Made in the USA! Often the suggestion is advanced that one cannot find things made in the U.S. anymore. That is not the case, and, as long as we have breath left, we will continue to work to ensure it never is. You can help too by buying American! On that note, we have decided to create an area on our website where we will feature companies who still manufacture items in America. We encourage you to check out the "Made in the USA" link below and patronize the companies contained therein. Changing our name, mission, and identity is nothing new or radical to our Association. Necessity gave birth to our Association during the Great Depression in 1933 and events necessitated a name change in 1960 from the Automotive Tool & Die Association to the Detroit Tooling Association, then again in 1991 to the Michigan Tooling Association and now in 2007 to the Tooling, Manufacturing & Technologies Association.  While these changes were necessary to reflect the changing times and our Association’s change with them, economic and geopolitical events have necessitated not only another name change but an expansion of our Association to include not only tooling companies but manufacturing and technology companies, as well. The Tooling, Manufacturing & Technologies Association is a premium, full-service organization of member companies who have associated themselves in order to demand favorable legislative representation, lower costs and greater efficiencies through mass purchasing power and attentive and careful administration. The TMTA is not a social association of lunch and dinner events. The only way that the ill-effects of multinational corporate controlled globalization is going to be corrected is through legislation at the state and federal levels. The cold reality is that, from a legislative representation standpoint, it’s a numbers game. The more members the TMTA has, which translates into votes, the more seriously legislators take us when we make appointments to see them. MORE        Help us. Help us help you. Join the TMTA today.  The TMTA Insurance Agency offers you the most comprehensive, wide-ranging package of insurance products that you can find.  Anywhere! You CAN save money on your company's Employee Benefits program! The TMTA gives you the tools to assemble Health, Dental, Life, Disability, Property and Casualty Insurance, as well as other insurance offerings, with a smaller investment to you. You may even be able to add high-value employee benefits at no cost to your company. Benefits plans not up for renewal? Contact us anyway!  We can suggest low-cost and no-cost options to enhance your existing program.  Call Dennis Campbell, Senior Benefits Consultant, at 248-355-1414 or email TMTA@rcwa.net.

TMTA's 73rd Annual Golf Outing & Dinner   When:  Thursday, June 26, 2008 Where:  Fox Hills Golf Club in Plymouth A faxable Reservation Form can be found here along with a map to Fox Hills. Mark your calendars and send your Reservations in today! Golf Sponsor Opportunities Be a Golf Sponsor for the TMTA 73rd Annual Golf Outing and Dinner. You can have your company's name prominently displayed on a placard at one of the golf holes, on the driving range, on a beverage cart or on the hor d'oeuvres table for everyone to see. You'll also receive a discount on tickets to the event and company recognition in an upcoming issue of TMTA Talk. Print your sponsorship form here and send it to TMTA today.   In the News: From Crains Business Detroit: Beaumont looks for sellable ideas  Beaumont Hospitals is tapping into the creative talents of its 3,000 physicians and 18,000 nurses and employees to develop new health care technologies that it can sell to manufacturing companies.  Full article From StatelineDaily: Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state.  Full article From CBS News: Bush Cracks Down On Copyright Pirates  President Threatens Sanctions Against Countries That Allow Piracy.  Full article From IndustryWeek: U.S. Manufacturers Must Face Industry Perception Issues  Americans' darkening views of their nation's products seem tied to their take on product traits as much as waning patriotic impulses and disillusionment with foreign policy.   Full article From New York Times: F.D.A. Identifies Tainted Heparin in 11 Countries Federal officials said they had discovered a clear link between a contaminant in blood thinner from China and 81 deaths in the U.S.  Full article From Mfg & Tech News: Free Trade: 'Call A Spade A Spade,' By Brian Sullivan, TMTA Full article From New York Times: Clueless in America   Ignorance in the United States is not just bliss, it’s widespread.  Full article