DENVER SEMINAR SCHEDULE
April 30, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 am
Reverse Logistics: Best Practices in After Sales Support
Al Davis/TIG - Contract Manufacturing
www.tig.com
A presentation on the current practices in the Reverse Logistics Industry in supporting after sales operations. This seminar is primarily for companies that want to learn the principle concepts behind providing a high level of customer satisfaction in their returns process and operational efficiences that can improve the bottom line. This seminar is for OEM's and companies that sell consumer products, volume commercial products or companies producing products with moderate to high return flows. Entrepreneurs, startup companies and other companies that need to develop a robust volume return operation should attend for an introduction of the basic considerations of building a returns management system. Companies with existing reverse logistics operations should attend to learn about some of the best practices occurring within the industry today. The seminar will present an overview of RL, strategic considerations in developing an RL plan and RL industry best practices.
11:00 - 12:00 noon
Manufacturing The Fabric of Community
Mark Hernandez, Skip Jutze, DDRC - Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
www.ddrcco.com
This seminar will highlight the benefits of outsourcing mundane manufacturing tasks while contributing to the well being and enrichment of the developmentally and physically challenged members of our community. This seminar though brief will educate you on the history of DDRC and aid you in the process of getting an estimate on production work in light manufacturing, specialty packaging, heal sealing, blister packs, assembly, collating, binding, labeling and any other moderate to low skill tasks your project may require.
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Engineering Plastics - Materials and Design Considerations
Keith Hechtel, Curbell Plastics
www.curbellplastics.com
A technical seminar on engineering plastics covering materials and design considerations. Seminar topics will include:
Plastic Materials:
- Amorphous Thermoplastics (properties and applications)
- Semicrystalline Thermoplastics (properties and applications)
- Imidized Materials (properties and applications)
- Thermoset Composites (properties and applications)
Material Selection and Design Considerations:
- The materials selection process
- Tribological (bearing and wear) properties of plastics
- Thermal properties of plastics
- Creep and permanent set properties at elevated temperatures
- Plastic design pitfalls relative to part geometry
May 1, 2008
9:30 - 10:30 am - Cancelled
The Technologies of Fineblanking and Creepfeed Grinding
TBA , Petersen Precision
www.petersenprecision.com
Fineblanking is a stamping process that was developed to overcome some of the limitations of conventional stamping. Fineblanking produces machined-like edges and holds tight profile tolerances. It is useful in reducing cost by eliminating machining operations, and can be combined with other high production technologies to produce precision parts at very cost-efficient rates. This session will present an overview of fineblanking, including design parameters, tooling requirements, and applications. There will also be a discussion of creepfeed grinding, including the technology and sample applications of creepfeed grinding.
9:30 - 10:30
Visual Process Documentation Made Easy
Gary Hamor, Lean Practices, Inc.
www.leanpractices.com
Many companies wrestle with the issue of using visual process documentation. On the one hand, they know picture based, step-by-step process documentation is much more effective at eliminating operator mistakes and reducing training time. On the other hand, conventional methods of producing and maintaining picture based documentation are costly – both in time and money. This seminar provides a practical approach to creating and maintaining visual process documentation.
With over 13 years experience at helping companies lean out their manufacturing and R&D operations, the speaker, Gary Hamor will show you the fastest and lowest cost methods for creating high quality Visual Method Sheets. His methods have been developed and refined over the years from industries as diverse as aerospace, biomedical, automated machinery, microelectronics, contract manufacturing and more. Mr. Hamor will present the essential elements of writing clear text instruction and how to take effective pictures, so that when they are combined, the result will be a “no excuses” description of how to perform any process. Mr. Hamor will also demonstrate his product, VMS Factory®, which automatically combines pictures with text, creating production ready process documentation.
11:00 - 12:00 noon
Value Engineering for Precision Metalforming
Travis Riesselman/Dayton Rogers
www.daytonrogers.com
This seminar will focus on cost effective metalforming design principles. This workshop is designed to increase your understanding of important factors, such as: Tolerance, shape of initial blank, placement of holes/openings, placement of forms, material selection, and an exploration of part expense for a variety of stamping and fabrication processes. This seminar material will be especially beneficial to: Product Engineers/Designers, Project Managers, Mfg. Managers, Material Managers, Quality Assurance Managers, and Procurement Staff. All attendees will receive a copy of our industry recognized “Metalforming Design Handbook.”
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