MetalForming Magazine Conference to highlight ERP software.

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MetalForming magazine, the flagship publication of PMA, announces The Manufacturing ERP Experience—a conference that will provide small to mid-sized manufacturers of metalformed and fabricated products with information on leveraging ERP software to gain complete control of their projects. Scheduled for October 13-14, event will include demonstrations from leading suppliers of ERP software and keynote presentations on the latest trends and developments in ERP software.



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MetalForming Magazine Conference on ERP Software Developments Set for Schaumburg, Illinois



CLEVELAND, OH—MetalForming magazine, the flagship publication of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), announces The Manufacturing ERP Experience—a conference that will provide small to mid-sized manufacturers of metalformed and fabricated products with information on leveraging ERP software to gain complete control of their projects.  The program will deliver information to help companies in the market to purchase new ERP software or wanting to learn how to more effectively use their current software.



Scheduled for October 13-14, 2016, at the Amada Solution Center in Schaumburg, IL, the event includes demonstrations from leading suppliers of ERP software and keynote presentations on the latest trends and developments in ERP software, including:


  • The Critical Requirements of Risk Management and Response Across an ERP Implementation, delivered by Rich Sides, Partner, Ultra Consultants


  • Apply Change Management to Achieve ERP-Implementation Success, presented by Keith Helfrich, Founder, Growth GPS


  • Data Analytics, addressed by Doug Hockenbrocht, Partner, Plante Moran


  • Leveraging Next Gen Enterprise Technologies to Transform Your Manufacturing Organization, delivered by Kirk Witt, Director, Client Services, Panorama Consulting Solutions


  • Two presentations from Cindy Jutras, President, Mint Jutras, LLC—The Digital Imperative: How Prepared Are You – Really?, and Manufacturing ERP: How to Get More from Your Manufacturing Data


Visit www.metalformingmagazine.com/erp for complete details and online registration, or contact Susan Hunter-Vazinski at 216-901-8800 or shunter@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.

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