Calendar Event | Precision Metalforming Association

Press Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Safety Seminar

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Cleveland, OH & Virtual

Purpose and Benefits of this valuable program
Do your press operators, die setters, engineers and maintenance personnel really understand what a press is designed to do? Can they decide if the problem is with the tool or the press? Do they know how to quickly make adjustments to the die space to isolate the press problems from the tool?

This program will train your personnel in the following areas:

How to maximize uptime, even with less-than-perfect machinery
The Theory of the Box
Safe metal stamping press operations
The design and usage of metal stamping presses
Efficient and practical preventive maintenance inspection procedures

Metal Stamping Press Maintenance & Troubleshooting Education and Training Session, Specifically Designed for Press Maintenance Personnel (7-8 hours)

E + R = O: Event + Response to event = Outcome—How to implement in the press room
Understanding Mechanical and Servo Press Technology
Press Operator/Die Setting/Basic Maintenance Training
Terminology Overview and Review of Specific Maintenance Points and Procedures
Clutches and Brakes
Frame Designs and Specific Usage
Drive Train Designs
Slide Assembly
Parallelism—How to level the slide with the press bed/bolster and adjust gib clearance for optimum operation
Die Cushions
Bolster Plates
Importance of Proper Level and Alignment of the Press Bed and/or Frame
Counterbalance Cylinders—Proper Function and Adjustments
Troubleshooting All Press Systems. Detection and corrections of the most common issues.
Press Safety
Designing and Implementing Your Own Press Preventive Maintenance Program
Press Inspection Procedures and Overview
Questions and Answers

The seminar will be hybrid with an in-person or virtual registration option. Choose the one that works best for you.

Dowload the seminar flyer.

AGENDA

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

INSTRUCTOR

Jeff Fredline, Industry Consultant, Prestrade
An active member of the Precision Metalforming Association, Jeff Fredline has written and presented many times for PMA and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. For the past 35 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. Jeff has a Bachelor of Business degree and has earned journeyman status in the machine repair industry.

SEMINAR LOCATION

Precision Metalforming Association
6363 Oak Tree Blvd.
Independence, OH 44131
216-901-8800

The hotel does not provide shuttle transportation.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Holiday Inn Cleveland South
6001 Rockside Rd.
Independence, OH 44131
216-524-8050

To make hotel reservations, reserve your room online or call 216-524-8050 ext. 298 and reference Precision Metalforming Association to receive the special rate of $108 per night plus applicable taxes. Hotel accommodations include free self-parking. Hotel does not provide shuttle transportation.