CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- OMTEC 2005 debuts June 21 as the world’s only event focused upon meeting the strategic sourcing needs of the orthopaedic industry’s OEM buyers. Sponsored by The Institute for Orthopaedics, the event will be held June 21-22, 2005 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.
“OMTEC is the only orthopaedic-specific platform offering face-to-face interaction between OEM buyers and third-party providers of products and services for our industry,” commented Jack Detweiler, Vice President of Knowledge Enterprises. “OMTEC is an educational venue designed to facilitate access to information needed by OEM Operations and R&D personnel to enhance their supply chain growth and profitability initiatives. For those with buying, planning, engineering, manufacturing, or other sourcing responsibilities -- and regardless of whether their efforts are in pursuit of direct goods and services, raw materials, or indirect goods -- OMTEC stands uniquely focused to address their needs and interests.”
The conference agenda features two days of educational presentations covering a wide range of topics including biomaterials, offshore sourcing, machinery and manufacturing solutions, strategies for supply chain success and more. Speakers from several OEM companies will also make addresses that provide unique insight into their supply chain management programs.
Exhibitors will include providers of contract manufacturing services, raw materials, machinery and equipment, coatings and other surface treatments, as well as consultants that provide product design and development services including engineering, testing and analysis. Exhibiting companies include:
Accellent Orthopaedics -- Acme Manufacturing Company -- Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics -- Branson Ultrasonics -- Britton-Gallagher -- Criterion Instrument -- Dameron Alloy Foundries -- Design Standards Corporation -- Doncasters -- DOT GmbH -- Ensinger -- Fort Wayne Metals -- Handy & Harman -- Hobson & Motzer -- Holmed Corporation -- IonBond -- Marox Corporation -- McLean Medical & Scientific -- MediTECH(R) Poly Hi Solidur -- Metal Craft -- MicroGroup -- Oberg Industries -- Onyx Medical Corporation -- PAK Orthopaedics -- Paragon Medical -- Perplas Medical -- Pinnacle Technologies -- Precision Metal Products -- Precision Technology -- Pro-Dex Micro Motors -- Quality Biomedical -- Richter Precision -- Sager Precision Technologies -- Schutte TGM -- Stealth Medical Technologies -- Tecomet -- Teleflex Medical -- The Electrolizing Corporation of Ohio -- The MedTech Group -- Tornos Technologies -- Total Plastics -- Ultrasonic Power Corporation -- Unique Design -- Unique Instruments -- Vulcanium Metals
Founded in 1992, Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. is the only strategic services firm in the world solely focused on the global orthopaedic market. It specializes in market research, consulting, mergers and acquisitions and publishing, all targeted towards helping orthopaedic companies and individuals achieve their growth directives. Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. publishes Bare Bones(R), OrthoKnow(R), the Ortho FactBook(TM), BONEZone(R), U.S. Orthopaedic Product News(TM) and the National Orthopaedic Surgeon Panel(TM) series of surgeon surveys, and operates the Orthopaedic portal at http://www.orthoworld.com/
For more information contact: Jack A. Detweiler, Vice President Knowledge Enterprises, Inc. Florida Office 3950 Acoma Drive Ormond Beach, FL 32174 USA Phone: 386 615 0671 Fax: 386 615 1972 E-mail: jack@orthoworld.com Web: http://www.orthosupplier.com/
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CONTACT: Jack A. Detweiler, Vice President of Knowledge Enterprises,Inc., +1-386-615-0671, or fax, +1-386-615-1972, or jack@orthoworld.com