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Welcome to GardnerWeb, the Online home of Gardner Publications. We are a publisher focused on publishing magazines and creating web sites for industrial markets.

Within this site you will find detailed information about media brands designed to connect buyers and sellers. . 

The industries we serve include:

• Metalworking - Modern Machine Shop
• Precision Machining  - Production Machining
• Plastics Processing - Plastics Technology
• Metal Finishing - Products Finishing
• Moldmaking - MoldMaking Technology
• Automotive production - Automotive Design & Production
• Composite Materials - Composites Technology and High Performance Composites
• Rapid Product Development - Time Compression
• Business Continuity - Continuity Insights
• Industrial & Precision Parts Cleaning - Process Cleaning
  
  

Gardner Publications, Inc. and DEMAT GmbH Announce Joint Venture to Hold Premier

Product Development Event in 2010: amerimold at PD-x

Gardner Publications, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) and

DEMAT GmbH (Frankfurt am Main) have announced an agreement in principle to hold the first-ever Product Development-Experience (PD-x) with amerimold, to be held in Cincinnati, OH, May 11 to 13, 2010, at the Cincinnati Convention Center.

In announcing the agreement, Richard G. Kline, president of Gardner Publications Inc., said, “The EuroMold show has become the premier European event for those interested in design, product development, rapid prototyping, moldmaking, and related technologies and processes.  We will bring this experience—and more to North America with the cooperation of DEMAT.”

While there are a variety of trade shows and conferences being held throughout North America, amerimold at PD-x is being organized to provide product development professionals with the know-how and expertise necessary to accelerate time-to-market with innovative products.

With companies including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Toyota, and GE Aviation having headquarters in Cincinnati, and with the renown University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (DAAP), it is a world-leading center for product development.

For more information, contact Lisa Dodge at ldodge@gardnerweb.com or 734.709.3822.

Process Cleaning magazine Announces Inaugural Process Cleaning Expo

Process Cleaning magazine, North America's only publication dedicated exclusively to industrial cleaning, is please to announce the inaugural Process Cleaning Expo (PCX) in May 2010.  The event is founded upon the realization that the cleaning industry has been void of any type of tradeshow in North America for 8 years.  Live events are one of the best ways to bring buyers and sellers together an important tool to keep vital communication lines flowing within an industry. 

More information is available at www.processcleaningexpo.com.

Gardner Publications, Inc. Acquires Time Compression Magazine, Process Cleaning Magazine and Continuity Insights.

Gardner Publications Inc. has acquired Time Compression Magazine, Process Cleaning Magazine, and Continuity Insights. The acquisition leverages Gardner’s resources and experience to offer an expanded marketing platform for the magazines’ advertisers as well as more in-depth editorial for their readers.

Time Compression Magazine is designed for the rapid product development industry. Process Cleaning Magazine serves today’s manufacturing professional responsible for industrial and precision parts cleaning during manufacturing, maintenance and repair operations. Continuity Insights magazine and its annual conference address business continuity—providing critical information that will protect organizations in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or technological disruption.

 This acquisition increases Gardner’s portfolio to 11 business-to-business magazines, numerous trade show dailies and directories, a diverse selection of electronic media, several conferences and trade shows, market research, and various other media marketing tools.

Gardner Research Services Announces Results of the 2009 Capital Spending Survey and Forecast.

Gardner’s Research’s 41st Annual Capital Spending Survey is the largest, most comprehensive survey detailing future spending in the discrete parts manufacturing industries. It generates a wealth of information. The information is available in three different formats.

Click here for Results of 2009 Capital Spending Survey & Forecast Results Presentation

Metalworking Forecast Tools
Machine tool sales (and other products necessary to cut metal - like cutting tools) are driven by changes in industrial production. So, we've created a series of industry specific charts that will help you understand where industrial production is headed. Through the use of rate of change curves, we can compare two data series over time to show that one set of data is a leading indicator of a second set of data. These charts will help understand what drives changes in industrial production in the industries that by the most machine tools.

Learn more about our Metalworking Forecast Tools here .

Metalworking Business Index
Looking to build upon our annual capital spending survey, the Metalworking Business Index (MBI), is a monthly e-mail survey that will report trends in the metalworking industry. The MBI will capture month-to-month changes in the levels of various economic data that can serve as crucial leading indicators for your business.

Learn more about the Metalworking Business Index here.