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Chris Hacker, JLT Clamps, Jumps into the U.S. Technology & Demonstration Center
Ken Hutton, WMMA executive vice president,and Chris Hacker, vice president, JLT Clamps
On Saturday, August 16, as woodworking machinery was being placed in the 40 x 90 feet booth in the cavernous space of the Georgia World Congress Center, Chris Hacker looked around and realized that the culmination of months of preparation was being realized. How would this pioneering project, the U.S. Technology & Demonstration Center — A WMMA Community Project, turn out at IWF, the woodworking industry's major trade show?
Months previously, Chris Hacker, vice president of JLT Clamps, was relatively new to WMMA but as a member of the Business Development Committee, he had attended the Association's October 2007 meetings in Memphis. He learned about the proposal to build a manufacturing cell on the show of the trade show floor. "I'm a guy who likes to jump right into the action," Hacker says. When he saw an opportunity to work on an innovative project with both new colleagues and old friends, he volunteered.
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A Special Salute to the Volunteers!
Thanks to the employees, associates (and even family members) of the WMMA member companies who participated in the UST&DC. They include:
Alexander Dodds Company
Amanda Tuttle
JLT Clamps/James L. Taylor Manufacturing
Barry Hamilton
Peter Lumb
Komo Machine, Inc.
Dan Anderson
Terry Owens - Lee Owens Electric
Kreg Tool Company
Mark Bohlmann
Craig Sommerfeld
Todd Sommerfeld
Mereen-Johnson Machine Company
Rick Elstad
David Engler
Russ McBroom
The Original Saw Company
Chris Chadek
Rob Robards (Hoosier Woodworking Machinery for OSC)
Safety Speed Cut Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Burt Buchen
Brian Donahue
Dave Hanson
Shawn Larkin
Steve Sheetz
Timesavers, Inc.
Jon Hill
Gregory Larson
Michael Ornberg
TigerStop, LLC
Stuart Aldridge
Richard Gilmore
J.C. Uhling Products Company
Willie Willis
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