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Learn best practices employed by 2016 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winners on their continuing journey of manufacturing excellence. No manufacturing facility’s path to excellence is the same, as demonstrated by these winning facilities. One representative on this panel, for example, manufactures threaded pipe products for water well drilling and operates with a small, agile workforce. Another is employing lean manufacturing to build aerospace engine nacelle components. A third is engaged in the electronic assemblies business. While all three operate in very different environments, what they share is a drive for excellence coupled with the constant challenge to build enduring cultures of continuous improvement. Find out their philosophies on leadership, employee engagement, improvement tools and more. And come to this session armed with plenty of your own questions! The panelists represent these 2016 IW Best Plants Award winners: L.B. Foster Threaded Products, Magnolia, Texas UTC Aerospace Systems – Aerostructures, Foley, Ala. Firstronic, Grand Rapids, Mich.