Increase your productivity at NMW

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 2/1/2001

Chicago National Manufacturing Week returns to McCormick Place March 5-8 with more than a half million square feet of exhibits. For MRO distributors and manufacturers, the National Plant Engineering MRO & Management Show provides a unique opportunity to network and attend cutting-edge courses. In addition, Industrial Distribution Dayrwill be held March 6. ID day is sponsored by Industrial Distribution , the American Supply & Machinery Manufacturers' Assn., the Industrial Distribution Assn., the Power Transmission Distributors Assn., and Reed Exhibition Services. The plant engineering show is the largest plant maintenance, repair and operations event in North America. Some 20,091 industry professionals attended last year. More than 600 companies will be on hand to provide a full mix of maintenance, repair, operations and systems solutions. You'll see all the latest technology for eliminating downtime, cutting costs and increasing productivity in plant operations, from companies such as W.W. Grainger, Ingersoll-Rand and PSDI/MRO Software. Show sponsors note that among attendees:

• 96 percent have the power to recommend, specify and approve purchases for their company

• Average annual budget for products and services seen: $1.9 million

• Average number of people attending per company: 11

• Average number of new suppliers found: 5

• 94 percent say it will influence their purchasing decisions.

Typical attendees include senior corporate managers, plant/facilities management and engineers, material handling managers, traffic managers, warehousing/distribution and logistics managers, and maintenance managers.

For more information or to register call 1-800-840-0678 or visit www.manufacturingweek.com.