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