Innovation Direct™ meets with numerous manufacturers, including Innovation Direct To Industry™ company, during Day 2 of National Hardware Show 2009…

Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, chiming in with our update regarding Day 2 of the National Hardware Show 2009. The show’s middle day proved to be a busy one for our Innovation Direct™ trade show contingent, as they spoke with numerous manufacturers at their exhibit booths and also conducted a prescheduled meeting with Illinois-based SmartPro Tools, a company that is already part of our Innovation Direct To Industry™ program and has received preliminary, non-confidential information on 10 items from our roster that they have yet to provide feedback about.

Some of the companies that our colleagues spoke to earlier Wednesday include Canada-based Specialty Drill Company, an outfit specializing in the manufacturing and marketing of the tool that serves as its namesake; Coleman Cable, a world-renowned company whose diverse product line targets a multitude of industries; Hannon Group, a company offering a wide variety of kitchen and cooking accessories; and New York-based Euro Ware, Inc., a manufacturer of an extensive line of kitchen, baking, cooking, and cleaning items.

Additionally, as alluded to earlier, our colleagues met with SmartPro Tools, Inc. at their booth and had a chance to briefly discuss the 10 inventions that the company had received in their initial Innovation Direct To Industry™ package. As per the conversation, the manufacturer has not yet decided which concepts from the batch will be of further interest, but promised to get back with us shortly after the show’s conclusion with that feedback.

Check in with us tomorrow for our report on the show’s final day!