PMA to hold Metal Stamping and Tool & Die Conference.
Press Release Summary:
PMA and MetalForming magazine announce the first annual Metal Stamping Technology and Tool & Die Conference, which will provide metal stamping, die design, and die construction companies with an opportunity to network and learn about new, emerging, evolving, and maturing technologies that are impactful to these industries. Scheduled to take place December 6-7, 2016, in Chicago, IL, event includes 2 keynote presentations, 14 technical tracks, and exhibits by industry-leading suppliers.
Original Press Release:
Precision Metalforming Association to Hold Metal Stamping Technology and Tool & Die Conference in Chicago, Illinois
CLEVELAND, OH—The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) and MetalForming magazine announce the first annual Metal Stamping Technology and Tool & Die Conference—a conference that will provide metal stamping, die design and die construction companies with an opportunity to network and learn about new, emerging, evolving and maturing technologies that are impactful to these industries.
Scheduled for December 6-7, 2016, at the Renaissance Chicago O’Hare Suites Hotel in Chicago, IL, the event includes two keynote presentations, 14 technical tracks, exhibits by industry-leading suppliers and networking opportunities. Presentations include:
Industry Benchmarking and Current Trends in Metal Stamping and Tool & Die, delivered by keynote presenter, Laurie Harbour, Harbour Results, Inc.
Why the Metalforming Industry Should be Paying Attention to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, delivered by keynote presenter, Will Healy, Balluff, Inc.
Double-Sided Incremental Sheet Forming for Low-Volume Production, presented by Professor Jia Cao, Advanced Manufacturing Processes Laboratory, Northwestern University
Solutions for forming advanced high-strength steels, stainless steels and aluminum alloys
Advances in scanning, digitizing, morphing technology, transfer die technology and simulation
State-of-the-art tool steel, lubrication, cleaning and corrosion-protection applications
Visit www.pma.org/stamping for complete details and online registration.
Contact Marianne Sichi at 216-901-8800 or msichi@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.
