Conference-at-a-glance.

Conference-at-A-Glance

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Time             Session          Title               Presenters

8:00am-9:00am      #1       Lean Moldmaking:      Jamie Flinchbaugh,
                            The Hitchhiker's     Lean Learning Center
                                  Guide

9:00am-5:00pm      #2      How to Establish a       Steve Johnson,
                          Systematic Approach          MoldTrax
                           to Mold Maintenance

9:15am-10:15am     #3        Three Keys to           Steve Ortner,
                          Successful High Speed    Absolute Machine
                                Machining             Tools, Inc.

9:15am-10:15am     #4     Automated Moldmaking:       John Berg,
                               Lights Out           MGS Mfg. Group
                             Manufacturing
                              Technologies

9:15am-10:15am     #5      The Search for CAD    Robert Bean, Kubotek
                            Interoperability     USA Ken Versprille,
                                                      CPD Assoc.
                                                 Evan Yares, The Open
                                                    Design Alliance

10:30am-Noon       #6      Education/Training        Harry Moser,
                          in Moldmaking Panel      Charmilles Mikron
                               Discussion           James A. Wall,
                                                  National Institute
                                                   for Metalworking
                                                      Jack Schron,
                                                   Tooling U Chuck
                                                 Arnold, Battlebots IQ
                                                     Paul Koontz,
                                                       Formula 1

10:30am-Noon       #7     Advantages of Using        Randy Winton,
                           Modular Tool Design       Progressive
                                                      Components

10:30am-Noon       #8        Strategic and          Don Tijunelis,
                            Tactical Supply      DKT Engineering, Ltd.
                              Chain Issues        Richard W. Hammond,
                            for the Toolmaker     P.E., RWH Partners

Noon-1:00pm        #9     Economic and Industry       Bill Wood,
                              Outlook for        Mountaintop Economics
                               Moldmakers         and Research, Inc.

1:00pm-5:00pm      #10       AMBA-sponsored:       Roger Goble. OSG
                             How the Latest           Tai. & Die
                               High-Speed            Doug Noxell,
                              Programming,         Absolute Machine
                          Tooling and Machining      Tools, Inc.,
                          Techniques Combine to     Todd Schuett,
                              Change Mold         Creative Evolution
                              Manufacturing

1:30pm-2:30pm      #11    Combining Technology    Jon Hunwick, Delcam
                           to Make Impossible
                                  Molds

1:30pm-2:30pm      #12    Pay for Performance    Len Graham, GB Mold,
                           Mold Manufacturing             LLC
                                                   Tim Worthington,
                                                      GB MOM LLC

1:30am-2:30pm      #13        Trade Policy           Eugenia Ross,
                              Developments       Society of Plastics
                              Affecting the            Industry
                           Moldmaking Industry

2:45pm-3:45pm      #14      The Benefits and          Ron Malone,
                           Techniques of Hard    Greenleaf Corporation
                              Milling with
                             Ceramic Inserts

2:45pm-3:45pm      #15     Hot Runner Trends         John Daniels,
                          and New Technologies     Husky Injection
                                 in the             Molding Systems
                            Automotive Market

2:45am-3:45pm      #16     Breaking the Mold:       Craig Therrien
                          Design and Validation       SolidWorks
                              in One Window           Corporation

4:00pm-5:00pm      #17      In-Mold Process         David Hoffman,
                          Control: Managing the        Beaumont
                           Plastic Flow Front     Technologies, Inc.
                           within Mold Design

4:00pm-5:00pm      #18      The Paradigm of        Rebecca Hamstra,
                              Mold Building            RJG, Inc.

4:00pm-5:00pm      #19    Advanced Toolholding        David Mann,
                                 Systems         Heartech Precision,
                                                         Inc.

Wednesday. April 26, 2006

Time             Session          Title               Presenters

8:00am-9:00am      #20    Emerging Trends from       Jeff Mengel,
                          a Re-Tooled Industry      Plante & Moran

9:00am-10:30am     #21    How to Become a High      Richard Tanner,
                              Impact Owner:       Ownership Advisors
                          Business Transition
                          Planning from Start
                          to Finish (Beginner)

9:15am-10:00am     #22        Simultaneous          Richard Hecker,
                          Simultaneous Product        Eifel, Inc.
                            Development and
                              Manufacturing

9:15am-10:15am     #23     Economics of High         Doug Veitch,
                           Conductivity Molds         Brush Weman

9:15am-10:15am     #24       Simulating and         Mark Benedetti,
                          Optimizing the Mold           CG Tech
                              Build Process

10:30am-Noon       #25    Future Applications       Denny Reiland,
                              of Additive           General Pattern
                               Fabrication          Rick TWeddell,
                             for Toolmakers        Procter & Gamble
                                                  Greg Morris, Morris
                                                      Technolgies
                                                 Tom Mueller-Express
                                                 Pattern Mike Siemer,
                                                  Mydea Technologies

10:30am-Noon       #26    How to Become a High      Richard Tanner,
                             Impact Owner:        Ownership Advisors
                          Business Transition
                          Planning from Start
                                to Finish
                            (Intermediate to
                                Advanced)

10:30am-Noon       #27     Innovative Cutting        Thomas Raun,
                          Tools and Techniques    Iscar Metals, Inc.
                           for Cost Reduction

Noon-1:00pm        #28    2006 Leadtime Leader      Extreme Tool &
                            Panel Discussion          Engineering
                                                  A J Tool Co., Inc.
                                                   MSI MoldBuilders
                                                      IDEAS, Inc.

1:15pm-2:00pm      #29       Five Steps for           Duane Drape,
                          Improving Your Shop's        Horn USA
                          Maximum Productivity

1:15pm-2:00pm      #30       Developing an           Jeff Gramoll,
                           Effective Machine        SKF Precision
                            Tool and Spindle         Technologies
                             Service Program

1:15pm-2:00pm      #31     Surface Aesthetics       Gordon Pinger,
                              and Finishing        Complete Surface
                                                  Technologies (CST)

2:15pm-3:00pm      #32       Laser Welding:         Jim Grantland,
                              Applications           Duro-Chrome
                             in Mold Repair           Industries

2:15pm-3:00pm      #33      Seeing the Mold          Lee Richmond,
                                Industry                Makino
                            on a Micro Scale

12:15pm-3:00pm     #34     PVD Can Make a Mold      Dwayne Douglas,
                              More Reliable          Balzers, Inc.

                   #35        Optimize CNC           Ann Mazakas,
                          Programming with the   Intelligent Creations
                                 Latest                   LLC
                           CAD/CAM Techniques

3:15pm-4:15pm      #36    Online Marketplaces         Mitch Free,
                          Provide Solutions for        MfgQuote
                           Moldmakers Feeling
                               the Squeeze