This program will establish sound fundamentals with an in-depth clarification useful for entry level as well as advanced tool room personal and designers alike. It will provide formulas and proven methods of trouble shooting to address current tooling problems and apply them to future failure prevention in a wide variety of stamping applications.
Identify and understand the benefits of using the optimum punch to die clearance.
Address slug control (Jamming & Pulling) concerns.
Calculate how the optimize pierce and shave operations.
Selection of tool steels, their heat treatment, and application of surface treatments.
This course will help reduce downtime, improve productivity, and cut tooling cost.
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Wayne Boeckman, PMA’s first vice chairman and president of Texas Metal Spinning, a Division of Metal Spinners, Inc., will join us to facilitate discussion as well as report on the state of PMA and the outlook for 2008. This is an excellent opportunity for executives to network with fellow leaders of metalforming companies based in your area.
Discussion Topics:
Steel pricing
Capital trends
Employee compensation trends
Finding and retaining a qualified workforce
Training opportunities
Tool audits
Future tool and die capacity - U.S. and offshore
Healthcare costs - strategies to contain costs
High-strength steels - tooling and press issues
Workmen’s compensation
Other issues
This meeting will be excellent for senior management who are involved in P&L and strategic planning for their businesses.
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://cleveland.pma.org/current.asp" target="_blank">here</a>.
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For more information <a href="http://www.pma.org/PMAPdfs/08HRRoundtable.pdf" target="_blank">Click Here!</a>
If you’re fortunate enough to export your products or simply curious and want to see how your raw materials may come into the port, this is your opportunity to access this high-security venue to see the amazing operations that are at the heart of our country’s containerized import/export activities.
Join PMA's California District on March 13, 2008, for this very informative tour and lunch.
Pre-registration is a must! We will need to provide a listing of attendees in advance. You will have to show a picture ID and be on the list to be permitted access.
For more information, visit: http://www.ssamarine.com/locations/pacificSW/terminal_a.asp
We will meet (park) at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant. Depending on the number of attendees, we will either board a bus at the restaurant or car pool over to the terminal. Upon completion of the tour, we will return to the restaurant for lunch.
We look forward to your participation in this exciting tour event.
COST: $25 per member; $30 per nonmember
Lunch Included
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://scalifornia.pma.org/current.asp" target="_blank">here</a>.
This presentation will cover:
How value and waste (including the seven types of waste) affect production.
The Value Stream Mapping Approach, including choosing a value stream, mapping the current state, mapping the future state, and creating the value stream plan.
What a value stream map looks like.
How a value stream map is used by the management team in an organization.
How to quantify savings in a value stream map (Example: inventory savings, direct labor savings, etc.)
Interactive exercises and handouts will be used to illustrate important points.
Participants will learn how the Lean Tool of Value Stream Mapping can be used within their organizations for quantifiable reduction in cost.
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://newengland.pma.org/current.asp"_blank">here</a>.
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Course description:
This four-hour course will focus on processing and troubleshooting methods and techniques used when forming and cutting high-strength materials such as A.H.H.S.
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://emichigan.pma.org/current.asp" target="_blank">here</a>.
METCOM uses a combination of deep drawing, spinning and stamping, which permits a vast range of products manufactured in the most efficient and economical way available. Because of its minimal tooling cost and extremely fast turnaround, spinning is the method of choice for lower production and limited runs. It is ideal for forming complex shapes. METCOM also has the capability of stamping and deep drawing products for higher production runs. In some cases, it is possible to combine the spinning and stamping processes to minimize cost. The addition of laser cutting has improved quality, delivery, and material utilization while providing flexibility and an avenue for innovation.
The catered dinner will provide an opportunity for a presentation on METCOM’s data driven approach to prioritize continuous improvement efforts, corrective and preventive actions. Information from production, quality, and sales is combined and analyzed to help set the direction for the upcoming year. We look forward to hosting the tour and sharing ideas to help American manufacturing stay competitive.
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://tennessee.pma.org/current.asp" target="_blank">here</a>.
At Padnos, they are able to manage scrap for the industrial account base not only in Michigan, but throughout the United States. From Arizona to the far Northeast, the vast network and relationships with scrap consumers, logistics providers and dealers across the country allow Padnos to provide hands-on scrap management and expertise for industrial account scrap, wherever it may be generated.
Tour is limited to 35 registrants, so be sure to sign up early!
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://wmichigan.pma.org/current.asp"_blank">here</a>.
The featured speaker is Steve Kocka, area technical service director of Atotech USA Inc. Mr. Kocka has been involved in technical service to the electroplating industry for 34 years. This experience has given him extensive insight into issues facing electroplaters as they try to give stampers and fabricators the best-quality finish. Atotech USA Inc. is a worldwide leader and developer of chemistries for surface finishing. Steve will be giving a presentation on RoHS-compliant finishes. He will outline the differences between traditional chemistries and the newer RoHS-compliant coatings. The discussion will cover many of the opportunities and challenges faced by electroplaters and manufacturers in meeting this directive.
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://twincities.pma.org/current.asp"_blank">here</a>.
Bucyrus builds the largest single-bucket excavators in the world. These machines are world renowned for moving earth, and Bucyrus has a history of being involved in nearly every major surface-excavating project since its founding in 1880. You will view first-hand the machines, people and processes that produce these massive machines. The headquarters of Bucyrus International, Inc. is located in South Milwaukee, WI.
Safety Notes:
Attendees are required to wear closed-toed, low-heel shoes Ear plugs and safety glasses will be provided by Bucyrus. We will be going to and from several buildings, so based on weather, appropriate attire should be worn.
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://wisconsin.pma.org/current.asp"_blank">here</a>.
The acquisition of Craft Metal Spinning in 1989 added larger diameter capacities (over 80”) to serve its customer base. Craft Metal Spinning services the agriculture, cryogenic and food industries.
By offering rapid prototyping, short run production, and long production capabilities to meet our growing customer base, Columbia/Craft has sustained 15-25 percent growth each of the last four years. Both companies combined employ more than 60 people in a new 75,000-square-foot building (utilizing 45,000 square feet) with eight CNC spinning machines (to 72”), four hydraulic presses (to 250 tons), seven stamping presses (to 165 tons), 10 CNC machining centers, 12 hand spinning lathes and 12 manual engine lathes with a complete inhouse tool and die department.
Please note that Columbia Metal Spinning reserves the right to review the list of tour registrants and deny any individual or company access to the manufacturing areas due to a competitive situation.
Register for this meeting by filling out the registration form on the opposite side of this page and faxing it to 630-752-1969.
will show how your results can be improved
by training your natural memory.
Generate more referrals and repeat business;
Increase your confidence and credibility;
Learn rapidly and more effectively;
Give power-packed presentations;
without note cards;
Instantly recall client names
Guaranteed to produce results
Memory Power = Money Power
Find out more information about this event or sign up <a href="http://ny-nj.pma.org/current.asp">here</a>.