SME Chapter 248 and the SME Machining/Material Removal makes a series of Gemba factory floor videos of machining operations at this Spokane WA machine shop

1. SME MANUFACTURING, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON CHAPTER 248
November 15, 2013
Professional Networking for
Manufacturing, Engineering,
Production, Business and
Lean Leaders...
Listen to John A. Dunlop, Program manager at KeytronicsEMS
"Spokane's SME organization is exceptional. The leadership is dedicated
to the cause and past leaders remain
involved to ensure that the contacts
and traditions of the organization continue. Traditions include nearly monthly
tours of local manufacturing companies
to learn best in class production and
Lean techniques. The group also spon(Spokane, WA) Behind the scenes — SME248 Volunteers shoot factory floor “gemba” style educational videos at the MacKay Manu- sors a student paper night that offers
facturing in Spokane, WA. On September 25, SME volunteer members did a video shoot at MacKay Manufacturing located in Spoboth contacts and awards. This is certainly the premier manufacturing and
kane Washington. Participating were Katie MacKay Vice President and Greg Meyer CNC Supervisor, Glenn Coker, CNC Machinist
engineering organization in Spokane."
Bruce Felt from Video Marketing Services, Terrence Geyer, the 2012 SME Chapter 248 chair from the Mechanical Engineering Dept.
at Eastern Washington University and Dave Davidson from SME's Deburring and Finishing Tech Group and its Machining/Metal Remov- —- Membership in SME is open to
business professionals interested in
al Technical Community. The resulting educational videos can be seen on YOUTUBE… The video subjects include “Lean at Macmanufacturing or lean. To apply for
Kay”, “Centrifugal Barrel Finishing”, “MacKay operations with a Mori Seiki NTX1000SZM (11 axis) Turn-Mill Center” and “MacKay
SME go here:
Operations with a Willimen 408MT (7 axis) All of these videos can be seen on the i.sme.org site at: i.sme.org/c248/contactvideos http://www.slideshare.net/dryfinish/
fillintheform-and-return, SEE ALSO:
www.sme248.org
MacKay Manufacturing is a precision
machine shop and contract manufacturer that makes specialized medical
devices and surgical instruments.
They make a wide range of products
for endoscopic, arthroscopic, orthopedic and surgical implant applications
SME Manufacturing promotes manufacturing education and advances manufacturing awareness for the Inland Northwest Empire area. The
Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society advancing manufacturing knowledge and influencing more
than half a million manufacturing practitioners annually. Through its local chapters, technical communities, publications, expositions and
professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and keeps manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Michigan, the Society has members in more than 70 countries and
represents manufacturing practitioners across all industries... TO BECOME A MEMBER, DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FROM HERE: http://
www.slideshare.net/dryfinish/fillintheform-and-return (Fill in the form on screen, Print it, sign it and fax it) For further information see
also: www.sme248.org
Bruce Felt from Video Marketing
Services and SME248 talks to MacKay’s Gregg Meyer and Katie MacKay about the video production
Katie MacKay, Executive Vice President at
MacKay Manufacturing provided the narration
for the videos on “Centrifugal Barrel Finishing”
and the “MacKay Lean story”. Unlike other
manufacturing education videos, the videos in
this MMR Gemba Series are are made on real
factory floors with real factory people.
Also aerospace, avionics, electronics
Editorial and pictorial by Dave Davidson