May 4, 2010 –
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Silicon Valley Chapter will present a one-day conference, “Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Engineers – Resources and Ideas for New Product Development,” on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. The seminar will run in conjunction with the Northern California Design-2-Part Show being held May 19 & 20, 2010, also at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The fifth annual technical conference presented by the SME along side the Design-2-Part Show will explore new resources, materials, and ideas that will help manufacturers and their teams develop, protect, and manufacture products in a competitive new world. Engineers and manufacturing managers who are working on developing the next big idea, searching for resources or materials to develop a new product, or those wanting to protect their new ideas will want to attend this information-packed day. The conference is composed of two tracks:
Part 1: Product Development – New Resources, Teams & Intellectual Property New Product Ideas!
Joanne Moody, President, Zeta Scientific LLC
Proven Methodologies for Production Innovations
Bill Browne, Engagement Manager, Manex (The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence)
Raising Capital
Chris Gill, President & CEO - Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE)Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets and Patents
Joel Williams, Intellectual Property Expert & Expert Witness
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Overview
Mark Martin, Ph.D. CACT CTE Hub Director
The New Marketing Landscape for Small Business
Shawn Roberts, Principal, Doxagle Marketing
Part 2 – Innovative Processes, Materials and Methods Creating a 3D Model, Capabilities and New Features of Solid Works
Paul Noceti, Applications Engineer, Hawkridge Systems - Solid Works
Rapid Prototyping for Metal Casting
Jay St. John, President, St. John Associates speaking on behalf of General Foundry Service
Introduction to Reaction Injection Molding (RIM) Process
Norm Weiss, President, Design Octaves; and Kevin Kingston, President, Megaroller
Urethane Casting, Fused Deposition Modeling, Molding vs. Machining
Barbara Roberts, President & CEO, Wright Engineered Plastics
Innovative Plastics
Doug Hammond, Market Development, PolyOne Specialty Engineered Materials
Medical Application of Electroactive Polymers
John Bashkin, Vice President-Strategic Business Development, Triple Ring Technologies
Innovative Methods for Introducing New Products
William Berry, Engineering Manager, Agilent Technologies
Manufacturing Sourcing Options - Made in the USA or Offshore?
Michelle Nash-Hoff, President, ElectroFab, and Author of the book “Can American Manufacturing Be Saved?”
Panel on Manufacturing from Engineer Leaders.
The conference is open to SME members and non-members, as well as students. For more information, or to register to attend, please visit http://smeinnovation.eventbrite.com.
The Northern California Design-2-Part Show will provide design engineers, manufacturing engineers, manufacturing managers, and purchasing personnel the chance to meet face-to-face with local and national contract manufacturers to source custom parts, components, services, and design. Already the largest show in the region to focus exclusively on contract manufacturing services, the 2010 Northern California Design-2-Part Show will have over 200 of the finest American contract manufacturing companies exhibiting their design-through-manufacturing services covering more than 300 product categories for the metals, plastics, rubber and electronics industries.
Show hours are 9:30 AM-4:00 PM on Wednesday and Thursday, May 19 & 20. For more information about the Northern California Design-2-Part Show or to register for free show admission, visit www.D2P.com.
About the SME
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world’s leading non-profit technical and professional society supporting manufacturing education. Through member programs, publications, expositions, and professional development, SME promotes increased awareness of manufacturing and keeps manufacturing professionals up-to-date on leading trends and technologies. This event is sponsored by Silicon Valley Chapter #098, proceeds from this conference will go toward other educational activities which the Chapter hosts locally throughout the year.
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