Southeast Nebraska Chapter 222

2009 Program & Meeting Schedule


February 12, 2009
St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Surgical Robot
555 South 70th St.
The Rib Ranch
6440 "O" St.
Lincoln NE

January 8, 2009
Tour of Speedway Motors

Brown Baggers soup & sandwich
Lincoln NE

2008 Program & Meeting Schedule


 

December 11, 2008
Installation of Officers & Ladies Night
Dick Turpin guest speaker
Dinner Meeting at Ruby Tuesdays
Lincoln NE

November 13, 2008
Tri-Con Stamping
Lincoln NE

October 16, 2008
Tour of Source One
1030 SW 6th Street
Lincoln NE

October 1-2, 2008
Lincoln Product Show
Lancaster Event Center
Lincoln NE
6:00 PM Vendor Reception on Wed. Oct. 1

September 25, 2008

Tour of Tenneco Manufacturing
Seward, NE

Meal at Valentino's

June 12, 2008

Tour of Lincoln Journal Star
4:15 PM Tour

Meal on your own after tour

March 13, 2008

Tour of Kawasaki Motor Works
Meal at Cracker Barrel on North 27th

 

February 21, 2008

Presentation by Ken Benczkowski, Vice President of Broetje Automation
TMCO, Inc.  701 South 6th Street
Lincoln,  NE
(Enter at the RED stairs)
6:00 Meal - Valentino's Pizza, Cinnamon Bread Sticks, Pop or water
7:00 Presentation
Short Tour of TMCO following presentation

January 10, 2008

Installation of Officers
Presentation on Auto Pushball by Don Knop
Ruby Tuesday's at 56th & Hwy 2
Lincoln,  NE

6:00 Social
6:15 Meal - Order from menu and pay on your own
6:30 Presentation
7:00 Installation

2007 Program & Meeting Schedule


 

November 19, 2007

Presentation by Faro Technologies followed by a
Tour of Lincoln Machine
6401 Cornhusker Hwy
Lincoln,  NE

5:45 PM Meet at the main lobby
6:30 PM Tour

October 11, 2007

Tour of Duncan Aviation
3701 Aviation Road
Lincoln,  NE

5:45 PM Meet at the main lobby to be escorted to Hangar "D"
6:30 PM Tour

 

September 19-20, 2007

Omaha Product Show
At the Quest Center Omaha, NE
Wednesday, Sept. 19
6:00 PM Dinner and Guest Speaker

 

June14, 2007

Tour of Lincoln Industries
600 West E Street
Lincoln,  NE

5:45 PM Dinner at Lee's Chicken (last minute change due to Arturo's closing)
7:00 PM Tour

 

May 10, 2007

Tour of Claas Combine
8401 S. 132nd St.
Omaha,  NE

5:45 PM Dinner at EL BEES Restaurant
10402 S. 144th St 
Omaha, NE

Take EXIT 440 on Hwy 50, just south of I-80
7:00 PM  Tour

 

April 12, 2007

Tour of Millard Lumber
148th & Hwy 6
Waverly,  NE
5:30 PM Social
6:00 PM Dinner at Sportspage Restaurant

13631 Energy Way, 
Waverly, NE 68462

7:00 PM  Tour

 

March 8, 2007

Tour of Nebraska Boiler
70th & Cornhusker
Lincoln, NE
5:45 PM Dinner at USA Steak Buffet on 28th & Cornhusker
7:00 PM  Tour

February 8, 2007

Tour of Burlington Northern Havelock Wheel Plant
Lincoln, NE
5:45 PM Dinner at USA Steak Buffet on 28th & Cornhusker
7:00 PM  Tour

January 11, 2007

Installation of Officers & Spouses Night
Ruby Tuesdays

5508 S. 56th Street
Lincoln, NE
6:00 PM  Social
6:30 PM  Dinner
Presentation by Linda Lichtenberg on Dream It-Do It and Installation of Officers by Jerry Ogren, past Chapter 222 chair.

 

 

 

 


 

2006 Program & Meeting Schedule


November 9, 2006

Tour of Husqvarna
Beatrice, NE.
5:30-6:00 PM  Meet at main entrance
6:00-7:00 PM  Dinner catered by Valentino's followed by tour

We
must have a list of those members who would like to attend.  Please email your name, your title and company you are employed with to Don.Knop@lincolnmachine.com by Nov. 6 so we can be cleared for the plant tour.
 

September 27-28, 2006

Lincoln Product Show
Lancaster Event Center
84th & Havelock Ave.
Lincoln, NE.
EXHIBIT HOURS:
Wed., Sep. 27 - 11 AM to 6 PM                                               Thurs., Sep. 28 - 10 AM to 5 PM
Joint SME meeting and dinner. 
5:30-6:00 PM  Social compliments of Bob Mancuso Jr.
6:00-7:00 PM  Dinner catered by Misty's
7:00-8:00 PM  Guest Speaker:  Dwight Gatzemeyer, co-inventor of the Quick-Grip Clamp.

 


 

May 11, 2006

Tentative tour of Pella Corporation
Shenandoah, IA
12:30 PM  Carpools depart from Walmart at 84th & Highway 2
2:00 PM  Tour
Dinner on your own following tour

 

April 6, 2006

Joint Meeting with the Society of Plastics Engineers and tour of Square D
1
717Centerpark Rd
Lincoln, NE

5:00-6:00 PM  Social at Rudy Tuesday's,  5508 South 56th St. (Edgewood Shopping Center)
6:00-7:00 PM  Dinner
7:00-8:00 PM  Tour

March 9, 2006

Joint Meeting with Solid Works and tour of TMCO in Lincoln, NE
701 South 6th
Lincoln, NE

5:30-6:30 PM  Tour
6:30-7:30 PM  Dinner & business meetings
7:30-8:45 PM  Presentations: TMCO, and Clint Hudson of Vermeer Manufacturing Co., Pella, IA

February 2006 No meeting/tours scheduled

January 26, 2006

Tour of Hughes Brothers, Inc.
210 N. 13th St
Seward, NE  68434

6:00 PM    Dinner  Valentino's on Hwy 15
7:00PM     Tour

 

 

 

2005 Program & Meeting Schedule


December 16, 2005  (Friday)

Installation of Officers & Melodrama
Mahoney State Park
28500 W. Park Highway
Ashland, NE  68003

6:00 PM    Dinner
7:30PM     Melodrama


October 13, 2005

Tour of Garner Industries
7201 N. 98th St.
Lincoln,  NE

6:00 PM    Social at Legends Bar & Grill at 84th & Holdredge Streets, Lincoln, NE
6:30 PM    Dinner
7:30PM     Tour

September 8, 2005

Joint Meeting with Heartland SolidWorks Users' Group
Tour of SPEEDWAY MOTORS Museum
340 Victory Lane
Lincoln, NE

5:15 to 6:30 PM    Tour of the Speedway Motors Museum
6:30 to 8:00 PM    Food, Business meetings of the two groups including election of officers for SolidWorks Users's Group
8:00 to 9:00 PM    Technical Presentation by MathSoft Corp.
9:00 to ??              Open Forum and Technical Discussions

May 5, 2005

Tour of Eaton Corp.
300 East 39th St.
Hastings, NE

6:30 PM    Social at Garden Cafe, 2201 Osborne Drive East, Hastings NE (Holiday Inn)
7:00 PM    Dinner
8:00PM     Tour

March 24, 2005

Tours of Hamilton Sundstrand and Cyclonaire
York, NE

5:30 PM    Social at Chance's R, 124 West 5th Street, York, NE
6:00 PM    Dinner
7:00PM     Tours

February 10, 2005

Tour of Parker Hannifin
13400 O St., Lincoln, NE

6:00 PM    Social
6:30 PM    Dinner at The Lone Star Steak House
                 200 N 70th St. (70th & O), Lincoln, NE
7:30PM     Tour

January 13, 2005

Installation of Officers & Spouses Night
6:00 PM      Social
6:45 PM      Dinner at The Steak House
                   34th & Cornhusker Hwy, Lincoln, NE

8:00PM       Entertainment by Rave Review - Women's Quartet

 

  2004 Program & Meeting Schedule


 

December 9, 2004

Tour of Auburn Consolidated Industries
7:00 PM      Dinner at Valentino's
                   Hwy 75 & Alden Drive
                   Presentation & tour immediately after dinner

November 11, 2004

6:30 PM    Dinner at Mahoney State Park Lodge
                 Red Oak Room        

7:30 PM    Seminar on Employment Law by Lisa Jorgensen

 

October 14, 2004

6:15 PM    Dinner at USA Steak Buffet
                    2800 Cornhusker Hwy
                    Lincoln, NE

7:00 PM    Tour of Li-Cor, Inc. 

 

September 9, 2004

12:00 Noon Tailgate Party at UNL Sports Center NORTH Parking Lot

1:00 PM    Tour of UNL Sports Center

2:00 PM    Tour of UNL Memorial Stadium

 

JUNE 11-13 BUS TRIP TO COLORADO....CANCELLED
 

May 13, 2004

Joint meeting with Mid-States Chapter 194
Tour of Case New Holland

5:30 PM    Social

5:45 PM    Dinner at Garden Cafe (Howard Johnson Riverside Inn)
                 3333 Ramada Rd
                 Grand Island, NE

6:45 PM    Tour of CNH
                 3445 W. Stolley Park Rd
                 Grand Island, NE

April 15, 2004

6:30 PM    Pizza Buffet at Valentino's
                 701 Court Street
                 Beatrice, NE

7:30 PM    Tour of Neapco
                 Northwest Industrial Park
                 Beatrice, NE

March 11, 2004

Joint meeting with the Heartland SolidWorks Users' Group
5:00 PM    Tour of Duncan Aviation
6:30 PM    Pizza
7:30 PM    Presentation by RevWare 3-D digitizing software for reverse engineering
8:30 PM    Question & Answer open forum

 

February 18, 2004

Presentation by Jeff Winkel of Cryoforce
Joint meeting with S-218
Southeast Community College
Milford, NE

6:00 PM Dinner at PIZZA KITCHEN
411 1st Street, Milford, NE
Pizza buffet 

 

January 8, 2004

Tour of UNL Tractor Test & Power Museum
Lincoln, NE

Dinner at USA Steak Buffet
27th & Cornhusker  
6:00 PM

 

 

2003 Program & Meeting Schedule


January 10

Presentation by Avotec
USA Steak Buffet
Lincoln, NE

February 13th

Tour of ISCO, Inc.
4700 Superior St.
Lincoln, NE

Dinner at the T & R Garden
48th & Cornhusker  
6:30 PM

March 13th

Tour of Sundstrand Hamilton
2800
North Division Avenue
York, NE

Dinner at the Chances R   6:15 PM
Tour at
7:30 PM

April 10th

Tour of Lincoln Plating and Gabalan Mufflers
Lincoln, NE          
7:30 PM

Dinner at Lee’s Chicken   6:15 PM

May 8th

Tour of Lester Electrical
625 A Street
Lincoln, NE

Dinner at the Old Country Buffet   6:15 PM
Tour at
7:30 PM

(June 12-13) CANCELLED
Annual Bus Trip
Tour of Caterpillar

July - August Summer Break (No meetings) 

September 18th

Presentation on SOLID WORKS
By Tridaq of Omaha

Dinner at the T & R Gardens
48th & Cornhusker  
6:30 PM
Presentation at
7:30 PM

October 10-11th

Chapter Officers Conference
Tours of Kawasaki Motor Works and Speedway Motors

Downtown Holiday Inn

November 13th

Tour of Bedient Pipe Organ

Dinner at Chili's
6730 South 27th St.  
6:30 PM
Tour at
7:30 PM

December 11

Installation of Officers & Spouses Night
Dinner at Holiday Inn Downtown
Social 6:00 PM
Dinner
6:30 PM
Presentation by Living History Re-enactor: Darrel Draper at  8
:00 PM

 


2002 Program & Meeting Schedule


January 10

Tour of Cushman, Inc.
900 N. 21st St.
Lincoln, NE

Dinner at Old Country Buffet  6:00 PM
23rd & O St.

February 7th

Tour of National Crane
Waverly, NE

Dinner at the Sports Page Restaurant  6:00 PM

March 14th

Tour of Tenneco
Seward
, NE

Dinner at the Plum Creek Cafe  6:15 PM
Tour at
7:30 PM

April 11th

Technical Presentation by Acu-Rite
CNC conversational programming, live demonstration
Transform your manual mill into a CNC milling machine.
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE at Milford, NE

Dinner at the Dunlap Center on the Milford Campus  6:15 PM

May 9

Joint meeting with Omaha Chapter 103
Tour of
American Meter
Nebraska City
, NE

Dinner at Valentino’s at 6:30 PM
Tour at
7:309:00 PM 
 

June 13th through June 15th

Annual Bus Trip
Denver, Colorado
Tour of Lockheed Martin
Coors Brewery
Denver Mint
Take in the sights & sounds of a
Rockies game

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Chapter 222

Proudly presents

A Taste of the Rockies

June 13-15, 2002

 

Tour Includes:            Roundtrip transportation via deluxe motor coach, Motel accommodations

for two nights    (This includes breakfast at the hotel)

                        Admission to Rockies – Cleveland Baseball game

                        The dining experience at HardRock Café & Jackson’s

                        Tour of Lockheed Martin

                        Tour of Coors Brewery

                        Tour of Denver Mint  (Pending)

 

Day One         9:00 am            Depart Lincoln

                        6:00 pm            Check into hotel

7:00 pm            Depart hotel

7:30 pm            Dinner at The HardRock Café (included)

9:30 pm            Retire to hotel

 

Day Two         6:00-7:45 am    Breakfast (Included)

9:00 am            Step on Tour Lockheed Martin

                        11:30 am          Depart for Lunch

                        12:00-1:00       Lunch time (on your own)

                        1:00 pm            Depart for Coors Brewery

                        1:30 pm            Arrive at Coors

                        3:30 pm            Depart for hotel

                        5:00 pm            Depart hotel

                        5:30 pm            Dinner at Jackson’s     

                        6:45 pm            Walk across street for Rockies game

                        10:30 pm          Depart for Hotel

 

Day Three      6:00-9:00 am    Breakfast (Included)  & checkout of hotel

9:30 am            Depart for Denver Mint

10:00 am          Tour of the Mint

11:30 am          Lunch (on your own) & depart for Lincoln

                       

Cost Per Person:        SME Members    -       $235 (Single)                            $165 (3 to a room)      

                                    $185 (Double occupancy)        $150 (4 to a room)

                                   

NON-MEMBERS ADD $10 PER PERSON

 

Payment required with reservation.  Make checks payable to SME CHAPTER 222.

Mail to:             Mike Westerfield, RR1 Box 34, Johnson, NE  68378

 

Please contact Mike Westerfield at 402-868-5795 or  E-mail: mw92707@navix.net, for more information.   This invitation is open to members and guests of all SME chapters and related organizations.  Need not be a member to participate in the tour.  Family and children over the age of 16 are welcome. You will be contacted with confirmation and departure location when you register. Social Security # is required for the tour. All Reservations are accepted on first come first serve basis. (bus is a 47 passenger)

 

 

SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS – CHAPTER 222

June 13-15, 2002 Denver, Colorado Bus Tour

(Please include full payment with your reservation)

Reservations must be received by May 13.  Make checks payable to SME Chapter 222

 

Name_____________________________________________________Phone___________________________________

 

Street Address_______________________________________       Social Security # ________   ______    ________

 

City___________________ State_______ Zip Code_________________E-mail_________________________________

 

Amount enclosed_________________ Roommate’s name___________________________________________________

 

Single occupancy       _____________                                     2 in a room –(2 beds) ______________

3 in a room –(2 beds) ______________                                  4 in a room –(2 beds) ______________

                                                                                                           

Send reservations to:  Mike Westerfield, RR1 box 34, Johnson, NE  68378

 

September  12

Tour of Eaton Heavy Duty Transmission
1600 Airport Road
Shenandoah, IA


October 10

Tour of Lincoln Machine – 6401 Cornhusker Hwy
and ADDAX –
6040 Fletcher Ave.
Lincoln, NE

Dinner at USA Steak buffet at 6:15 PM
Tour at
7:009:00 PM 

November 14

Tour of Molex (both plants)
Lincoln, NE

Dinner at Airport Inn at 5:45 PM
Tour at
7:00 PM 

December 12

Installation of Officers
Dinner at Holiday Inn Downtown
Social 6:00 PM
Dinner
6:30 PM
Presentation
7:30 PM

 

 

 

 

2001 Program & Meeting Schedule


January 11

Tour of Hughes Brothers

Seward, NE

Dinner at The Seward Country Club

February 8

Tour of Parker Hannifin

Lincoln, NE

Dinner Lone Star Steak House

March 8

Technical Presentation
Logic Control Sales, Inc.

Dinner at T&R’s Garden
48TH & Cornhusker
Lincoln, NE

 

April 18

Bus Tour of Valmont Industries

Valley, NE

Sponsored by APIC's

Brown Bag Lunch on the bus

 

June 22-23

Annual Bus Trip

John Deere Tour and Amana Colonies

Waterloo, IA

 

May 10

Tour of UNL Beadle Center

Genetic Research and Engineering

Lincoln, NE

 

September 6

Tour of Lincoln Electric System Rokeby substation

Dinner at Lee’s Chicken following tour

Lincoln, NE

 

October 10

Tentative Tour of King of the Road RV’s

Bradshaw, NE

 

November 8

Tour of Square D

Dinner at Ruby Tuesdays on 56th

Lincoln, NE

 

December 8

Installation of Officers

Country Inn Suites

5353 North 27th

Lincoln,  NE

 

 

 

 For information about meeting schedules, or to suggest topics for future meetings, contact the Southeast Nebraska Chapter 222 program chair, Elaine Vavra. Phone (402) 761-8210; e-mail ekvavra@sccm.cc.ne.us 

 

2000 Program & Meeting Schedule


January 13

Presentation by Mr. Chris Geis on

"New Vision Systems: More Capability, Less Cost"

Dinner at All American Buffet

February 19

25th Anniversary Celebration of Chapter Charter

Former Governor Kay Orr will speak on "We Can Do Better"

Guest Speaker: Robert Rubin, the 1st Chapter 222 Chair

Dinner at the Cornhusker Hotel

March 9

Presentation by Leigh Coffin on

Winchester Rifles and the history of gun making

Dinner at Lee's Restaurant
1940 W. Van Dorn
Lincoln, NE

April 13

Tour of NEAPCO
Beatrice, NE.

Dinner at Valentino's
Beatrice, NE

May 18

Joint Meeting with APICS

Dinner at Farabee's
58th & Old Cheney
Lincoln, NE

June 16-17

Kansas City Bus Trip

Tour of Harley Davidson Plant
Tailgate Party / Royals Game

 September 16

Tour of the Lincoln Journal Star

Early Bird Tour at 7:30 AM
Breakfast Optional

 October 5, 2000

American Tool Companies, Inc.

Beatrice, NE

Dinner at the HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
Tour of American Tool Companies
415 Industrial Row
Beatrice, NE.

November 9, 2000

Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp.

Lincoln, NE

Dinner at the Best Western Airport Inn
6:00 pm Social
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Tour

 December 7, 2000

Installation of Officers and Spouses Night

The Green Mill (Holiday Inn Downtown)

 

 For information about meeting schedules, or to suggest topics for future meetings, contact the Southeast Nebraska Chapter 222 program chair, Elaine Vavra. Phone (402) 761-8210; e-mail ekvavra@sccm.cc.ne.us 

 

 

1999 Program & Meeting Schedule

January 14

Tour of Nebraska Boiler

Dinner at All American Buffet

February 11

Tour of Burlington Northern

Wheel Mfg. And Havelock Shop

Dinner at All American Buffet

March 11

Tour of Molex

Dinner at the Best Western Airport Inn

April 22

Joint Meeting with APIC's

Speaker: Dr. Robi Sohi

Dinner at the Knoll's Restaurant

May 20

Presentation by Dick Longoria
TriDaq, Incorporated

Provider of Design and Engineering Solutions to the manufacturing industry.

Dinner at Cornhusker All American Buffet

June 25-26

Kansas City Bus Tour

Includes tour of Ford Motor Co.
Royals vs
Cleveland Indians Baseball Game
Arabia Steamboat Museum
tour

Reservations and payment due May 25, 1999. Contact SME Program Chair at ekvavra@sccm.cc.ne.us

 September 9

Tour of Centurion International 7:30 pm

Dinner at Cornhusker All American Buffet 6:30 pm

October 14

Tour of ISCO

Dinner at Cornhusker All American Buffet 6:30 pm

November 11

Tour of Exmark in Beatrice NE. 7:30 pm

 Dinner at Valentino's

December 9

Installation of Officers and Guest Speaker

Dinner at the Misty's Restaurant

5508 South 56th Street

 

 

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