Program
Accepting 2010 Machine Shop Workshop speaker entry’s, contact: Robert.Brooks@penton.com
We are continuously updating this page to reflect the 2010 program. Keep checking back for more details.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
>Plant Tour - NEW -
8:00 am – 11:30 am
The 2010 Plant Tour gets you inside a world-class machine shop for a “behind the scenes” look of their best practices, lean strategies, and operations success.
>Wind Energy
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
What wind-turbine builders need/expect/demand from their supplier machine shops.
Speakers from:
MAG Americas
Dowding Industries
About MAG:
MAG is a leading machine tool and systems company serving the durable-goods industry worldwide with complete manufacturing solutions. The company offers a comprehensive line of equipment and technologies including process development, automated assembly, turning, milling, automotive powertrain production, composites processing, maintenance, automation and controls, and core components. Key industrial markets served by these technologies include aerospace, automotive and truck, heavy equipment, oil and gas, rail, solar energy, wind turbine production and general machining.
With manufacturing and support operations strategically located worldwide, MAG ranks as a leader in the capital equipment market. A growing number of leading international companies are relying on the impressive innovation power of MAG to assure their technological leadership and prepare for future challenges.
About Dowding Machining:
Dowding Machining LLC is a precision machine solutions provider for large components and is an affiliate of Dowding Industries, Inc., a woman-owned manufacturer of progressive die stampings, metal fabrications, and welded assemblies. Located just south of Lansing, Mich. in Eaton Rapids, Dowding Industries was founded in 1965,
> Automotive Industry: Re-Tooling/Dieselization
2:10 pm – 3:10 pm
Speaker:
TBD
>Best Machine Shop Winners Panel Discussions
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Understanding performance data and machine capabilities to uncover hidden potential
Speaker:
John Semyen
Vice President of Advanced Planning and Business Development
M&S Precision Machining Inc.
2009 Best Machine Shop
How smaller shops can leverage resources and maximize efforts to generate new customers
TBD
2009 Best Machine Shop
Machine Skills Development: Job training practices for competitive machine shops
TBD
2008 Best Machine Shop
Diversification: How an international assembly business grew out of lessons learned by managing supply chain
TBD
2008 Best Machine Shop
Thursday, April 22, 2010
>General Session
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Speaker:
TBD
Competitive Domestic Sourcing
8:40 am – 9:40 am
Speaker:
TBD
A Lean, Green Machine Shop
To achieve productivity improvements, on-time delivery, and other lean tools for machining operations. Learn how to make your entire company as flexible as possible, to be able to change from one customer need to another. Implementing a TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) tool to focus on increasing the efficiency of machine processes to maximize the output rate, tho achieve optimal running conditions.
Speaker:
Preston “Jay” McCreary
President
FlowVision, LLC
SaaS (Software as a Service) for Machine Shops
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Speaker:
TBD
Workforce Development: Precision Jobs for American Manufacturing
11:20 am – 12:20 pm
Precision Jobs for American Manufacturing is a program NTMA has developed to provide the metalworking training centers with a standard. The standard covers 5 elements, Recruitment, Training (NIMS and employer), Placement/Retention, Funding and the Industrial Industry Committee. The program is providing best practice tools gathered from current successful programs that the training centers or companies can use to upgrade their metalworking training programs.
Speaker:
Ted Toth
President
Toth Technologies
2007 Best Machine Shop
Tooling Techniques for Super Alloys
Speaker:
TBD
