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23 June 2004
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SME Announces Its 2005 Manufacturing Events
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) announced its preliminary 2005 calendar of trade shows, conferences and other events. An estimated 70,000 manufacturing leaders, practitioners, educators and students will attend SME events this year. As industry continues to rebound and companies are evaluating capital equipment purchases, researching conferences for the latest manufacturing training and looking for networking opportunities with prospective, SME's events continue to be on manufacturers' "must-do" list for 2005 and beyond.
SME, a Tradeshow Week 200® event producer, will sponsor eight major manufacturing expositions and several dozen conferences, workshops and certificate programs in 2005. These events include:
HOUSTEX® APEX (Advanced Productivity Exposition)
March 1-3, 2005
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
WESTEC ® APEX
April 4-7, 2005
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, California
Twin Cities APEX
May 3-5, 2005
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing
May 10-12, 2005
Hyatt Regency Dearborn,
Dearborn, Michigan
EASTEC® APEX
May 24-25, 2005
Eastern States Exposition Grounds
W. Springfield, Massachusetts
Cleveland APEX
June 7-9, 2005
I-X Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Midwest APEX (formerly Detroit APEX)
September 13-15, 2005
Novi Expo Center
Novi, Michigan
FABTECH International 2005
November 13-16, 2005
McCormick Place South
Chicago, Illinois
Other conferences for 2005 include:
Automation & Assembly Summit
Spring 2005
SME Annual Meeting
Spring 2005
Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies
Fall 2005
North American Hydroforming Conference
Fall 2005
Lean for the Job Shop
Spring 2005
SME Management Forums
Spring & Fall 2005
Manufacturing Technology Summit
Summer 2005
International Grinding/High-Speed Machining Conference
Fall 2005
Professional Development Conferences
One Every Quarter, 2005
and several more.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers produces many events each year to provide manufacturers with forums to interact, exchange ideas, evaluate equipment, and sharpen their skills. For over 65 years, SME has been attracting top manufacturers from key industries to participate in these events as speakers, exhibitors, advisors and sponsors. Recognized for linking buyers and sellers of technology and equipment and uniting practitioners with technical experts, SME exists to help manufacturing companies bridge the gaps in workforce development, solve manufacturing problems, and bring together local, regional and national manufacturing communities to advance manufacturers' knowledge and help them compete in today's global marketplace.
For more information on attending, exhibiting or sponsoring a 2005 SME Conference or Exposition, visit the SME Web site at: http://www.sme.org/events or call the SME Resource Center at (800) 733-4763.
SME has partnered with several organizations to provide additional resources to SME's members and to the manufacturing industry. These partners include: The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), The Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society (ISA), The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), The American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA), The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), and more.
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