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Continuous Improvement 101
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Measurement
Process Manufacturing
Best Plants Winners Interviews

2008 Plant Tours
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2008 Exhibitors



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Network With Your Peers
Who Will Be There

Companies include:
Abbott Diabetes Care
ACEMCO INC
Albany International
Altra Industrial Motion
American Society for Quality
American Spring Wire
ARC Advisory Group
ATI Metalworking Products
Atlas Copco Secoroc
Aurora Casket Company
Autoliv North America
Baker Hughes Inc.
Batesville Casket Company
BBK
Beckett Air, Inc.
Bemis
Bergstrom, Inc.
Blue Bird Corporation
BMA, Inc.
Boeing
Brown Printing
Bruker AXS
Card-Monroe Corp.
Cargill
Carrier Corporation
Case New Holland
Clipper Windpower
CNH America LLC
Coherent Inc.
Contec Holdings, Ltd.
Coors Brewing Company
CraftMaster
Curries
Custom Direct
Dal-Tile
Datron World Communications
DST Output
DTE Energy
Dupont
Electrocraft
Fey Industries
FMC Technologies
Ford Motor Company
Foseco Metallurgical Inc.
Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold
Gardner Denver, Inc.
General Cable
General Cable Corporation
Genlyte Group
Greatbatch, Inc.
Grote Industries de Mexico
Hannay Reels, Inc.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Hendrickson
Henkel Corporation
Henny Penny Corporation
HindlePower, Inc.
Honeywell
Hughes Christensen
Hunter Douglas
Huntington Steel & Supply Co., Inc.
Hutchinson Technology Inc.
Industrial Scientific Corporation
International Truck and Engine Corporation
Invensys
J.W. Speaker Corporation
Jean Cunningham Consulting
Jerome L. Davis & Associates, LLC
John Deere
Kennametal Inc.
Klein Tools, Inc.
Kohler Co.
Krueger International, Inc.
Lakeland Mold Company
Lean Horizons Consulting, LLC
Lean Learning Center
Lincoln Electric Company
Lockheed Martin
Marley Engineered Products
McGard
McKee Foods Corporation
MEC Midwest
Medline Industries
Medrad, Inc.
MICO, Inc.
Milbank Manufacturing
Milliken & Company
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Business Excellence Consortium
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Montezuma Mfg
Morgan Advanced Ceramics
Morrison Products
Morrison Products, Inc.
MPC
Nationwide Learning, Inc.
Niagara Cutter
Nonin Medical, Inc.
Nordson Corporation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novellus
NSI - Boss Plow
NSI - Systems Control, Inc.
NSK Corporation
Oshkosh Truck Corp.
Owens Corning
Personix
Pikotek
Polaris
Polyfab Corp
Quincy Compressor
Reckitt Benckiser
Respironics Inc.
Rieter Automotive Systems
Rockwell Collins
Rose Plastic USA, LP
S & C Electric Company
Safety Performance Solutions
SECO Tools Inc.
Siemens
Siemens Healthcare
Simple Solutions
Skier's Choice, Inc.
Spacelabs Healthcare
SSI Technologies
Stanley Works
Stemco
Sun Chemical
Superior Industries LLC
Swagelok Company
Swisher International, Inc.
Synthes, Inc.
TAMKO Building Products, Inc.
TBM Consulting Group, Inc.
TenCate
The Gund Company
The Hillman Group
The Timken Company
Thomas & Betts
Trane Inc.
U.S. Products
Union Pump
United States Steel
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
Vought Aircraft Industries
Welchs
WMEP
Woodward Governor Co.
Worzalla Publishing
Wright of Thomasville
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals


The 2008 IW Best Plants Conference also gives you the valueable opportunity to network with your manufacturing peers. There are many opportunities for you to interact with other manufacturing executives, including:
  • Party Harley Style, Sponsored by Siemens
  • 2 Networking Buffet Lunches
  • 2 Continental Breakfasts
  • Bus Rides To And From Plant Tours
  • ... And More!
Party Harley Style!
Wednesday, April 2
6:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Siemens


Join your peers and conference speakers for some great food, drinks and fun activities at the Milwaukee Harley-Davidson.

Highlights include:
  • Harley demo rides (must have valid motorcycle license)
  • Live music
  • The Dyno Room. Experience the roar of the engine as the dynamometer technician puts a Harley onto the EKG and races the engine!
  • Burnout Pit Exhibition
  • Airbrush tattoos
  • Win prizes including:
    • 4GB Silver iPod Nanos
    • Pair of Bose Headphones
    • An Adams Golf 3 iron, 20" Hybrid
    • Scarrett Calipers, precision tool designed in Solid Edge
    • A Callaway Odyssey Putter (PT WH XG #2 35, RH)
  • and more!
Transportation to and from the event will be provided departing from the Midwest Airlines Center.

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