EIC/EME Manufacturing Expo
October 22-24, 2007
Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Course #11 Introduction to Motion Control                      
Mon. 8:30 am until 12:00 noon
Instructor: Charles Bartel
Review the basic building blocks and design tools required to implement motion control systems. Performance and specification limitations, environmental/safety considerations, and economic factors that impact the selection of electro hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical technologies are reviewed. This tutorial is designed to help motion engineers and technologists understand system design alternatives.
 
Course  #13 Introduction to Fluid Power Systems             
Mon. 1:15 pm until 4:00 pm
Instructor: Scott Myles
Principles of air and hydraulic actuation of motion control systems are examined in this course. Participants will learn the basic fluid power systems components and how to apply them to elementary fluid circuit and system design. Examples of when and if hydraulics or pneumatics makes sense, as alternatives to other methods of actuation will be illustrated.
 
Course # 73 Business Principles                                          
Mon. 1:15 pm until 3:15 pm
Instructor: Charles Bartel
As a sales professional, it is important to not know just how your own company operates, but how your competition does business as well. This course reviews common business principles and practices that every sales person should know. This course allows you to plan creative strategies to help counter a tough competitor; it becomes easier to assist the customer with understanding the advantages and benefits as they apply to possible solutions.
 
Course # 15 Servo Motor Feedback Devices                        
Tues. 8:30 am until 12:00 noon
Instructors: Charles Bartel, Dan Jones & Frank Severance
A review of the basic sensors used in modern motion systems. This course will cover accuracy, effective operating ranges and how to select which sensing devise to use in a given application. A practical example illustrating the implementation of sensor arrays along with interfacing and signal conditioning will be reviewed. A review of motion sensor trends including smart sensors and distributed motion control will be discussed.
 
Course # 12A Introduction to Motor Design                           
Tues. 1:15 pm until 4:15 pm
Note: Joint AiME & EMCWA course, Part one
Instructor: Daniel Jones
This course introduces the basic motors used in industry and consumer products. These motors range in size from small instrumentation motors used in a wide variety of motion and automation products to the workhorse AC induction motors used in many manufacturing applications, to the stepper motor used for open loop solutions. Participants will have a hands-on opportunity to examine each type motor and experience the magnetic effects fundamental to each.
 
Course # 74 Business Ethics                                                 
Tues. 1:15 pm until 2:15 pm
Instructor: Charles Bartel & Fred Sitkins
Knowing what is fair, what others can expect from you and knowing what can be expected from others is fundamental to the sales experience. This is especially true in technical sales, where the client is often at a disadvantage by not understanding his own problem, let alone the appropriate solution. As the most important link between the client and your own engineering staff, it is important that you know what you can promise and what you can faithfully deliver. Legal and ethical choices and obligations will be illustrated.
 
Course # 17 Closing the Loop                        
Wed. 8:30 am until 12:00 noon
Instructor: Dr. Frank Severance
Precision Motion Control utilizes mathematical/logical algorithms in three key areas: trajectory generation, feedback control, and motor phase communication. This course covers the key issues in designing or evaluating these algorithms.
 
Course # 12B Introduction to Motor Manufacturing                      
Wed. 8:30 am until 12:00 noon
Note: Joint AiME & EMCWA course, Part two
Instructor: James Marshall
Now that you understand the fundamental construction of a wide variety of electric motors, this course is designed to familiarize the attendee with the manufacturing techniques and methods employed in their manufacture and assembly. Some topics include: shafts, rotors, winding, magnets, insulation & bearings.  Material choices, and material processing will be illustrated.
 
Course # 93 Motion Control Problem Identification And Proposal Process
Wed. 8:30 am unti 12:00 noon                    
Instructors: Charles Bartel & Fred Sitkins
End users identify their need; provide data to engineering and sales expecting a comprehensive solution proposal. The reality is that the problem has not been sufficiently identified nor is the date adequate. This course is a hand’s on experience guided by the seminar leaders jointly applying proven basic concepts and procedures, in a team setting for the purpose of identifying the real problem, evaluating alternative technical solutions and preparing a technical proposal which, will be critiqued by the team.
 
Course # 76 Identifying Requirements                              
Wed. 1:15 pm until 3:00 pm
Instructors: Charles Bartel, Dan Jones, and Fred Sitkins
One of the foremost problems encountered by technical sales professionals is determining the actual application requirements. Often times the customer has only a vague idea of his needs, knowing only the intended result. This course is designed to help the sales professional develop an ability to address the design, performance, maintenance & installation of the proposed system as a specification. This specification is the bridge between the user and design-engineering group.