| The benefits of attending a regional AmCon show | | | | Lockheed Martin, Mako Surgical Marshall Space Flight |
| are significant. The South Florida event will be held at | | | | Center, Micro Group, Motorola, Nipro, Noven |
| Broward County Convention Center - Hall D, on | | | | Pharmaceuticals, Ray Marine, Raytheon, Saint-Gobain, |
| September 23 - 24, 2008. According to Kati | | | | Sikorsky Aircraft, Telecommunication Syst., Thales |
| Olson, President, "After a highly successful show in | | | | E-Security, Volvo Aero, Walt Disney World. |
| 2007, AmCon is returning to Fort Lauderdale to help | | | | Â |
| contract manufacturers and job shops tap into the | | | | Â |
| thriving high-tech manufacturing market in South | | | | Engineers and buyers attending an AmCon Contract |
| Florida." | | | | Manufacturing Expo can find one or multiple sources |
| Â | | | | to take a project from concept or prototype to |
| Besides aerospace and telecommunications OEMs, | | | | finished product quickly and at competitive prices. |
| Florida is also home to a growing number of medical | | | | OEMs can find sources for engineering, design, |
| manufacturing companies. In addition to major medical | | | | prototypes, forming, fabricating, machining, finishing, |
| companies such as Cordis, Beckman Coulter and | | | | assembly and electronic manufacturing services all |
| Bausch & Lomb, the 2007 show attracted an | | | | under one roof. Whether looking for one part or |
| impressive number of small to medium size emerging | | | | production runs, attendees find multiple sources from |
| medical OEMs from throughout Southern Florida. | | | | which to choose. AmCon offers attendees a |
| Â | | | | unique opportunity to investigate a variety of |
| Attendees found the centrally located Broward | | | | manufacturing options, both new and traditional, and |
| County Convention Center easily accessible. And, | | | | find the best processes and materials for specific |
| while the majority came from Broward, Miami-Dade, | | | | applications. Attendees view actual samples of |
| and Palm Beach counties, a significant number of | | | | products that have been produced for other OEMs in |
| attendees traveled from the central part of the | | | | their industry and can get quotes on current projects |
| state. | | | | and compare quality, pricing, and lead times from |
| Â | | | | multiple vendors all in a few hours. Only AmCon |
| Below is a sampling of major manufacturers that | | | | shows provide a "hands on" one-on-one education. |
| have sent engineers and buyers to the show:Â | | | | Since the exhibits are staffed with top management |
| ABB, Air Turbine Technologies, Airline Support Group, | | | | and technical personnel, attendees have an in-depth |
| American Bidet, Anspach, Armstrong Power Syst., B | | | | discussion regarding project design, materials and |
| E Aerospace, Bausch & Lomb, Beckman Coulter, | | | | production issues. AmCon shows are free, including |
| Cordis, Biomet Microfixation, Crossmatch | | | | seminars on a variety of manufacturing processes |
| Technologies, DME Corp.,  Danfoss Turbocor, | | | | and quality issues.  Fall 2008 AmCon shows |
| Dayton Granger, Elliot Microturbines, GE Healthcare, | | | | include Fort Lauderdale, FL - Sept. 23-24; Minneapolis, |
| GE Security. Gables Engineering, Home Diagnostics, | | | | MN - Oct. 7-8; Phoenix, AZ - Oct. 14-15; Houston, TX |
| Hunter Douglas, JB Audio, KB Electronics, L'Oreal, | | | | - Oct. 29-30; Greensboro, NC - Nov. 18-19. |