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FIA Fundamentals of Forging 101: Workshop & Plant Tour

FIA Fundamentals of Forging 101: Workshop & Plant Tour
FUNDAMENTALS OF FORGING 101 WORKSHOP & PLANT TOUR
January 19, 2022 (9:00AM - 3:30PM)
Chicago, IL


The FIA is excited to have W.L Bud Kinney instruct our Fundamentals of Forging 101 Workshop following the FIA Midwest Meeting of Members. This workshop will teach the fundamentals of the forging process in language the attendees can understand, regardless of their experience level. As technology advances, it is becoming more important for buyers and forging professionals to understand the science behind the forging process and how it compares to other processes such as castings, weldments, or machining from bar. The workshop will also cover how forgings are made, and how quality is added through each step of the forging process.

Bud has a bachelor's degree in marketing ,development, and strategic planning and a Mechanical Engineering BME. He works with the Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Advisory Committee at Cleveland State University where he was previously the Chair. Bud's wealth of knowledge is deep, including the following forging specialties:
          •     Maintenance Foreman
          •     Plant Engineer
          •     Plant Superintendent
          •     Sales Engineer
          •     Vice President of Sales
          •     Vice President of Technology and Development

FACILITY TOUR - MTEC CENTER AT RICHARD J. DALEY COLLEGE

The state-of-the-art Manufacturing & Engineering Center (MTEC) at Richard J. Daley College prepares students for the more than 20,000 anticipated jobs coming to the region in the engineering and advanced manufacturing fields during the next decade. The 52,000-square-foot building spans the main thoroughfare of 76th Street, linking to the legacy college facility via a pedestrian bridge. Inside, high-bay space and five engineering and manufacturing labs provide students with the requisite training for highly-specialized, technology-oriented careers.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Each participant will receive valuable reference material published by FIA to start your own forging reference library in your office:
          -     Product Design Guide for Forging - written for those interested in taking advantage of all the forging                  process offers, and inclusive of pictures and basic explanations of all facets of the forging process.
          -     Open Die Forging Technology - the definitive book for the open die forging process, inclusive of                        basic descriptions of the process, metallurgy, and typical products.
          -     Forging:  Where, Why, How? - a basic primer of the processes, materials and products that take                        advantage of the forging process.

ADENDA

Please note:  participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations. No transportation provide by FIA or host facilities. 

Please Note:  PPE provided but feel free to bring your own steel-toe footwear.

January 19, 2022

8:00 a.m.                  Registration                                        MTEC Center at Richard J. Daley College
                                 Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.                  Fundamentals of Forging 101            MTEC Center at Richard J. Daley College
                                 Presenter: Bud Kinney

12:30 p.m.                Lunch & Facility Tour                         MTEC Center at Richard J. Daley College

1:30 p.m.                  Workshop Concludes
Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations

2:00 p.m.                  Plant Tour - Cornell Forge                  Cornell Forge
PPE provided but feel free to bring your own steel-toe footwear with metatarsal protection.

3:30 p.m.                  Plant Tour Concludes                         Cornell Forge

Registration Fee:

Member:        $495 
Non-member:       $695

Suggested Hotels (Note: no room block contracted):
     DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago - Arlington Heights
     75 W Algonquin Rd.
     Arlington Heights, IL 60005
     (847) 364-7600

     Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove
     121 NW Pont Blvd.
     Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
     (847) 290-1600

Cancellation:
Registration fees are non-refundable. Substitutions are allowed if submitted to FIA in writing by January 3, 2022.

Please Note:
No registration is final until accepted by FIA. FIA reserves the right to refuse registration/attendance to any person. Any registration that is not accepted by the FIA will be refunded in full.

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When
1/19/2022 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Where
Richard Daley College W. 76th Street Chicago, IL 60652 UNITED STATES