CNC West Dec jan 2019

CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 www.CNC-West.com 67 Industry News of the art digital manufacturing, lean manufacturing, key updates on govern- ment regulations, programming skills, effective leadership and more. Keynotes include content by Cul- tureShoc, Leadership Development and Franklin Partnership, experts in government relations. The chapters of the National Tool- ing & Machining Association partici- pating in the event are: Los Angeles; North Texas;Arizona; Houston; Rocky Mountain; San Fernando Valley; New Mexico; and San Francisco. The three-day conference is slated to be a comprehensive review for tool- ing and machining businesses vital in U.S. manufacturing today. “Manufacturing in the Southwest has enjoyed a strong resurgence over the last decade. The event’s presenters will not only address technical subjects but also the management skills own- ers and managers of firms need for efficient and profitable business,” said a company spokesperson. Other sessions will cover manage- ment personnel handling of stress, filling the skills gap, eliminating waste, prospering in the new tax environment, minimizing litigation, scaling ap- prenticeships and more contemporary directions for good management. Design-2-Part Shows Announce 2019 Schedule Design-2-Part (D2P) Shows, America’s largest design and contract manufacturing tradeshows, is pleased to announce their 2019 show schedule. The eleven event slate includes six spring shows and five fall shows. The schedule is anchored by seven annual shows including two in two in the west. D2P will hold these events in Grapevine (Dallas), TX; Atlanta, GA; Schaumburg (Chicago), IL; Santa Clara, CA; Minneapolis, MN; Pasa- dena, CA; and Marlborough (Boston), MA. The Pasadena show rotates be- tween Long Beach and Pasadena giv- ing Southern California manufacturers two convenient, every-other-year options. The D2P schedule is rounded out with four 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. D2P Shows exclusively feature exhibiting job shops and contract manufacturers with manufacturing operations in the United States. Com- panies that do not have facilities in the U.S. are not permitted to exhibit. The 2019 western region shows are: Northern California Design-2- Part Show, May 22 & 23, 2019 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA and the Southern California Design-2-Part Show, October 9 & 10, 2019