Scenes from the midwest design show 2013

    Sept. 11, 2013
    The combination trade show consisting of Design & Manufacturing Midwest, Contract Manufacturing Expo, and five other subevents kicked off in Chicago's McCormick Place Lakeside on Sept. 10. New and interesting technologies could be found in the aisles. Here are few examples of what we saw.

    The combination trade show consisting of Design & Manufacturing Midwest, Contract Manufacturing Expo, and five other subevents kicked off in Chicago's McCormick Place Lakeside on Sept. 10. New and interesting technologies could be found in the aisles. Here are few examples of what we saw.

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    Leland Teschler

    Lee Teschler served as Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design until 2014. He holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan; a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan; and an MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.

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