Oberg Industries News

Welcome to Oberg Industries Company News, a periodic intracompany email that will feature current topics, announcements and/or videos concerning recent Oberg events.

Oberg Industries Celebrates Employees At 2019 Value Awards Event Hundreds of Oberg employees from the Freeport and Sarver campuses enjoyed a beautiful day under the outdoor tent, coming together to recognize contributions of co-workers at the annual Value Awards event. Dave Bonvenuto, CEO, emceed the daytime and evening (for night shift workers) ceremonies with help from Cliff Forrest, Chairman and owner, delivering a state-of-the-company update and presenting awards to employees recognized and selected by their coworkers for contributions over the past year. The event kicked off with everyone enjoying a freshly prepared lunch by local caterer "A Grand Affair" and wrapped up with the distribution of "Oberg Proud" T-shirts, compliments of Cliff Forrest. To check out this year's value award recipients, click here. Apprentices were also celebrated for completing their apprentice program training and earning Journeymen's Certificates. See this year's apprentice group celebrating this milestone here. For some photos of the day's event, click here. Above: A sunny Thursday afternoon at the Freeport campus 2019 Value Awards event.

Click here to view image details.	Oberg Receives ESGR Seven Seals Award At a March 26 ceremony at Pittsburgh's Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Oberg was presented with the distinguished Seven Seals Award. The award is given at the discretion of the PA Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) chairman to recognize the efforts by a citizen, business or organization whose supportive actions have benefited all of the Reserve Components in a significant manner and demonstrates outstanding support, commitment and and extreme patriotism to the United States military. While not a final recipient of the organization's Freedom Award, Oberg Industries was among a very select handful of regional companies nominated for the ESGR distinction. Presented annually to only 15 of the country's most supportive employers, The Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their support of their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Oberg is honored to receive such recognition and proudly supports its veteran workers. Oberg has recently partnered with the newly formed Pittsburgh Veteran Employer Coalition, funded by the Heinz Foundation and made up of seven other regional employers including Highmark, Giant Eagle, Pitt Ohio and PNC Financial Services, to collectively promote hiring and retention of veteran talent, and minimize underemployment, by sharing data that will better match available positions to their military experiences.

New Apprentices To Join Oberg From Lenape Tech Five Lenape Tech graduates will be joining Oberg Industries as first-year apprentices starting on July 8. At a signing ceremony this morning at the Ford City, PA technical school, parents and instructors applauded ten graduates as they officially accepted employment offers with Oberg, Penn United and CCAC. Justin Julius Gohn, Zachary Stover, Tim Sheffler, John 'LJ' Buzard and Shane Bowser were welcomed aboard by Oberg's Bryan Mikula, Jason Falkner and Brandon Morhac. We're excited to welcome the newest generation of skilled machinists to Oberg. Click here for a photo of the group.

Oberg ACE Pre-Apprentice Program Recognized By ARM For Funding Oberg's ACE (Apprentice and Career Exploration) pre-apprentice program was one of the projects selected for expanding upon its successful PA-based, medium-sized manufacturers existing workforce blueprint to train high school students for potential careers in manufacturing. The curriculum increases student knowledge in STEM-focused courses by demonstrating theory to practical application. Teachers from participating high schools will receive additional training and exposure from Oberg to current/future manufacturing processes. Since Oberg became a member of the Advanced Robotics For Manufacturing (ARM) consortium last year, Linda Wood, Oberg Training Programs Manager, has been working with the group on standardizing the program and developing the high-school curriculum for 9th through 12th grades. The program includes Career Explorations in Manufacturing (9th), Geometry For Real Life Applications (10th), Mechatronics (10th), and Hands-On Machining Practices at Oberg for students' senior year. The ARM project expands upon the existing program with an emphasis on robotic applications in manufacturing. Many of the projects are being developed and tested regionally; once proven, they will be available to implement nationwide. “Our team is very excited about the potential of these projects to catalyze growth in US manufacturing. The consistent message we hear from manufacturers is that our nation’s workforce isn’t adequately skilled to sustain significant economic growth. We believe our selected projects, combined with previously awarded projects, help to address this issue,” stated ARM CEO, Dr. Byron Clayton.

	Oberg Exhibits at Denver's Cannex Fillex On May 1-3, 2019, Cannex Fillex, the world's canmaking and metal packaging congress, held its annual event in Denver, CO. The annual event rotates between Guangzhou China and the US. Oberg exhibited its tooling capabilities along with many key manufacturers in the industry, meeting with key customers including Stolle Machinery, Ball, Ardagh, Metal Container Corporation and others. For a look at Oberg's booth (and how a trade show quickly comes together in one day's time), click here.

Recruitment Billboards Appear This Summer Oberg is expanding its "presence" in the area with some new billboards aimed at getting the attention of potential new employees. The outdoor advertising is placed along some of the traffic corridors in the New Kensington, Vandergrift, Lower Burrel and Apollo areas. Our best advertising however, is always through our current employees so be sure to recommend Oberg opportunities to talented friends and family. Employee referrals can earn you up to $1,500 plus a $500 bonus will go to the new referral employee upon hiring. Ask HR for details!	Click here for listing of available Oberg positions.

	Kennywood's Open! Sunday, July 28 is Oberg's Family Picnic at Kennywood. Gates open at 10:30 am and events include rides, lunch served from 1pm to 4pm, drinks available at pavilions from 12pm to 5pm as well as face-painting and a visit from Kenny Kangaroo for the kids. It's sure to be a fun-filled day. Click here to get directions, schedule or order forms for tickets. To reserve them via email, contact Lanna Valenti or Charlene Johns at lanna.valenti@oberg.com or charlene.johns@oberg.com.

EV Tooling Try-Out Cell Is Open Oberg's "Next Generation of Stamping and Tooling" initiative, announced over a year ago, has taken its final step into reality with the opening of Oberg's EV Tooling Try-Out Cell. The cell, which includes the Minster EV-250 press as its centerpiece, is now fully operational with the addition of press accessories including a Vamco feeder system and precision straightener from Machine Concepts. Trials and adjustments have been ongoing since February leading up to successful runs of dies in the press. To create a defined area that is well suited for customer visits, the Try-Out Cell has been finished off with a dividing wall, signage, a lamination sample display, literature and a video kiosk with footage of the installation and press. Visitors, including Nidec (Japan) and Allegion, have already stopped by to check out the new cell. Efforts are underway this summer to begin promoting Oberg's specialized tooling to the EV/HEV industry leading up to the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, a trade show bringing together engineers, innovators and manufacturers near Detroit, where Oberg will be exhibiting among other manufacturers.

	Holiday Highlights Oberg's Holiday Party was another fun event that wrapped up 2018. With an overview our accomplishments throughout the year by Dave Bonvenuto and an optimistic preview of great things to come in 2019 by Cliff Forrest, the evening kicked off with entertainment by Doug Edgell, great prize raffles, the annual ugly sweater contest and a visit by the Iron City truck. For a flashback to some of the evening highlights, click here.
Reminder For Dec. 6 Christmas Party Oberg's Holiday Party will be on Friday evening, December 6, 2019 in Indiana, PA and employees are invited to bring a guest for this special event. Special room rates have been arranged but you're advised to book them as early as possible if you're planning to attend and spend the night. All of the details are included at this link or you can contact Lanna Valenti via email at lanna.valenti@oberg.com if you need more information.

	Oberg Receives Gold Supplier Award Oberg was recognized by Stolle Brazil with a Gold Supplier award for quality and OTD. We were one of only 4 suppliers out of 54 to be recognized with the award. It is the second year in a row, a very impressive achievement, that Oberg has received this supplier award. Oberg supplies tooling for Stolle's equipment used by food and beverage companies to produce their metal cans. Shown accepting the award at the Stolle facility last year is Mark Paolillo, Oberg Director of Sales – Tooling & Metal Packaging, and Dave Bonvenuto, CEO. Stolle Machinery was one of the largest exhibitors at the Denver Cannex Fillex show mentioned earlier in this newsletter.

Reminder: Use Your HSA To Save More We'd like to remind you, if you haven't already, to take extra advantage of the enhanced benefits Oberg began offering in February with its full coverage of employees' monthly healthcare premiums. Put that extra money to use in an HSA account. The company's healthcare plan allows you to utilize an HSA (Health Savings Account) to save tax-free earnings for use on health-related expenses. The benefit to an HSA is that any withdrawls remain tax-free if they're used on qualified medical expenses, which can include eyewear, orthodontics, laser eye surgery and smoking cessation programs and prescription meds. Click here for a copy of all of the benefits an HSA can offer you.

	Pitt Office of Economic Partnerships Highlights Additive Manufacturing Collaboration With Oberg Pitt's Office of Economic Partnerships (OEP) helps businesses and institutions from around the world access the University of Pittsburgh's resources to build partnerships that drive economic growth and innovation, while promoting Pitt as a world-class institution that creates solutions for economic partners. It recently shot a video at Oberg's PMC facility and the additive lab at Swanson School of Engineering to showcase the innovation that Pitt can offer to companies. To view the video on Pitt's OEP web site, click here.