National Machinery in Tiffin, Ohio USA will be hosting an Open House Tuesday, September 17th through Thursday, September 19th, 2024 in celebration of our 150th Anniversary. The event will feature a facility tour with an exclusive look into our State-of-the-art R&D department, Customer Support activities, and Advanced machining capability. There will also be demonstrations including: • FORMAX Plus with Industry 4.0 • FXH Lightning header • Robot changeover on FORMAX® XXV • SMART thread rollers • Lean Header & Threader
There will be twelve industry-related educational Technical Seminars hosted daily by National Machinery and industry-affiliated companies. Topics include: • Machine Inspections & Predictive Maintenance • FORMAX - New Technology • Online Tools - Operator Training & Technical Support • DTi Wire Drawing • AMT - State of the Industrial Economic Market & Outlook • IFI - Facility Safety • Tooling Applications & Quikcalc software • Rebuilding & Upgrading FORMAX machines • Threading & Pointing Technology by SMART • National Machinery History • CONDAT Forming Lubricants • CTG/Ransohoff Cleaning Technologies • AMT - Hybrid Solutions for a Modern Workforce
A tradeshow-like environment will be available during the lunch break. Meet with industry professionals to learn more about their products and services. Product booths will be staffed by: • National Machinery Customer Support • CTG/Ransohoff • SMART Machinery • Industrial Fastener Institute (IFI) • Drawing Technologies Inc (DTi) • CONDAT • Brankamp/S&K
A classic car show and rally will take place each afternoon.
Doors open at 8:00 AM and activities are scheduled throughout each day. This is a great opportunity to check out everything that National and SMART have to offer and speak one-on-one with technical experts. Please mark your calendars and share with your co-workers, this event is open to everyone at your company.
Special Hotel Rates are available at the following locations. Please be sure to mention that you wish to reserve a room from the National Machinery Open House room block: Hampton Inn & Suites - +1(419) 443-5300 l Holiday Inn Express +1(419) 443-5100
Ticketing Steps 1- Select "Sign up" and create an account. 2- Select "Reserve Tickets" on the left side of the page. 3- Select the Day(s) you would like to attend. 4- Complete the registration form. 5- Receive confirmation message. 6- Scroll down to the schedule and select the seminars/events you want to attend. (Don’t forget lunch!) 7- If you selected more than 1 ticket for yourself & other colleagues, be sure to transfer the ticket before choosing your schedule or it will duplicate your schedule to the other selected tickets. 8- You can add and remove sessions from your schedule as needed. Once you click the session, it is automatically saved to your schedule! 9- You can confirm your schedule by going to the top right of the page, selecting the avatar, and then selecting "My schedule".
Please note: You may reserve tickets for colleagues and transfer to them later. Once transferred, they will be able to choose their schedule.
Feel free to watch this video walkthrough on registering for the event!
Please reach out to your sales representative with questions regarding the event!
DTI will share information on wire payoff methods, straightening and drawings. Tips on how to best handle various sizes of wire and then how to accurately draw to the dimensions needed to save money on wire while making a more accurate final part.
Tuesday September 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Multi-Media Room
Laurence Claus from the IFI will share information about best practices in plant safety. How keep valuable workers safe while still getting daily production accomplished.
Tuesday September 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Training Room C
150 years is a long time with many innovations and changes over the years. Find out more about the company and hear interesting stories about the people and processes that support the cold forming world for a century and a half!
Tuesday September 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Multi-Media Room
Experts from CONDAT discuss lubricants for the cold forming industry, specifically die coolant and dual-purpose oils and drawing compounds. In addition to improved tool life thru better lubrication, it's possible to minimize smoke and even use alternative vegetable based oils.
Tuesday September 17, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Training Room C
150 years is a long time with many innovations and changes over the years. Find out more about the company and hear interesting stories about the people and processes that support the cold forming world for a century and a half!
This presentation covers the latest economic data for N. America. The market will be covered through statistical data and information shared about the outlook for manufacturing going forward.
Speaker - Kevin Bowers, Vice President of Research AMT
Wednesday September 18, 2024 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Multi-Media Room
DTI will share information on wire payoff methods, straightening and drawings. Tips on how to best handle various sizes of wire and then how to accurately draw to the dimensions needed to save money on wire while making a more accurate final part.
Wednesday September 18, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Multi-Media Room
Laurence Claus from the IFI will share information about best practices in plant safety. How keep valuable workers safe while still getting daily production accomplished.
Wednesday September 18, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Training Room C
150 years is a long time with many innovations and changes over the years. Find out more about the company and hear interesting stories about the people and processes that support the cold forming world for a century and a half!
Wednesday September 18, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Multi-Media Room
Experts from CONDAT discuss lubricants for the cold forming industry, specifically die coolant and dual-purpose oils and drawing compounds. In addition to improved tool life thru better lubrication, it's possible to minimize smoke and even use alternative vegetable based oils.
Wednesday September 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Training Room C
150 years is a long time with many innovations and changes over the years. Find out more about the company and hear interesting stories about the people and processes that support the cold forming world for a century and a half!
Wednesday September 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Multi-Media Room
This presentation explores how manufacturing companies can address worker shortages by leveraging a variety of resources. We'll discuss the critical roles of local education systems in developing a skilled workforce, community-based organizations in providing support and outreach, and technology solutions such as training applications and automation to enhance efficiency and offset labor shortages. All factors that come together to create a robust approach to workforce challenges, ensuring sustainability and growth in a competitive market.
Speaker - Catherine (Cat) Ross, Director of Community Engagement AMT
Thursday September 19, 2024 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Multi-Media Room
DTI will share information on wire payoff methods, straightening and drawings. Tips on how to best handle various sizes of wire and then how to accurately draw to the dimensions needed to save money on wire while making a more accurate final part.
Thursday September 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Multi-Media Room
Laurence Claus from the IFI will share information about best practices in plant safety. How keep valuable workers safe while still getting daily production accomplished.
Thursday September 19, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Training Room C
150 years is a long time with many innovations and changes over the years. Find out more about the company and hear interesting stories about the people and processes that support the cold forming world for a century and a half!
Thursday September 19, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Multi-Media Room
Experts from CONDAT discuss lubricants for the cold forming industry, specifically die coolant and dual-purpose oils and drawing compounds. In addition to improved tool life thru better lubrication, it's possible to minimize smoke and even use alternative vegetable based oils.
Thursday September 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Training Room C
150 years is a long time with many innovations and changes over the years. Find out more about the company and hear interesting stories about the people and processes that support the cold forming world for a century and a half!
Thursday September 19, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Multi-Media Room
