March 2018
MiMfg
MiMfg Magazine
Contents
Magazine
Mar 2018 • Vol. XXXI • Print Issue No. 2
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On the Cover
Protecting Your Intellectual Assets
(And Your Company’s Future)
This Month’s Features
6 Key
Conversation
Rebecca R. Taylor • NCMS
7 Event Sponsorship Opportunities
8 Premium
Associate Member Spotlight
Scott D. O’Rourke • Gordon Advisors PC
14 2018 Manufacturing Outlook
16 MFG Forum & Industry 4.0
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Editorial Staff
Chuck Hadden
Publisher Elyse Kopietz
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Brett Gerrish
Copy Writer
Michigan Manufacturers Association
and MMA Service Corporation
620 S. Capitol Ave.,
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Phone: 517-372-5900
Fax: 517-372-3322
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mimfg.org
MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXXI Print Issue No.
2, March 2018 (ISSN 1936-8860), (USPS
024-973)published bi-monthly for $18 per
year by the MMA Service Corporation
(MMASC), 620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI
48933-2308. Periodicals postage paid at
Lansing MI and additional offices. POST-
MASTER: send address changes to MiMfg
Magazine, P.O. Box 14247, Lansing, MI
48901-4247.
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Claims Practical Guidance
18 Imposter
By Richard Warren • Miller Canfield
Member Spotlight
20 Industry
Volker Krebs • Adient
and Education Partnership
22 Industry
Brian Glowiak• SME Education Foundation
22
Compliance Conference
26 Environmental
By James A. Ostrowski • DEQ
Inside Every Issue
4 First & Foremost
5 Member Advantage
24 MFG at Work
27 Upcoming Events
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