Gardner Publications, Inc. and DEMAT GmbH Announce International Product Development Event

Business Wire, June 29, 2009

amerimold at PD-x Creates North America’s Premier Product Development Exposition and Educational Experience

CINCINNATI -- Gardner Publications, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) and DEMAT GmbH (Frankfurt am Main) have announced an agreement in principle to hold the first-ever Product Development-Experience (PD-x) with amerimold, to be held in Cincinnati, OH, May 11 to 13, 2010, at the Cincinnati Convention Center.

In announcing the agreement, Richard G. Kline, president of Gardner Publications Inc., said, “The EuroMold show has become the premier European event for those interested in design, product development, rapid prototyping, moldmaking, and related technologies and processes. We will bring this experience—and more to North America with the cooperation of DEMAT.”

While there are a variety of trade shows and conferences being held throughout North America, amerimold at PD-x is being organized to provide product development professionals with the know-how and expertise necessary to accelerate time-to-market with innovative products.

Dr. Ing. Eberhard Döring, director of DEMAT, said, “We are pleased to have the opportunity to bring the EuroMold experience to the North American market, as we recognize the global footprint of an increasing number of companies.”

With companies including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, and GE Aviation having headquarters in Cincinnati, and with the renown University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (DAAP), it is a world-leading center for product development.

Gardner Publications Inc., established in 1928, is a leading producer of publications, websites and events including Time Compression, MoldMaking Technology, Plastics Technology, Modern Machine Shop and High-Performance Composites, all dedicated to advancing the state of knowledge for designers, engineers, manufacturers, and managers throughout industry.

DEMAT GmbH is the organizer of events including EuroMold, asiamold and RosMould, leading trade fairs for moldmaking and tooling, design and application development.