PMA and MetalForming Magazine host successful conference.
Press Release Summary:
PMA and MetalForming magazine, its flagship publication, educated more than 100 metalforming professionals from dozens of companies throughout Mexico at its Press and Die Maintenance Conference in Monterrey Mexico. Co-sponsored by Komatsu and SEYI Mexico, event featured two 3-hour classes—one by Robert Braswell (Senior Partner, Consultamex) on press maintenance, and another by Alvaro Garcia Ortiz (Die Engineering and Sales, Procemec s.a. de c.v.) on die maintenance.
Original Press Release:
PMA and MetalForming Magazine Host Successful Technical Conference in Mexico
CLEVELAND, OH — The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) and MetalForming magazine, its flagship publication, educated more than 100 metalforming professionals from dozens of companies throughout Mexico at its Press and Die Maintenance Conference, February 4, 2016, in Monterrey, Mexico.
Co-sponsored by Komatsu and SEYI Mexico, the event featured two 3-hr. classes—one by Robert Braswell (Senior Partner, Consultamex) on press maintenance, and another by Alvaro Garcia Ortiz (Die Engineering and Sales, Procemec s.a. de c.v.) on die maintenance.
“The in-depth and detailed presentations by Robert and Alvaro were extremely well-received by all of the attendees,” says MetalForming editor Brad Kuvin. “The feedback we received was very positive, and we couldn’t be happier with the interest generated by this important educational conference.”
To continue to meet the educational needs of metalforming professionals in Mexico, PMA and MetalForming magazine are planning another technical conference this fall. Scheduled for two days in September 2016 in Queretaro, topics to be addressed include press and die maintenance, die protection and lubrication. Additional details about the program and registration will be available soon.
Companies interested in sponsorship opportunities for the September conference should contact Andy Flando at aflando@pma.org for more information.
PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $137-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its nearly 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM Mexico tradeshows, and MetalForming, Fabricating Product News and 3D Metal Printing magazines.
Contact: Christie Carmigiano
Precision Metalforming Association
216-503-5716
ccarmigiano@pma.org
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