Region covered:
The states of Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania (west of State College) and New York (west of Rochester)

Officers:
President - Rob Fulop, Wire Lab Co
Treasurer - Michael Caranna, American Spring Wire Corp

Past President - Dane Armendariz, Henkel Corp

Director - David Gooch, Charter Steel

Director - Eric Marquardt, Enkotec Co Inc

Director - Aaron Nolan, Sumitomo Electric Carbide

Director - Tom Maxwell, Jr., Die Quip Corp

Next scheduled events:

• August 5, 2010 - 8th Annual WAI Ohio Valley Chapter Open

The Ohio Valley Chapter returns to the Grantwood Golf Course in Solon, Ohio for its popular four-player best ball scramble tournament. The $120 registration fee includes greens fees, cart, lunch and the awards reception and dinner. Team and inidividual prizes are ready to be claimed, including $10,000 for a hole-in-one on the designated par 3. Click here for a registration form or contact WAI's Steven Fetteroll, (203) 452-2777 for more information.

Recent programs:

• October 22 , 2009 - Chapter Dinner Meeting featuring "State of the Steel Wire Industry"

The Ohio Valley Chapter held its dinner meeting with keynote speaker Joe Downes, president of Leggett & Platt Wire Group. Downes discussed hsi views on various aspects of the current steel wire industry and on manufacturing. The event was held in conjunction with the WAI's Reconvene meetings with more than 60 attendees.

• August 5, 2009 – 7th Annual WAI Ohio Valley Chapter Open

Golfers were treated to a picture-perfect day for golf and networking among industry friends. The winning team of Vincent Griffin and Mike Swift of Premier Wire Die, Chris Winkel of World Wide Superabrasives and Dave Simpson of Sumitomo Electric Carbide distanced themselves from the rest of the field with a stellar 11-under par score of 60 to win by six strokes. The second place team of John Kukalis of Henkel Corp and George Boughton, Bill Buckliew and Scott Stores of Veolia ES carded a six-under 66.

• November 1, 2007 – Lean Manufacturing Dinner Meeting

Lean Manufacturing was the hot topic that held everyone’s interest at the WAI Ohio Valley Chapter Dinner Meeting at the Holiday Inn Select in Strongsville, Ohio on Thursday, November 1, 2007. Sharing his 25 years of lean expertise with the chapter was Michael Roehler, who is employed by the Davis Wire Company as director of quality at their National Standard facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Roehler’s presentation provided attendees with an understanding of what is meant by a “lean environment” and the various actions that are needed to ensure that value added activities are taking place. Although focused on the manufacturing setting, he was quick to point out that lean practices can be applied to any situation – business or personal – to achieve positive results. One of his key points was to focus on “taking waste out of the process” on a continual basis, thus ensuring that continuous improvement would be sustained.