| The benefits of attending a regional AmCon | | | | Union Tank Car, United Space Alliance, Vetco |
| show are significant. The AmCon Texas | | | | Grey, Weatherford International, Wyle |
| Contract Manufacturing Expo will be held in | | | | Laboratories, and Wolverine. |
| Houston, TX on          | | | | |
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â October 29-30, | | | | Â |
| 2008 at the Reliant Center at Reliant Park - | | | | |
| Hall A2. According to Kati Olson, | | | |  |
| President, "AmCon is the only show in Texas | | | | |
| where job shops and contract manufacturers | | | | In addition to these major manufacturers, |
| can meet face-to-face with serious OEM buyers | | | | there were many engineers/buyers that visited |
| of custom manufacturing services from the | | | | from mid-size companies from Houston, Austin, |
| region." | | | | San Antonio and throughout the Southwest. |
| | | | Engineers and buyers attending an AmCon |
| Â | | | | Contract Manufacturing Expo can find one or |
| | | | multiple sources to take a project from |
| Below is a sampling of major manufacturers | | | | concept or prototype to finished product |
| that have sent engineers and buyers to the | | | | quickly and at competitive prices. OEMs can |
| show:Â Alamo Industrial, Applied | | | | find sources for engineering, design, |
| Optoelectronics, Baker Hughes, Baker Oil | | | | prototypes, forming, fabricating, machining, |
| Tools, BJ Services, Boeing, Bray Controls, | | | | finishing, assembly and electronic |
| CSC Applied Technology, Canrig Drilling, | | | | manufacturing services all under one roof. |
| Caterpillar, Conbraco Industries, CUMSA | | | | Whether looking for one part or production |
| Distribution, Corpus Christi Army Depot, | | | | runs, attendees find multiple sources from |
| Cypress Semiconductor, Dresser, E.G.C. | | | | which to choose. AmCon offers attendees a |
| Plastics, Emerson Process Mgt., Exxon Mobil, | | | | unique opportunity to investigate a variety |
| Fairfield Industries, FMC Technologies, , Â | | | | of manufacturing options, both new and |
| Formosa Plastics, GE, General Motors, | | | | traditional, and find the best processes and |
| Halliburton, Hewlett Packard, Hydril, Igloo, | | | | materials for specific applications. |
| Invocon | | | | Attendees view actual samples of products |
| | | | that have been produced for other OEMs in |
| Jacobs Technology, Leggett & Platt, | | | | their industry and can get quotes on current |
| Letourneau Technologies, MCFA-Mitsubishi | | | | projects and compare quality, pricing, and |
| Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, NASA, National | | | | lead times from multiple vendors all in a few |
| Oilwell Varco, Owen Oil Tools, Pathfinder | | | | hours. Only AmCon shows provide a "hands on" |
| Energy, Raytheon, Robbins & Myers Fluid Mgt., | | | | one-on-one education. Since the exhibits are |
| Reliant Energy, Â Sanmina SCI, Schlumberger, | | | | staffed with top management and technical |
| Siemens, Smith International, Spacehab, | | | | personnel, attendees have an in-depth |
| Stewart CableStewart & Stevenson, Takata Seat | | | | discussion regarding project design, |
| Belt, Terex Reedrill, Thermo Fisher | | | | materials and production issues. AmCon shows |
| Scientific, Toshiba International, Tyco | | | | are free, including seminars on a variety of |
| Electronics, UTMD Anderson Cancer Center, | | | | manufacturing processes and quality issues. |