2025 District Community Engagement Awards – Celebrating Gold!
High engagement. Deep impact. Sustainable success. In just a couple of years, the PMA East Michigan District has rebuilt itself and evolved into a regional model for PMA excellence. Their […]
Congratulations PMA District Leadership Mastermind Graduates
The PMA Districts team is proud to announce the graduates of the first-ever PMA District Leadership Mastermind Certification program, where participating district officers got together every other month for 60 minute […]
2025 PMA District Leadership Conference – Leadership Elevated. Engagement Celebrated
2025 District Leadership Conference – Leadership Elevated. Engagement Celebrated! On June 25-26, the 2025 PMA District Leadership Conference brought together 50 volunteer officers, staff and regional champions from across North […]
Mae Pasatta – 2025 Scholarship Recipient
Mae Pasatta – University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT – East Michigan District: $2,000– PMA Educational Foundation: $1,000– Total: $3,000 Mae is a passionate, aspiring mechanical […]
Travis Walters – 2025 Scholarship Recipient
Travis Walters – Michigan Technological University, Electrical Engineering SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT – East Michigan District: $1,500– PMA Educational Foundation: $750– Total: $2,250 Travis is an aspiring electrical engineering […]
PMA Districts and PMA Educational Foundation Award More Than $50,000 in 2025 Scholarships
Chicago District Elizabeth Adams – McHenry County College, Engineering Science (AS); Manufacturing Engineering (BS) Joshua Kornatowski – Walker Manufacturing Group Midwest, CNC Lathe/Mill+ Victoria Hay – Ferris State University, Welding […]
Steve Koets Joins Precision Metalforming Association Staff as Member Engagement Manager
CLEVELAND, OH—July 2, 2025—The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Steve Koets as member engagement manager. In this role, Koets will help lead efforts to […]
Destiny of Manufacturing PMA Podcast
Host Dean Phillips welcomes Mike Brattain from Systems X. Mike Brattain, account executive at Systems X, joined host Dean Phillips on the Destiny of Manufacturing podcast to discuss cybersecurity in […]
Destiny of Manufacturing PMA District Leadership Edition –Philip Chacko, PMA East Michigan
“…If we want this industry to thrive, it starts at the community level.” In this special PMA District Leadership episode of the Destiny of Manufacturing podcast, host Dean Phillips is […]
Precision Metalforming Association Elects Batesville Tool & Die VP Gene Lambert as Chairman of the Board
CLEVELAND, OH—March 18, 2025—The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has elected Gene Lambert as its 2025 Chairman of the Board. Lambert is the vice president of sales at Batesville Tool & […]