2021 Metal Engineering eXpo Moves Forward

As the state of Nevada announced a loosening of restrictions in February due to a reduction in the spread of the coronavirus, SMI is moving forward with plans for the 2021 Metal Engineering eXpo (MEE) at the South Point Resort and Casino in Las Vegas from Sept. 28-30, 2021.

“We are pleased to see that the governor of Nevada and health care experts are optimistic that meetings and conventions can safely be held in Las Vegas throughout the balance of 2021,” commented SMI president Bert Goering. “Nevada continues to show a slowing down of the virus and an increase in vaccine distribution, which is good news for events like ours.”

Under the city’s “Vegas Smart” health and safety plan, Las Vegas and its resort partners continue to implement stringent health and wellness protocols to keep visitors safe during their time in the city. SMI is working closely with officials at the South Point Resort to ensure the health and safety of eXpo attendees.

Show Number Four

The 2021 eXpo marks the fourth time the event has been held as the premier global trade show and educational event for springmakers, metalstampers, wireformers and suppliers to the precision spring manufacturing industry. The 2021 eXpo is being led by chairs Joe Devany,

Las Vegas and its resort partners continue to implement stringent health and wellness protocols to keep visitors safe during their time in the city. SMI is working closely with officials at the South Point Resort to ensure the health and safety of eXpo attendees.

Betts Company and Daniel Pierre III, JN Machinery Corp.

In addition to the trade show floor, where leading industry exhibitors will display and demonstrate their latest solutions, the eXpo will once again feature some of the most in-depth and diverse technical and business content in the industry.

Preliminary Speaker Roster

The 2021 eXpo educational symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on both Wednesday, Sept. 29 and Thursday, Sept. 30, just prior to the opening of the trade show floor. The format includes two 50-minute sessions, with a ten minute coffee break between sessions.

Presenters will cover both technical and practical business content from manufacturing, technology, materials and testing to business best practices, workforce solutions and marketing.

Attendees can choose topics falling into three tracks 1) Business Trends and Best Practices; 2) Manufacturing, Technology and Innovation; and 3) Materials and Testing.

The South Point Resort and Casino consists of a 24-story hotel tower and casino and a 90,000 sq. ft. convention center. The property is located on a 60-acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard, just 10 minutes south of the Las Vegas Strip.

In conjunction with the 2021 eXpo, the international ISO/TC 227 committee will be meeting from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 at the South Point Resort (see related article in Committee Connection on page 59).

For hotel registration and information on exhibiting or attending the 2021 eXpo, visit www.MetalEngineeringeXpo.org. n

Preliminary Topics and Speakers

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29

Selling with the Latest Tech! Danny Bozart, Valbruna Stainless What Does the Spring Industry Want From Machinery Communications? Panel discussion of machinery manufacturers led by Ryan Cutter, FENN Empowering Your Employees to be Fiscally Responsible Cliff Hawkins, Hilltop Wealth Solutions Effects of Nitriding Springs Representative of IST What Makes Up Our Supply Chain? Step 1 – Rod Rick Gordon, SMI What Makes Up Our Supply Chain? Step 2: How Tempered and Cold Worked Materials Are Produced Rick Gordon, SMI Impacts of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) in Manufacturing Representative of SAS Updates in Monitoring and Sorting Technology Representative of Simplex Rapid The State of the Economy Representative of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco Application of the Latest Grinding Stone Technology Speaker TBA Experiences Leading a Family and International Business Dr. Rudolf Muhr, Mubea Corporation

THURSDAY, SEPT. 30

Report on the Progress of the SMI Fatigue Study Jason Sicotte, Associated Spring Current State of the Wire and Rod Industry Panel discussion with Alice Stengel, Gibbs; Dan Foster, ISW; and a representative of Interwire The Science of How Heat Treating a Spring Works Dan Sebastian, SMI How to Avoid the Traps in Running a Family Business – Part 1 Gaia Marchisio, Cox Family Enterprise Center, Kennesaw State University and Carol Butler, Goering Center, University of Cincinnati How to Avoid the Traps in Running a Family Business – Part 2 Gaia Marchisio, Cox Family Enterprise Center, Kennesaw State University and Carol Butler, Goering Center, University of Cincinnati Latest Technology Developments Dr. Uwe-Peter Weigmann, WAFIOS How Your Relationship With OSHA Will Be Altered by COVID and Other Factors Dr. Laura Helmrich-Rhodes, SMI The Art That Makes the Science of Heat Treating Work Daniel Pierre III, JN Machinery Corp.