Membership Services Seminar

Thank you to our lunch sponsor    

Don't miss this seminar - Three expert speakers

You will learn:

• Fundamentals concepts and techniques for designing and building deep-draw tooling. Topics include drawing cups, boxes, complex shapes, design considerations, draw-die development, blank holder considerations and diagnosing tooling problems.

• The relationship between steel properties and tool performance and/or tool failure.

• Tool steels commonly used in drawing operations, including forming dies, punches, trim tooling etc. Methods for selecting tool steels for improved performance,

• Heat treating and surface coatings relative to their effect on tool properties and performance.

• Lubrication topics include coefficient of friction, surface conditions, heat, coated products and new lubricant concepts

• Troubleshooting

Who should attend:

This seminar is designed for those using single-station, progressive and transfer dies in hydraulic
and mechanical presses.

• Designers
• Operators
• Engineers
• Tool & Die Makers
• Supervisors
• Plant or Operations Managers

Presenters Stuart Keeler, Ed Tarney and Peter Ulintz will provide you the necessary information you need during this one-day seminar to make significant improvements to your company's production performance.

Peter Ulintz, Manager, Advanced Product Development with Anchor Manufacturing Group will begin the day with presentations on tooling and design principles and press selection.

Ed Tarney, Customer Technical Support, Coating Considerations Manager, Erasteel. Ed will present on the topic of Tool Materials and Coatings and will review the basic properties of tool steels commonly used in drawing operations, including forming dies, punches, trim tooling, etc.

Stuart P. Keeler, President, Keeler Technologies LLC. Keeler will present on the topic of Sheetmetal & Lubrication for Deep Draw. Topics to be addressed include how higher strength affects stretching, bending, and cup drawing; springback; dimensional variation; sheared edge tears, and forming speed. Lubrication topics include coefficient of friction, surface conditions, heat, coated products, and new lubricant concepts.

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Seminar Location/Hotel Accommodations

Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center
17123 Laurel Park Drive North
Livonia, MI 48152
734-464-1300

Please call the hotel directly to make room reservations. Reference Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) to receive the special rate of $89.00 (plus tax).  Reserve your room by February 27, 2013, reservations made after this date are subject to availability.

Agenda

March 13, 2013

Meeting room - Ontario room
8:00 a.m. –  Tooling and Design Principles
10:30 a.m. – Tool Materials and Coatings
12:00 p.m. – Lunch provided
1:00 p.m. – Press Selection
1:30 p.m. – Sheetmetal, Lubrication and Troubleshooting Part 1
2:45 p.m. – Sheetmetal, Lubrication and Troubleshooting Part 2
4:30 p.m. – Adjourn
Lunch and refreshment breaks provided.

Registration Information

PMA Member $320 1st person, $220 additional person(s)     

Nonmember $420 1st person, $320 additional person(s)