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Pratt & Whitney and Micro Engineering Solutions Experts Announced as EASTEC 2011 Keynotes

Dépèche transmise le 20 avril 2011 par Business Wire

Pratt & Whitney and Micro Engineering Solutions Experts Announced as EASTEC 2011 Keynotes

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EASTEC 2011, the largest annual manufacturing event on the East Coast, has announced its keynote speakers for the May 17–19 event held at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA.

“These free keynote presentations, along with our Resource Centers, will give manufacturers insight into vital technologies, progressive strategies, the latest lean thinking, and clear advice on making operations greener”

Pratt & Whitney’s Joe Presing, manager of strategic manufacturing, and Paul Faughnan, technology manager and manufacturing engineer, will present “The Trends Driving Jet Engine Manufacturing” on Tuesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. Attendees will learn about the challenges presented by customer requirements, the global manufacturing environment, and how manufacturing technology can be used to overcome those challenges.

Donna Bibber, president and CEO of Micro Engineering Solutions, LLC, will present “Advances in Micro-Manufacturing Technology for the Medical Device Industry” on Thursday, May 19 at 10 a.m. Ms. Bibber will explain why medical device manufacturers need new products that create tinier, less invasive, fluid-induced, and/or space-saving micro devices.

“These free keynote presentations, along with our Resource Centers, will give manufacturers insight into vital technologies, progressive strategies, the latest lean thinking, and clear advice on making operations greener,” suggests Kimberly Farrugia, senior show manager for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (SME) the organizer of EASTEC 2011.

Farrugia also announced EASTEC 2011’s new Management Roundtable Solutions, fast-paced sessions to allow participants to gain solutions their companies can apply immediately. “Each table will discuss a predetermined topic for 25 minutes,” she noted. “Participants will have the option to move to a new table for the next 25 minutes for a different discussion or stay at their original table.”

Discussion topics and leaders are:

Teamwork – Glenn Jensen, Technical Change Associates

Business Strategy – David Liddell, SKYE Business Solutions, LLC

Performance Management – Andrew Lopuchowycz, Summit Ascent Enterprises, LLC, and Theresa Botellio & Joe Menhart, Willington Nameplate

Social Media – Ric Dragon, DragonSearch and Kathy Hokunson, Site-Seeker, Inc.

The roundtables will take place on Wednesday, May 18 starting at 3:30 p.m.

About the Society of Manufacturing Engineers:

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its many programs, events, magazines, publications, and online training division, Tooling U, SME connects manufacturing practitioners to each other, to the latest technologies, and to the most up-to-date manufacturing processes. SME has members around the world and is supported by a network of chapters and technical communities. A 501(c)3 organization, SME is a leader in manufacturing workforce development issues, working with industry, academic, and government partners to support the current and future skilled workforce.