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BIG KAISER Receives NTMA Award

Chris Kaiser, the president and CEO of the company, is recognized with the 2016 NTMA Distinguished Service Award.

Posted: October 31, 2016

Chris Kaiser (left), the president and chief executive officer of BIG KAISER, was awarded the 2016 NTMA Distinguished Service Award. He and Jack Burley (right), the vice president of sales and engineering, are avid supporters of NTMA local and national events.

The National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA; Cleveland, OH) recognized Chris Kaiser, the president and chief executive officer of BIG KAISER Precision Tooling, Inc. (Hoffman Estates, IL), with the 2016 NTMA Distinguished Service Award at their recent Fall Conference in Charlotte, NC. This annual award recognizes an associate member or partner for their exceptional support of the Association and leadership in the manufacturing industry.

“Chris has demonstrated a tireless commitment to manufacturing advocacy,” said David Tilstone, the president of NTMA. “He supports workforce development through his company’s apprenticeship and internship programs, STEM initiatives like the National Robotics League, and the Northern Illinois G-CAMP manufacturing partnership. He is a strong supporter of many regional and national NTMA events, as well as international Technology Tours for our members.”

Originally from Zurich, Switzerland, Kaiser moved to the U.S. to attend Babson College near Boston. After graduation, he started his career working for a tooling distributor and calling on machine shops door-to-door. In 1990, he launched Kaiser Precision Tooling in Illinois. Under his leadership, the company has grown to become part of the global BIG Daishowa Group (Osaka, Japan), with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Switzerland and Japan.

NTMA is the national representative and advocate of the custom precision manufacturing industry in the United States. Member companies supply precision tooling and machining for such vital industries as defense, automotive, aerospace, appliance, electronics, agricultural implements, construction equipment, and many more. Its members are organized into 49 local chapters throughout the country.

BIG KAISER is a worldwide leader in high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalcutting industry that guarantee extreme accuracy and repeatability. Our products are of the utmost quality — manufactured with materials and craftsmanship that enable superior performance. As a member of the BIG DAISHOWA Group (Osaka, Japan), BIG KAISER has grown into a well-recognized global tooling provider, with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

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