Location
Dinner: Golden Corral
2155 Riverside Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA
30043-5911
Tour: Ventshade
655 Raco Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Directions
Golden Corral: I-85N to GA 316, Exit Riverside Parkway, Turn Left,
Restaurant is on the left.
Golden Corral to Ventshade: Get back on Riverside Parkway going back toward GA316. First left after GA316 is Raco Place, Turn left onto Raco Place, Ventshade is the second building on the left. Take first entrance and use the first door.
Time
Social & Dinner: 6:00
Tour: 7:15
Cost:
Pay for dinner as you enter the restaurant, we will be in a
walled off area in the back corner of the restaurant.
Buffet is
$8.99, Drinks $1.59 plus tax and tip.
There is no charge for the
tour.
Reservations
If you plan to attend, you must make a reservation by calling
Jim Pearson (404) 894-1753
(Please leave a message with your name, number
attending and if you will be attending dinner and tour or just the tour)
or send an email to rsvp@sae-atlanta.org
no later than noon on Friday, February 25th
Meeting Topic
Lund International has been ranked as one of the top 10 automotive employers in the state. Since 1935 they have been manufacturing automotive accessories for aftermarket and OEM customers. They have a line of over 36 products from Ventvisors and Bugflectors to body kits. Almost all of them are manufactured here in Lawrenceville.
On the tour you will get to see the injection molding, vacuum forming, drape forming and metal stamping operations, tool shops for injection molding and thermoform tooling, as well as reverse engineering and prototyping. For more information on Auto Ventshade check out their website, http://www.autoventshade.com/
We will meet first at Golden Corral for dinner then drive over to the plant for the tour followed by a question and answer session. This is a busy manufacturing operation so please dress appropriately and be prepared for some walking.
page last updated on 2/17/05