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New Shanghai Service Center Replaces Facility Opened in 2004
Visitors examine a machining center made by U.S. manufacturer Hurco. This is just one of several examples of U.S. manufacturing technology on display at the grand opening of the new Shanghai Technology Center (STC) in late autumn 2017. AMT--The Association for Manufacturing Technology, opened the first STC in 2004. image: AMT
A Successful Legacy
AMT leveraged support from ITA's Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) to open the STC in its former location in 2004. The STC allows U.S. firms to demonstrate what their technology is capable of doing. AMT members can also use the STC to establish parts and technical service capabilities in-country for their clients.
From the previous facility, AMT helped more than 100 member companies increase their sales and distribution in China. “Many have 'graduated' from the STC and left after a sufficient incubation period to establish their own offices and factories," said Ed Christopher, AMT Vice President – Global Services. “Others have stayed with the STC from the start, recognizing inherent benefits and efficiencies such as displaying and demonstrating high-tech equipment and machinery as well as help with distribution, sales, and machine servicing.”
Sustainable Commitment
AMT's STC is a premier example of how an engaged trade association can leverage a public-private partnership to help its members compete internationally. And the STC has inspired AMT technical and service initiatives in other parts of the world. These include Mexico, Brazil, and India.
Learn more about ITA's MDCP investment in the first center in Shanghai and in AMT's Brazil project.
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