Registration
- 12:00 – 12:45 PM
Session
I - 1:00–3:00 PM
Presenter: Jim Lyon, VP Operations at Eagle
Tool Company
Currently
as Vise President of Operations at Eagle
Tool Company in Dyersville Iowa he is leading
the design and manufacturing of Injection
Mold, Blow Mold, Thermoform and Rotational
Molding tooling.
During
the past ten years in the plastics industry
he has held led programs focusing on part
design, tooling, process capability and
LEAN manufacturing principles for fortune
500 companies in the agricultural and industrial
markets.
Part
Feature Creation Design Guide
- Constant
Wall Stock – Why & How
-
Rib Thicknesses 101
-
Calculating Motion Requirements
-
Parting Line Jump Requirements
- Shrink
and Standard Components – What to
Think About
Refreshment
Break – Coffee, tea, cookies –
sponsored by Mold Flow Corp. Midwest USA,
Cade Heiberg DAS Regional Mgr.
Session
II - 3:15–5:15 PM
Presenter:
Kevin Kessinger, Engineering Manager at
MSI Mold Builders
Kevin
Kessinger is currently the Engineering Manager
at MSI Mold Builders in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
He oversees the design of molds that produce
plastic parts in a wide variety of industries.
High pressure injection, structural foam,
structural web, gas assist, gas counter
pressure and external gas are all molding
applications that MSI produces molds for.
Kevin
has been designing injection molds for over
15 years and has been promoting LEAN principles
in design management for the past 9 years.
He has given seminars on plastic part design,
mold design and design automation for numerous
OEM engineering departments as well as Plastics
and CAD Industry Shows and Seminars.
Best
Practices
- Design
for Manufacture
- Feature
Design Tree Organization
- Feature
Sequences
- Communicating
Design Intent
-
Draft Requirements for Line of Draw and
Motion
- Radii
Creation – When, Where, How and
Why for DFM
Refreshments/Networking
- 5:15–6:00 PM
Buffet
Dinner - 6:00 PM
Menu
Entrée includes Smoked Ham and Roast
Beef
Salad, cottage cheese, assortment of breads
Buttered Corn
Fried potatoes
Drinks |
