SME's Detroit 2001 APEX Will Showcase Michigan's Manufacturing Tradition

    DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 24 The Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME) is excited to present the Midwest's largest metalworking and
manufacturing exposition of 2001, the Detroit 2001 Advanced Productivity
Exposition (APEX), scheduled for September 25 - 27, at Cobo Center in Detroit,
Michigan.
    Approximately 400 machine tool manufacturers and regional distributors
will display and demonstrate the latest machine tools, metalworking
technologies and manufacturing processes.  Technologies include: machine tools
and accessories; cutting tools and inserts; milling; grinding and deburring;
drilling and tapping; EDM; CAD/CAM; machine controls (NC, CNC, DNC); flexible
manufacturing systems; waterjet cutting; finishing; laser systems and more.
The Detroit 2001 APEX event is expected to attract 14,000 manufacturers,
engineers and executives from throughout the Midwest.
    Exposition Hours are: Tuesday, Sept. 25 - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday,
Sept. 26 - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 27 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    SME will provide cutting-edge conference sessions at the event that will
include topics ranging from Six Sigma to Lean Manufacturing.  Part of the
conference will also cover several non-technical subjects.  Also available
this year will be the exhibitor-led Product & Technology Forums.  Company
experts will provide 1-2 hour presentations on various technologies and
products.  Attendees are then invited to the show floor for a demonstration of
the technologies described in the forum.
    The Detroit 2001 APEX is also celebrating the rich history of a Michigan
Manufacturing Tradition and the Detroit 300.  With the assistance of Carron
Industries, a showcase of automobiles that represent the heritage of
"Manufacturing in Michigan" will be on display.  The vehicles will range from
those with the latest technology to the classics that made Detroit famous.  To
celebrate the City's tri-centennial, SME and the Detroit 300 Commission will
sponsor a networking breakfast on the opening day of the tradeshow.
Manufacturing companies that were founded in Detroit and have been in
existence for fifty years or more will be recognized.
    Attending the patriarch of SME's machine tool shows is easy, thanks to the
assistance from the Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Convenient
downtown parking will be made available at Comerica Park and Joe Louis Arena
with shuttle service to Cobo Hall.  For More Information about the Detroit
2001 APEX, log onto http://www.sme.org/detroit or contact SME Customer Service at
800-733-4763 or (outside the U.S. and Canada) 313-271-1500, ext. 1600.  You
may also fax inquiries to 313-271-2861.
    The Detroit 2001 APEX is co-sponsored by SME, the American Machine
Distributors' Association (AMTDA), and AMT-The Association For Manufacturing
Technology.
    SME, headquartered in Dearborn, Mich., is the world's leading professional
society serving the manufacturing industries.  Through its publications,
expositions, professional development resources and member programs, SME
influences more than 500,000 manufacturing executives, managers and engineers.
Founded in 1932, SME has members in 70 countries and supports a network of
chapters worldwide.

                                 DETROIT 300
                        MANUFACTURING AWARDS BREAKFAST
                      A MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING TRADITION

                                   HONOREES

    3M Abrasive Manufacturing
    Acme Wire and Iron Works
    Alliance Tool & Machine Company
    Aluminum Supply Company
    American Axle & Manufacturing
    Apex Broach and Machines
    Bokum Tool Company, Inc.
    Carboloy, Inc.
    Central Screw Products Company
    Coca Cola Bottling Company
    Corver Engineering
    DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Davis Industries, Inc.
    Detroit Edge Tool Co.
    Detroit Tube Products
    EATON Detroit Spring, Inc.
    Federal-Mogul Corporation
    Foamade Industries, Inc.
    Ford Motor Company
    Fox Steel Treating Company
    General Motors Corporation
    Hayes Grinding
    HR Krueger Machine Tools, Inc.
    Hucks Millwork Company
    International Extrusions, Inc.
    Lear Corporation
    Letts Industries, Inc.
    Link Engineering Company
    M. L. Forrest Products Company
    Mark IV Automotive
    Mechanical Plating Company
    Meco Metals Company
    Meir Screw Products and Manufacturing
    Michigan Box Company
    Michigan Pneumatic Tool
    National Bronze Manufacturing Company
    PMC Machinery, Inc.
    Perch Machining
    Precision Boring Company
    Rayl Industrial Supply
    Roura Iron Works, Inc.
    Spaulding Electric Company, Inc.
    Standard Paper Company
    Sure-Weld & Plating Rack Company
    Triangle Electric Company
    Trio Tool Company
    Werner Tool and Manufacturing
    Weyhing Brothers Manufacturing
    Winston Brothers Iron & Metal Company
    Wolverine Packing Company, Inc.

    Editor's Note:  The Society of Manufacturing Engineers background
information, press registration forms and news releases can be accessed on the
SME Home Page at http://www.sme.org .  Information is archived from April 1996 to
present.

    Contact: Dave Lipnik of SME Public Relations, +1-313-271-1500, ext. 1856,
E-mail, lipndav@sme.org