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Who We Are, What We Are, and Where We Are Going
“This year is a defining one for PMA,” says 2020 PMA board chairman Troy Turnbull. “Our president, David Klotz, has a clear vision of where we need to go as an organization, and I share his views. That is: PMA should be a think tank, a source of new ideas for metalforming companies as they evolve and look to compete moving forward.”
BY BRAD F. KUVIN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Perseverance, hard work and a life-long commitment to learn- ing—all characteristics and val- ues that have served Troy Turnbull well throughout his lifelong manufactur- ing-industry journey. Having grown up in a family steeped not only in manu- facturing but also in entrepreneurship, Turnbull now brings all of his back- ground and his commitment to man- ufacturing and entrepreneurial spirit to the helm of the Precision Metal- forming Association (PMA) as its 2020 chairman of the board.
Turnbull is president of Industrial Innovations, Grandville, MI, a supplier of spray-lubrication systems and die- casting automation products, as well as a CNC machining and metal fabri- cator. Since he acquired the company in 2001 (“I liked the product so much, I bought the company,” he says), Turn- bull hasn’t shied away from taking risks and leading it in new directions. He brings that same spirit to PMA.
“This year is a defining one for PMA,” Turnbull shares. “Our president, David Klotz, who took over early in 2019, has a clear vision of where we need to go as an organization, and I share his views. That is: PMA should
PMA’s 2020 Chairman of the Board Troy Turnbull leads Industrial Innovations, Grandville, MI, working alongside his wife Robyn, who serves as the company’s administrative manager.
be a think tank, a source of new ideas for metal forming companies as they evolve and look to compete moving forward. We are here to train the indus- try—in the shop and in the front office. And while we’ve always focused on the smaller to midsized metalforming com- panies, we’re evolving and working with larger companies as well.”
Top of mind for Turnbull and Klotz is helping to provide the metal forming workforce of tomorrow, and plugging the manufacturing skills gap. PMA’s METALFORM EDU online learning sys- tem sits front and center of that ini- tiative. Designed specifically for the metal forming industry, METALFORM EDU includes 37 PMA-exclusive cours- es and more than 550 additional cours- es in precision measurement, blueprint reading, SPC, Six Sigma, lean manu- facturing, safety and more.
“METALFORM EDU has been a resounding success,” says Turnbull. “Since its inception late in 2018, the program truly has taken off. More than 100 companies have participated to
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