From Our Archives:
The First Association Newsletter Revisiting our historic documents as we celebrate our 50th anniversary has been interesting and entertaining. Since we enjoyed this inaugural issue of our first ever newsletter, we thought you would too! This issue was published on September 5, 1972, by PIMA President Clem Roles. This newsletter illustrates both how our industry has stayed the same as well as how much it has changed. In 1972, we spoke of factories; now, we talk of plants or manufacturing facilities. When this newsletter showed up, it was a physical document you got through the mail, and not an electronic one in a machine on your desk. The association then was asking for input from members in several areas; this is equally critical to our success working on your behalf today. AMC’s membership has grown greatly from the then record of 13 paid with eight additional members on their way. Now we are 250 strong and growing. The name was changed to PIMA Pulse in 1975 and the format was updated.
September 5, 1972 HAPPINESS IS , One Western Canadian shor output per ma t-li ne ma nu n hour on on e job by 400% facturer told us this morning . Pretty Goo that he upped How many jo d eh! the bs do you ha around your ve now in yo factory today, ur plant that yo tomorrow, an u could do th d e same with. the next day Ask yourself and see. Look – Should I ch change all of ange: – the ma them? Or ma n, the method ybe you don’ , or redesign t need the pa the part? May We would su rt at all. be re like to have along. We wi yo ur re po rt ll report them on any specta without menti cular successe oning your na s so we can pa me if that ’s wh ss them at you want. Clem Roles TRUE or FA LSE? There is a famo us expression “Your compan y will go as fa r as your sales Ask, “What ca force takes it.” n I do for PIM A; not what ca n PIMA do fo r me? GRANT It looks like th e work your the New Prod PI M A ex ecutive did la ucts Dept. at st winter to he the University have definite lp promote th of Sa word and it wi e grant for ll then be passe skatchewan will be succes fall-out from it. sfu d along to yo u. PIMA memb l. We will soon ers should ge t some FIAT The PIMA me mbers who me time to join th t Au gu st 4, 1972 in Re is group if yo gina are going u feel it fits yo ur organizatio into action. Th If you want to n. ere is still ge t in it, phone Floyd phone and do Rousell, Regi it now. na (area 306543-7474). Pic k up the Farm Machin er y Sales are way up this ye ar. Are you getting your share! G RE AT Things are gr eat. There ar in the past. 13 e more paid memberships memberships for this year are fully paid cheque shor tly than we have , 8 others ha . Please do it ever had ve indicated now. It take they will be se s valuable tim nding their e to send remi nders. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS We are looking for associate firms that we me mb er s for PIMA. could approa Do you have ch. Your supp companies, wh any suggestio liers – paint co eels & hub su ns as to mpanies, steel ppliers, weld papers, – an companies, pl ing supply fir y firm that re ms, wholesal astic gularly sells or approach them e houses, bank services our ind if you will jus s, farm ustry is a cand t give us sugg only $50.00. idate. We wi estions. Reme It would be nic ll mber the fee e to have 10 for associate to 20 associa members is tes. Right? PIMA FACTO RY ACTION Until somebo dy co me s up with a be Action.” Sugg tter name the estions Please. PIMA newslet ter will be ca lled, “Factory Thanks for yo ur he lp . But we need let ’s hear mo more materia re from you. l for the Facto ry Action. It’ s your show,
We are going Metric PIMA has be en inv ite d to weights and form a comm measures. ittee to study the problems of the metric Canada and system of th e Un ite d St universally th ates will soon roughout the be adopting world. this system, wh ich is now used Please let us almost know your op inion and ind icate problem s that might oc cur in your fa ctory.
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