It's coming!  For best rates register now.  The 2010 IDSA international conference website has you the information you need.  Check out the awesome lineup of speakers, find lodging, and get registered.

So besides having "Mass Reduction" badges that pointed at your crotch did you notice anything else note worthy at the event?  As designers we improve through  the critique of others.  IDSA is certainly no different and we'd love to hear your comments.  In return we promise to use that feedback to help shape events to come.

Thanks in advance.

Will you be representing the Southeast at the 2010 ICFF? Click the link below to download an application for the juried booth.

General info: 
During the Fair's four days, 145,000 net square feet (14,500 net square meters) of the Javits Center will bustle with more than 24,000 interior designers, architects, retailers, designers, manufacturers, representatives, distributors, and developers. Members of the general public are welcome on Tuesday, May 18 when the ICFF is open to all comers.

More than 550 exhibitors will display contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bath for residential and commercial interiors. This assemblage of national and international exhibitors affords the chance to experience the most selective scope of the globe's finest, most creative, individual, and original avant-garde home and contract products – handily and temptingly showcased in one venue.

Please join us for an exciting presentation and tour by the Bemis Manufacturing Company as they open their doors to the design community for what will surely be a great opportunity to see one of the areas largest injection molded plastic parts manufacturers.
 
Date:             
Wednesday, February 24th
 
Location: 
Bemis Contract Group Southeast. www.bemisplastics.com
201 Industrial Ct., Lenoir, NC 28645
 
Time:             
3pm, Presentation on Design/Manufacturing Case Studies with a facility tour of their
200,000 square foot space to follow with refreshments and socializing afterwards.
 
RSVP: 
Please RSVP Western NC IDSA Vice Chair Scott Hughes.
for what we know will be a popular event! Space is limited and will be filling up fast.
 
As Designers and Engineers we have many hurtles placed in front of us while trying to ensure we achieve the best design for our projects.  Having the right people and groups involved in your projects at the right time can help ensure your projects go to the market on time, on budget, and made the best way possible.  One such partner in your process is your manufacturing team.  Come join us for a tour of Bemis and learn how bringing your manufacturing team into the design process upfront can help achieve design success.

Bemis Manufacturing Company is a designer, molder and extruder of diverse plastic products for a host of industries worldwide.  Founded in 1901, as a proprietary molder, Bemis is the world’s largest manufacturer of toilet seats.  As a custom molder and profile extruder Bemis is one of North America’s premier plastics processors of highly engineered resins.  With locations in five countries, Bemis has a global reach in all its products and capabilities.   In addition to the seats division, Bemis has the Advanced Technology Group, which encompasses Bemis Health Care, Kelch Caps and Gauges and contract injection molding and profile extrusion.    The Advanced Technology Group serves a broad range of industries, such as medical, lawn and garden, recreational vehicles, agriculture, aerospace, office furniture, and many others, with capabilities ranging from clean room molding and extrusion, mono-injection molding, co-injection, internal and external gas assist molding, insert molding, over molding, and large multi-material extrusions.  Bemis’ press sizes range from 55 ton to 6600-tons, (the world’s largest two barrel machine). With over 2.5  million square feet of climate controlled manufacturing space utilizing multi-axis robotics and automated processes Bemis can provide the latest in plastics processing to its customers.  
 
Again:             
Please RSVP to Scott Hughes for this great educational event!
Space is limited and will be filling up fast.
We look forward to seeing you there!!

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The focus of the Mini ProductCamp RTP is "Innovation" and we are fortunate to have Jason Tanner from Enthiosys leading a game for the group to participate in.  This is an exciting event that will help you hone your innovation skills and work in a team - the best team will win a great prize and as always the event is free and open to the Triangle community of Product Managers, Product Marketers, Program Managers, and Engineers.  We hope to see you at the event!  Please register at the Registration Page.  More info click here.