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CASE IN POINT 38 PRODUCTION MACHINING :: AUGUST 2017 S eacole Specialty Chemical's Paula Crawford-Anderson wishes the biennial Parts Cleaning Expo (PCx) held in April had been in existence when she first started in the manufacturing industry. "I wish I would have had this training within my first few months of starting employment in the industry," says Ms. Crawford-Anderson, Seacole's business development manager. "e classes were the right blend of general infor- mation and specific topics tailored to the different groups of people in attendance, such as equipment OEMs, end users of that equipment and vendors to the industry. It was some of the best trade show-related seminars I've attended." PCx 2017 was held in Columbus, Ohio, and featured a Contributed by Tim Pennington PCx Attendees Gain Technical, Product Awareness "who's who" lineup of industry speakers at the technical conference, which was held in conjunction with the Precision Machining Technology Show. e show was presented by the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) and co-hosted by Production Machining, Products Finishing and Modern Machine Shop magazines. "It was my first time attending the show, and I found it to be well organized," she says. "e information I got before the show let me decide what I wanted to see and helped me find it quickly during the show." PCx was held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, but will move to Cleveland for the 2019 show and will be held April 2-4.