ROCKFORD, Ill., Nov. 5, 2015 – Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs^® (NBT), the charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International^® (FMA), elected a new slate of officers at its recent meeting.

David Brown, president, Affiliations Unlimited, Inc., Irvine, Calif. was elected chair; Warren Long, defense commodity manager, NPG, Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, Wis. was elected vice chair; and Bruce Benedict, President, Production Tube Cutting, Dayton, Ohio was elected secretary/treasurer. Newly elected officers will serve one-year terms.

Elected to the NBT Board for a two year term was Franklin Maccotan, Director, Industry Leader Manufacturing Segment, CNA, Seattle, Wash.

Grants from NBT provide seed funding for community and technical college organizers offering summer manufacturing camps designed to inspire junior high and high school students to consider careers in manufacturing, and provide scholarships to help community/technical college and trade school students studying to prepare for careers in manufacturing. Visit www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org  for more information.

About FMA
Based in Rockford, Ill., the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), is a professional organization with nearly 2,500 members working together to improve the metal fabricating and forming industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the FABTECH trade show.

FMA also has two technology affiliates, the Tube & Pipe Association, International (TPA), which focuses on the unique needs of companies engaged in tube and pipe producing and fabricating and the Sustainable Manufacturer Network, a professional council of individual members dedicated to working toward cost-effective environmentally-friendly manufacturing.

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Patricia Lee
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Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA)
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