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AMBA Annual Convention
March 1 - 6 - Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico

Spend time learning how to take advantage of the opportunities to make your business better, stronger and more profitable; and help the U.S. moldmaking industry meet the challenges of China and other global competitors. 

Plastics News Executive Forum 2008
March 9-12 - Tampa, FL

Resin prices & buying strategies. China sourcing. Sustainability. Innovation & creativity. M&A trends. Supply chain tips. Market prospects. Automotive applications. Worker development. Best practices. 

Int'l Home & Housewares
March 16-18-Chicago, IL

Tap into a world of oppor-tunity that includes 60,000 of the world’s most important housewares professionals, over 2,000 exhibitors from 34 countries and the chance to reach over 13,500 U.S. buyers and over 5,000 Non-U.S. buyers.
 

massPLASTICS
March 26-27 - Leominster, MA

The massPLASTICS Trade Show, the largest of its kind in the Northeast, is an ideal venue to connect medical device companies with local plastics manufacturers. 

SME Advanced Man Expo
Mar 26-27 - Toronto, CAN

Built on 4 pillars of value: Innovation, Education, Networking, and an environment promoting the Buying and Selling of manufacturing solutions, AM Expo 2008 allows you to Discover on the exhibition floor; Learn and discuss applications in the education programs; Buy the solutions you need, as you Advance your knowledge, and your business objectives.


COMING SOON


PLASTIMAGEN Mexico
April 8-11
Centro Banamex
Mexico City 

PDM 2008
April 15-17
Telford, England 

Chinaplas 2008
April 17-20
Shanghai, China 

Moldmaking Expo 2008
April 23-24


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A 3-D laser scanning project involving reverse engineering a blow molded bottle when no CAD data was available.

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Innovation is the lifeblood of American business. Without the creativity to find the next must-have product or service, companies quickly lose their competitive edge. Knowing this, corporate leaders invest heavily in research and develop-ment. Notwithstanding the dollars spent on R & D, the fact remains that better than 90 percent of innovation initiatives fail to achieve their return-on-investment targets. Poor management decisions and lack of marketplace savvy often undermine even huge research efforts. Can America continue to be a formidable global competitor with this kind of failure rate?

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