Technical Meeting

THURSDAY November 9,2000

AGENDA

5:30 p.m. ... Social Hour

6:00 p.m. ... Dinner (Optional) Buffet

7:00 p.m. ... Technical Program

Place: Mannings
7141 North 76th Street (76th Street at Good Hope Road)
Milwaukee, WI

Cost: $18.00

Reservations:

Reservations are required.
We would appreciate your reservation by Noon Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Please phone 262-695-8289 and give names of attendees
Sorry, dinner reservations cannot be cancelled.
Special No-Meat Dinner is available with advance notice

Technical Meeting

Thursday, November 9, 2000

Tool Coating Developments and Applications

Presented By

Richard Coleman and Brian Welch
of
Balzers Tool Coating Inc.

Richard Coleman
Regional Sales Manager

Richard Coleman has 25 years of experience in the cutting tool industry and PVD thin-film coatings market.
Richard has a B.S. in education from Florida International University along with a Masters of Management from
Cambridge College, Boston, MA. Richard spent 13 years with Union/Butterfield in sales, marketing, and applications
engineering of cutting tools (HSS, Carbide). Richards last 12 years has been with Balzers. He spent 10 years in
Agawan Center as an Applications Engineer and the past two and half yearsat the elgin center as the Regional Sales Manager

Brian Welch
Appications Engineer

Brian Welch has 6 years experience in the cutting tool industry and PVD thin-film coating market.
Brian is in pursuit of a B.S in Marketing from Upper Iowa University. Brian has spent 5 years with T.J Grinding Inc in
customer service and outside sales. Brian has been with Balzers since May of 2000 where he is an Applications Engineer
for the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota.

SME is committed to providing reasonable accomodation to persons with disabilities. If such accomodation is required to fully participate in the SME-sponsored event, please contact Terry Voss at 262-695-8289 by Noon, Wednesday November 8, 2000

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