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TAG Manufacturing
Welcome to TAG Manufacturing - TAG's newest society!
About
Mission
The TAG Manufacturing Society is dedicated to professionals who participate in the technology of manufacturing production and supply chain, and seek innovative thinking and leadership to drive operational excellence. By utilizing technoloy as the catalyst for positive change, our members will apply new technologies to increase the competitiveness, performance, efficiency, and profitability of their businesses. The Society will focus on the "Best Practices" aspects of manufacturing and utilize information and technology to prduce world-class processes.
Objectives
The Society will be member-driven, and promote the manufacturing industry through technolgoy activities, education, events and resources that will:
1. Allow members to connect and share with other industry professionals, share strategies and tactics, promote the group, contribute, cultivate understanding, and exchange ideas to facilitate operations excellence
2. Result in white papers, blogs, podcasts, guidebooks, research studies, webcasts and other resources that accelerate learning and knowledge transfer
3. Participate in regional events such as the Manufacturing Appreciation Week, and hold various Summits to promote manufacturing excellence
4. Create a repository of shared inforation that can assist each member in acheiving their goals
Member Groups & Areas
TAG Manufacturing Society will be a leader in support and data integration of manufacturing technology initiatives like production scheduling, logistics visibility, shop floor data collection, vendor/customer portals, quality assurance, and others. Those who should attend are members from all areas of manufacturing, including:
Discipline |
Positions |
Technologies |
Industries |
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Financial Engineering Production Logistics Suppliers Vendors Academics Students |
CIO Mfg Engineer Chief Engineer VP Operations CFO Plant Manager President/CEO Quality Manager |
Manufacturing IT Robotics Supply Chain Shop Floor/SPC MRP/ERP Collaboration/PLM Automation Sustainability |
Automotive Medical Device Food Processing Carpet & Textiles Metal Fabrication Paper & Printing Mining & Extraction Aerospace |
Visit TAG Manufacturing on TAGthink.com!
TAG Manufacturing 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
TAG Manufacturing Society: Using Technology to Streamline the Product Development Process
Speaker: Roger Blumberg, VP of Global Business Development, MFG.com
Thursday, May 12
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Tour of Slingshot Design Facilities & Networking
Slingshot Product Development Group is a vertically integrated product development company that specializes in helping companies with front-end research, ideation, conceptual design, prototyping, engineering, design for manufacture, packaging, program management, and manufacturing coordination.
5:30- 7:00 pm Centergy Building - Hodges Room 75 5th Street NW Atlanta, GA 30308
TAG Manufacturing Society: Speaker Gary Norwood, Shaw Industries
Northwest Georgia is known throughout the US for its carpet mills. Shaw Industries Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., is the world's largest carpet manufacturer with more than $4 billion in annual sales, and is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. Learn how automation has impacted the manufacturing of various types of flooring, including carpet, hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, etc. Also learn about Shaw's focus on creating sustainable flooring.
TAG Manufacturing 2010
TAG Manufacturing Holiday Social and MARC Tour
Thursday, December 9th, 4-6pm
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
TAG Manufacturing Presents Federico Acquati of Pirelli Tire
Wednesday, July 28th, 6-8pm
Georgia Tech Manufacturing Research Center (MARC)
TAG Manufacturing Society Kick-Off -"The Future of Manufacturing Explored"
Wednesday, April 7th;4:00pm - 5:30 pm
755 Club at Turner Field
View the presentation on the TAG Manufacturing Page on TAGthink.com !
Sponsors
Thank you to our Gold Society Sponsor:
Interested in sponsoring this society?
Please contact Brian Inman
Connect with TAG Manufacturing!
TAG Manufacturing Board
Chair: Hugh Wellington, Area Manager at Rockwell Automation, hjwellington@ra.rockwell.com
Chris Downing, Director of Industry Services at Georgia Tech - EI2, chris.downing@gatech.edu
Kevin Seefried, Owner of TwinEngines, kevin@twinengines.com
Ron Bohlander, Director of Commercial Product Realization Office at GTRI
Steve Dickerson, Chairman at CAMotion, Inc.
Bruce Hagenau, President at Metcam, Inc.
Steve Huster, VP of Sales and Marketing at Tencate
Walt Stadnisky, President of Roper Pump Company
Social Media Manager: Stephanie Strada, Account Manager at Aerotek Inc.
**Please reach out to Brian Inman, society liaison, for more information: brian@tagonline.org
