Photo Gallery: 2010 IW Best Plants Conference slideshow

2010 IW Best Plants Conference slideshow

Apr. 30, 2010

Cleveland, Ohio, Mayor Frank Jackson

Cleveland, Ohio, Mayor Frank Jackson offers a warm welcome to attendees of the 2010 IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference. Manufacturing remains an important cog in this region's economy.
Nucor COO John Ferriola

Keynote speaker and Nucor COO John Ferriola asserts in his keynote address, "When governments ignore or deliberately break the rules by which we agree to trade -- by engaging in currency manipulation, employing illegal export subsidies or intervening in commodity negotiations -- then our businesses, your businesses, are forced to compete with entire nations."
Kathy Miller

Last year's recessionary climate was no reason to abandon lean. Indeed, says keynote speaker Kathy Miller, vice president, lean enterprise and quality, for Parker Hannifin, "by maintaining our focus on lean we have been able to rebound quickly year-to-date."
IW's 2009 Best Plants winners panel

IW's 2009 Best Plants winners (left to right) German Zavala, General de Cable de Mexico del Norte; Kris Pierce, Masco Builder Cabinet Group's Culpeper Assembly Facility; Vincent Turner, Raytheon SAS Advanced Products Center; and Matthew D. Walker, Carrier-Carlyle Compressor Facility share their plants' kaizen approaches to operational excellence and take questions from the audience.
Lincoln Electric plant tour

Lincoln Electric graciously opened its doors to IW Best Plants conference attendees with tours at two plants. Here at the world headquarters facility, Lincoln Electric shares the strategies and tactics being employed to improve manufacturing operations.
James Griffith, CEO of Timken

Manufacturers should embrace globalization, according to keynote speaker James Griffith, chief executive officer of Timken. "Successful companies find ways to leverage the change that is going on in the global economy," he says. "Opportunities come in the form of new markets, new suppliers and new relationships."
Eaton Corp. presentation

Audience members try to get one last question answered by Eaton Corp.'s Don Brown, senior vice president of manufacturing, operational excellence, for the industrial sector, and Scott A. Gray, vice president, corporate quality, at the conclusion of their presentation on total process control, a methodology used to identify and address product and process failure modes.
Industrial Scientific presentation

Industrial Scientific calls upon audience members to help demonstrate the importance of properly utilizing people during its presentation "The Role of Teams in Lean Implementation."
Solutions Hall

Conference attendees enjoy an opening night reception at Solutions Hall. Throughout the conference Solutions Hall provided an area to network and learn more about products and services to aid continuous improvement efforts.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum

Conference attendees kick back and network like rock stars at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum. Food, dancing and access to the exhibits allow everyone to relax and have a good time.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum 2

Mike and friends give a thumbs up to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum reception