Mr. Siegmund received his Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the Engineering School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. During his Keynote speech at the 2007 Southern Metal Finishing Conference in Charleston, SC, Siegmund presents issues relevant to the globalization of the Metal Finishing Industry, the effect of international competition on individual companies and job shops, and insight about how finishing operations can compete in this new flat world.

He discusses the struggle to compete with low-priced imports invading the market. He also points out that large OEM companies like General Motors and Cisco, who historically manufactured their own products, have now discontinued manufacturing and are instead purchasing their products from international manufacturers. Siegmund suggests combating this globalization through lobbying congress and making the voice of the finishing industry heard to government officials.

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