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July 2007 BulletinWeb: http://chapters.sme.org/026/E-mail: sme26toronto@yahoo.ca
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Keep your Email Updated - Reminder – Please keep your email address up to date with SME headquarters. If your email changes then you won’t receive your Chapter 26 E-Bulletin. Email any changes to service@sme.org.
Dinner Talk: Faro Laser Scan Arm July 26 2007 at 6:30PM sharp At Giorgio D Restaurante 4377 Steeles Ave. W. North York, ON M3N 1V7 Restaurant Phone #416-661-8989 Click for Map Please RSVP
for this Talk. RSVP ONLY Contact Loris Giuricich 416-448-2225 or Lgiurici@celestica.com Pricing and Priority for tour sign-up is as follows: Members, Student members and non-members, in that order. Members may be required to show SME cards at the door. SME event pricing is as follows $35 for members (CMTDMF -Canadian Machine Tool, Die & Mold Federation- included), $45 for non-members, student members $25. Includes Presentation, Talk & Dinner. Special arrangements can be made in advance if you are a vegetarian but we need to know early.
Manufacturing in Ontario is evolving continuously. Successful companies have adapted to the influx of offshore competition, inflated dollar and increased raw material and energy costs. Cost reduction is a necessary constant. Portable digitization devices are being introduced at an increasing rate in many cost reduction initiatives. Improved ease of use and attractive pricing has allowed scanning technologies to gain mainstream acceptance. Walter Bentley, P.Eng. of FARO Technologies will overview some of these significant portable digitization devices and conduct a demonstration of inspection and reverse engineering using a non-contact laser scanner. Learn how portable inspection of complex shapes combined with high-speed reverse engineering is driving improved time to market, quality, and productivity while reducing rework/scrap, improved and downtimes. Walter Bentley, P.Eng.
Walter Bentley graduated mechanical engineering in 1985 from the University of Waterloo and with an M. Eng in 1991 from the University of Toronto. He has worked predominantly in manufacturing in Ontario in the automotive and plastic industries. He rounded out his experience in engineering consulting, serving in the Canadian Armed Forces and working for a leading CAD/CAM developer before joining Faro Technologies over 5 years ago. As a Regional Manager he is responsible for the northeastern USA and Canada.
About the Company FARO TECHNOLOGIES, Inc With approximately 13,500 installations and 6,500 customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software. The Company's products allow manufacturers to perform 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases productivity and profitability for a variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS; FARO Gage and Gage-PLUS; Platinum, Titanium, and Advantage FaroArms; the world's best-selling laser tracker system - the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; and the CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001:2000 certified, and accredited to ISO-17025 Calibration Laboratory Standard.
Note: Before the Talk there will be a small graduation ceremony for the Bronze and Silver Lean Certifications and CMfgE Certifications held in the last two months.
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Upcoming Topics & Schedule 2007 (see http://chapters.sme.org/026/ for details)
Please contact Juergen.Boenisch@jbemc.com for STG registrations. Please contact Lgiurici@celestica.com for Regular SME registrations.
Last months Bowmanville Foundry Tour – A great success.
Shown here are some of the images take at our last Tour at The Bowmanville Foundry. Thanks to all that participated and came to see a good display of the inner workings of this modern facility that is celebrating its 105 year producing High quality cast parts.
Thanks To Michael Patrick and all of the People that came out.
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Joseph R. Benedetto Scholarship The Application Form for the Joseph R. Benedetto Scholarship is available on the chapter web site at: http://chapters.sme.org/026/ $1000 dollars is to be awarded each spring to a Toronto area student member of SME who demonstrates potential and an intention of contributing to Canadian Manufacturing. This award is being given by Toronto Chapter 26 of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The purpose of SME is to promote excellence in manufacturing and to advance the profession of its sponsors and members. Questions? Please get in touch with Rick Marmei (416) 291-5866, axisrm@gmail.com |
Executive Meetings NOTE: Meetings will be held on the first Thursday of each month (Click Here for current schedule) First Thursday , 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Venue: George Brown College, Building E, Room E244, 146, Kendal Ave., Toronto ON
July. 12 2007
7:00p SME Executive meeting - GB College Oct. 4 2007 7:00p SME Executive meeting - GB College |
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Many Thanks to our BULLETIN PUBLICATION and WEB SITE SPONSORS:
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EXECUTIVE LIST Please note changes **
Our continuing thanks to Professor Mark Fox, U of T, for hosting the Chapter’s web site on his server at http://www.novator.com |
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Call for Volunteers The Toronto Chapter would be delighted to welcome anyone willing to contribute towards the activities and events of the chapter. Please feel free to contact any of the executive members for more information. The Chapter executive meets several times per year to plan and organize Toronto Chapter events. The executive positions are listed below: * Vice-Chair * Secretary *Treasurer * Communication Chair * Program Chair * Education Chair * Executive Member-at-Large * Webmaster * bulletin editor If you are interested please attend the Executive meeting on the First Thursday meeting of every month. (See Exec meeting Schedule)
The SME Chapter 26 Bulletin The SME Chapter 26 Bulletin is published eight or nine times a season by the Toronto Chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The SME provides support for people and industries in manufacturing by providing opportunities for networking, professional development and technical information. Headquarters of this 70-year-old professional society are in Dearborn, Michigan. For more information or to join, phone or email the Chapter 26 Chair, Rick Marmei, at (416) 291-5866 or axisrm@gmail.com or HQ at 1-800-733-4763. and www.sme.org Talks and tours put on by the Chapter 26 are listed on the Chapter 26 web site at http://chapters.sme.org/026/ . |
Your Company flyer - Enclosure Special Offer!! Chapter 26 is offering companies the opportunity to enclose their company flyer in our monthly Bulletin mailing, either as hard copy or by e-mail. We have a special offer for the coming year. Enclosure in one issue: $300, four issues: $1000, eight issues $1800 We mail Bulletins 8 times a year (Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec./ Jan., Feb., Mar, April, May) to nearly 500 manufacturing professionals in the GTA. For more information please get in touch with Ken Kogej, 416-274-2540 or ken.kogej@sympatico.ca The piece to be included must meet the following criteria: • 250 folded flyers ready for stuffing into a #10 envelope supplied by 1 week after copy deadline. • Is of interest to our membership - is manufacturing oriented (we don’t want life insurance or travel brochures) • Weighs less than 3 sheets of 8.5 x 11 in 20 lb. bond paper. Larger items could be negotiated. • E-mail addresses or links to web sites must be fully checked and functional. • We reserve the right to reject pieces we do not feel to be consistent with our professional goals and objectives. • We reserve the right to change any of the above items without any notice. |
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