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Conference and Professional Events
Attendees can take advantage of a worldclass lineup of seminars, con- ferences, and professional programs offered during the show. Topics include stamping, finishing forming and fabricating, tube and pipe fabrica- tion and welding, as well as operational/management issues. The pro- gramming is designed to provide valuable learning experiences for every member of your metalforming operation.
View a detailed schedule of some of the key educational sessions beginning on page 24; to download the full educational program, visit www.fabtechexpo.com/e-brochure.cfm.
Panelists—Roy Verstraete, president and CEO, Anchor Danly; Sam Straus- baugh, managing partner, Defiance Metal Products; Brent Schwartz, VP of engineering, MetoKote Cop.
Wednesday, November 3, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Make Green by Going Green: How Manufacturers Can Gain a Competitive Advantage
Moderator—Kristin Pierre, manager, Green Suppliers Network, U.S. EPA
Panelists—Mary Ellen Mika, man- ager-energy & environment, supply chain dept., Steelcase Inc.; Jon DeWys, DeWys Mfg.; John Spangler, technical steward, Caterpillar
Solutions Showcase
Also make sure to spend time at the Solutions Showcase, where industry experts will lead discussions of critical management-related topics for metal- formers and fabricators. On Tuesday morning, November 2, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, two economists very familiar with manufacturing—Dr. Chris Kuehl and Dr. Ken Mayland—will present their perspectives on diversification, from an ROI angle. The session, titled Look Before You Leap—The Economics of Diversification, will offer insights into regulatory issues, costs of entry and other economic factors that impact successful diversification. Also on Tues- day, the Solutions Showcase will feature a presentation from Paul Veryser on the Nuts and Bolts of diversification. And, a session called The Choice to Merge of Acquire, led by Robert Con- taldo, managing partner, Corporate Finance Associates, will discuss the thought processes necessary to deciding if your business is ready for expansion through acquisition or merger.
On tap at the Solutions Showcase for Wednesday, November 3: The Lean and Green Audit—Step one to Practical Green (11:00 a.m.-noon); Is it Possible to be Lean and Green with your Fin- ishing System (12:30-1:30 p.m.); Con-
verting Factory Lighting: Process and Payback (2:00-3:00 p.m.); and Outlook for Welded Pipe Usage in Natural Gas Shales (3:30-4:30 p.m.).
Thursday’s one and only showcase presentation: The Essentials of Job Shop Marketing, 10:00-11:00 a.m. This ses- sion will help metalformers get a handle on marketing through websites and tradeshow displays and how to avoid several easy yet fatal mistakes.
Fully Functional Stamping Lines—Three of ‘em
For a great look at state-of-the-art stamping lines in action, be sure to stop by the booths of Aida and Seyi. The Aida line (booth 1509) will feature a 110-ton gap-frame servo press along with a Coe SpaceMaster compact coil line that unwinds, straightens and feeds. Bachman Machine, St. Louis, MO, will provide tooling for the line while Win- triss will add a SmartPac 2 press automation control. Attendees inter- ested in quick die change technology will be able to spy a magnetic quick-die clamping system supplied by Tecno- magnete, while Pax Products will provide the die-lubrication setup and conveying systems. Lastly, United Aluminum will supply material for the line.
At the Seyi booth (#1604), visitors can eyeball a 16-station progressive die (from Great Lakes Metal Stamping) with ball-bearing insertion. The die will run on a low-deflection single-point straightside press also outfitted with a Wintriss SmartPac 2 press control and a Coe feed line. Check out the latest in die protection, as the die will be
equipped with six sensors to monitor, among other actions, feed up, part ejec- tion and ball-bearing presence. Also being demonstrated: remote press-line production monitoring.
Stamtec (booth 1633) also will have a fully operational line, anchored by a gap-frame press.
PMA Has More in Store
METALFORM organizer the Preci- sion Metalforming Association also will hold additional events in conjunction with this year’s show, including pro- grams for its Women in Metalforming and Next Gen Leaders groups. For more information, contact Mandy Basel at 216/901-8800, mbasel@pma.org.
PMA presents its annual Awards of Excellence in Metalforming program at the event as well, honoring innovators in the areas of productivity, design, quality, product development, process control, safety, and training and educa- tion. Please schedule some time to visit the large display on the show floor high- lighting the winning companies’ accom- plishments.
And, be sure to plan to attend future FABTECH shows, which will continue to include the METALFORM technol- ogy area: November 13-16, 2011, in Chicago, IL, and October 15-17, 2012, in Las Vegas, NV. MF
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