22Jul

NAM Executive Insight Series

Last month I had the opportunity to attend the NAM (North American Manufacturing) Executive Insight Series in New York. This is the sixth event in a series of meetings with top manufacturing executives. The meetings move around the US and are held every few months. The series is a forum that offers an opportunity to participate in a unique conversation with CEOs of the top manufacturing companies in the world today.


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17Jul

NADCA Government Affairs Conference

For the fourth year in a row NADCA held it Government Affairs Conference in conjunction with the 2015 Manufacturing Summit of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Over 400 manufacturers descended on Washington this year with a very basic message: the clock is ticking on American exceptionalism. Our global economic leadership is not guaranteed.


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23Sep

A Day in the Life of the Office

There are many of us at Premier who work very hard and put in a great amount of effort in order to make Premier a successful and growing company.

But it is not all work all the time so when we had an opportunity to have a special night out we decided to take advantage of a special cocktail hour a local restaurant was offering.


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04Feb

Part 2: Aluminum Die Casting vs. Other Casting Processes

The great part about this industry is that there are a number of valuable resources available; sometimes the hard part is finding them. Last year I created a General Casting Design Data Sheet in hopes of having a single reference point for the properties and tooling specs for seven of the most widely used casting processes.


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