The
week of June 2nd was the The Big M conference and exposition at Cobo
Hall in Detroit, Michigan. The show was held by the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers (SME).
As
a first time participant, I’d assumed that a manufacturing show set in Detroit
would be a big event. But compared to our experiences at IMTS in Chicago last
fall (which was HUGE), and to the regional East Tech show in New England, The
Big M Show was relatively small by comparison.
Now,
I will say that Cobo Hall is a great venue for a manufacturing conference,
especially after their recent updates to the facility. You can tell from the
street construction, the facility renovations, and the spirit of regrowth in
Detroit, that more improvements are coming for the city and the conference
center.
I
am always fascinated by the new ideas for manufacturing technologies at these
shows. While this conference did not seem to have the big machines others do, a
lot of new technology was on display, and we were pleased to be among them with
our newest Realtrac software.
As
a provider of a comprehensive software program in the Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP)/Materials Resource Planning (MRP) division, we took every
opportunity to share Realtrac’s newest capabilities. Showing off our newest
features - like the quick search tools, our media bar, the research and
development credit reporting, and the integrated quality support tools - brings
us a real sense of pride as a cutting edge program for manufacturing shop
management and control.
- Tom
Buck
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