Wednesday, March 22, 2006

MORNING (8:00 am - 12:00 pm)	AFTERNOON (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
W1 - Mistake Proofing Metalforming - Tutorial	W4 - Advances In Tooling Material and Components
W2 - Innovative Tooling Design and Software	W5 - Forming Higher Strength Steels
W3 - Automation	W6 - Assembly Monitoring Tutorial

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Select 1 of 3 concurrent tracks

Track 1: Mistake Proofing Metalforming - Tutorial (W1)

Sensors & Controls for In-Die & Fixture-Based Part Quality Measurements (2 hours)
George Keremedjiev, President, Tecknow Education Services, Inc.

• Motivate attendees to pursue a serious sensor program
• Convince upper management that the ROIs of a sensor program are proven
• Excite the audience about the potentials for cost savings in their respective companies

How Vision Sensors are Being Applied to Improve the Quality of Formed and Fabricated Metal Parts (2 hours)
Dave Fletcher, Area Manager, Banner Engineering Corporation

• What it takes for good application results with vision sensors
• Examples of things that cannot be done with vision sensors
• How to qualify and assess the right applications for vision sensors

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Track 2: Innovative Tooling Design and Software (W2)

Thinking Outside the Circles: Examples of Novel Sheet Metal Forming Problem Solving
Daniel Schaeffler, President; Evan Vineberg, Applications Engineer, Engineering Quality Solutions, Inc.

• Don't be blinded by intuition
• Even complex problems generally have relatively simple solutions
• Remember everything and keep adding to your "toolbox" - No two problems are exactly the same, but past experience can often point the direction to the current problem resolution.

Electronic Shimming Method for Precise Blankholding Control
Erik Aagaard, Vice President Strategic & Product Development, Hydraulico A/S

• What are important features to control to produce high-class deepdraw products
• What is today standard as to modern presses and tools
• How to produce high quality products in a cost-efficient way

Troubleshooting Your Forming Problems (2 hours)
Peter Ulintz, Manager Advanced Prod., Anchor Manufacturing Group, Inc.

• Take away a toolbox of troubleshooting techniques
• Troubleshooting without data is only guessing
• How to troubleshoot at a die design, not job No. 1

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Track 3: Automation (W3)

Types of Transfer Systems - Selection Criteria, Considerations & Benefits
Patrick Cullen, Sales Manager, HMS Products Co.

• Part, press & Project all impact selection of transfer
• Integration of tooling is key to success in any transfer process
• Full servo transfer will best protect flexibility of contract stamping

Integrated Transfer Press Systems
Heinrich Peper, Director Business Unit, Schuler Presses

• Understand key factors of integrated transfer press systems
• How to combine coil line and destacker for one press
• Select the right combination of equipment

Advances in Blanking
Dean Linders, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Red Bud Industries

• Learn how the best tolerances can be produced
• How to properly measure the results
• Learn the latest technology used to improve efficiency & quality as well as having the opportunity to discuss common questions & misconceptions regarding coil processing systems

Automating Your Load and Unload of Presses and Other Processes
Peter Stephan, Program Manager, Fanuc Robotics America, Inc.

• Robots big and small are used for all parts of material handling
• Vision is a big part of adjusting to imprecise circumstances
• Raising awareness and motivation to automate

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

Track 4: Advances In Tooling Material and Components (W4)

The Safe Use of Nitrogen Gas Springs in Metalforming Operations
Robert Neidlinger, Project Engineer, Hyson Products

• Advantages of using nitrogen gas spring systems
• How to handle nitrogen gas systems safely
• Safety features to look for when selecting gas springs

New Tool Steels for Demanding Metalforming Applications
Ed Severson, Technical Support, Bohler Uddeholm

• Help you chose the right tool steel for your application
• Help you chose the right tool steel for your failure mechanism
• Informing you of new tool steels to help improve production performance

When D2 Can't Cut It: Problems, Performance and Possibilities
Ed Tarney, Chief Product Metallurgist, Crucible Specialty Metals

• For toolmakers: Learn about options to address tooling problems
• For Tool Users: Learn about options to improve performance & productivity
• For All: Importance of tool material as integral part of tooling system

Die Forensics - Piercing & Blanking Failures
Jim Loffler, Product Manager, Dayton Progress Corporation

• How to identify different types of failures
• How to determine the root causes of those failures
• How to reduce the occurrences of the piercing & blanking failures

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Track 5: Forming Higher Strength Steels (W5)

Daniel Schaeffler, President, Engineering Quality Solutionss

• Where each HSS fits into the total spectrum of steels
• Forming modes that do and do not change with yield strength
• Why the new Advance High Strength Steels (AHSS) are more complex than HSLA steels

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Track 6: Assembly Monitoring Tutorial (W6)

Assembly Monitoring
Signature Technologies

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