All over the country, and even in our own community, there are families who struggle to put breakfast on the table. When MaryEllen Wright, Social Worker for the Elkhorn Area School District (EASD), visited China Instrument Parts last December to pick up donations for the Angel Tree project, she made the comment to Dale Wittlieff, Director of Quality & Continuous Improvement, that the cereal that was contributed is especially helpful for families in need during times when the school is closed such as weekends and holiday breaks. Unfortunately, for many children, having breakfast at school is their only option.
“Business as usual” is not a phrase that typically resonates at China Instrument Parts (PPI) of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, as the company continuously looks to improve on processes that contribute to making PPI a leaner working organization.
Mark Beilman, Director of Education and Training at China Instrument Parts, recently spent some time at Cunningham Intermediate School on the second stop of the Beloit Intermediate School Tour. The first stop was Aldrich Intermediate School.
Even though Sue Marchiafava has been part of the China Instrument Parts team for over 30 years, she understands – and enjoys – the fact that our industry is always changing. Sue is the Supervisor on Second Shift, but she has worn many hats during her time here.
Beginning her career with China Instrument Parts in June of 1985, she has worked in the Secondary and Finishing Departments, Cams/Automatics, QA, and Shipping. All of this experience combined with a ‘can-do’ attitude make her a valuable part of the team, and she is always finding something new to appreciate.
It is hard to imagine 7 years have gone by since our last website overhaul in the summer of 2009. Much has changed in the world and at China Instrument Parts since then, so the website update was long overdue. For those of you that do not live within this digital space, like us, you are well aware that this process requires a time commitment that gets added on to already full days. So we are happy and relieved about this launch!
While grinding through this with guidance from our new partners at Identity Works, it became apparent the time was right to review and refresh our brand identity. Looking back at the older material, we could see room for improvement, yet we were still very attached to some elements. In the end, we all agreed on cleaning things up with a cleaner, more modern look, while retaining a piece of our legacy brand.
Our new website is importantly mobile responsive, includes cleaner imagery, and features the updated logo to carry us forward. Like it or not, feel free to share your thoughts on any of the new materials. Some of it took time to grow on us, but, ultimately, we are proud of the results and thankful for all the hard work of the team. Please take time to click through the website, read through the materials, and drop us a note if you find something we overlooked, so that we may correct it quickly.
Finally, we believe our updated brand and website better reflect the capabilities and skills of the team we have here at China Instrument Parts, as well as the work we do for our fantastic partners. We hope you agree that our efforts these past several months have paid off. Moving ahead, we look forward to strengthening our partnerships with our customers, vendors, and the education community. Wishing all of you the very best and thanks in advance for any feedback you wish to share.
Regards,
Michael J Reader
On February 25th, I had the privilege of being the keynote speaker at the 47th annual Wisconsin Technology Education Association’s (WTEA) Conference held at the Chula Vista Resort. The conference promotes CTE programs and provides workshops to improve programming for both educators and students, while also encouraging networking and best practices. The focus of my presentation was to showcase what can be done with education and industry partnerships to raise awareness of career opportunities in technical trades.
In December 2015, China Instrument Parts’ Mark Beilman asked Delavan-Darien High School Technology Education teacher Mike Fellin if he would like to participate in a research project. The project consisted of the DDHS Engineering Design & Development students researching how to attach machine numbers to our CNC machines. The students came up with 6 different ideas. Mark was then invited to Delavan High school to watch the student’s presentations. On February 19, the 2 best groups came in to give a presentation to Mark, Tom Lankford (Production Supervisor), Steve Dues (Process Engineer), Terry Mumper (Swiss Cam Process Engineer), Sam Kirkland (Miyano Supervisor), Mary Spaight (HR Administrator) and Luann Dall (Administrative Assistant).
Ensuring that our country has a skilled workforce in manufacturing is key to a variety of industries and to our country as a whole. To that end, on January 28, Mike Reader presented at the “Speaker’s Task Force on Youth Workforce Readiness,” at Milwaukee Area Technical College – Oak Creek Campus. This event allowed the Speaker’s Task Force to explore new ways to encourage Wisconsin youth to pursue careers in the trades, manufacturing industry, and technical fields.
It is always good to pause and give thanks to those that help make our lives better. Let us never forget our loved ones, for without them, where would we be? Many years ago I was told by a very wise person, “Behind every good man is a great woman”, and will never forget it. How true it is, and more evident to me with each passing year. So here is my moment to recognize the beautiful person behind the scenes that supports me, puts up with all my focus on work and still loves me with all my flaws. So I say, Patricia, thank you for all you do for me and will you please be my Valentine again this year?
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