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In addition to the 1500-ton Eagle press displayed on the cover, Pridgeon & Clay also boasts this 1000-ton 180- by 84-in. Eagle press, which among other jobs runs the 10-station transfer die seen in the foreground. Shown with Bob Clay is die technician Brad Cardwell, a 20-yr. employee.
PMA
YOUR ESSENTIAL PARTNER
Bob Clay, PMA Chairman for 2011 and CEO of Pridgeon & Clay, Inc., pledges to guide the association on a mission to become an essential partner, by developing core offerings for its member companies augmented by cutting-edge products and services that businesses deem essential.
BY BRAD F. KUVIN, EDITOR
After Bob Clay shared with me his theme—PMA—Your Essential Part- ner—for his coming year at the helm of the Precision Metalforming Association, I took the liberty of craft- ing a definition for the term “Essential Partner.” Here’s what I came up with:
Two or more parties united in a rela- tionship that results in the exchange of products and services perceived as absolutely necessary to the prosperity of all involved parties.
Clay, CEO of metalforming compa- ny Pridgeon & Clay, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, says that his com- pany works to be an essential partner to its customers. The company is a Tier One and Tier Two automotive supplier, primarily of power-train and chassis components and assemblies.
“We mean more to our customers than just being an excellent supplier, in part by providing services for advanced engineering,” Clay stresses, “services that few other companies can offer. That’s how we can ensure we’re an essential partner in the industry, one that brings unique value and is per- ceived as virtually indispensable.
“That’s my goal for PMA,” Clay con- tinues. “We’ll work to develop key offer- ings that come as part of being dues- paying member companies, augmented by state-of-the-art products and services that businesses deem essential.”
As CEO, Clay encourages innova- tion and relies on his staff to carryout his mission, and he expects the same from PMA. Along those lines, Clay notes
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