PMAEF Archived Webinars

Card Check - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Employee Free Choice Act (known as card check) is Big Labor’s number one legislative priority.  Learn the details about this legislation, including several threatened amendments to the bill that are being discussed by Congress that would harm your company.
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Quick Changeover Simplified – Tuesday, May 12, 2009
This presentation will cover the principles of quick changeover. Topics include the following: selecting a starting point; preparing employee project teams; establishing a baseline; difference between internal and external setup activities; converting internal to external; streamlining, standardizing; and how to obtain. Attendees will be provided with examples of before and after results.
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Designing & Building for HSS – Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Producing metal stampings from the new advanced high strength steels like the DP (dual phase and TRIP (transformation induced plasticity) requires particular attention to the die design. Recent die process research has proved the effectiveness of several unique processing methods that address problems specific to high strength steels. This presentation provides guidelines for designing and building dies for high strength steel stampings.
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Sensor Applications for Die Protection – Thursday, May 28, 2009
A discussion of the different types of sensor applications to monitor events such as shortfeed, overfeed, part ejection, cam return, and stripper height. A description of each sensor will be followed by case studies of real-life applications illustrating tools and dies with electronic sensing.
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Sourcing Industrial Business via Internet
Friday, June 12, 2009
This webinar will explain how to leverage the power of the Internet to attract new business. Learn which websites will get you the business you want, the basics of search engine optimization and how to develop your website content to distinguish your company from your competitors.
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