SHOW NEWS: IFFI, Columbus & Wire Week Conferences

John Wolz

IFFI Announces Two-Track Conferences
The first Industrial Fastener & Forming International conference will offer both a management track and a technical operations track for attendees.
Sessions are scheduled each morning of the June 5-7, 2001, convention at the Cleveland (OH) Convention Center.
�The IFFI 2001 conference program consists of sessions that will provide exceptional value to fastener manufacturing CEOs,� said Jim Wittersheim, chair of the IFFI governing committee. �They will want their people to attend the information-packed technical sessions and then explore the show floor to see the technology in action.�
IFFI was developed by the Industrial Fasteners Institute and the International Fastener Machinery Association. Fastener Technology International magazine is a conference sponsor.
Management conferences:
Tuesday: �Implementing ISO-14000,� presented by auditors Dennis Jacobs and Samantha Kaplan of the Quality Center.
Wednesday: �How Standards Impact the Quality & Technology of Your Business in Today�s Global Environment,� presented by the ASME B18 Standards Committee and ASTM F16 Committee on Fasteners: Bill Tudor, General Motors, panel chair, speaking on standards globalization; Dave McCrindle, ASTM F-16 chair, speaking on �Who the Players Are in the International Standards Arena�; Joe Bahadrian, Infasco, �How the Standards Bodies Relate to Each Other�; Steve Vass, Lake Erie Screw Co., �How These Standards Directly Impact Your Business�; Bruce Meade, Camcar Textron, �How These Standards Directly Impact Operations�; and Charlie Wilson, IFI director of engineering on �Globalization.�
Thursday: �Global Economics and the Fastener Industry,� Economist Brian Beaulieu of the Institute for Trend Research.
Technical and Operations Track
Tuesday: �Platings & Coatings,� Pat McKenna, Dynaburr; �Organic Coatings,� Brian Lowry, Commercial Steel Treating Corp.; �Electroplating,� Patrick McCluskey, Morgan O�Hare; �Hot Dip Galvanizing,� Terry Wolfe, Voigt & Scheitxer; and �Multi-layer Plating,� Norm Jackson, Whyco.
Wednesday: �Advanced Heading � Tough Shapes with Tough Materials� and �Optimum Raw Material Specification for High Performance Heading,� Jim Fox, Charter Steel.
Thursday: �Optimized Threading,� Ernst Menn, E.W. Menn Co. on �Flat Die Threading�; Jim Flanagan, Reed-Rico/PCC Specialty Products, �Three Die Cylindrical Threading�; Manfred Walther, Bad Dubin, �Two Die Cylindrical Threading�; Gary Standing, Landis, �Cut Threading�; G�nther Neuhaus, Hilgeland/Wafios, �Nut Tapping.�
Conference options include a �day pass� or full conference admission. For information contact show management. Tel: 847 256-9900. Fax 847 256-7612. E-mail: blsil@aol.com Web: iffiexpo.com
Columbus Announces Advice, Web Panels
The conference program at the 2001 National Industrial Fastener Show includes panels to answer technical questions and web site design.
The �Ask the Experts� panel will discuss working with a fastener consultant and answer fastening questions. Tom Doppke of Technical Presentations Company will be the moderator of a panel including Richard Barrett of Barrett Engineering Consulting, Lon DeHaitre of DeHaitre & Associates, Jim Speck of Spec Engineering and Joe Greenslade of Greenslade & Company.
The �Web Site Designs & Dilemmas� panel of distributors and manufacturers will discuss what has and hasn�t worked for them, and web site design experts will offer advice.
The half-day �Fastener Fundamentals� workshop by Jim Speck will cover how fasteners work, materials, testing, manufacturing and design.
The conference programs will be on Monday, May 21. The show will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
For information contact show manager Gloria Crase. Tel: 614 895-1279. Fax 614 895-3466. E-mail: nifsco@fastenershows.com Web: fastenershows.com

Wire Week Adds Rotating Technology Panel
A rotating panel of volunteer experts will answer attendees� technical questions at Interwire Wire & Cable Manufacturing Week 2001.
There are more than 100 conference sessions during the week.
The biennial show will be May 13-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The show is sponsored by Wire Association International. This year IWCMW includes the Interwire Trade Exposition, Wire & Cable Technical Symposium, Wire & Cable College and WAI�s 71st annual convention.
The technology center on the show floor will be staffed with WAI�s volunteer committees and technical departments of exhibiting companies.
�Nobody will be walking away without getting either an answer to their question or a referral to someone who can answer it,� WAI technical information director Phyllis Conon said.
General conference topics include: Extrusion, Fiber Optics, Cleaning, High Carbon, Processing, Properties, Deformation, Electrical Cable, Manufacturing, Equipment, Wire & Cable Panel, Adhesion, Nonferrous Wiredrawing, Lubricants, Coatings, Quality/Standards, Superconductor and Rod Tensile Strength.
Donald Sayenga of the Cardon Mangement Group will give the annual Mordica Lecture.
For information contact WAI. Tel: 203 453-2777. Fax 203 453-8384. Web: wirenet.org \
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