Cleaning out my closet last night, I stumbled across a shiny new suitcase I'd completely forgotten about. This was a gift from my wife last Christmas-a beautiful, roily, hard-shelled thing intended to replace the gross old duffel bag I've been hauling around for the past decade. It was really a perfect gift-2020 was Industry-Week's 50th anniversary, a milestone year we'd intended to celebrate in grand fashion. There would be a cross-country tour of plant visits, appearances at conferences and events all over the world, there was even talk of an Olympics-style torch run all the way down to the Manufacturing & Technology conference in Orlando. There were big plans for this little suitcase and all the thousands of miles it would travel.
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