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CNC WEST December 2017 /January 2018 www.CNC-West.com 57 Industry News .com ” “ New Britain, Conn., alongside Mayor Erin Stewart. The facility is going to serve as SST’s EDM consumable headquarters. The company reports this is now the largest EDM consumables company in North America. Dating back to 1995, Global EDM Supplies forged its relationship in the New Britain community. Following the merger of Global EDM Supplies and SST, and the coming together in this modern high-tech facility, the op- portunity exists to grow the history, leadership and established philosophy around the consumables business within the region and beyond. The 40,000-square-foot space opened Nov. 18 and is designed to house the combined workforce of SST Consumables and Global EDM Sup- plies, including the service, applica- tion, sales and operation departments. Additionally, a Makino showroom is incorporated into the facility for machine demonstrations and training. Design-2-Part Shows An- nounce 2018 Schedule, Includes Two West Coast Shows Design-2-Part (D2P) Shows an- nounced their 2018 show schedule. The eleven event slate includes six spring shows and five fall shows. The schedule is anchored by six annual shows. D2P will hold these events in Grapevine (Dallas), TX; Atlanta, GA; Schaumburg (Chicago), IL; Santa Clara, CA; Long Beach, CA; and Marlborough (Boston), MA. The Long Beach show will rotate between Long Beach and San Diego giving Southern California manufacturers two convenient, every-other-year options. The D2P schedule is rounded out with five events that alternate every two to three years. Design-2-Part Shows provide de- sign engineers, manufacturing engi- neers, managers, and purchasers an excellent opportunity to meet local and national job shops and contract manufacturers face-to-face to source custom parts, components, services, and design. Exhibiting companies will be showcasing their design-through- manufacturing services featuring more than 300 product categories for the metal, plastics, rubber and electronics industries. The shows are working shows and visitors are encouraged to bring sample parts and drawings.