ORLANDO SEMINAR SCHEDULE

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

8:15 - 9:15 a.m

Is Your Company Leaving Money on the Table? The R & D Tax Credit
Deb Crumley, Black Line Group
www.blacklinegrp.com

Because of it’s very specialized nature, large numbers of small and mid-size manufacturers are not taking advantage of the R&D Tax Credit. The definition of Research and Development (R&D) is much broader than people think. Manufacturers of all kinds, including metal stampers and fabricators, precision machiners, mold builders and plastic injection molders, often believe that they DON’T have R&D taking place. However, these companies can have substantial R&D taking place. For companies that have not taken advantage of the R&D Tax Credit in the past, this can potentially mean the creation of immediate and substantial amounts of cash, minimally into the many tens of thousands of dollars, and usually $100,000 or more. In addition, companies can reduce future tax liabilities and improve cash flow.

 

9:30-10:30 am

Beyond Stereolithography - Functional Aluminum and Plastic Prototypes
Paul Armstrong, Armstrong 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.

 

11:00 - 12:00 noon

The Technologies of Fineblanking and Creepfeed Grinding
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.

 

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Molded Plastic Part Design Seminar
Floyd Coates, American Plastic Molding
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

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Industrial Ethernet - It's Not Your Office Ethernet
Brad Bennett, Florida Motion & Control
www.flomoco.com
Ethernet is fast becoming the physical network of choice among machine builders. Drives, valve banks, HMI displays, RFID readers, PLCs, etc. all often communicate via an Ethernet connection. The problem is that in connecting all these devices, users still often use office grade Ethernet switches or, worse yet, Ethernet HUBs. There are several reasons using such devices can result in poor network performance, or worse yet, complete network congestion or failure. This seminar will address these issues facing the industrial Ethernet user and machine builder.

 

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

 

9:30 - 10:30 am
Can It Be...Better? Faster? Cheaper?
Dana Parish, The SolidExperts
www.TheSolidExperts.com

In addition to exploring topics such as managing design analysis, come see how the right tools can allow you to focus on design not CAD, reusing existing designs to save time and improve your designs. Common product development questions: Will it work? Is it good enough? Can it be...Better? Faster? Cheaper? The single most cost effective way to get a product to market faster is...to not make mistakes. How fast do you catch mistakes?

 

11:00 - 12:00 noon

Molded Plastic Part Design Seminar
Floyd Coates, American Plastic Molding
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

 

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Is Your Company Leaving Money on the Table? The R & D Tax Credit
Deb Crumley, Black Line Group
www.blacklinegrp.com

Because of it’s very specialized nature, large numbers of small and mid-size manufacturers are not taking advantage of the R&D Tax Credit. The definition of Research and Development (R&D) is much broader than people think. Manufacturers of all kinds, including metal stampers and fabricators, precision machiners, mold builders and plastic injection molders, often believe that they DON’T have R&D taking place. However, these companies can have substantial R&D taking place. For companies that have not taken advantage of the R&D Tax Credit in the past, this can potentially mean the creation of immediate and substantial amounts of cash, minimally into the many tens of thousands of dollars, and usually $100,000 or more. In addition, companies can reduce future tax liabilities and improve cash flow.

2:30 - 3:30 pm

T-Slotted Aluminum Structure or Cut & Weld Steel?
A machine builder’s choice
Brad Bennett, Florida Motion & Control
www.flomoco.com

It is often believed cut & weld steel provides a less expensive and more robust frame on which to build machinery as compared to T-slotted aluminum structure. However, when all costs are considered, including the setup time, grinding, cleaning and painting required for steel frames, it often turns out that T-slotted aluminum offers a better value. The convenience of rapid modification, clean look, and myriad of panel and motion component choices available with T-slotted aluminum also makes it the preferred choice for custom machine builders. This seminar will address the T-slotted aluminum vs. cut & weld steel decision as well as recent developments in T-slotted aluminum components that nearly eliminate the vibration and shifting issues that were associated with these bolt together structures.







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