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SHOW NEWS: IFE, Fastener Tech ’09, NIFS, Fastener Fair, Fastening & Assembly Solutions

John Wolz

Steel Prices Subject of IFE Speech
Steel prices and production will be the keynote topic at the International Fastener & Precision Formed Parts Manufacturing Exposition. Jo Isenberg-O’Loughlin, editor of American Metal Market, will be the keynote speaker in the IFE seminar series.
IFE will be held April 27-30, 2009, at the I-X Center in Cleveland, in conjunction with Interwire.
Isenberg-O’Loughlin will speak on steel pricing and production in the current climate of frozen credit and ailing markets. The session, titled “Anchored Down or About to Bolt? Steel Prices Come Down to Earth…for Now,” will examine potential pricing patterns for carbon, stainless and alloy steel prices. With mill capacity utilization and steel output at a fraction of year-ago levels, are the markets headed for a deeper dip or an unexpected upward spike? Steel pricing issues will be explored within the context of the Obama stimulus plan, “Buy America” initiatives and distress in Detroit.
Isenberg-O’Loughlin has spent three decades covering steel, other metals and process industries as a trade journalist. She oversees the AMM daily operation.
IFE is held biennially in odd-numbered years for fastener machinery and services to exhibit to fastener manufacturers. For information contact Ray Zirkle or Doug Zirkle of the International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association. Tel: 800 688-1698 E-mail: rzirkle@bzsales.com Web: IFEtradeshow.com

Toyota Executive Keynoting Interwire
The vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing – Kentucky will be the Interwire keynote speaker. Pat D’Eramo will speak on the “The Future of Automobile Manufacturing,” on Monday of the April 25-30 Interwire events.
D’Eramo has been with Toyota eight years following 16 years with GM and the GM/Toyota joint venture.
Interwire, organized by the Wire Association International, is held biennially for the wire and cable manufacturing industry. Web: wirenet.org

Six Seminars for Fastener Tech ’09
Metrics, manufacturing, print reading, teat treating, metal finishing and fastener quality are seminar topics as part of the June 8-10, 2009 Fastener Tech 09.
Seminar sponsors and topics are: Fastener Training Institute, advance metrics and print reading; Fastener Technology International, manufacturing fundamentals, cold forming and thread rolling machinery and tooling; ASM Heat Treating Society, heat treating grade 5, 8 & high-strength steel fasteners; Chicago Metal Finishers Institute, metal finishing; Industrial Fastener Institute, fastener quality.
“Each of these groups specializes in different areas to allow FastenerTech ’09 to provide education pertaining to many segments of the fastener industry,” Mid-West Fastener Association executive director Nancy Rich pointed out. “While the exhibits are a major part of Fastener Tech 09, a very important aspect of this event is the many seminars offered.”
Rich also noted that the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont is near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport with its major airline hubs. “Travel to Chicago is simple,” Rich said.
With the cancellation of the 2009 National Industrial Fastener Show/East in Columbus, FastenerTech is the only Midwest show this year.
Fastener Tech is designed for manufacturers, distributors, buyers and users. The program includes MWFA’s traditional “bash” reception for networking.
For FastenerTech information contact Nancy Rich. Tel: 847 438-8338 E-mail: mwfa@Ameritech.net or Tom Hutchinson, FTI. Tel: 330 864-2122. E-mail: tlh@fastenertech.com Web: mwfa.net or fastenertech.com/ fastenertech.asp

NIFS to Publish Exhibitor Articles
The National Industrial Fastener Show in May will begin publishing a series of six exhibitor training articles.
Show management reported 428 companies totaling 560 booths are under contract for the November 16-18, 2009, NIFS/West at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Show manager Susan Hurley described the booth sales as “surprisingly good and very encouraging.” Hurley added that some companies are waiting for first quarter sales before deciding on booth space. “We believe that once the economy begins recovering, fastener inventories will decline and we should see an increase in orders.”
Show management cited the economy in canceling the 2009 NIFS/East, which was scheduled for May in Columbus, OH.
The NIFS/West floor plan showing company and booth locations is available on the website: fastenershows.com.
For NIFS information contact Hurley or Denise Hill. Tel: 614 895-1279 E-mail: info@fastenershows.com
European Show Moves to New Stuttgart Convention Center
The 2009 Fastener Fair Stuttgart will move to the new Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre adjacent to the airport.
The next Fastener Fair Stuttgart will be October 7-8, 2009. The trade show is designed for manufacturers, machine suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, importers, exporters, tool suppliers, trade associations and suppliers of services and related products the fastener and fixing market.
Show organizer Jerry Ramsdale pointed out that the new 105,000 sq meter Messe Stuttgart can accommodate larger shows and has “purpose-built halls specifically designed for industrial shows.” It is located adjacent to Stuttgart’s international airport and the A8 motorway.
Ramsdale said he discussed moving the show to the new convention center with key exhibitors and visitors “and the consensus was that Stuttgart truly is ideally placed slap-bang in the middle of Europe’s industrial heartlands, with incredibly easy access for visitors from both East and West Europe, as well as the rest of the world.”
Ramsdale announced more than 400 exhibiting companies have reserved space. The total square meters of space already exceeds 2007 and Ramsdale predicted the show will exceed the previous show’s 435 exhibitors total.
For information contact: Ramsdale, Fastener Fair Stuttgart, 18 Alban Park, Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0JJ, UK. Tel: (44) 1727 739 150 Email: jerry@fastfair.net Web: fastenerfair.com

Fastener Engineering Show April 29
The next Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition for fastener engineers will be held April 29, 2009, at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, near Wolverhampton, England.
Show organizers promote the event for production professions to find “more efficient methods of putting things together.” Exhibits include fastening and assembly products, methods, technology and application practices.
Advance registration includes a VIP badge for early exhibition and museum entry and complimentary luncheon. For information contact Mark Newby, NewbyCom Ltd. Tel: (44) 1844 202279 Fax (44) 1844 202267 E-mail: mark@fastening-solutions-exhibition.co.uk Web: fastening-solutions.co.uk �2009 FastenerNews.com