The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-08
MUCH MACHINE. IS
 STILL AVAILABLE.
Production Clinic Aug. z1 Expected to Aid Many
 Manufacturers

A large volume of unused machine capacity which could be usefulIy employed in defense work was expected to be uncovered during the state Production Clinic called by Governor Hurley at the Hotel Bond in Hartford, August 21. Sponsored jointly by the State Defense Council and the State Development Commission the one-day Clinic is expected to bring together more than 200 prime manufacturers and nearly 1000 subcontractors to discuss the problem of defense con- tracts. Invitations to the subcon- tractors were placed in the malls early this week. Today letter of invitation was sent by Colonel Sam ueI H. Fisher and c. E. Rolfe, Co., cl1airmen of the Clinic, to the 200 prime manufacturers, many of whom have attended similar conferences during the past several months in New York State.
 The. letter said, in part: s'The program in general will coincide with the Defense Production Clinic" which the New York State Division of Commerce has found very effective in expending the farming out" process. It is poSsi- ble that your company has parttci- pated in one of these clinics, in which event you are already familiar with the plan and technique. If. this is not the case, the following outline will give you a general pie ture of our program, which we will shortly follow with the complete agenda.
 Important prime defense con- tractors will be represented by members of their subcontracting or purchasing departments. The latter will come Supplier with portfolio of essential specifications, blueprints and other data, and If practicable with samples of products for the manufacture of which subcontract- ing outlets are required. Private tables will in each case be pro- yided and the name of the company prominently displayed.
 Representatives of Connecticut manufacturers seeking subcontracts will be instructed to bring hstings of their machine equipment; also other data essential to a clear pie ture of their operating capacity on forms previously provided. As the potential SubcontractorS register, they will immediately be directed to the tables of the prime contractors where they will present their cases and ascertain the extent to which tn ymay be able to qualify for de- fense work.
 s"There will be morning and after noon sessions with luncheon served at <l2:30 o'clock. Governor Hurley will open the morning. sercss12 &el 10 a. m. Following - es-'' Major W. s. Broberg, 7, c.iarge of the Hartford Ordnance District, Springfield, Massachusetts, will ad- dress the meeting. Major Broberg has recently succeeded Colonel Rob- ert Sears as Executive Officer for this area and this will be his first public appearance in Connecticut in such capacity. He will be intro duced by Colonel s. H. Fisher, Ad- ministrator of the State Defense Council.
 we believe that this program will uncover a large volume of un- used machine capacity which could be usefully employed in defense work. As one of the large defense contractors, we trust your company may be represented on this occasion and that the contacts thus provided will prove of genuine practical value to you in speeding up your defense production schedule"