Final Thoughts
January 25, 2016
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
Yesterday (Monday, January 25th) I visited the AHR Expo (ASHRAE for us old timers) in Orlando. I had not attended one of these shows for probably six years or more. This show used to be a mandatory visit for me when I was a salesman peddling galvanized steel. I remember when the Carrier Corporations, York-Borg Warner, Fedders, Rheem, Ruud and many other U.S. companies used to dominate the view from the floor. Those days are gone as many of the companies now are Asian or European with a few U.S. companies sprinkled in. The expo will continue through Wednesday of this week.
A suggestion – if you would like to attend a steel conference and not have to spend a lot of money I suggest the Port of Tampa Steel Conference. You can click on the link and go to their website to learn more details. The conference is February 17-18th in Tampa, Florida and, as the name suggests, the Port of Tampa is the host and has been for over 25 years. I will be there (thanks to a friendly reminder from a manufacturing customer of mine who I usually chat with while at the conference).
