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Georgia Tech College of Architecture Advanced Wood Products Laboratory and Wood Components Manufacturers Assn., with the support of the Omni Hotel-based Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo, will host a pre-conference Tour of Mills day on Wednesday, February 6 and a full day meeting/lab event on Thursday, February 7 entitled “Globalization/ Marketing Impacting Design & Manufacturing Competitiveness with CNC Technology.”

The fee structure for these events is separate from the Panel World conference.

The Tour of Mills and meeting schedule is as follows:

—7 a.m. Tour Bus Departs Omni Hotel

—7:30-9:15 Mortensen Woodwork, Inc., Union City, Ga. (mortensenwoodwork.com) Producer of commercial, interior trim moulding & architectural millwork

—9:45-11:00 Geiger International, Atlanta (geigerinternational.com) Producer and designer of customized office installations / Showroom

—11:30-12:45 p.m. Lunch (Provided for tour participants)

—12:45-1:45 Atlanta Hardwoods, Inc./Hardwoods Inc., Mableton, Ga. (hardwoodweb.com) Hardwood lumber processing, export & domestic, wholesale & retail hardwood lumber, veneers and panel products

—2:15-3:15 Leeman Architectural Woodwork, Powder Springs, Ga. (leeman-aw.com) Producer of commercial millwork, store fixtures and medical facilities

—3:30-4:45 Dallas Millwork, Hiram, Ga. Producer of custom doors, windows and millwork-commercial & residential

—5 p.m. Travel back to Omni Hotel
The schedule for the Georgia Tech/WCMA Globalization/Marketing Impacting Design & Manufacturing Competitiveness with CNC Technology event is as follows, with the program taking place at the Omni Hotel during the first half of the day, before moving to Georgia Tech.

—8:45 a.m. Welcome: Karl N. Brohammer, Director, Georgia Tech Advanced Wood Products Laboratory (AWPL), College of Architecture, Atlanta

—8:55 a.m. Keynote: Panel Processing-Not Afraid to Reach for the Limits: Competitiveness in the Global Markets Using CNC Technology-Trends and Reality. John Gangone, President-SCM Group USA, Inc. Duluth, Ga.

—9:15 a.m. Globalization Presents Challenges and Opportunities for Our Woodworking Industry, Matt Bumgardner, Forest Products Technologist, USDA Forest Service; Steve Lawser, Wood Component Manufacturers Assn., Marietta, Ga.

10:15-10:30 a.m. Break

—10:30 a.m. CNC Software Design Applications Applicable to Panel Processing. Moderator: Dr. Russell Gentry, AWPL Associate Director of Research

—CNC Design Applications & Finding via COA Coursework at AWPL. Alan J. Harp, Industrial Designer

—2 D and 3 D Software Applications in Industry. Robert A. Szurgot, Research Scientist CNC Instructor

—Use of Parametric Solid Modeling applicable to Panel Products. Kevin Shankwiler, AWPL Visiting Assistant Professor Industrial Design, COA Georgia Tech

—Complex Shapes with Panel Products-Projects & Techniques. Tristan Al Haddad, Visiting Assistant Professor Architecture Program, Georgia Tech COA

—12:00 Adjourn to Georgia Tech Advanced Wood Products Laboratory (AWPL), 676 Marietta St NW (transportation available)

—12:30 p.m. Luncheon at AWPL (included in registration)

—1:30 p.m Mission and Tour of AWPL Facilities- Karl Brohammer, Director / AWPL staff / SCM Group USA, Inc. Duluth, GA.

CNC Configurations- CNC machine centers set at Georgia Tech AWPL for panel processing, machining, edgebanding, sanding and specialized machine centers in static display. Machine arrangement to complement Nested Based Manufacturing and Cell Based manufacturing. Key questions to ask that influence your business model decision-tooling, construction, flexibility, ability to change to meet product &market changes. SCM Group representatives on hand.

Research, Student Project displays and design applications as applicable to the morning presentations by Georgia Tech researchers and student design work. Applied applications of panel, engineered, solid wood and plastic materials utilizing Digital Design direct to CAD CAM CNC manufacturing.

Emphasis upon the following areas of Concentration

—3:15 p.m. Return to Omni Hotel

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