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Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS)
October 15-18 - Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bringing Canadian manufacturers a world of technology, innovation and automation.  

MD&M Minneapolis / Midpak
October 17-18 - Minneapolis, MN

Launched in 1994, MD&M Minneapolis is universally recognized as the Midwest's largest medical OEM event. Held on an annual basis, it showcases leading regional and international suppliers of manufacturing equipment, contract manufacturing services, electronics, plastics, disposables, and raw materials. 

K-2007
October 24-31 - Dusseldorf, Germany

The world's premier market for plastics and rubber boasts a brand name that's known worldwide:  K - International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber!  This is where experts from every continent do business, showcase their innovations, and let visions take wing. 


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FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show 2006

November 11-14 - Chicago, IL 


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Rigorous Mold Tryout

Do Your Homework

By: Gary Chastain. Consultant/Trainer at RJG, Inc.

How do I know if the customer is giving the mold a chance to perform?  How do I know if the customer has the mold in the correct machine?  How do I know if this machine is even capable?  Why, when we adjust the tool steel to meet the dimensions, are they not correct the next time the customer tries the tool out?  We have modified this mold six times and it still is not correct! 

These are a small sample of questions that cause process problems and cost money.  With increas-ing pressure from a global economy and local competition we need to be more...

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Manufacturing Processes for Design Professionals

By Rob Thompson

An encyclopaedic guide to production techniques and materials for product and industrial designers, engineers, and architects.

Today's product designers are presented with a myriad of choices when creating their work and preparing it for manufacture. They have to be knowledgeable about a vast repertoire of processes, ranging from what used to be known as traditional "crafts" to the latest technology, to enable their designs to be manufactured effectively and efficiently. Information on the internet about such processes is often unreliable, and search engines do not usefully organize material for designers.

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