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MANUFACTURERS Workshop and TOUR

Valve Manufacturers Association of America

April 30 - May 2, 2014Hyatt Regency Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

TOUR OF MAZAK CORPORATION

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Wednesday, April 30

10:15 AM – 5:00 PM Tour of Mazak Corporation Tour will depart from the Lobby of the Hyatt Cincinnati

Attendees have been invited to tour Mazak’s ever-expanding Manufacturing and National Technology Center in Florence, KY. This is an opportunity to tour arguably the most successful machine tool company in world. Mazak has been manufacturing some of the world’s most advanced Multi-Tasking, five-axis, turning and milling machines since 1974 in this facility and many of these machines currently are being used in valve manufacturing throughout the world.

The tour will open with buffet lunch generously hosted by Mazak. After lunch, Brian Papke, President of Mazak, will kick off a half-day tour of the plant and share with us his philosophy and commitment to continuous investment and product improvement that has resulted in 15 plant expansions in the past 30 years, including the recently completed 200,000-square-foot expansion. The tour will conclude at Mazak’s National Technology Center, highlighting a number of the company’s state-of-the-art machines, some of which were developed specifically with valve manufacturing in mind.

Your registration fee includes transportation and the buffet lunch. Advanced reservations are required. Please indicate your interest in joining the tour when you register.

Thursday, May 1

7:00 – 7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast Regency B Ballroom /Regency B Foyer

7:30 – 7:45 AM Welcome

Dennis Petrucci, Chair, VMA Manufacturing Committee, Manufacturing Manager, DFT Inc.

7:45 – 8:45 AM Mazak Supply Chain and Manufacturing Philosophy Regency Ballroom B

Speaker: Ben Schawe, Vice President of Manufacturing

The presentation will provide an overview of the company’s North American manufacturing operations in Florence, Kentucky, with a main focus on U.S.-produced machine

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models and their modular designs, the company’s three stage plant expansion and its implementation of a factory-wide interconnectivity system. The over 100 different Mazak machine models produced in Kentucky are designed for commonality and modular assembly to save factory floor-space and streamline production. Mazak has completed two of its three-stage expansion project that encompasses new buildings and significant investments in manufacturing equipment. To further increase its manufacturing equipment utilization, Mazak is the first machine tool factory to incorporate the common platform protocol MT Connect that allows for machine monitoring and gathering valuable manufacturing process data.

8:45 – 10:00 AM Mazak Corporation: Getting Started with MT Connect Regency Ballroom B

Speaker: Neil Desrosiers, Application Engineering, Developer

Moderator: Bill Metz, Immediate Past Chair, VP of Operation, Richards Industries

What is MTConnect? What can I do with it? How do I get started? Neil takes you step by step and helps you create a clear road map for implementing MTConnect at your facility. He provides you with the questions you need to ask and introduces you to the solutions available.

10:00 – 10:15 AM Coffee Break Regency Ballroom B

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM University of Kentucky: Toyota 8-Step Problem Solving Process Regency Ballroom B

Speaker: Rich Alloo, Retired, Project General Manager in the Operations and Management Development Division of Toyota’s North American headquarters.

Moderator: Mark Novak, President, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co.

One of the most crucial skills in organizations today is the ability to use, analyze and share information to improve decision making. Unfortunately, most companies today have difficulty approaching problems the same way and with the same consistency. Consequently, employees in the organization think differently about how to improve their work and most importantly how to standardize their ideas throughout the organization. Toyota’s 8-step problem solving process is a unique alternative to decision making that is applied from the Chair of Toyota Motor Corporation to the shop floor and the Team Member. In addition to the fundamentals, attendees will receive instruction about standardization, root cause analysis, breaking down the problem, and how to use the A3 form.

12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch Regency Ballroom C

1:15 – 3:15 PM Toyota 8-Step Problem Solving process (continued) Regency Ballroom B

3:15 – 3:30 PM Coffee break Regency Ballroom B

3:30 – 5:30 PM Toyota 8-Step Problem Solving Process (continued) Regency Ballroom B

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5:30 – 6:30 PM Welcome Reception Sun Garden

6:30 PM Dinner on your own

Friday, May 2, 2014

7:30 – 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast Regency B Ballroom /Regency B Foyer

8:00 – 10:00 AM University of Kentucky: The People Side of True Lean Regency Ballroom B

Speaker: Peter Gritton, Adjunct Professor, for the Lean Systems Program at the University of Kentucky.

Moderator: Mark Novak, President, Check-All Valve Mfg. Co.

The People Side of Lean is the cultural DNA piece of sustainable lean transformation. Organizations first implement the tools, improve efficiencies and eliminate waste, but then reach a plateau until they are able to gain full team member buy-in. This is a natural struggle point and a normal phase of the lean journey.

The University of Kentucky Lean Systems Program offers several activities to support and partner with executives and lean transformation leaders as they successfully navigate through this phase of their journey – to succeed with the People Side of Lean! You will learn about the behaviors needed to achieve mutual trust and understanding, setting expectations, and the employee lifecycle among other aspects of lean cultural management.

10:00 – 10:15 AM Coffee Break Regency Ballroom B

10:15 AM – Noon The People Side of True Lean (continued) Regency Ballroom B

Noon Adjournment/End of Workshop

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Wednesday, April 30 - Mazak TourBrian PapkePresident, Mazak Corporation

Brian J. Papke was named President of Mazak Corporation, in 1989. Mazak Corporation is the North American manufacturing and marketing unit of Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, which is headquartered in Oguchi, Japan. Since joining the company in 1987, Mr. Papke has sustained a pattern of continuous growth and improvement for Mazak. Prior to his appointment as President, Mr. Papke had served several management positions with Mazak, including Executive Vice President and Vice President Sales & Marketing. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Papke began in the machine tool industry in a management training program then progressed through various sales and management positions, eventually becoming president of Mazak Corporation.

Thursday, May 1Neil DesrosiersApplication Engineer/Developer, Mazak Corporation

Neil has been with Mazak Corporation for 26 years as an Applications Engineer working on large turnkey projects. For the last 12 years, he has been focusing on custom software solutions. Neil serves as Mazak’s representative on the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for the MTConnect Institute and is the Chairperson for the “Machine Tool Workgroup.”

Ben SchaweVice President of Manufacturing, Mazak Corporation

In his 35 years at Mazak Corporation, Mr. Schawe has worked in various capacities including National Application Engineering Manager, Machining Manager, Engineering Manager, and Plant Manager. He is currently Vice President of Manufacturing of a 536,000 sq. ft. machine tool manufacturing facility with machining, fabrication, assembly, and full design engineering capability. Mr. Schawe holds a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Northern Kentucky University.

Friday, May 2Rich AllooRetired, Project General Manager in the Operations and Management Development Division of Toyota’s North American headquarters

Richard was a member of the original management team responsible for bringing the Toyota Production System from Japan to the United States during the construction, start-up and subsequent expansion of Toyota’s operations in North America. Prior to joining Toyota, Richard held various engineering and environmental positions within General Motors Corporation at their vehicle assembly plants and Central Office. Mr. Alloo holds degrees in Electrical Engineering, from General Motors Institute, and Law, from the Stanford University Law School. Mr. Alloo has been retired from Toyota since July 2012 after 25 years with the company and a total of over 40 years in manufacturing and related industries. Prior to his retirement, Richard was assigned as Executive-in-Residence at the University of Kentucky where he worked to develop programs and materials and apply the fundamentals of the Toyota Production system in various fields of interest.

Peter GrittonAdjunct Professor, Lean Systems Program, University of Kentucky

Pete retired as vice president of Human Resources for Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing of North America (TEMA) in June 2009. After being hired as the employee relations manager at the start up of Toyota’s first wholly owned manufacturing facility in the United States in 1986, Pete held various positions in human resources and production control over the next 19 years. Pete transferred to Toyota’s North American headquarters in 2005 as vice president of Human Resources. Prior to joining Toyota, Pete held various human resources positions for companies involved in aluminum production and manufacturing.

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50 W 5th Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Phone 513.352.2100

Millennium Hotel

Registration FeesAttendee registration is open to all VMA/VRC Members.

Registration fee is $590 for the first registrant from a dues- paying member company.

Second and subsequent registrants from the same company are $540 per registrant.

Your registration fee includes transportation to Mazak, buffet lunch and tour on April 30, seminar on May 1 & 2, and all food events during the seminar to include continental breakfast, coffee, refreshments breaks and reception.

Cancellation Policies• Cancellations received up to 30 days before the event are refundable, minus a 5% registration service charge.

• Cancellations received between 15 and 29 days before the event are 75% refundable.

• Due to hotel and other event guarantees, cancellations received between 0 and 14 days prior to the events are non-refundable.

• All cancellations must be in writing to Malena Malone-Blevins at mmaloneblevins@vma.org.

Questions? Please call Malena Malone-Blevins, Meetings Manager at 202-331-8105 ext. 310 or email at mmaloneblevins@vma.org.

Hotel Reservations The Hyatt Regency Cincinnati where the Manufacturers Workshop is being held, is no longer accepting reservations for the 2014 Manufacturers Workshop. The cut-off date for the workshop rate at the Hyatt was April 4. However, due to registration demand, we have contracted with the Millennium Hotel Cincinnati for additional rooms. The Millennium is just a short walk from the Hyatt (two doors down) and is offering a $139.00 rate for attendees, which includes in-room internet. Please call the Millennium at 513.352.2100 and identify yourself as a Valve Manufacturers Workshop attendee to make reservations. The cut-off date to make reservations at the Millennium is April 18. Rates extend three days prior and three days post event.

If you have any issues with reservations at the Millennium, please give Malena Malone-Blevins a call at 202.331.8105 x310 or email mmaloneblevins@vma.org.

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