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Debut Time Compression Expo Defies Economic Downturn Floor-space Sells Out

Faster Product Development & Rapid Prototyping Key to Economic Turnaround

CINCINNATI, OH / March 21, 2009 – The debut Time Compression Expo--which is being held June 22 to 26 at McCormick Place in Chicago, co-located with NPE 2009: The International Plastics Showcase and the MoldMaking Expo--has sold out its 3,000-square feet of floor space.

According to Lisa Dodge, program development manager for Gardner Publications, the Cincinnati-based publisher that is the organizer of the Time Compression Expo and publisher of Time Compression magazine, “The response to our inaugural event shows that even in these trying economic times people recognize that the ability to accelerate product development is vital to market success. The eighteen exhibitors that have purchased the floor space are all firms that can help companies significantly decrease their time to market.”*

In response to the demand, Dodge says, an additional 1,200-square feet of floor space is being added to the Time Compression Expo in the West Building of McCormick Place.

Travis Egan, publisher of Time Compression magazine, observes, “We’re finding that even though companies are cutting back on expenditures, they are still interested in finding the ways and means to improve their processes so that they can grow their bottom lines. Rapid prototyping and other faster-to-market technologies are proving to be of vital importance to companies in all industries, ranging from consumer goods to industrial equipment.”

According to attendee statistics from NPE 2006:

5,951 were interested in rapid prototyping equipment
6,254 were interested in rapid tooling
3,024 were interested in prototyping services

Although NPE is held every three years, Dodge says that the Time Compression Expo will be an annual event. One of the advantages for companies exhibiting at the 2009 event is that they obtain priority status for booth space selection for the 2010 expo.

To register for NPE2009, Time Compression Expo, and other activities including technical tracks and plant tours, go to: www.timecompressionexpo.com/attend/register.html

To learn about exhibiting at the Time Compression Expo, contact Lisa Dodge at ldodge@gardnerweb.com or 734/709-3822.

*The eighteen organizations that have booked space are: 3D Systems, Armstrong Mold, Axis Prototypes, DSM Somos, Dimension 3D Printing, EOS North America, Exact Metrology, GPI Prototypes & Manufacturing Services, Hexagon Metrology, Met-L-Flo, Metalise It. . . .America, Objet Geometries, PTI Engineered Plastics, Stratasys, The Ex One Company, Seaway Plastics Engineering, Xcentric Mold & Engineering, and 3DSUG.

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MEDIA CONTACT
Lisa Dodge
ldodge@gardnerweb.com
734/709-3822.