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!Speakers to offer solutions on sustainability, workforce
The 2008 Plant Engineering Manufacturing Summit will bring together a diverse group of speakers that will give attendees practical ways to attack some of the major issues facing manufacturing. Scheduled for March 31 and April 1 at the Hotel Sofitel in Chicago, the Manufacturing Summit is designed to address the key issues facing manufacturers while giving plant managers a chance to meet the 2007 Product of the Year winners and the 2007 Top Plant award recipients.

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!Innovations that could change the way you manufacture
A new SME initiative outlines what's hot, what's now and what's "green."

 

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IBM Maximo Asset Management

Implementing Lean Manufacturing principles? Start with IBM Maximo Asset Management to help improve reliability while optimizing the cost ofmaintenance and operations across a wide range of asset classes. To learn more about this, and other IBM Maximo solutions, visit the link below. Click Here!

 

!Automated palletizing system provides 'sweet' relief for Hershey
When Hershey's increasingly wide variety of product SKUs and packaging configurations started to require faster and more flexible palletizing, Hershey engineers knew it was time to make the switch to an automated system.

 

!Commitment to change: Which way do you LEAN?
It takes a full commitment to drive waste out of your manufacturing operation. And no, it’s not easy. At its core, Lean manufacturing is about taking waste out of the manufacturing process. It means finding the hidden barriers to productivity through a systematic, system-wide approach to how everything on the plant floor gets done. It is measured, precise and unyielding.

 

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Small. Smart. Easy. In-Sight Micro packs a complete vision system into a remarkably small package. Together with the new, intuitive EasyBuilder configuration software, and smart VisionView display, In-Sight Micro will forever change the way people think about and use vision. Click Here!

 

!The latest e-newsletter from Plant Engineering: Sustainable Manufacturing
Sustainability is the farthest-reaching trend to hit manufacturing in years, and this latest E-newsletter from Plant Engineering will help you sort out how it will affect your organization and how you can best use it as a strategy for good business and a better bottom line.

 

!Material handling: Taking the weight off ergonomic, productivity issues
Elkhart County in north-central Indiana is a part of heartland America where horse-drawn Amish buggies share the road with not only automobiles, but also with an astounding number of recreational vehicles. Called "The RV Capital of the World," Elkhart County has 107 manufacturers producing half the recreational vehicles sold in America.

 

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What can you do in 24 hours?

Learn about the latest trends in sustainable manufacturing. Hear from industry experts about the future of manufacturing. Form a strategic approach to develop a skilled workforce. Meet product managers for the worlds best new products. Have a wonderful dinner in the heart of downtown Chicago. Meet the plant managers from the three Top Plants for 2007. Network with industry leaders in manufacturing. AND...Get a good nights sleep! Register today for the PlantEngineering Manufacturing Summit March 30-April 1 in downtown Chicago. Click Here!

 

 

 

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:Drum-top vacuum
Drum-top vacuum fits 30- and 55-gallon drums, and allows users to recycle drums.

 

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Pneumatic nutrunners are engineered for industrial, assembly and MRO applications, and have a torque range of 20 to 225 Nm.

 

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The latest, patented HYTORC pneumatic torque wrench - the Flip(TM) - has the same reaction-free high speed, high inertia pre-torque as an impact wrench. The difference is in the final torque. Impact wrenches act and react intermittently - Flip(TM) guns continuously. This makes Flip(TM) guns faster, ergonomically vibration-free and precise. Click Here!

 

 

 

 



 

Plant Engineering Webcasts

Upcoming Live Webcasts

 

Schedule by date and topic:
4/3/08: Arc Flash Training
5/8/08: Arc Flash Prevention
6/5/08: Selective Coordination
7/10/08: Arc Flash PPE
9/4/08: Arc Flash Liability and Insurance
10/2/08: Arc Flash Research & Development
11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

Arc Flash overview
PlantMail headerArc Flash University continues on April 3 with Arc Flash Training. Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month from now through November.

Thursday, March 27, 2008
2:00pm EST
1:00pm CST
11:00am PST

Electrical Safety Webcast: You've Completed an Arc Flash Study, Now What?
You've completed an arc flash study. Now what?

You realize the safety concern, business risk and cost of an arc flash incident. You've taken some steps to address it and you've discovered several potential areas in your facility where the hazards are great. But have you evaluated the solutions? Are you aware that you have many options to mitigate high risk areas? An arc flash safety program is more than just compliance to OSHA mandates. It should be a pro-active program that integrates a wide range of solutions into a comprehensive plan to minimize the personnel safety and business risks posed by Arc Flash incidents.

This webcast will provide the framework for a new way of looking at the problem from a broader perspective. We will feature arc flash mitigating techniques ranging from equipment labeling and personnel training, through solutions that reduce the available fault current, shorten fault clearing time, move people away from the arc, redirect the arc fault and even prevent the fault from occurring in the first place. We will also give you a look at the problem from a federal/regulatory viewpoint and we will offer some insights from people at the plant level who grapple with this issue every day.

Register today! If you're busy that day, register anyway and view the webcast on-demand.

Thursday, April 3, 2008
11:00am PST
1:00pm CST
2:00pm EST

PlantMail headerArc Flash Training
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training. This webcast is free and CEU's are available for all registered attendees!

Register today! If you're busy that day, register anyway and view the webcast on-demand.

 

 

Click HERE for a complete list of our upcoming live and archived on demand webcasts.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

 

 

 

 

March 24-27

2008 WBF North American Conference

Dolce Valley Forge, King of Prussia, PA.

www.wbf.org/naconf

March
26-28

Interphex

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
(888) 334-8704

www.interphex.com

March 31-
April 1

PLANT ENGINEERING Manufacturing Summit

Hotel Sofitel, Chicago
(847) 288-8779

www.plantengineering.com

March 31-
April 3

WESTEC 2008 Exposition & Conference

Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA.
(800) 733-4763

www.sme.org/westec

April
21-24

NA 2008

I-X Center, Cleveland
(800) 345-1815

www.nashow.com

April 28-
April 30

SmartSignal Summit '08: Speed to Value

Swissotel Chicago,
Chicago, IL

www.smartsignal.com/summit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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