Dayton, OH: The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC), the Edison Welding Institute (EWI), and the Great Lakes Wind Network™ (GLWN) are collaboratively conducting a half-day Wind Supply Chain Workshop for Ohio manufacturers interested in learning about new business opportunities in the rapidly expanding supply chain serving the wind energy markets. The workshop to be held at Miami University would be of particular value for Ohio manufacturers interested in producing power electronics, control systems, hydraulics, fasteners, brakes, blades, nacelles, or supplemental equipment for the wind industry such as ladders, elevators, hoists, fire suppression, lighting, or meteorological equipment. Additionally Ohio companies involved in foundry, forge, machine shop, or fabricating plants should have particular interests in the opportunities presented at this workshop. The workshop will discuss current global trends driving the market demand for key components in an already sold-out supply chain as well as the kinds of components and requirements needed by OEMs.

The Wind Supply Chain Workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Miami University in Room 102 Benton Hall, 650 E. High Street, Oxford, OH. Registration begins at 8:00 AM and cost for the event is $30 per person. Advanced registration is requested and can be coordinated through Ms.

Great Lakes Wind Network is a WIRE-Net initiative and is an industry-led organization of manufacturers and suppliers whose mission is to serve the needs of the rapidly-expanding global wind market by growing the wind industry supply chain. The Edison Welding Institute (EWI) is the leading engineering and technology organization in North America dedicated to the research and development of materials joining and welding. The Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) in Dayton, OH, is a non-profit, member-based organization serving Ohio’s technology companies. As an organization that creates business and technology strategies; sponsors, coordinates and manages collaborative projects leading to commercialization; and assists new business formation, EMTEC is committed to the mission of accelerating materials technologies to the market. EMTEC provides technical coordination and commercialization assistance to Ohio’s industry, universities, and government labs to strengthen Ohio’s industrial competitiveness in alternative energy, nanomaterials, polymers, composites, automotive, biomaterials, and metal casting markets.

For additional information please contact David W. Swenson by telephone at (937) 259-1302 or by email at dswenson@emtec.org or visit EMTEC’s website at http://www.emtec.org for additional information.