Second Edition of the Italian Machine Tool Technology Award Winners Announced
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Second Italian Machine Tool Technology Awards (IMTTA). Eric Stoner of Kettering University (www.kettering.edu), Adrian Teo of Arizona State (www.asu.edu) and Jonathan Bailey of Cal Polytechnic (www.calpoly.edu) were selected as the students with the best papers and were awarded a one-week trip to Italy which took place June 22 – 28, 2008 with visits to the following top Italian companies in the machine tool industry.
BLM S.p.A. – BLM Group (www.blmgroup.com)
Jobs S.p.A. (www.jobs.it)
Losma S.p.A. (www.losma.it)
Marposs S.p.A. (www.marposs.com)
Prima Industrie S.p.A. (www.primaindustrie.com)
Rosa Ermando S.p.A. (www.rosa.it)
Silmax S.p.A. (www.silmax.it)
The trip included visits to the Silmax Museum of Italian Machine Tool History, University of Brescia’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department (www.unibs.it) and the Lamborghini Factory and Museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese (www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Factory) as well as cultural tours of the cities.
The students were accompanied by professors Mr. Robert Chalou (Michigan State University www.msu.edu) and Mr. Trian M. Georgeou (Arizona State University www.asu.edu). The student, Jonathan Bailey of Cal Polytechnic, will be conducting an internship with an Italian company later this year as he was unavailable for the June trip.
Faculty participation provides the academics with a noteworthy opportunity to experience and learn about Italian metalworking technology and to enhance their programs by sharing such experiences upon their return to the classroom.
The Italian Trade Commission, UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers will host an awards ceremony for this year’s participants at the “Sixth Italian Machine Tool Conference Dinner” held during the International Machinery and Technology Show (IMTS) 2008 in Chicago on September 10th, 2008 at the Harold Washington Library Center’s Winter Garden.
For more information on this program or on other Italian Trade Commission / UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE initiatives, call 888-ITALTRADE or email info@italtradeusa.com.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS
The Italian Trade Commission (I.C.E., Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero) is the Italian government agency entrusted with the promotion of trade, business opportunities and industrial co-operation between Italian and foreign companies. It supports the internationalization of Italian firms and their consolidation in foreign markets. The Commission’s educational programs are based on the following pillars: research, innovation, communication and quality control of training processes. The Commission has agreements and programs it conducts with Italian Regions and local governments for the education and training of technical personnel, students and firms. www.italtrade.com/usa
The objective of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Robots, Automation Systems and Ancillary Products, has always been to promote the interests of the industry and the growth and spread of an entrepreneurial culture through the supply of services that are constantly updated to meet the requirements of the companies operating in this particular sector. www.ucimu.it
For the 25 years since it was formed by SME, the Education Foundation has supported the Society's mission by promoting an increased awareness of manufacturing career options among young people, helping them develop needed hands-on skills, and expanding and improving curricula and educational programs to better prepare tomorrow's leading engineers and technologists for the challenges of keeping their manufacturing operations competitive. www.sme.org/foundation
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Italian Trade Commission - Chicago Office - Tel: (888) 482-5872 (ITALTRADE), Fax: (312) 264-6209 - info@italtradeusa.com
UCIMU – SISTEMI PER PRODURRE - Dr. Mattia Puppi -Tel: +39 02 25255306, Fax: +39 02 26255885 -
marketing.america@ucimu.it
SME Education Foundation - Mr. Steve Quinlan - Tel: (313) 425-3301, Fax: (313) 425-3411 – squinlan@sme.org
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