Region covered:
The states of Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania (west of State College) and New York (west of Rochester)

Officers:
President - Dane Armendariz, Henkel Surface Technologies
Treasurer - Ralph Noonan, Etna Products Inc.

Past President - Tom Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corp

Director - Michael Caranna, American Spring Wire Corp

Director - Rob Fulop, Wire Lab Co

Director - Aaron Nolan, Sumitomo Electric Carbide

Next scheduled events:

• November 1, 2007 – Lean Manufacturing Dinner Meeting

Lean Manufacturing is the topic of the WAI Ohio Valley dinner meeting to be held at the Holiday Inn Select in Strongsville, Ohio, near Cleveland.

The featured speaker is Michael J. Roehler, director of quality at National Standard in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he has responsibility for all Lean initiatives along with the Safety Department.

The event will begin at 6 pm with check-in and a networking reception, followed by dinner and the program at 7 pm. Registration fees are $50, discounted to $40 for members and include your choice of Sliced Sirloin or Mahi Mahi as your entrée.

Download the pdf registration form and sign up today!

Recent programs:

• May 6 , 2007 – The Interwire 2007 Charity Golf Tournament was produced by the Ohio Valley Chapter held on May 6th at the Big Met Golf Course in Fairview Park, Ohio – just a few minutes away from the I-X Center. While the day was quite breezy at times, it was a sunny, crisp day that saw 66 golfers tee it up for this good cause - the American Cancer Society.