Mark your calendar to attend "Advances in Tabletop Automation to Meet Manufacturing Challenges," at ATExpo, Sept. 29, 2004, 2 - 4 p.m., at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago), IL.

Organized by ASI, the session will be moderated by ASI publisher Sue Love and will focus on advances in tabletop dispensing technology from improved productivity to new adhesive products. Scheduled speakers include: Michelle Carberry, Application Engineer, Henkel Loctite Corp.; Jere Donahue, Integrated Dispensing Solutions, Inc.; Fabio Okada, Automation Product Manager, Liquid Control Corp.; and Jay Richardson, North American Sales Manager, Eastern Division, OK International.

Other sessions in the Adhesives track at this year's ATExpo (Sept. 27-30) include: "Fundamentals of Adhesive Technology" (Sept. 28, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.); "Adhesive Processing and Selection" (Sept. 28, 2-5 p.m.); "Adhesives in Assembly: Delivering Superior Form + Function" sponsored by ASC (Sept. 29, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.); and "Adhesives, Potting and Encapsulating" (Sept. 30, 10 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.).

ATExpo is the world's largest "all assembly" trade event, providing attendees with hands-on access to the newest technologies, ideas and solutions for their assembly operations. Nearly 600 of the world's leading assembly suppliers will be on hand with displays of the latest test & inspection systems, automated assembly systems, workstations, hand tools, materials/parts handling equipment, and more.

For more information on ATExpo, visit http://www.atexpo.com .

For more information on "Advances in Tabletop Automation to Meet Manufacturing Challenges," visit http://www.atexpo.com/app/homepage.cfm?appname=150&moduleid=451&campaignid=254&iUserCampaignID=5663860 , select Search by Track and enter Adhesives.