Morris Group, Inc. 910 Day Hill Road

Windsor, CT 06095 Telephone: 860-687-3482

Fax: 860-687-3476 E-mail: CStine@morrisgroupinc.com

www.morrisgroup.com

OPENING REMARKS

Chris Stine, Executive Vice President, Morris Group, Inc.

AMT Economics & Statistics Committee Chairman Chris Stine welcomes everyone to the 2013 Forecasting & Global Marketing Conference, an annual event that is produced and managed by AMT in order to foster industry networking opportunities.

Chris Stine is Executive Vice President of Morris Group, Inc., where he provides operational and strategic leadership. With more than thirty years of manufacturing experience spanning engineering, sales and sales and marketing management roles, Mr. Stine has developed a comprehensive view of the machine tool industry. Drawing on those experiences, Mr. Stine has focused on customer engagement activities, to which he brings an in-depth understanding of the challenges that manufacturers face and the role of manufacturing technology in helping them succeed.

Opening RemarksChris Stine

Welcome!

Chris Stine ‐ EVP, Morris Group, Inc.AMT Economics and Statistics Committee Chair

41yearsago…1972

1972• Corporate profits were strong • Employment in civilian sector expanding• Manufacturing expanding• Output / GNP grew at a 6.25% rate

• Cusp of first oil crisis• Interest rates stable, but poised to increase• Presidential impeachment on horizon

1972• Machine tool industry also positioned to change

• Production ready NC controls being implemented• Products from overseas appearing in the U.S. market

• Of the top 10 machine tool providers in 1972, just three remained on the list 15 years later.  

• 2131 exhibitors• 43 countries• Nearly 2 million sq. ft.

…….how can you apply the information and knowledge of this conference to influence a more durable and differentiated organization…..?

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