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SUMMARY:H2W Manufacturers' Association General Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Embracing The Capabilities Of 3-D Printing\nMike Block\, founder and CEO of Elite Additive\, will offer his perspective on additive manufacturing (better known as 3-D printing) and the opportunity for  companies to  embrace the  production capabilities of  this technology.  Elite Additive's  vision is to revolutionize part manufacturing by assisting and pushing the boundaries of additive manufacturing into mainstream production. Oftentimes\, manufacturers assume that additive manufacturing  is  only  used  for  jigs  and  fixtures\,  prototypes and low-volume production. Elite Additive is changing that assumption by combining additive manufacturing with tailored professional automation systems that enhance throughput\, quality\, accuracy and lean manufacturing.\n\n \nNew Workforce Development Training Grant Program\nKari Howe from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will introduce the Automation Training Incentive Pilot Program\, a new  workforce development training initiative. This program aims to  provide grants to small businesses for the purpose of training existing workers on new automation technology.\n\n \nLive 3-D Printer Demo\nElite Additive will be  conducting a  live 3-D  printer demo following the  meeting. They will also have high-tech 3-D  samples   on display.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2 style="margin-top:5.25pt\;"><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Embracing </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">The </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Capabilities </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Of </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">3-D</span></span> <span style="letter-spacing:.3pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Printing</span></span></h2>\n<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Mike Block\, founder </span>and CEO of <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Elite Additive\, will </span>offer his <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">perspective </span>on <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">additive manufacturing (better known </span>as <span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;">3-D </span><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">printing) </span>and the <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">opportunity </span>for&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">companies </span>to&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">embrace </span>the&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">production capabilities </span>of&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">this </span>technology.&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Elite </span>Additive&rsquo\;s&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;">vision </span>is to <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">revolutionize part manufacturing </span>by <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">assisting </span>and <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">pushing </span>the <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">boundaries </span>of <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">additive manufacturing into mainstream production. Oftentimes\, manufacturers assume that additive manufacturing&nbsp\; </span>is&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">only&nbsp\; used&nbsp\; </span>for&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">jigs&nbsp\; </span>and&nbsp\; fixtures\,&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">prototypes </span>and <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">low-volume production. Elite Additive </span>is <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">changing that assumption </span>by <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">combining additive manufacturing with tailored professional</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">automation</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">systems</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">that</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">enhance</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">throughput\,</span> quality\, <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">accuracy</span> and <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">lean</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;">manufacturing.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h2 style="margin-top:.05pt\;"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">New </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Workforce </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Development </span></span><span style="color:#183665\;">Training <span style="letter-spacing:.2pt\;">Grant</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.3pt\;">Program</span></span></h2>\n<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Kari Howe </span>from the <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Minnesota Department </span>of <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Employment </span>and <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Economic Development (DEED) will introduce </span>the <span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;">Automation </span>Training <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Incentive Pilot Program\, </span>a new&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">workforce development training initiative. This program aims </span>to&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">provide grants </span><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;">to</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">small</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">businesses</span> for the <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">purpose</span> of <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">training</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">existing</span> <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">workers</span> on new <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">automation</span> technology.<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<h2 style="margin-top:0in\;"><span style="color:#183665\;">Live 3-D Printer Demo</span></h2>\n<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">Elite Additive will </span>be&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">conducting </span>a&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">live </span>3-D&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">printer demo following </span>the&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.1pt\;">meeting. They will also have high-tech </span>3-D&nbsp\; <span style="letter-spacing:.15pt\;">samples&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span>on display.
LOCATION:Beltrami Electric Cooperative Roger Spiry Community Room 4111 Technology Dr. NW Bemidji\, MN 56601
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DTSTAMP:20260411T172726Z
URL:http://midwestmanufacturers.memberzone.com/events/details/h2w-manufacturers-association-general-membership-meeting-1162
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