AMTD Signs On To Support American Machinist’s Machine Shop Workshop
3/9/2007
NEW YORK (March 9, 2007) - Penton Media's American Machinist® announced today that the American Machine Tool Distributors Association (AMTDA) has signed on to support the publication's Machine Shop Workshop, to be held in Cleveland on November 7-9, 2007 at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center. Additional information on the workshop is available at
www.americanmachinist.com/workshop2007 .
The Workshop is an intensive learning environment where shop owners and operations managers can use proprietary benchmarking data to develop a strategic improvement plan, tailored to the specific needs of their plant.
"We're proud to have AMTDA's support for this important event," said Bob Rosenbaum, publisher of American Machinist. "The Association's goal of making vital contributions to North American manufacturing is wholly consistent with our objectives for the Machine Shop Workshop - it's all about helping make the manufacturing sector in the United States more productive, profitable and competitive in the context of a global marketplace."
"AMTDA is pleased with this new partnership with American Machinist to strengthen the operations and profitability of machine shops across North America," said John Healy, AMTDA President. On behalf of our members, we welcome this opportunity to identify and distribute the information and best practices that will further improve the competitiveness of American manufacturing."
The workshop is closely tied to American Machinist's benchmarking initiative and the magazine's "10 Best Machine Shops" program. The benchmarking initiative provides an extensive body of data on machining operations that shops can use to evaluate operational performance and identify areas for improvement. The "10 Best Machine Shops" program honors top-performing shops, based on comparisons to a standard set of key measurements.
To learn more about additional sponsorship opportunities and workshop content, visit www.americanmachinist.com/workshop2007 or contact Jeffrey B. Obrock at 216.931.9190 or jobrock@penton.com .
Since 1925, the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association has been a major voice within the machine tool industry. The AMTDA represents independent distributors and worldwide builders of machine tools and related products used in the metalworking industry. The Association's mission is to provide marketers of manufacturing technology the essential services necessary to develop and perpetuate distribution businesses that make vital contributions to North American manufacturing.
American Machinist, published by Penton Media, is a premier information resource, serving metalworking managers.
Headquartered in New York, the new Penton Media, Inc. is one of the nation's largest business-to-business media and information companies, serving more than six million business professionals every month. Its market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries. The company was formed through the combination of Prism Business Media and Penton Media. The new company will adopt the Penton Media brand and expects to complete the transition to this new unified branding by March 15. Its growing portfolio includes 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 96 industry trade shows and conferences and more than 500 information data products. The privately held company is owned by U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, its co-investors, and by MidOcean Partners. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.prismb2b.com and www.penton.com .
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