ORLANDO SEMINARS

Tuesday, March 13

 

9:00 am to 10:00 am                                                                              
Negotiating Do’s & Don’ts

This informative one-hour video presentation will help you get the best deal you can when negotiating with suppliers (or anyone). The speaker debunks common myths and misconceptions surrounding the negotiating process. Find out what works and what doesn’t. This free presentation is a $95 value, but it could save you thousands. Attend this Free Negotiating Skills presentation then visit the AmCon exhibits and apply what you’ve learned on the show floor.

 

11:30 am to 12:30 pm                                          
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

 

12:45 pm to 1:45 pm                                            
Product Development: Design for Manufacturing (DFM) 
Jeff Hougland, Engineering Manager, APM Corporation               www.APMC.com

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.

1. 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
2. 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
3. Reduce the Cost of the Assembly: Keeping score; Integrate parts; Maximize ease of assembly; Consider customer assembly
4. 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, product quality, and external factors; Component reuse; Life cycle costs.

 

 

Wednesday, March 14

 

9:00 am to 10:00 am                                                                              
Beyond Stereolithography: Functional Aluminum & Plastic Prototypes
Paul Armstrong, Armstrong Plastic Mold Corp.            www.armstrongmold.com

By marrying the new rapid prototyping modeling techniques with traditional crafts based casting and tooling approaches, it is now possible to get high quality, spec material metal and plastic prototypes in 2-3 weeks at relatively low cost. This seminar will take you from CAD concept thru finished prototype parts.

10:15 am to 11:15 am
Molded Plastic Part Design
Floyd Coates, American Plastic Molding Corp.                          www.APMC.com

11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Product Development: Design for Manufacturing (DFM) 
Jeff Hougland, Engineering Manager, APM Corporation               www.APMC.com

12:45 pm to 1:45 pm
How to Effectively Market Your ISO Certifications
Jeff Witte, BSI – Vice President Certification Services www.bsiamerica.com

Businesses today Jive in a highly competitive world. To stay ahead of the competition and create more success, you need to ensure that you bring out the best in each of your assets. Success can be dependent on facing and overcoming an ever-growing range of challenges in today’s marketplace, including: increasing complexity, intense competition, and a growing risk of exposure. Balancing these and other business requirements can be a difficult and daunting process. That’s where management systems can help. No matter what your company size, implementing an effective management system can unlock the potential in your organization. As a supplier, it can be an order qualifier or an order winner and it will help differentiate you from the competition. As a manufacturer, know your supplier is going to provide you with quality products and is capable meeting your requirements.

2:00 pm  to 3:00 pm
Creating a Competitive Advantage Using Lean Technologies In Your Company
Kim Dixon, Prestige Consulting, LLC

Competition in today’s marketplace is fierce. Literally hundreds of companies close their doors in America today because they have lost their competitive advantage.

Mr. Dixon has been working with for over 25 years helping organizations to develop and or maintain their competitive advantage. He is an expert in the application of the Lean Technologies and Six Sigma Level quality systems.

In this seminar Mr. Dixon will discuss what the definition of a World Class Enterprise is and how developing this vision is the first step in developing a competitive advantage. He will spend time discussing the most important elements in becoming a World Class Enterprise and review with you the 12 Lean Business Tools that will help you to become a highly disciplined competitive company.

If time permits there will be a question and answer session at the end of the seminar.