SME President visits Chapter 327

Tim Gregory, Past Chairman and Retention Director of SME Chapter 327,(left) with Brian Holmes, President of SME (right)

On Thursday January 18th, Brian Holmes, President of SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) visited Hollis Line Machine Co., Inc in Hollis NH, employer of SME Chapter 327 Retention Director Tim Gregory.

On October 5th and 6th our chapter hosted the 2008 SME East Coast Leadership Series Conference at the Best Western in Manchester, NH.

Above are the 24 SME Members, representing 10 states including Texas and Colorado, that received training in recruitment and retention of members. 

The Carr Tool Company, Inc., (CTC), also located in Manchester NH, generously invited us to tour their facility. CTC was formed in 1969 by Don Carr, Jr.
Shown above is their 22 pallet, 3 machine manufacturing cell .

SME Council Member Skip Marsh, 2nd from the left, presents a SME Certificate of Appreciation, to the Carr Family.
Shown left to right is Neil Duffie, Skip Marsh, Don Carr, Mike Carr, Chris Carr, and SME President F. Brian Holmes, CMfgE.
Photos by: SME Membership Consultant Lee H. Loeb

Chapter 327 Events:
Chapter events are typically plant tours in the southern NH / northern MA region or informative presentations from NH technology businesses or manufacturers. Previous events have featured: Hitchner Mfg, Portsmouth Naval Yard, Hypertherm, Mine Falls Gatehouse, Vaupell Rapid Solutions and many others.