Society
of Manufacturing Engineers Chapter 69 Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting September 14, 2005
Technical
Presentation:
Jim Klomarens
and Jon Moss of Materialise presented “Forward
Engineering & Digital CAD” They gave introductions to Magics RP and
3Matic: Forward Engineering Software. Materialise software expands the ease of use and
manipulation of .stl files for use in medical
implants as well as rapid prototyping and production of tools and fixtures.
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Chairman, Robert
Petrach began the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
Meeting Attendees:
Robert Petrach-Chair, CMfgT, CMfgE, Cathy DeNardo-Membership Chair, Scott Manning-Programs Chair,CMfgT, Viktor Astakov-Awards
Chair, PhD, John Dinovski-Certification Chair, Jack
Day-SME Member Council, CEM, CMfgE, Alan Wolfe-Best
Practice Chair, Dick Bailey-TCN Chair, Phil Crockett - OCC Student Advisor,
Stacy Chandler, Frank Fenton, Philip Hale, Alex Kiwior,
Jim Klomparens Josef Lorenzi,
Ray McGarry, John Moss, Suresh Rama, and Larie Smith .
Chapter Business
Secretary's Report
Robert Petrach presented
the minutes from the September meeting. The
minutes were accepted after a motion made by Scott Manning,
seconded by
Phil Crockett.
Also presented were the
minutes form a special board meeting July 23, 2005 convened during an informal
brainstorming barbeque /meeting. Minutes
were read, minutes were accepted after a motion made by Scott Manning, seconded
by Cathy DeNardo.
Treasurer's Report
Jack Wagner was out of
town on training. Bob Petrach gave checking balance and noted the minimal
summer expenses, bulletin expense for September and anticipated expenses for
October bulletin and the Installation Banquet. A full report is anticipated at
the next meeting.
Nominations
Committee:
Jack Day gave an update of
progress of the nominations committee. He expects to bring a full slate to the
October meeting. Jack explained his activity as a part of the Member Council,
specifically the Chapter Enhancement Subcommittee. One of the main objectives
is to spread the workload with involvement of more members. This offers several
advantages - it allows individuals to not be overloaded and it gives a larger
number of members experience in chapter management.
Membership
Committee:
Cathy Denardo
again encouraged members to purchase name badges at the cost of $7.95. She also
said that the Membership Telethon for October is tentatively scheduled for
October 25. A signup sheet is on the “membership information table at the
entrance of the room.
Programs Report:
Scott Manning thanked Jim Klomarens
and Jon Moss of Materialise. Scheduling may cause a switch of the October
and November programs, updates to follow. ("Lean Manufacturing for
the Tool & Die Shop." By Gary Gathen and
Optimizing Endmill performance to compete in the Die,Mold, and Job Shop market by
David Dilley focusing on vibration control.)
Scott will investigate a
tour the Brewery Dragon Meade in
Bulletin Report:
Joel was not at the
meeting. September bulletin is out, October bulletin
will give slate of nominations prior to the November elections. It was noted that the “Accessibility Emblem”
and a statement regarding accessibility needs to be added to both the bulletin
and the webpage.
Certification
Report:
John Dinovski-Certification
Chair said that the CMfgT Review + Exam is still scheduled for Nov 18-20. Jack Day pointed out that
the bulletin was in error as it called out CMfgE and
CEM. (although the chapter would proctor these tests
as well if anyone is interested.)
Student Chapter
Report(s):
There were no reports from
either
TCN Report:
Dick
Bailey gave a brief report on his activities as a part of the group setting up
Lean Certification. He offered his help finding the appropriate technical group
for any interested member. There are many groups that give members the
opportunity to work with technical experts from around the country through
conference calls, bulletin boards and webcasts.
Best Practices
Report:
Allen
discussed his role writing up Best Practices and submitting to SME for sharing
with other chapters. He has a couple in progress and welcomes more ideas.
Old Business:
Cathy De Nardo reported that STEPS Program financial sponsors are
still needed. SME Chapter 69 is not the lead organization, but is supporting
the effort. At this time we are awaiting more information.
The
annual July social was held July 14, 2005 at
New Business:
Management Invitation
Membership Bob Petrach gave a brief introduction into the
purpose of the Management Invitation Membership and noted that the
chapter still had some available for worthy candidate.
Phil Crocket made the
presentation of a
Management Invitation Membership to Philip R. Hale Dean of
Applied Technologies Auburn Hills Campus,
Bylaws
change –
Communications Chair – Bob Petrach reviewed the proposal from the July
meeting. We will vote on the bylaws
change at the October meeting, to add another elected office, that of
Communications Chair. Reporting to the Communications Chair would be the
Bulletin Editor, Webmaster, Publications, Chapter Bulk Email coordinator and
Publicity Chair.
Installation / Awards Banquet – we need a volunteer(s)
to set up the banquet and recommend a location.
Charge for events - The idea of charging for chapter events was
brainstormed. Some of the reasons were
to remind people of the value of membership. (members
may not be charged, students members would not be charged) Charging would indicate commitment to the
even. Care in developing this idea needs to be taken as we do not pay speakers
honorariums or expenses.
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Petrach for Kathie
House