Manufacturing & Innovation Today

November 9 – 10, 2009
Woodcliff Hotel & Spa
Fairport, NY

Monday, November 9, 2009

12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 

Keynote Presentation

Speaker: Doug Woods, AMT

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 

General Session

Speaker: Brian Papke, Mazak

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

Plant Tours**

Magnus Precision Manufacturing Inc. (Phelps, NY) Parlec, Inc. (Fairport, NY)

** Plant tours will take place simultaneously. Advance registration is required and based on space availability

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception in Sponsor Display Area

Hosted by Magnus Precision Manufacturing, Inc


Tuesday, November 10, 2009

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Registration Open

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in Sponsor Display Area

Sponsored by Mazak

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Building The “A” Team (Work Skills)

Peter DeMarco, Priority Thinking

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break in the Sponsor Display Area
 

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Economics of Tooling

Speakers: Brian Norris, Sandvik Coromant

Session II: Machine Tools for Cutting Titanium

Speaker: Scott Walker, Misui Seiki

Session III: Surviving the Downturn/Employee Ownership

Speaker: Tom Shepherd, Magnus Precision Manufacturing

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Today's Evolutionary Workholding

Speaker: Rich Schonher, Hardinge

Session II: Multi-Sensor Measuring Systems

Speaker: OGP

Session III: Five Steps To Realizing Workforce Training Success

Speaker: Jim Kasperik, Tooling U

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Today’s Evolutionary Workholding

Speaker: Bob McNary, Empire State Development

Session II: What’s New With Composites?

Speaker: John Winebrenner, Niagara Cutter

Session III: New Designs In Titanium Cutting Tools

Speaker: Chris Mills, Sandvik Coromant

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Session I: Group Lunch in Horizons Restaurant

Sponsored by Sandvik Coromant

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session I: EDM Innovations (IQ Technology)

Speaker: Eric Ostini, Charmilles Technology

Session II: Impact of the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007

Speaker: John Malinowski, Baldor Electric Co.

Session III: Constant Velocity and Lean Initiatives

Speaker: Kevin Bevan, GBI

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Refreshment Break in Sponsor Display Area

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Session I: Cutting Tool Innovations & Advancements

Speaker: Michael Parker, Seco Tools, Inc.

Session II: Top 10 Misconceptions of Tool Holding

Speaker: Dave Hartman, Parlec

Session III: CAD/CAM Software Developments

Speaker: Steve Sivitter, Planit