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Membership Services Seminar

Press Maintenance Seminar

Location:
Holiday Inn Nashville Vanderbilt
2613 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-321-8253
Starts:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 7:30 AM CDT
Ends:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
For more information, contact (PMA Technical Programming Manager)
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Metal Stamping Press Maintenance & Troubleshooting

What is the press designed to do?
Is the problem with the tool or the press?

Event Details

You will learn:

  • How to quickly make adjustments to the die space to isolate the press problems from the tool
  • How to maximize uptime, even with less than perfect machinery
  • The Theory of the Box
  • Safe metal stamping press operations
  • The full understanding of the design and use of metal stamping presses
  • Efficient and practical preventive maintenance inspection procedures
  • Comparison between hydraulic and mechanical presses and their use
  • Different types of parts that can be produced
  • The importance of proper level and alignment of the press bed and/or frame
  • Terminology overview
  • Troubleshooting
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    Instructor
    Jeff Fredline of Columbia Machine Works is a well known conference speaker.  He has written and presented many times for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and serves as an active member of the Precision Metalforming Association.  For the past 10 years he has trained on a private basis for many industry leaders such as General Motors, Chrysler, Whirlpool, General Electric, BAE Systems and numerous smaller companies.  Mr. Fredline has a bachelor’s degree in business and has earned journeyman status in the machine repair industry.

    Agenda

    Tuesday, April 16, 2013

    7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
    8:00 a.m. Presentation
    12:00 p.m. Lunch provided
    12:45 p.m. Presentation
    4:00 p.m. Adjourn

    Registration Information

    PMA Member
    $320 first person
    $220 additional people

    Nonmember
    $420 first person
    $320 additional people

    Seminar Location and Hotel Accommodations

    Holiday Inn Nashville Vanderbilt
    2613 West End Ave.
    Nashville, TN  37203
    615-321-8253

    Note:  All reservations are to be made by directly contacting Meredith Schakel 616-321-8253 and reference the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) to receive our special group rate of $109 (plus tax). Reserve your room by March 16, 2013. Reservations made after this date are subject to availability.