The Fundamentals of Lighting workshop will cover methods of reducing energy costs through use of more efficient lighting technologies and improved systems control.   

Participants will learn:

·Advantages and disadvantages of different lighting systems.

·How to determine potential energy savings through changing technologies and installing automatic controls.

·How to calculate energy cost savings and then apply that knowledge by analyzing actual case studies.

·How to evaluate opportunities and make the business case for investments that reduce energy cost. 

Save the Date: Wednesday, October 6 2010

Indiana Energy Conference “The Future of Energy: Challenges and Alternatives"

Location: University Place Conference Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Topics include:

·         Renewable Resource Development

·         Transmission Planning and Renewables Integration

·         Alternative Fueled Vehicles:  The Road Ahead

·         Environmental Regulatory Challenges

·         Current Natural Gas Market Activities

FEATURED SPEAKER:
Lt. Governor Becky Skillman

DOMESTIC ENERGY POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

Barry Worthington, United States Energy Association

POLITICS OVER LUNCH

A guide through the political maze of election year

Jim Shella/Ann DeLaney / Mike McDaniel

CLE Credit Applied For

Visit www.indiec.com for online registration and updates.

Learn how to achieve higher productivity, reduce downtime, greater energy savings, increased product quality, and greater efficiency.  The workshop covers technical and policy/procedure topics related to management of motor systems. Participants will also learn how to select the optimum motor for specific industrial applications, establish an effective motor systems maintenance plan, and develop guidelines for motor repair services.

This DOE BestPractices Pump System Assessment course discusses performance problems encountered in everyday applications. The workshop covers practical issues involved in field measurements of fluid and electrical data and presents the Pump System Assessment Tool (PSAT) used to assess the performance of pump systems. Learn how the software functions, what data is required, how to use the software when measured data are not available, and what the assessment results mean. This training is also offered through Allied Partners.

You will also learn:

• How to use ASHRAE 90.1 standards to reduce energy consumption and improve system operation.

• How to determine if a heat exchanger would make sense in your system.

• How to improve comfort by properly setting humidification and dehumidification levels.

• About emerging systems including DOAS, chilled beam, UFAD and displacement ventilation. 

GD&T is the international language used on engineering drawings to accurately describe the

size, form, orientation, and location of part features. Additionally it is also a design dimensioning

philosophy that encourages designers to define a part based on how it functions in the final

product or assembly.

GD&T is an exact language that enables design engineers to "say what they mean" on a drawing.

Process engineers and manufacturing use the language to interpret the design intent and to

determine the best manufacturing approach. Quality control and inspection use the GD&T

language to determine proper set-up and part verification.

Understanding how to apply and interpret GD&T correctly will help you:

• Create clear, concise drawings

• Improve product design

• Create drawings that reduce controversy, guesswork, and assumptions throughout the

  manufacturing process

• Effectively communicate or interpret design requirements for suppliers and manufacturing

Learn why Lean that makes work rewarding and at the same time profitable and enduring. Upon successful completion each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

Areas of focus include:

• Principles of Lean Manufacturing 101
• 5S System – The Visual Workplace
• Principles of Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• Quick Changeover/Set-up Reduction
• Total Productive Maintenance

Lean I & Green Belt Combo Option: Email MEPworkshops@purdue.edu for more information on the Lean I and Green Belt Combo Option.

Learn why Lean that makes work rewarding and at the same time profitable and enduring. Upon successful completion each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

Areas of focus include: Cellular Flow Manufacturing, Pull / Kanban Systems, Error Proofing, Standard Work, Advanced Problem Solving and Kaizen Event Facilitation.

Learn why Lean that makes work rewarding and at the same time profitable and enduring. Upon successful completion each attendee receives a Purdue University Advanced Manufacturing Certificate. This certificate is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) prescribed tools and training methods, a widely accepted national standard in workforce development, and is offered in Indiana only through Purdue University.

Areas of focus include Principles of Lean Office with Live Simulation, Principles of Value Stream Mapping (VSM), 5S System – The Visual Workplace, Standard Work, Error Proofing, Problem Solving Basics and Culture Change.

Lean Office & Green Belt Combo Option: Email MEPworkshops@purdue.edu for more information on the Lean Office and Green Belt Combo Option.

Experts estimate that 80% of becoming a customer-focused business or lean enterprise is cultrure related. Without employee support, you can't make any, if any, changes.

Culture greatly influences many facets of daily productivity and improvement. The way associates work, their attitudes toward work and change, their relationships with each other and management, and the way change is introduced, embraced and tackled is defined by your culture.

While an organized workspace is certainly appealing to the eye, there’s no doubt that the value of a front office 5S program extends well beyond an orderly appearance! In fact, the outcome is more value-added output per worker, with improvement in productivity, safety and quality going right to your bottom line.

This SME Lean Bronze Certification Review Program is designed to help prepare you to take the SME Lean Bronze Certification Examination and understand the SME Bronze level certification requirements. During the two-day review program, we will review the exam body of knowledge and associated reading materials, in order to help you understand topics and questions that may appear on the exam which will be offered the afternoon of Day 2.

Pricing includes 2-day review session, material and exam fees.

Cost Includes: Review Session: $567 + Materials: $143 + Exam: $690 = Total Cost: $1,400

*SME & AME Members and Shingo Prize Examiners will recieve a reduced exam fee of $449 for a total cost= $1,159.   

This program offers you an opportunity to experience first hand how the 5S System reduces waste in the mounting plate assembly area of a simulated production facility. Participants learn the concepts of the 5S System and then apply them to transform a cluttered, disorganized production area into a clean, organized, and orderly workplace.

Course Highlights

• Sort through all items
• Set in Order remaining items
• Shine or clean everything
• Standardize the first 3 Ss by implementing visual displays and controls
• Sustain the gains

This one-day workshop provides the background and skills necessary to lead an effective, structured, team-based, analytical approach that detects potential problems and thus alleviate chronic failure problems within an organization. Learn how to apply several techniques to detect, identify, analyze and solve performance problems by understanding variation, and uncover root causes and apply the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC problem solving approach. Be exposed to several techniques that help reduce waste, eliminate organizational inefficiencies, determine weaknesses in systems and processes, and reduce human error. Topics include Brainstorming, Affinity Diagrams, Cause and Effect Diagrams, 5 Why’s, 20 Questions, Run Charts, Histograms, Pareto Analysis, and Decision Tree Analysis.

In just two days, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to audit your quality system!  We’ll be

talking about auditing principles and process auditing techniques, as well as reviewing the ISO 9001:2008 standards.

In just two days, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to audit your quality system!  We’ll be

talking about auditing principles and process auditing techniques, as well as reviewing the ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C standards.

The auditing methods taught in this course are based on the ISO guidelines for auditing: ISO 19011. 

You’ll even get to practice your new process-auditing skills by role plays involving real-life case

studies, and at the end of the second day, you’ll receive a course certificate.

The IC-DISC provides U.S. exporters and their shareholders permanent tax savings (20% of net export income). The basic operation of an IC-DISC can be demonstrated as follows:

• A U.S. exporter or shareholder(s) forms an IC-DISC corporation (owned by the shareholder(s) of the corporation)

• The U.S. exporter pays a tax deductible commission (at an estimated regular tax rate of 35%)

• The qualifying IC-DISC entity pays no U.S. income tax on the commission income

• The commission income is accumulated in the IC-DISC and remains untaxed until the IS-DISC decides to pay a dividend to its shareholder(s), at the lower preferred qualified dividend tax rate of 15%

• The tax benefit is a 20% tax savings (35% regular tax rate less 15% dividends tax rate)