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Handbook Tracks Global
Manufacturing-Technology Markets

The 2007-2008 Economic Handbook of the Manfuacturing Technology Industry is now available from AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology. The annual guide provides comprehensive domestic and international data on capital-equipment purchases. U.S. data also addresses employment, machine-tool shipments and the financial condition of the industry. Download the handbook, available in PDF and Excel formats, at www.amtonline.org; it’s free for AMT members, $295 for non-members.

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Conference Addresses Steel
Procurement, Market Outlook

Slated for October 24-26 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, IL, the North American Steel Conference brings together steel consumers, mills, fabricators, service centers and financial analysts. Confirmed speakers include John P Surma, chairman CEO of US Steel Corp.; James L Wainscott, chairman, president and CEO of AK Steel Corp.; Roy Platz, director of marketing and analysis for ArcelorMittal; John P. McConegly, general manager, marketing for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp; and Mark L. Parr, managing director, Key Banc Capital Markets Inc. Issues to be covered include steel procurement—challenges, threats and opportunities; steel production—market outlook and perspectives; and steel trade—the supply-side wild card. View the entire conference agenda and register to attend at www.crugroup.com/Events/CRUEvents/NorthAmericanSteel/Pages/northamericansteel.aspx.

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Forming Technologies Inc. Expands Euro Presence

Sheetmetal-forming design and simulation software provider Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI), Oakville, Ontario, Canada, named Portugal-based Teracad a preferred partner, to promote and sell FTI’s FormingSuite software throughout Portugal and Spain. Learn about FTI software at www.forming.com;Teracad is online (in Portugese) at www.teracad.pt.

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