Welcome to the home page of the 2010 Maintenance & Reliability Technology Summit—MARTS: The Capacity Assurance Conference. MARTS is a four-day educational experience and professional development opportunity for plant and facility managers; maintenance and reliability managers; plant engineers and those in related positions. Its components include two full days of Workshops, two full days of Conferences, along with two Professional Development Courses and two Certification Examination opportunities that run during the four-day period. MARTS also includes exhibition and sponsorhip opportunities.

Each MARTS Conference day will begin with a Keynote presentation designed to enlighten and inspire manufacturing professionals. First up will be actor, director and author John Ratzenberger in his very important role as spokesperson for the Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) Foundation. John will discuss how NBT creates interest in manufacturing careers among high-school and college students through career-development information, outreach, training and other programs. He will speak Wednesday April 28, 2010, at 8:00 a.m. MARTS attendees can meet Mr. Ratzenberger after his presentation and, for a $20 donation to NBT, receive a signed copy of his book We've Got it Made in America.

On Thursday morning April 29, futurist and financial professional Bob Chernow (left) will present It's Hard to Read the Label When You're Inside the Bottle. His comments will include predictions for manufacturing, workers, new technologies and industries, management styles, the economy and much more.

For information on "Reliability Gives Voice To Autism," a benefit dinner being held at MARTS, click here.

MARTS is owned and produced by Applied Technology Publications, Barrington, IL, publisher of Maintenance Technology and Lubrication Management & Technology magazines.