SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Tentative Schedule; additional seminars and time changes TBA. Please check back prior to show.
FREE SEMINARS
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Negotiating Skills
Whether negotiating a contract, asking for a raise, or buying a car, this entertaining and informative one-hour video presentation will help you get the best deal you can while still maintaining a positive working relationship with the other parties. This free video presentation is a $189 value, but it could save you thousands.
10:15 am to 11:15 am
Molded Plastic Part Design
Floyd Coates, American Plastic Molding Corp. www.APMC.com
• Materials Selection • Mold Costs • Minimize Lead Time • Common Design Errors
• Designing for Low Cost, High Quality Parts • Design Rules of Thumb
• Strength Measurement Methods • Chemical Resistance • Amorphous & Crystalline Materials
• High Temperature plastics • Additional Topics: Wall Thickness, Coring, Draft, Radii, Reinforcements, Ribs, Fillets, Holes, Undercuts, Threads, Inserts, Surface Finish, Lettering, Postmolding Operations, Finishing, Decorating, Degating, Tolerances, Gate Type and Location, Weld and Meld Lines, Warping, Orientation, Venting, Entrapped Gasses, Finite Element Analysis, Mold Fill, etc. • Further information 812-752-7000
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Product Development: Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Jeff Hougland, Eng Mgr., APM Corporation
Overview: Economically successful designs ensure both high product quality and minimization of product costs. The seminar will provide an overview of the DFM process, one of the most widely used methods for achieving this goal.
- Estimate the Costs of Components: Fixed vs. variable costs; The BOM; Estimating standard components; Estimating cost of custom component; Estimating cost of assembly; Estimating overhead costs
- Reduce the Cost of Components: Understand the process constraints and drivers; Redesign components to eliminate processing steps; Choose appropriate economic scale for the part process; Standardize components and processes; “Black Box” component procurement
- Reduce the Cost of the Assembly: Keeping score; Integrate parts; Maximize ease of assembly; Consider customer assembly
- Reduce the Costs of Supporting Production: Minimize systemic complexity; Error proofing
Consider the Impact of DFM Decisions on Other Factors: The impact of DFM on development time; The impact of DFM on development costs; The impact of DFM on product quality; The impact of DFM on external factors; Component reuse; Life cycle costs.
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Advanced Coatings for Current & Emerging Markets
Rich Stewart, Wright Coating Technologies: www.wrightcoating.com
Wright Coating Technologies is celebrating 30 years of diverse coating expertise and will high light the Coatings that support current and emerging markets. Also, time will be allotted for an Open Forum Question & Answer period. This is a must attend seminar for Product Designers, Engineers, and Purchasing teams working within or serving the following key industries in the Midwest:
Green Manufacturing. Including wind turbines, solar panel systems and advanced automotive batteries for electric vehicles; Office Furniture & Seating; Appliance; Consumer Goods; Automotive & Custom applications; Medical.
- Polyarmor. A functional & decorative coating that provides exceptional performance for outdoor applications. Performance Data Overview; Case Study Review; Applications Overview
- Rilsan Nylon. A functional & decorative coating that provides exceptional lubricity and noise reduction properties for mechanical applications. Performance Data Overview; Case Study Review; Applications Overview.
- Classic Kote: Powder Coating of Plastics as a finishing technology. This session will present a detailed overview of Classic Kote: Design and Material Parameters; Color and Texture Possibilities and Performance data; Environmental impact compared to other plastic finishing options; Application Overview.
- Open Forum for Questions and Application Reviews.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Negotiating Skills
Whether negotiating a contract, asking for a raise, or buying a car, this entertaining and informative one-hour video presentation will help you get the best deal you can while still maintaining a positive working relationship with the other parties. This free video presentation is a $189 value, but it could save you thousands.
10:15 am to 11:15 am
Molded Plastic Part Design
Floyd Coates, American Plastic Molding Corp. www.APMC.com
• Materials Selection • Mold Costs • Minimize Lead Time • Common Design Errors
•Designing for Low Cost, High Quality Parts • Design Rules of Thumb • Strength Measurement Methods •Chemical Resistance • Amorphous & Crystalline Materials
•High Temperature plastics • Additional Topics: Wall Thickness, Coring, Draft, Radii, Reinforcements, Ribs, Fillets, Holes, Undercuts, Threads, Inserts, Surface Finish, Lettering, Postmolding Operations, Finishing, Decorating, Degating, Tolerances, Gate Type and Location, Weld and Meld Lines, Warping, Orientation, Venting, Entrapped Gasses, Finite Element Analysis, Mold Fill, etc. • Further information 812-752-7000
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Product Development: Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Jeff Hougland, Eng Mgr., APM Corporation
Overview: Economically successful designs ensure both high product quality and minimization of product costs. The seminar will provide an overview of the DFM process, one of the most widely used methods for achieving this goal.
- Estimate the Costs of Components: Fixed vs. variable costs; The BOM; Estimating standard components; Estimating cost of custom component; Estimating cost of assembly; Estimating overhead costs
- Reduce the Cost of Components: Understand the process constraints and drivers; Redesign components to eliminate processing steps; Choose appropriate economic scale for the part process; Standardize components and processes; “Black Box” component procurement
- Reduce the Cost of the Assembly: Keeping score; Integrate parts; Maximize ease of assembly; Consider customer assembly
- Reduce the Costs of Supporting Production: Minimize systemic complexity; Error proofing
Consider the Impact of DFM Decisions on Other Factors: The impact of DFM on development time; The impact of DFM on development costs; The impact of DFM on product quality; The impact of DFM on external factors; Component reuse; Life cycle costs.
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Aluminum V-Process Castings
Dawn Hahn, Harmony Castings/TPI Arcade www.harmonycastings.com
This seminar will cover V-Process aluminum casting technology and its advantages, pattern-making techniques and CNC machining of castings. Fundamental casting design and cost drivers for both prototype and production casting and machining requirements will be discussed. Applications to medical, automotive, instrumentation, computer, electronics, optics, and communications will be reviewed. All attendees will be given a “Design Considerations and Technical Data for V-Process Castings” guidebook.
