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Finishing 2001.

The Finishing 2001 Conference and Exposition, which will be held June 5-7 in Chicago, IL, covers a variety of coating technologies ...

Manufacturers in the coating industry will have the opportunity to compare finishing products and technologies at the Finishing 2001 Conference and

Exposition June 5-7 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, IL. Co-sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the Association for Finishing Processes of SME (AFP/SME), the biennial event serves the technology needs of appliance, furniture, lawn and garden, sporting goods, automotive and general industrial markets using advanced finishing technologies.

Some 4,500 attendees from the Great Lakes region will see finishing products and technologies displayed and demonstrated on a show floor of nearly 40,000 sq ft. Approximately 175 exhibitors will showcase the latest advances in powder coating, painting, robotic finishing, abrasive finishing, UV/EB processing and much more.

The conference features half-day tutorials and educational sessions highlighting applications for powder and liquid technologies. The conference covers the latest finishing techniques, including liquid paint system design and applications, powder coating design and applications, coating and appearance measurement testing, curing technology and more.

For more information, log on to www.sme.org/finishing or call SME at 800-733-4763.

Exhibitor List
(as of 3/6/01)

Company                                 Booth

ABB Paint Automation                      411
Ace Equipment Co.                        1318
Air Technologies Inc.                     632
AESF                                      108
Amiberica Inc.                            638
Apollo Coating Technologies Inc.          512
Asahi America Corp.                       723
Automation USA                            931
AW Co.                                   1116

Bethel Engineering and
  Equipment Inc.                          304
BetzDearborn                              705
Blasdel Enterprises Inc.                  516

Can-Am Engineered Products Inc.           504
Carbit Paint Co.                          627
CCI Thermal Technologies Inc.            1123
Chemco Manufacturing Co.                  726
CMI International                         533
Coatings                                 1029
Collins and Co. Inc.                      200
Columbus Industries Inc.                 1023
Concurrent Technologies Corp.             430
Coral Chemical Co.                        531
Creative Coatings Inc.                   1130

Datapaq Inc.                              722
Dedoes Industries Inc.                   1314
Defelsko Corp.                            823
Deimco Inc.                              1277
Drake Water Systems Inc.                  205
DuBois                                   1110
DuPont Corp.                              405
Durr AIS Inc.                             816
Durr Environmenal                         815
Dynabrade Inc.                           1222

Echo Supply                               414
Eclipse Inc.                             1411
Electrocoat Technologies                 1309
Elektro-Physik USA                        417

FANUC Robotics North America              515
Finishers' Management                    1413
Fischer Technology Inc.                  1323
Fluidic Systems                           219
Forming and Fabricating                   FFM
Fostoria Industries Inc.                  323
Fremont Industries Inc.                   715
Fusion UV Systems Inc.                    514

General Fabrications Corp.                314
GJ Nikolas Inc.                           312
Goldstar PVD Asheville                    532
Graco Inc.                               1115
GretagMacbeth                            1407
Guspro Inc.                               833

Haden International Group                1112
Hartzell Fan Inc.                        1116
Hosco                                     926

Industrial Paint and Powder              1517
Infra-Red Technologies Inc.               630
Innovative Industries                    1213
International Thermal Systems LLC         500
IPC Inc.                                  423

JBI Spray Booths and Ovens               1017

Kett                                      827
KMI Systems Inc.                         1105
Kremlin Inc.                              523

Lubriquip Inc.                            623

Magic Rack/Production Plus Corp.         1108
Manufacturing Engineering                 MEM
Master Finish Co.                        1312
Maxi-Blast Inc.                           933
Maxon Corp.                               922
MEGTEC Systems                            829
Metal Finishing                          1227
Metokote Corp.                            600
Midwest Engineered Products              1127
Mighty Hook                               539
Mighty Lube                               300
MOCAP Inc.                                528
MRK Industries LLC                        341
Munters Corp. Zeol Div.                   514

National Equipment                        639
National Partitions                      1310
New Protectaire Systems Co.              1223
Nilfisk-Advance America Inc.              308
Northwest Coatings Corp.                  431
NPB Protective Group                     1013

Optimum Air Corp.                        1005

Pacline Conveyors Inc.                    530
Paint Pockets Inc.                       1134
PCF Group Inc.                           1422
Pioneer Powder Products                   322
Pollution Control Products               1122
Powder-X                                 1211
PPI Modular Structures                   1032
Precision Conveyor                        301
Prime Coatings                            526
Process Heating                           327
PRODUCTS FINISHING                        429
PTI Advanced Filtration Inc.             1011

RADTech International
  North America                           433
RANN Technologies                        1315
                                          930
Rapid Engineering Inc.                    305
Rapid Industries Inc.                     209
Reading Thermal Systems                   310
Red-Ray Manufacturing Co. Inc.            905
Rodgers Finishing Tools Inc.

Sata Spray Equipment                      104
Scottcan Industries Ltd.                  426
Seghers Better Technology
  USA Inc.                               1228
Sheet Metal Workers Union
  Local 73                                409
Shercon Inc.                             1024
Siemens Building Technologies             634
Sinclair & Rush                           211
SME Virtual Newsroom                      NWS
Smith Environmental                      1114
Spraybake                                1027
Spraying Systems Co.                     1313
Sprimag Inc.                              505
Steelman Industries Inc.                  633
Stoelting Inc.                            427
Swisslog North America                    915
Synder Filtration                         831

TD Industrial Coverings Inc.              923
Team Blowtherm Industrial                1215
Thermal Innovations Corp.                1009

UFS Corp.                                 415
UV Coatings Ltd.                         1015

Viadon                                   1126

Wagner Powder Systems Inc.                805
Webb Co., Jervis B                       1033
Webb-Stiles Co.                          1225
WIKA Instrument Corp.                     508

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