AHMA International Roundtable

On Tuesday morning of the International Hardware Fair/Practical World exhibit in Cologne, Germany a group of industry executives gathered in the AHMA Pavilion’s conference room to discuss international trade from an American manufacturer point of view. Participating in the discussion were Dan Ekberg,vice president-sales, Diamond Machining Technology; Marie Schmitt, HD Hudson Mfg. Co.; Joe Pires, president, McKim Group; John Simmons, director international sales, Rust-Oleum; Ed Slinsky, manager of international operations, Standard Abrasives; Terry Gallagher, Editor & Publisher, The Hard Fax and Tim Farrell, president and CEO, AHMA.
The group discussed such matters as how to enter new markets, the value of the dollar versus the euro, American product quality perception in the world view, trade barriers, U.S. government trade assistance services and related topics.