Toronto, Ontario – The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) is launching a new committee for mold makers following the organization’s split with the Canadian Association of Mold Makers (CAMM).
APMA president Flavio Volpe notified his members of the new committee in a letter dated Dec. 15.
“How you find and train the next generation of toolmakers, how you compete with China, Korea, Germany and Japan and how you find new customers in the USA will all be on the table when the committee is convened in January 2021,” said Volpe.
This decision to shift the focus of the APMA to promoting its member’s skills more directly, as opposed to working on trade agreements in collaboration with CAMM.
APMA’s Project Arrow is perhaps the most visible example of the organization’s restructuring.
“How do you feature a toolmaker? That’s a question the committee is going to answer. When this vehicle hits its global tour in late 2022, I want to tell the full story. If I’m going to tell the full story, I need to have the right people around the table who are telling us how to best serve them.”
Windsor Mold Group’s Mike Bilton is expected to chair the new committee, which will see APMA “offer programming and services geared directly to mold makers.”
“We’ve got a veteran in Mike that’s going to lead us,” said Volpe.
“We’re responding to our members who are in that space and want to see a specific practice within the APMA.”
