METALFORM Nashville | Tuesday Conference Tracks

Conference Tracks

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

MORNING (8:00 am - 12:00 pm)	AFTERNOON (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
T1 - Mistake Proof Metalforming/In-Die Sensors Fundamentals	T5 - In depth Tutorial - QDC
T2 - Alternative Manufacturing Methods	T6 - Die Setter Boot Camp
T3 - Press Technology	T7 - Maintenance
T4 - Die Design

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Select 1 of 4 concurrent tracks

Track 1: Mistake Proof Metalforming/In-Die Sensors Fundamentals (T1)

Die Protection 101
Greg Dickerson, President, Die Protection Technologies

Basic understanding of sensors
Basic understanding of programming
Selecting sensors and a programming by application

Error-Proofing Tooling with In-die Sensors
Josh Swenson, Sensor Applications Specialist, Flexcel Manufacturing

Die protection eliminates "fire fighting" and reduces cost associated with unreliable processes
Technology is applicable to more advanced automation
In die sensor protection is a competitive advantage

50 Tips for Die Protection
James Finnerty, Product Manager, Wintriss Controls Group

Get valuable insight into some of the things that you can usually only learn through experience
Learn how to eliminate nuisance stops
Find out which of the "fine print" sensor specifications are important and why

Track 2: Alternative Manufacturing Methods (T2)

Punching and Cutoff Dies for Roll Forming and Using Hydraulics for Your Inline Punching and Cutoff
Ron Bochat, Hill Engineering

Examples of integration of rollforming lines to punching & cutting off
Operations to punch holes, slots, notches
Measuring and the effects of the above dies to achieve tolerance

Manufacturers of Roll Forming Lines and Tooling
Courtney Warner, President, Metform International Ltd.

What products are suitable for roll forming
Profile tolerances that can be achieved with roll forming
Production rates achieved when roll forming

Improving Process Efficiency and Gradual Implementation of Factory Automation
Michael Stock, Bending Product Manager; Lutz Ehrlich, Punching Product & Automation Manager
Michael Palmer, Laser Product Manager, Finn-Power International, Inc.

How to maximize your equipment, facility and labor investment for its greatest return
The importance of making short term decisions that not only satisfy the immediate need but also fit the long term picture of how you ultimately need your shop to operate
Investment in your shop is not only new equipment but also a change in the culture of your people and your ability to support your investment

Fast Prototyping = Sales @ Savings in a Commodity Materials Marketplace
Charles Koch, General Manager, 3Axis Development

Foster production evaluation
Bridge the gap for testing during tool cycle
New marketing options in competitive domestic and global market place

Track 3: Press Technology (T3)

Selection of Presses (2 hours)
Don Bowman, President, Press Automation Inc.

How elements of press design affect performance
How continuing developments in presses can affect your processes
How evolutions in feed design affect performance
How developments in feed design can affect your processes

Vibration & Shock Control Systems for Stamping Presses (1 hour)
Ron Adams, Vice President, Operations, Vibro/Dynamics

Awareness of the types of products available
Understanding of the different forces generated by a press
Clear understanding on steps required to solve vibration and shock problems

Servo Mechanical Presses
John Remington, Sales, The Minster Machine Company
David Stone, Product Mgr.-Stamping Presses, Amada America

Track 4: Die Design (T4)

Basics of Tool Steels for Stamping Die
Nick Tarkany, Marketing Manager, Crucible Service Center

Comparing tool steels for stamping dies
Heat treat options
Troubleshooting tool steel failures

Custom-Built On-Demand: Automating Die Design for Mass-Customization
Tim Stephens, President, ToolPax Technologies, LLC

Why make-to-order companies must mass-customize to compete globally
What technologies are available to automate die design and other technical transactions
How to develop and deploy automation technologies to executive winning results

Cam Slides and Other Unusual Sliding Devices for Stamping Dies
Arnold Miedema, President, Green Meadows Engineering

Improving the guiding of piercing cam slides and complex slides
Using aerial cam slides, stacked slides, and snap-back slides
Piercing and flanging narrow U-formed parts from the inside outward

Meeting the New Demands of Friction & Tool Performance from Advanced High Strength Steel
Wm. Jeff Jeffrey, President, IRMCO

Easy to achieve cost savings opportunities with improved friction results
How to improve fiction results and increase tool life on new alloys
How to use diagnostic tools when quantifying friction performance

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Select 1 of 3 concurrent tracks

Track 5: In depth Tutorial - QDC (T5)

Proper Planning and Organization to Reduce Changeover Time
Gary Zunker, President, Lightning Time Savers

Importance of pre-staging for changeover time reduction
Identify different methods and die change systems available for quick die change
What is required from hourly and salary workforce to attack and reduce out-of-press setup time

Track 6: Die Setter Boot Camp (T6)

John Ford, President, Training Services

Reduce damage to machines, dies and the risk of injuries to die setters and others
Drastically reduce the time needed for die changes
Increase overall press hop efficiency

Track 7: Maintenance(T7)

Reliability Engineering for Press Maintenance
Peter Campbell, President, Campbell Press Repair

Understand the relationship between a press's physical wear's and it s reliability and finished part quality
Develop key performance indicators to monitor press's condition
Set up predictive systems to lower overall press maintenance cost

How to Turn Maintenance into a Profit Center Using a CMMS
Kris Bagadia, President, Peak Industrial Solutions, LLC

How to face downsizing
Hot to turn maintenance into a profit center
How to bridge the gap between executive & maintenance management

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