FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wohlers to Chair TCT 2002

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, USA, October 10, 2002—Industry consultant, analyst, and author Terry Wohlers, founder and president of Wohlers Associates, Inc., will serve as chairman of the Time-Compression Technologies (TCT) 2002 Conference, scheduled for October 16-17 in Manchester, England. TCT 2002 is the UK's premiere gathering for the exchange of information on CAD/CAM/CAE, PLM, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, reverse engineering, and other topics related to rapid product development. Wohlers will also provide the event's opening address. 

The conference is being organized by Rapid News Publications, the publisher of Time-Compression Technologies magazine, European edition. Hewlett-Packard is sponsoring the event. The conference program and other details are available at http://www.time-compression.com/x/42.html.  

Terry Wohlers is a frequent speaker and the author of 260 books, articles, reports, and technical papers on engineering and manufacturing automation. One of his most recent publications, Wohlers Report 2002, is a 250-page worldwide progress report on the rapid prototyping and tooling state of the industry. Additional information is available at http://wohlersassociates.com.