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Visit the smartSHOP - New For 2009!
The smartSHOP is a fully operational cabinet shop on the exhibit floor that will showcase "Simplicity in Automation for the Small Shop." If you've ever been intimidated by the vast field of woodworking machinery visible on a tradeshow floor, the smartSHOP brings automation down to scale for the modest size shops. This is a great opportunity for you to see how it takes less time to do more, and do it with ease and sophistication.
It will be hosted by industry expert, Gero Sassenberg, who will be on hand to answer questions as a fully automated shop demonstrates the machinery and processes of cabinet construction from data input software to cabinet assembly.
On Thursday and Saturday of the show, a SMART! seminar (the technical sessions that take place on the exhibit floor early in the morning before the show opens) will take place in the smartSHOP. The seminar will be an in-depth presentation by Gero Sassenberg on the "Simplifying Automation for the Small Shop" topic. The seminar takes the mystery out of designing and building Euro-cabinets using CAD/CAM, in a small shop environment and goes through software selection and application, nesting, machine layout, material handling and more, and includes the machining of parts and assembly.
During regular show hours, Gero Sassenberg and other professionals will interact with attendees while demonstrating the automation process--start to finish. The smartSHOP will produce product for a local charity, and free "mini-smart demos" will be sprinkled throughout the day for attendees dropping by.
AWFS Website: http://www.awfsfair.org
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