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Manufacturing Engineering, Feb 2005

February

Outperform Your Competition-Increase Productivity Through Automation, Cincinnati, Feb. 8; Milwaukee, Feb. 24; Chicago, March 24; Detroit, April 29; Charlotte, NC, June 15; Irvine, CA, June 21. Sponsored by GE Fanuc, SME, Fanuc Robotics, Modern Machine Shop, Automotive Design & Production, and Renishaw.

To register, and for more information on exact locations, agendas, etc. go to: www.gefanuc.com/outperform

March

HOUSTEX 2005, Houston, March 1-3. SME

Digital Manufacturing: Streamlining Product Development and Accelerating Speed to Market, Charlotte, NC, March 3. SME

Making Lean Work for the Job Shop or Small Manufacturer, Chicago, March 10-11. SME

Emerging Technology in Manufacturing, Murfreesboro, TN, March 17. Middle Tennessee State University

Phone: 615-898-2462

2005 North American Robot Safety Conference, Toronto, March 21-23. Canadian Standards Assoc. Phone: 800-463-6727

April

2005 3DSNASUG & SLS Users' Group Joint User Conference, Tucson, AZ, April 3-7, 2005. Sponsored by the 3DSNASUG & SLS Users' Groups

Attendees must own a 3D Systems Machine to attend. To register contact Guy Bourdeaux, 954-894-4994 or visit www.3dsnasug.com

WESTEC 2005, Los Angeles, April 4-7. SME

Digital Mfg. & MPM, Los Angeles, April 6. SME

SME Chapter 56 Manufacturing Expo, Ft. Wayne, IN, April 13. SME

Making Waves: Integrating RFID into your Supply Chain, St. Louis, April 18. SME

Automation & Assembly Summit, St. Louis, April 18-20. SME

May

Twin Cities Apex, Minneapolis, May 3-5. SME

Molecular Nanotechnology and Manufacturing: The Enabling Tools, Minneapolis, May 4. SME

MicroMfg. Conference, Minneapolis, May 4-6. SME

Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing, Dearborn, MI, May 9-12. SME

EASTEC 2005, W. Springfield, MA, May 24-26. SME

June Developing Workforce Skills at the Speed of Innovation Mgmt. Forum, Baltimore, June 1. SME

Cleveland Apex, Cleveland, June 7-9. SME

WANT MORE INFORMATION?

For information on SME's events, call 1-800-733-4SME 8 am-5 pm Eastern time, Monday through Friday. A comprehensive list of the year's events (updated continuously) is available for downloading from the Internet at www.sme.org.