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Pentaflex executive vice president and owner Ross McGregor (left) fully supports president and CEO Dave Arndt’s mission to drive the company forward, including investing mightily in new capital improvement. Example: a new 700-ton
Aida servo press shown here, which stamps truck-brake dust shields at speeds to
28 strokes/min.; press speed topped out
at 20 strokes/min. using a conventional mechanical press.
Ushering in a New ERA of
Education, Re-engagement
and Advocacy
A self-proclaimed “hands-on guy” with a passion for manufacturing and a uniquely diverse and accomplished background, incoming PMA Chairman Dave Arndt embarks on a three-pronged approach for moving PMA forward in a new era—for the association and for North American manufacturing.
BY BRAD F. KUVIN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
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