Design Aid
Decades of working with our customers and prospects to improve their designs, revealed a need to provide a comprehensive design clinic to help companies achieve more robust designs, eliminate costly design errors, and avoid delays in production launches.
APM's design seminars are our pro-active solution created to meet these needs. APM Design Seminars are offered several times per year at APM. Customized seminars at your facility, tailored to your needs, interests, and time available are also available to you.
Upcoming Seminars
- March 25, 2010
- August 18, 2010
- November 18, 2010
Typical Agenda
07:00 am - 08:45 am Plant Tours and Engineering Consultations by appt
08:00 am - 09:00 am Welcome Reception and Continental Breakfast
09:00 am - 09:05 am Welcome by Floyd Coates, APM
09:05 am - 10:00 am Plastics 101 by Jeff Hougland, APM
10:00 am - 10:45 am Physical Properties by Steve Hudson, APM
11:00 am - 12:15 pm Material Selection by Jeff Hougland, APM
12:15 pm - 01:15 pm Lunch
01:15 pm - 02:15 pm Part Design by Jeff Hougland/ Floyd Coates, APM
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm Mold Design by Joe Lutes, APM
03:30 pm - 04:00 pm Cost Reduction by Floyd Coates, APM
04:00 pm - Plant Tours and Engineering Consultations by appointment
**All times are Eastern Time zone.
Location
All free desgin seminars are located at the Hampton Inn in Scottsburg, www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml near our facility.
Contact Information
Call Sandra Smith at 812-752-7000, ext. 247 for updated info about our upcoming free plastic part design seminars. If you would like to attend the seminar or if you'd like to suggest a date or a topic, please email seminar@apmc.com.