Detroit '97 APEX Brings State-of-the-Art Equipment to the Nation's Top Manufacturing Region While Making $11 Million Impact to Detroit

9 September 1997
Detroit '97 APEX Brings State-of-the-Art Equipment to the Nation's Top Manufacturing Region While Making $11 Million Impact to Detroit

    DETROIT, Sept. 9 -- Opening today at Cobo Center, the Detroit
'97 Advanced Productivity Exposition (APEX) brings state-of-the-art machine
tools and metalworking equipment to the nation's top-ranked manufacturing
region (as rated by Industry Week magazine, April 7, 1997).  In addition, the
show also will contribute an estimated $11 million to Detroit's economy during
its three-day run, through hotel, restaurant, entertainment, convention
services and other spending.
    Taking place Sept. 9-11, the Midwest's largest metalworking and
manufacturing exposition of 1997 will draw more than 15,000 manufacturing
professionals from throughout the Midwest to see over 450 companies
demonstrate the latest manufacturing technologies and processes.
    The Detroit '97 APEX features key Midwest distributors and other
exhibitors demonstrating five million pounds of machine tools and
manufacturing equipment from leading U.S., European and Asian builders.  Among
some 1,000 product lines displayed in 175,000 square feet of exhibit space are
Bridgeport, Cincinnati Milacron, Fadal, Haas, Hardinge, Makino, Mazak, Sodick,
and more.  Technology categories include machining, milling, grinding,
deburring, cutting tools, drilling, tapping, EDM, machine controls, finishing
and laser systems -- more than 150 in all.
    Exposition hours are: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday,
Sept. 10, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Thursday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Accompanying the exposition are four technical courses sponsored by the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME): Fundamentals of Surface Treatments
for Tooling, Water-Jet Cutting, Fundamentals of CNC Operations and Practical
Applications of Machine Tool Metrology.
    Running Sept. 8-11, the 2nd International Machining and Grinding
Conference takes place at the Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Mich.  Sponsored by the
Machining Technology Association of SME (MTA/SME), this event addresses the
technology and management needs of machining and production grinding
operations worldwide.  Program content deals with practical applications and
research aimed at shop-floor implementation.
    Detroit '97 is part of the Advanced Productivity Exposition (APEX) series
produced by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).  APEX events bring
together builders, distributors and users of machine tools and metalworking
equipment in key regional markets.
    Detroit '97 APEX is sponsored by SME, the American Machine Tool
Distributors' Association (AMTDA), and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing
Technology.

SOURCE  Society of Manufacturing Engineers