AHTD to Send Trade Delegation to Europe

February 8, 2007

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:
Frank Hurtte – frankehurtte@riverheightsconsulting.com
River Heights Consulting
563-514-1104

The Association for High Technology Distribution (AHTD – www.ahtd.org) will send a trade delegation to Hannover Fair in April 2007.  According to Jim Norton, President of AHTD, the delegation has been charged with three basic purposes:

• Educating manufacturers to the advantage of dealing through AHTD members.
• Identifying emerging technologies applicable to North American Industrial Automation.
• Creating partnerships which allow for faster application of technology to North American Manufacturers. 

AHTD is the trade association for Factory Automation in North America.  It is composed of over 250 member companies dedicated to improving the automation process through application of engineering knowledge and product support.  AHTD Distributor members represent over 2.2 Billion Dollars in Automation Product Sales every year. 

The Hannover Fair - held each year in Hannover, Germany - remains the leading showcase for industrial technology.  It brings together over 6,000 exhibitors in over 2 Million sq-ft of displays.  This year Turkey will be the hosting country with 200 Turkish organizations showcasing new manufacturing and automation technology.

River Heights Consulting is committed to streamlining the distribution channel.  Frank Hurtte, Founding Partner, has been contracted by AHTD to assist in the organization of the delegation.  Hurtte works with manufactures, distributors, and systems integrators to develop business processes.