NMW 2001 earns an 'E'

Laura Zurawski, Web Editor -- Control Engineering, 2/1/2001

National Manufacturing Week is once again upon us, and once again, a wealth of information about the show can be found at the National Manufacturing Week web site, www.manufacturingweek.com. This year, greater emphasis will be placed on e-manufacturing, with an entire conference track devoted to it, plus other conference sessions and special events.

New for 2001 is the "E-Tooling Manufacturing" conference track, which offers help to manufacturers who wish to establish or strengthen their presences in the e-business economy. Conference track sessions include:

• E-Commerce Transformation: Is Your Organization Where It Should Be? Monday, March 5 at 10:45 a.m.
• Marketplace/Portals: What's the Right Solution? Monday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m.
• e-Marketing: Tools to Succeed in a Digital Economy, Tuesday, March 6 at 9:15 a.m.
• Regulatory Compliance over the Internet: Faster-Better-Cheaper, Tuesday, March 6 at 10:45 a.m.
• Training Tools to Construct an Agile Workplace, Tuesday, March 6 at 3 a.m.

Another conference track, "E-Business for Manufacturers," is an in-depth, two-day program featuring industry leaders who will focus on e-commerce and the e-marketplace. Conference sessions include:

• How B2B Solutions Can Improve Manufacturing, Monday, March 5 at 10:45 a.m.
• Evolution Not Revolution: Bring Your Business Online, Tuesday, March 6 at 9:15 a.m.
• It's Time for Manufacturers to Get in the eCommerce Game, Tuesday, March 6 at 10:45 a.m.
• e-Business Supply Chain Agility, Tuesday, March 6 at 12 p.m.
• The Bricks to Clicks Phenomena, Tuesday, March 6 at 3 p.m.

Other conference sessions of note include:

• Incorporating "Open Source" Technology in Product Development, Monday, March 5 at 9:15 a.m.
• Leveraging PC-based Control in e-Manufacturing, Monday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m.
• The Use of Standards in Control System Implementation, Monday, March 5 at 3 p.m.
• The Seven Secrets of Successful Systems Integration, Tuesday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m
• How PC-based Control Fits in the Manufacturing Information Infrastructure, Tuesday, March 6 at 3 p.m.
• Zero Maintenance Downtime: How to Get There. Monday, March 5 at 3 p.m.
• The Integration of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing, Tuesday, March 6 at 9:15 a.m.

Be sure to stop by Control Engineering and Control Engineering Online's booth while you're at the show. Also see Manufacturing.Net's Cyber Café at booth #1622 for a cup of joe and a cruise around the manufacturing Internet.

For more exciting ideas for planning your trip to NMW 2001, visit www.manufacturingweek.com for a complete list of events, conference schedules, and new products being presented at the show.