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CONTENTS September | October 2012<br />
8<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
Departments<br />
7 President’s Letter<br />
7 MPMA Calendar<br />
26 Manufacturers’<br />
Marketplace<br />
28 MPMA Member<br />
Directory<br />
33 Advertisers’ Index<br />
Features<br />
FEATURES<br />
THE FUTURE OF MINNESOTA MANUFACTURING<br />
8 Dream !t Do !t Initiative<br />
<strong>Changing</strong> Perceptions. Increasing Workforce Quality.<br />
by Harrison Lloyd with contributions from Karen White<br />
12 In Memoriam<br />
Bill Kuban: Legend and Legacy<br />
by B Kyle<br />
16 Shop Profile: Bell Manufacturing and A&C Metals<br />
Keeping Their Saws in Tune with The Service Guys<br />
by Melissa DeBilzan<br />
18 Industry Profile: Engineered Finishing Corp.<br />
A Simple Approach<br />
22 Feature Story: <strong>MTConnect</strong><br />
<strong>Different</strong> <strong>Devices</strong>, <strong>Common</strong> <strong>Connection</strong><br />
by Dave Edstrom<br />
12 16 18 22<br />
COLUMNS<br />
Columns<br />
11 Manufacturing Marvels<br />
Election Fervor in 2012<br />
15 Made In Minnesota<br />
Tower Solutions<br />
20 Who’s Who<br />
Karen White<br />
Bemidji State University<br />
24 Best Practices<br />
Environmentally<br />
Green<br />
34 Metaling Affairs<br />
Gone Fishing<br />
E-CLUSIVES<br />
E-clusives<br />
E-clusives are online only<br />
@ www.pm-mn.com.<br />
End the Uncertainty so<br />
Manufacturing Can Grow<br />
Advancing Manufacturing,<br />
Tomorrow and Today<br />
Lean from Beginning<br />
September | October 2012 PRECISION MANUFACTURING | 5
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