NPE WRAP UP
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Progressive Components completed another successful NPE in Chicago last month. Customers from throughout North America and the world stopped in at our booth to see what’s new in products and resources. 

 

At the show, Progressive and its fellow business units from PCIC Group featured many
notable new offerings: 

 

 

 

From Progressive Components:External Plate Lock SystemsInternal Plate Lock SystemsExpandable Cavities

 

From Roehr Tool Corp:

  • New Dovetail Collapsible Core
     

  • Collapsible Cores, Expandable Cavities
    and Minicores
     

  • New facility with expanded capabilities

 

 

From ToolingDocs:

  • Standard products for developing
    tooling maintenance:
     

    • Maintenance Capability Assessments
      (MCA), On Site Training (OST), and
      Total Systems Implementation (TSI).
       

  • New Tool Transfer services (click HERE to
    view ToolingDocs informational Video online)
     

  • New Mold Repair Certification Program

 

From AST Technology:

  • Standardized Tooling Support Services
     

  • Cycle Time Optimization (CTO)

 

To find out more, or for those who were unable to attend NPE, our virtual booth is still available for viewing at www.procomps.com/npe.  Otherwise, please email us at sales@procomps.com and someone will be happy to assist you. Finally, thanks to all who visited either our booth at NPE or our virtual booth.  Because you did, you were entered to win a trip to Euromold in Frankfurt, Germany. 

We are pleased to announce the winner of this VIP raffle: Robert Oshgan, Tooling Engineer at Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL.  Congratulations, Robert!  We’ll see you at Euromold in December.


 

SCENES FROM THE SHOW FLOOR... 
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Ken Rumore (left), design engineer at Progressive, discusses the benefits of the new External Plate Lock system as Kelly Mills from Flextronics examines the demo fixture to see how it works.

 

Progressive President Glenn Starkey gives Kevin Hourt from Deluxe Plastics and his associate an overview of new and unique components being featured during NPE2009.

Dave Helenius, senior applications engineer at Roehr Tool Corporation, shows customers the new Dovetail Collapsible Core that made its debut at NPE.

Progressive channel partners from near and far met with our team during NPE.  Pictured here are (at left) Masahiko Shionome  and (right) Satoshi Yokoyama of Japan Tool & Die Co., LTD, with Jessie Lee, managing director of Progressive Components Asia.

Customers rocked out to the tunes of Liz Mandville and The Blue Notes during special VIP events held each evening Monday through Thursday after NPE closed.  Why sing the cabbie blues when you can listen to  authentic Chicago Blues,  right here in Progressive’s hometown?

Progressive Components and ToolingDocs were once again proud sponsors of the MoldMaking Expo Conference Program, which co-located with NPE this year. Here, Progressive’s Midwest Sales Manager, Al Hickok, and Dave Helenius from Roehr Tool Corporation give a presentation about how to effectively use Collapsible Core technology on high cavitation tooling at the conference. The session was among the best attended, according to Expo organizers.

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