Senator Lesser And Representative Roy To Open SME's EASTEC 2019

NEW ENGLAND MANUFACTURING EXPOSITION AT EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION FAIRGROUNDS SHOWCASES ADVANCEMENTS AND GROWTH IN EAST COAST MANUFACTURING

(WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 13, 2019) - Senator Eric Lesser and Representative Jeff Roy will address SME's EASTEC, New England's largest manufacturing exposition on its opening day. The opening ceremony will include a keynote address by Marty Guay, vice president, business development, Stanley Black & Decker, who will discuss how the company is reigniting an innovative ecosystem to make the northeast a leader in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Senator Lesser and Representative Roy's speech will be followed by an exclusive show floor tour for media.

     
     WHO:             Senator Eric P. Lesser, Co-Chair of
                          the Joint Legislative Manufacturing
                          Caucus and of the Joint Committee on
                          Economic Development and Emerging
                          Technologies (Tuesday)




                        Representative Jeffrey N. Roy, Co-
                          Chair of the Joint Legislative
                          Manufacturing Caucus and Chairman of
                          the Joint Committee on Higher
                          Education (Tuesday)




                         Marty Guay, Vice President, Business
                          Development, Stanley Black & Decker
                          (Tuesday)




                        A. Adele Ratcliff, Director of the
                          Manufacturing Resiliency & Assurance
                          office and the Industrial Base
                          Analysis & Sustainment Program,
                          Department of Defense (Thursday)




             Individual business leaders; corporate
               executives; product designers;
               research and development
               professionals; design engineers;
               manufacturing engineers and managers;
               software developers; investors; and
               entrepreneurs.

     WHAT:                       Photo/video and interview
                                  opportunities for radio, TV and
                                  print media
            -         Special workforce
            development announcement from the
            DoD (Thursday)
            -         Thousands of local and
            national manufacturers
            -          Robots, advanced 3D
            printers, computer-guided cutting
            and more
            -         Student Summit with high
            school students building drones
           -          Full schedule of events

     WHEN:                         Ribbon Cutting, Welcome and Show
                                    Floor Tour:
           Tuesday, May 14, 8:45-10 a.m.




                                   Event Hours:
           May 14-16, 2019
            Tuesday and Wednesday: 9 a.m. to
            5:00 p.m.
           Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m.

     
     WHERE:           Eastern States Exposition,
                          1305 Memorial Ave, West
                          Springfield, MA 01089
               Ribbon cutting taking place
               at rotunda outside of
               Building 2

About EASTEC
Produced by SME and AMT, the biennial event ? now in its 35th edition ? showcases the latest manufacturing technologies and provides access to industry experts sharing insights on how to foster innovation, increase productivity and improve financial performance.

For more information about EASTEC, visit EastecOnline.com. To register for a press pass, click here.

About SME
SME connects manufacturing professionals, academia and communities, sharing knowledge and resources to build inspired, educated and prosperous manufacturers and enterprises. With more than 85 years of experience and expertise in events, media, membership, training and development, and also through the SME Education Foundation, SME is committed to promoting manufacturing technology, developing a skilled workforce and attracting future generations to advance manufacturing. Learn more at sme.org, follow @SME_MFG on Twitter or facebook.com/SMEmfg.

Media Contact:
Ashley Areeda
aareeda@sme.org
734.891.4013

/PRNewswire -- May 13, 2019/

SOURCE SME