Hello everyone! It seems there was problems with the first try at this, so here goes try #2.
Here is the final agenda for this year's conference. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me through any of the available means seen below.
Thanks and see you in sunny Orlando, FL
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1997 North American SLA Users Group
Conference Agenda
Saturday - 2/15/97
12 - 4pm Golf Outing - additional cost ($85/person)
5 - 8pm Family Barbecue - additional cost ($20/person)
Sunday - 2/16/97
11:30 - 1pm - Early Registration
Tutorials (running from 1-4pm)
SLA part building techniques
beginner - Dave Flynn - Plynetics Express
advanced - Scott Turner - Scicon
Rubber Molding and Urethane Casting - Derek Ellis - PTE Distribution
Rapid Tooling Options for Injection Molding
Direct AIM - Paul Decelles - 3D Systems
3D Keltool - Bob Kruger - 3D Systems
Cast Kirksite - Reza Vasseghi - MetalCast Engineering
CEMCOM Ceramic Tooling - Sean Wise - CEMCOM
Metal Casting Techniques
V-Process - John Watkins - Taylor Pohlman Inc.
Investment Casting - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
Plaster Mold Tooling - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
Sand Casting - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
6 - 9pm - Early Registration and the Poolside Reception
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Monday - 2/17/97
Morning
7:30 continental breakfast & conference registration
8:00 Welcome and Introductions - John Thiell - Plynetics Express
SLA Applications Presentations
Session Moderator - Elaine Persall - Clemson University
8:15 Manipulating .stl files on high-end graphics workstations *
Georges Fadel and Stephane Morvan - Clemson University
8:45 SAMBA - Effective PC to UNIX Connectivity
Ray Bradford - SolidConcepts
9:00 A Build Style Selection Method for StereoLithography
Joel McClurkin and David Rosen - RP&MI -Georgia Tech
9:30 Implementing RP&M in an Undergraduate Manufacturing
Systems Engineering Program
Winston Erevelles, Laura Sullivan, and Gwan Lai - GMI EMI
10:00 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
10:30 Optimizing the use of StereoLithography Photopolymers
Bronson Hokuf - DuPont
11:00 Quantification of Downfacing Z-Error (part II)
Kamesh Tata - Plynetics Express
11:30 Creation of Formblocks for Hydroforming
Boris Fritz - Northrop
Lunch - 12 - 1:30pm
Afternoon
3D Systems reports
1:30 - 4:00 3D Systems presentations
Chuck Hull, President - 3D Systems
Art Sims, CEO - 3D Systems
Rich Belanson - Executive Vice President - 3D Systems
Jenine McQuaid - 3D Systems
3:00 ----------------------------------afternoon break---------------------------------------------
4:00 1996 Wish List Summary
Chuck Hull, President - 3D Systems
4:15 Wish List Generation for 1997
Jenine McQuaid - 3D Systems
6:00 adjourn
Evening
6:30 - 8:00 Parts Fair and SLA Excellence Award Competition
possible switch of these presentations - *
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Tuesday - 2/18/97
Morning
7:30 continental breakfast & late conference registration
Plastic Injection Mold Tooling Presentations
session moderator - Dave Flynn - Plynetics Express
8:00 RP with Ceramics Using Injection Molding and SL *
Elizabeth Judson and Thomas Starr - RP&MI -Georgia Tech
8:30 Cybertooling : Gateway to Reduce Times and Deliveries
David Crook - CyberForm International
9:00 Proposal to adopt a NASUG User Mold
Doug VanPutte - Kodak
9:30 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
10:00 Recent Advances in Rapid Tooling from StereoLithography
Paul Jacobs - 3D Systems
10:30 Rapid Tooling: The Process and Potential
Tim Plunkett - Formation Limited
11:00 Injection Molding Applications for the Toy Industry *
Steve Deak - Hasbro Toy Group
11:30 Open Forum Discussion of Injection Molding Applications
Lunch - 12 - 1:30pm
Afternoon
Metal Casting Presentations
session moderator - Clint Atwood - Sandia National Lab
1:30 Liberty Bell Project *
Bob Dzugan - ENTEC & Tom Sorovetz - Chrysler
2:00 Limited Production Investment Cast Parts
Chris McDowell - J&J Professional
2:30 ----------------------------------afternoon break---------------------------------------------
3:00 Casting and Tooling Applications at Rover Group
(1996 ESUA Excellence Award Winner)
Graham Tromans - Rover
3:30 TetraCast SLA Build Style
Vito Gervasi - MSOE
4:00 Rapid Tooling Development for the Die Casting Process
Vito Gervasi - MSOE
4:30 Open Forum Discussion of Metal Casting Applications
5:00 adjourn
Evening
6:00 - 10:30 Awards Dinner at Universal Studios
additional guest is $50/person
possible switch of these presentations - *
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Wednesday - 2/19/97
Morning
7:00 continental breakfast & very late conference registration
NASUG Business Meeting
8:00 Chairman's report - John Thiell
8:10 Secretary's approval of minutes - Bob Flint
8:20 Treasurer's Report - Joe Allison
8:30 Site Coordinator's report - 1998 site selection - Tom Sorovetz
8:40 old business
9:00 new business
9:30 election of officers for 1998
10:00 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
Medical Applications and Safety Presentations
session moderator - Troy Kuhn - Chrysler
10:30 SL Laboratory Safety
Steve Deak - Hasbro Toy Group
11:00 Medical Applications of StereoLithography
David Crook - CyberForm International
11:30 Medical Applications
Fried Vancraen - Materialise
12:00 Medical and Safety
Kevin McAloon - Zeneca
Lunch - 12:30 - 2:00pm
Afternoon
Breakout/Concurrent Sessions (running 2x - 2 - 3:30pm & 4 - 5:30pm
---------------------------------- afternoon break 3:30 - 4:00pm ---------------------------------------
Software Development
Nina Bach - 3D Systems
Todd Mueller - 3D Systems
Post Processing Issues
Kerry Allen - 3D Systems
Joe Allison - SolidConcepts
Building Techniques
Long Phan - Plynetics Express
Rob Connelly - BDRC
Tim Caffrey - Plynetics Express
Diagnostics - working curves, XY shrink, Accu-Max kit use
Bob Kruger - 3D Systems
Kamesh Tata - Plynetics Express
Evening
6 - 8:30 Vendor Fair
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Thursday - 2/20/97
Morning
7:30 continental breakfast
Software, Secondary Processes, and Resins
8:00 Barroncast - Metal Casting - Merlin Warner - BarronCast
8:10 Taylor-Pohlman V-Process Metal Casting - John Watkins - TPI
8:20 Rapid Prototyping Web Watch - Mark Bliek - Materialise USA
8:30 Update on Materialise software - Mark Bliek - Materialise USA
8:40 SolidView update - Ray Bradford - SolidConcepts, Inc.
8:50 Hapco - Jim Elliot - Hapco
9:00 CGI Laser Scanning - Neal Cronin - CGI
9:10 Brock Rooney and Associates - Brock Rooney - Brock Rooney & Assoc.
9:20 Urethane Injection System - Mike Tsenter - DeskArtes
9:30 RTV and Urethanes - Derek Ellis - PTE Distribution
9:40 Ciba Epoxy Resins - Ed Clark - Ciba-Geigy
9:50 Ciba Urethanes - Bill Cleary - Ciba-Geigy
10:00 ----------------------------------morning break-----------------------------------------------
10:20 Allied Signal Resins - Eugene Sitzman - Allied Signal
10:30 MCP Systems - Olinda Rush - MCP Systems
10:40 Update on Productivity Advantages - Dan Mickish - DuPont
Somos(R) Solid Imaging Materials
10:50 Zeneca's Colored Resins - Kevin McAloon - Zeneca
11:00 High Power He-Cd and Reduced Spot Size - Alex Laymon - Liconix
11:10 Metalcast Engineering- Randy Erickson - Metalcast Engineering
11:20 Vacuum Casting Urethanes - Cindy Dekker - MET-L-FLO
11:30 RapidTools Software - André Dolenc - DeskArtes
11:40 Vendor Presentation
11:50 Vendor Presentation
12:00 open forum discussion stemming from the conference in general
12:15 adjourn
John N. Thiell
Plant Manager
Plynetics Express Corp.
1425 Payne Road ftp://ftp.proex.com
Schaumburg, IL 60173 http://www.proex.com
(847)925-9900 (phone) (847)925-9917 (24 hour bbs)
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