PHOENIX SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Tuesday, October 14th
8:45-9:45 am
NEGOTIATING SKILLS
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AmCon Orlando 2009 Seminars
Wednesday, March 4
9:00 am - 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 - 11:15 am
Beyond Stereolithography: Functional Aluminum & 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.
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Fourslide: High Precision, Low Cost Slide Forming
Tom Malolepsy, Northwest Fourslide, Inc.
Yong Park, Engineering/Instructor www.nw4s.com
Fourslide is an established and innovative slide forming technology that offers cost effective, high precision small sheet metal parts with reduced lead time and lower cost for tooling. This seminar will provide an overview of the slide forming process and design guidelines for your use. Topics include details of the process and tooling, material selection, design tips and process capabilities. Learn about the advantages of fourslide technology to save time and money for low to high volume precision metal parts.
1:00 pm - 2:00 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
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
How to get parts On-Time at a Good Price
Justin Sampayo, Engineering Manager, Brent Bowdon, Machine Shop Manager, Brian Jones, General Manager, Wedge Manufacturing, Inc. www.wedgeinc.com
I. Purchasing Perspective:
• Quoting Process
• Don’t let ISO be your only Qualifier
II. Machining Perspective:
• Impact of Manufacturability on Cost
• Machining Limitations
III. Engineering Perspective:
• Ridiculous Tolerances
• Solid / Print Conflicts
• Good Drawing Habits
Thursday, March 5
9:00 am - 10:00 am
The Technologies of Fineblanking and Creepfeed Grinding
Mike Swarr, Petersen Precision Engineering, LLC 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.
10:15 am–11:15 am
Developing, Manufacturing & Marketing a Medical Device
Ace Edwards, Sector Electronics www.SectorElectronics.com
I. Building the Foundation — General Overview
• Market analysis & strategies
• Estimating costs and financing the endeavor
• Manufacturing & selling your device
II. Medical Devices
• Classification & regulatory compliance
• Medical device example
III. Lessons learned
IV. Takeaways
11:30 am - 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
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Aluminum V-Process Castings
Mike Wilbur, Harmony Casting//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.
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