are having business challenges. We can do a lot for our association by asking ONE supplier or vendor to join MMPA and assist our member companies with sub work when available and suitable to do so. Don't forget, we stand strong as an industry!
Bob King
MMPA Board President
MMPA Member Company Profile
Numberall Stamp & Tool Co
Member Since 1979
"Quality Marking Equipment"
Numberall Stamp & Tool Co
Member Since 1979
"Quality Marking Equipment"
Numberall Stamp & Tool Co., Inc. has been designing, manufacturing and servicing a complete line of quality marking equipment since 1930. The Numberall name has become synonymous with the highest standards for design, craftsmanship, engineering and product reliability in the industry.
Originally based in Staten Island, New York, the company now has its corporate headquarters, sales, engineering and manufacturing facilities in Sangerville, Maine. By operating in the heart of one of Maine's foremost recreational areas, Numberall has been able to utilize the pool of quality craftsmen for which this state has been known.
Numberall's equipment can be used to mark an array of components such as nameplates, tags, keys, small parts, bushings, round shafts and completely assembled parts. Each of these components can be marked with numbers, letters, symbols, logos, and any other identifying marks. Numberall offers the equipment to mark virtually any material from stainless steel to polyvinyl chloride.
You can find Numberall's markings from the far reaches of space aboard the Space Shuttle to the depths of the oceans on board this country's submarine fleet, and from identifying tags on cattle to sophisticated electronic components in today's marketplace. Our wide variety of marking devices has been constantly improved and updated over the years to reflect technological advances in the industry. The thousands of Numberall products still in service after more then 70 years are testimonial to the quality and standards that have made them a leader in the industry.
Contact information:
Post Address:
PO Box 187
Sangerville, ME 04479 USA
Street Address:
1 High Street
Sangerville, Maine 04479 USA
Phone: 207-876-3541
Fax: 207-876-3566
Email: dbayer@numberall.com
Website: www.numberall.com
Contact Person: Daniel Bayerdorffer
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Welcome Corner
MMPA would like to welcome the following new members to the association: Holman Cooking Equipment 90 Industrial Park Road Saco, ME 04072 phone: 207-282-1589 fax: 207-282-6283 e-mail: gcole@holmancooking.com website: www.holmancooking.com contact: Gilman Cole Raven Technology 14 Industrial Parkway Brunswick, ME 04011 phone: 207-721-1044 fax: 207-798-5060 e-mail: dmurray@raventechpower.com website: www.raventechpower.com contact: David Murray Helical Solutions 29 Sanford Drive Gorham, ME 04038 phone: 207-854-5581 fax: 207-854-5968 e-mail: tooler1234@aol.com website: www.helicalsolutionsllc.com contact: David McCullock Cincinnati Machine PO Box 580 Sterling, MA 01564 phone: 978-422-7432 fax: 978-422-3142 e-mail: pete_monaghan@cinmach.com website: www.cinmach.com contact: Pete Monaghan SHL Enterprise Solutions 2 Mechanic Street, Suite E Gardiner, ME 04345 phone: 207-588-4001 fax: n/a e-mail: steve@shl.bz contact: Steve Levesque First Technology 228 Northeast Road Standish, ME 04084 phone: 207-642-4535 fax: 207-642-0194 e-mail: mdoherty@1firsttech.com website: www.firsttech.co.uk contact: Mike Doherty |
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Central Maine Community College
Central Maine Community College, in partnership with the Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce, FAME, Maine's Small Business Development Centers, Androscoggin Valley Council of Government and SCORE presents the Small Business Institute. The Small Business Institute offers short noncredit workshops for small business owners and entrepreneurs in greater Central Maine. Through practical applications, participants will learn the skills and tools necessary to succeed in today's competitive market. The Small Business Institute also provides networking opportunities with other business owners and entrepreneurs. The winter/spring schedule starts in February.
For more information call 207-755-5280, visit www.cmcc.edu/training or email training@cmcc.edu
Androscoggin Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
MMPA was invited to present at the Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Council held on January 20, 2004. Chip Morrison, executive director asked Lisa Martin to speak about MMPA and to address our efforts with the Maine Industry Association Committee (www.maineiac.com). What a pleasure to sit with the area leading manufacturing companies to discuss the issues, the challenges and efforts with manufacturers.
Thanks to Chip and the Androscoggin Chamber and the Manufacturing Council for the opportunity to meet!
MMPA's Recent Travels
MMPA has been very busy traveling to various parts of the state in our efforts to market and meet with members! This month, Lisa, Dorota and some of our partners (to assist with program information, presentations and membership news), visited the following companies: Heli Modified, Helical Solutions, Eastman Industries, McCann Fabrication, Creative Packaging of Maine, Accidental Anomalies, Arundel Machine, Silvex, McAllister Machine, Prescott Metal, Holman Cooking, Machine & Electrical Consultants, Johns Manville and Raven Technologies.
Interested in doing Business
with the Government?
with the Government?
The MARKET DEVELOPMENT CENTER can help you with government contracting! Established in 1985 and funded by the Defense Logistic Agency and the State of Maine, our mission is to assist small Maine businesses who are interested in initiating and expanding their market to the federal, state, and local government. One area of focus is assisting Maine precision manufacturers identify and pursue contracting opportunities within the Department of Defense.
MDC provides a variety of technical information and support services for our clients specifically in the areas of government registrations, electronic commerce, military specifications and standards, past procurement histories of National Stock Number commodities, SBA government contracting programs and initiatives, bid and proposal preparation and targeted marketing plans.
In 2002, our clients were awarded just under $100,000,000 in government contracts. These awards went entirely to "small" businesses. If you are interested in the government market, please call Rachel Lynch at (800) 339-6389 or rlynch@emdc.org
MWPA Annual Meeting
MMPA staff all attended the Maine Wood Products Association (MWPA) Annual Meeting on January 14, 2004 at Central Maine Community College. Not only did we support our fellow industry associations, but were treated to lunch and a several great presentations. The afternoon sessions started with Thom LaBrie, Auburn Enterprises, presenting "Maine Made and Green", who is taking on a monumental project to unite the forest products industry! Tom began by sharing the history of the industry, elements of the current situation and where the industry must go to survive. We were enthralled with the presentation content and saw several parallel issues and ideas. It's in our best interest to work with the MWPA in some Maine economic development initiatives (intra-state supply chain opportunities).
In Tom's speech regarding the de-industrialization of America, he addressed how a 3-inch lathed wooden dowel impacts the industry, companies, and layers upon layers of workers from loggers, harvesters to the lathe operator and beyond. Then he described how the loss of that one product impacts the workforce and other adjacent industries (such as the machining industry). It was a powerful visual to see what is happening to America's manufacturing industries with this one example of a small wooden dowel!
Great job MWPA!
Maine Metal Products
Association
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All related marks, content, material and logos are trademarks of MMPA, Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.