SMMA 2007 Fall Technical Conference

October 10-12 , 2007
21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky

Program

Thursday, October 11

8:00-8:15 John Calico, Moog Components Group, Conference Chair - Welcome and Introductions

8:15- 8:30 Steve Sprague, EMERF - The EMERF Lamination Steels Third Edition CD-ROM: A Final Update from the Editor

8:30-9:00 Dr. Pragasen Pillay, Clarkson University -Status of SMMA/EMERF Research Consortium on Losses in Lamination Steels

9:00-9:30 Dr. M. Scott Masteller, Carpenter Specialty Alloys - Soft Magnetic Alloys for use in Specialty Motors

9:30-10:00 Michael Sadeghi, Faradyne Motors - Design of High Efficiency Induction Motors

10:30-11:00 Dr. Peter Campbell, Princeton Electro-Techmnology Inc. - The Performance Battle between Bonded and Sintered Permanent Magnets

11:00-11:30 Kevin McNicholas, Applied Motion Products - A Comparison of Step Motor and Servo Motor Systems

11:30-12:00 Brian Elzerman, Alberto Dal Poz, Co-Mec - A Rolling Process Applied to the Manufacture of Stamped Metal Motor Housings

1:00-1:30 Brian Noonan, Loctite Industrial Adhesives, Henkel Corp. - Adhesive Alternatives for Magnet Bonding Assembly

1:00-1:30 Dean Higa, Mitsui High-tec Inc. - Advanced Technology of Stamp Tooling for Motors

1:30-2:00 William Rogers, USA Tolerance Rings Inc. - Motor Magic with Tolerance Rings - 8 Custom Solutions

1:30-2:00 Bob Zembower, Toyo Fibre Co. - New Applications for Vulcanized Fibre

2:00-2:30 Kevin Carbone, US Digital - What a Motor Person Needs to Know About Encoders

2:00-2:30 Adrian Perregaux , Magsoft Corp. - Advancements in Simulation Technologies for Virtually Prototyping Electric Machines

3:00-3:30 John Petro, NovaTorque Inc. - A New Low-Cost Manufacturing Method for Permanent Magnet Motors

3:30-4:00 Mike Guthrie, Quadrant Technology Inc. - Classical Magnets

Friday, October 12

8:00-8:30 Dr. Roger West, Cogent Power Inc. - Basics of Electrical Steels and the Development of Thin Gauge Grades for High Frequency Applications

8:30-9:00 Steve Constantinides, Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Status of the Chinese Magnet Industry and the Likely Impact on Western Magnet Users

9:00-9:30 Reinhold Strnat, KJS/Magnetic Instrumentation - Challenges of Testing AC Magnetic Properties Under Non-Sinusoidal Operating Conditions

9:30-10:00 Richard Welch - How Optical Encoder Feedback is Used to Increase a Servomotor's Continuous Torque Output and Power Efficiency

10:30-11:00 Dan Jones, Incremotion Associates - Magnet Location Determines Brushles PM Motor's Performance

11:00-11:30 Dr. Keith Klontz, Advanced MotorTech - Comparison of Induction and BLDC Motor Efficiencies for a FHP, Variable Speed Pump Application

11:30-12:00 TBD - Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium

PLUS:

On Wednesday, October 10

Motor Fundamentals for Appliance Engineers, 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Combining the EMERF Lamination Steels Database with Motor Simulation Programs, 8:30 am-12:00 noon

A Comprehensive Review of the Design Elements of Brushless Permanent Magnet Motors and Drives, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

(These Workshops Require Separate Registration)

$550 for SMMA member company employees
$650 for non-members
Discounted registration for multiple attendees from the same company and invited guests of SMMA members
Technical Presentations, Networking, Table Top Exhibits

Hotel Information

A hotel unlike any other, the 21c Museum Hotel combines Southern-style luxuries with contemporary art from living artists. Opened in the spring of 2006, five buildings were combined to create a modern hotel with sleek elements including exposed wooden beams, brick walls and reclaimed materials. Each of the 91 guest rooms feature upscale luxuries including plush beds with 500 thread count sheets, Apple iPods with custom music, complimentary WiFi, 42" HDTV flat screen televisions and fully stocked mini-bars. To reserve a room at the SMMA special group rate of $149, call the 21c Museum Hotel at 502.217.6300 or 877.217.6470 before September 14, 2007. www.21chotel.com.

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Questions?

Call or email SMMA - The Motor & Motion Association
P.O. Box P182 • South Dartmouth, MA 02748
phone 508.979.5935 • fax 508.979.5845
www.smma.org • info@smma.org

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