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Rapid Product Development Exposition

& Student Grant Challenge

 

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

 

SAE Student Chapters of the Milwaukee Section

Marquette, Michigan Tech, UW-Madison and UWMilwaukee,

MSOE, Northern Michigan University

 

 

Tuesday November 16th, 2010

Keynote by Gerhard Maier – Control Systems Inc.

 

 

Opening Address:

The night’s opening address will be delivered by Gerhard Maier – President of Control Systems, Inc. (CSI). Since 2000, CSI has provided electronic control solutions and engine development services to O.E.M. customers. This includes electronic governing, ignition and air/fuel ratio controls for gasoline, gaseous fuels, and diesel engines.

 

Applications using CSI electronics range from single cylinder utility engines to V-8 marine power plants. They have developed customer specific controllers for generator sets, golf carts, lawn snowmobiles, lift trucks, welders, on-road equipment, unmanned military aircraft, etc.

 

CSI also offers engine development, emissions and durability testing services for <19kW engines. This includes g/hp-hr emissions testing via CVS tunnel, as well as EPA/CARB cycle durability testing. Mr. Maier is a graduate of Universität Stuttgart.

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About Milwaukee Section Student Grant Challenge –

Once again, the Milwaukee Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers is proud to sponsor the development of student engineers through Student Chapter activities and SAE Student Design Competitions. The Milwaukee Section Board is interested in all efforts to make SAE Student Chapters and Clubs vital to lifelong learning, their colleges and industry.

 

The Grant Challenge will recognize SAE student competitions, strategic planning, leadership development, membership development, student programs, student papers and technical acheivements. Total awards will be at least $6000. Your participation in this meeting will influence how the awards will be distributed to our student chapters.

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About Rapid Product Development Exposition –

The SAE Milwaukee Section Rapid Product Development Exposition is a showcase of technologies and processes used to support many local and Fortune 500 businesses. By attending the Exposition you can gain firsthand knowledge of the latest rapid product development technologies from industry experts and explore how these technologies can help you and your business succeed in these challenging economic times. The product development vendors will be displaying their technologies and are supporting our Student Chapters through their generous donations of sponsorship fees. Your attendance at the Exposition will represent a solid sign of appreciation for their support of SAE…Be There!!!!

 

SAE-Milwaukee Industry-University

Rapid Product Development Technology Exposition

November 16, 2010

UW – Milwaukee

Student Union – Ballroom

2200 East Kenwood Boulevard

Milwaukee, WI 53211

 

Exposition Schedule:

2:00PM – 3:00PM Exhibit Set up

3:00PM – 4:30PM Exhibits, Hors d’oeuvers

4:30PM – 5:30PM Social in exhibit area

 

Dinner & Meeting Schedule:

5:30PM – 6:15PM Dinner

6:15PM – 8:00PM

 

• Keynote Address by: Gerhard Maier, President of Control Systems, Inc.

• Student Chapter Presentations

• Collegiate Design Series awards

 

Featured Companies at the Rapid Product Development Exposition –

* Midwest Composite Technologies

* Clinkenbeard

* Graphics Systems

* Synerject

* Control Systems, Inc

* Generac Power Systems

* FIRST Robotics team – CORE – #2062

* Professional Engineering Placements

(plus others to be listed in later electronic editions!)

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Dinner and Presentations at the UWM Ballroom

Menu: Italian Buffet. This includes vegetarian lasagna, meat lasagna, tortellini with creamy pesto sauce and chicken cacciatore. And is served with antipasto platter, Ceasar salad, fresh fruit, hot garlic bread or breadsticks, coffee and lemonade.

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Registration deadline: Sunday November 14, 10:00 p.m.

 

Registration can be completed online via http://milwaukee.sae.org Retirees, students and members without web access may register by phone on the SAE Registration Coordinator – Jim Ryan (262) 636-1634. Note new registration number!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wauwatosa, WI

Wednesday October 20th, 2010

TOUR OF MUSEUM & TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

Briggs & Stratton produces some of the world’s most reliable lawn mower engines and small engines. For over 100 years, we have manufactured engines that are durable, reliable and just easy to use and maintain.

 

In the beginning of 2004, Briggs & Stratton began a restructuring of its U.S. distribution network, resulting in a consolidation from 16 to 6 Central Sales and Service Distributors. To be successful in the evolving Lawn and Garden marketplace, the Company needed a compelling service advantage. The most efficient and effective distribution to valued dealers and retail customers is now the backbone of Briggs & Stratton’s service strategy.  

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Give your arm a rest with Smooth Start™, Briggs & Stratton’s easiest pulling engine designed for 20% easier starting. With its innovative rewind starter, improved fuel flow system and high voltage ignition coil, Smooth Start means quicker starting without the hassle of having to pull harder or faster.

 

The ReadyStart™ system helps eliminate the strain and the hassle of starting your lawn mower. Manual priming and choking are now a thing of the past. Simply pull the rope and mow. The ReadyStart™ system makes starting Briggs & Stratton power products easier and faster.

 

The DOV™ engine is a revolutionary product. It starts more easily, runs more smoothly, has more pleasing sound characteristics, and provides better cutting performance.

 

The patented valve train design provides direct actuation of the valves through a unique lever system. Compared to a traditional push rod engine, the DOV™ engine has fewer moving parts and fewer metal-to-metal contacts. Unlike an OHC engine, it has no drive belt or chain.

 

The TransportGuard™ system is a device on the single cylinder Vanguard engines that both shuts off the fuel to the carburetor and stops the engine at the same time. The Transport Guard was developed to prevent fuel from entering the engine cylinder when transporting the equipment.

 

The Electronic Fuel Management System (EFM) was designed to improve startability of the V-Twin InTek, Professional and Commercial series engines.

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At the meeting you will have a chance to tour the museum and view the history and engine evolution of Briggs & Stratton from 1900’s to present. Assembled consumer products will also be on display.

 

Presentations will be given on the development of the new OHV lawnmower engine models for 2011, the new single cylinder Vanguard engine models that have just gone into production, the new professional series V-Twin engines with Electronic Fuel Management and cyclonic air cleaners that have just gone into production and a brief presentation on the Engine Application Center. You will also learn about the Engine Applications Center and how it interfaces with their customers, with a brief summary of the equipment and testing done at Briggs & Stratton.

 

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Speakers:

Mike Plutte product manager for small engines, is the interface between the customers, sales, and engineering to ensure that the engines meet customer needs. Mike will describe profession series vertical shaft engine, used in lawn mowers and pressure washers. This engine provides state of the art for high performance and low cost.

 

Bob Pomeroy product manager for large engines, will present the new V-twin which replaces old side valve opposed twin engines. This engine exhibits new features based on customer needs to make it more durable.

 

Dan Roche is the marketing manager for consumer product engines, he provides the interface between engineering and the product manager. He will describe the horizontal shaft vanguard engines and transport guard system (demonstration given).

Registration:

Only pre-payments made with a charge card can be completed online via https://milwaukeesae.com.  Retirees, students and members without web access may register by phone on the SAE Registration Coordinator – Jim Ryan (262) 636-1634. MAX ATTENDANCE for this event is 150.

 

Registration deadline: Monday October 18th, 12:00 p.m.

 

** For appreciated security reasons, please share your company’s name when registering **

 

Milwaukee, WI

Wednesday September 29th, 2010

TOUR OF PRODUCTION/ASSEMBLY &

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

P&H Mining Equipment is a leading supplier of equipment and service support to the global mining industry. Based in West Milwaukee, P&H designs, manufactures and supports a product line that includes electric mining shovels, blast hole drills, walking draglines, and soon, in-pit crushing-conveying systems for surface mining operations.

 

** Be sure to read the safety requirements below if you plan on taking the tour **

 

P&H products are applied in nine out of ten major mining operations worldwide for the production of minerals and energy sources that include copper, coal, iron ore, petroleum (oil sand), gold, phosphates and diamonds.

 

West Milwaukee serves as the home base of operations for P&H Mining Equipment, which employs 3,200 people worldwide, including 1,000 in the Milwaukee area. A broad range of service support for mining operations that invest in P&H equipment is provided by a global network of P&H MinePro Services employees.

 

P&H recently observed its 125th anniversary, having been founded on December 1, 1884 by industrial artisans Alonzo Pawling and Henry Harnischfeger who operated a small machine and pattern shop in the “Walker’s Point” neighborhood on the South Side of Milwaukee. Their business began as a supplier of components and service support for large industrial firms in Old Milwaukee before Pawling and Harnischfeger began to design and build their own line of overhead bridge cranes in 1887.

 

A “bank panic” in 1893 caused Pawling & Harnischfeger to expand upon their industrial cranes line, and by the Roaring 20s, there emerged the first of a long line of best-in-class excavating equipment bearing the “P&H” trademark.

 

P&H is well positioned to serve the mining industry today and well into the future as our global economy transitions from meeting the needs of 6.8 billion minerals and energy consumers today to an estimated 8.5 billion consumers 30 years from now.

Biographies:

 
Dave Cisler manages P&H AC and DC drives and controls development in his role as Manager, Systems Engineering for P&H Mining Equipment. He applies over three decades of industrial equipment drives and controls engineering experience in that role. Dave earned his BSEE degree from Marquette.

Joe Colwell serves as Manager of Mechanical Systems engineering within the Product Engineering operations of P&H Mining Equipment. He applies nearly 20 years of mechanical systems engineering experience to the continuing evolution of industryleading P&H excavators. Joe earned his BSME from Marquette University in 1991 and his MSME from Marquette in 2000.

Registration: Only pre-payments made with a charge card can be completed online. Retirees, students and members without web access may register by phone on the SAE Registration Coordinator – Jim Ryan (262) 636-1634.

 

MAX ATTENDANCE for this event is 150.

 

Registration deadline: Monday September 27th, 12:00 p.m.

 

** For appreciated security reasons, please share your company’s name when registering **

P&H Tour Safety Requirements:

 

We want to make sure that you have an enjoyable and safe visit. As a result, we need you to follow several safety requirements while you are on our property:

1. Safety glasses with side shields must be worn at all times (even outside) P&H will provide.

2. No open toed or open backed shoes are allowed in the factory.

3. No photos allowed (Please leave your camera phone in the car, just to be safe).

4. This will be a walking tour.

5. You must stay within the marked aisles (only those with steel toed shoes can cross the yellow lines).

6. Ear plugs are required in the Heat Treat, Plate Processing and Large Weld buildings. P&H will provide. Signs are on the doors and your tour guide will remind you to put your ear plugs in.

7. We make large components. Be aware of moving fork trucks, overhead cranes, etc. It is the operator’s job to watch out for you, but it is always advisable to be aware of your surroundings and stay out of the way.

8. If you happen to get any chips in the soles of your shoes, DO NOT use your fingers to remove them! Use a pen, nail file, etc., but not your fingers.

9. When you are in a welding area, DO NOT stare at the weld arcs.

 

Thank you!

 

Please help us in thanking P & H Managers: John Seibold, Dan Schlegel, Dan Buehl and Chris Kaiser for their generous contributions and leadership, as well as the many others from P & H assisting with this event.

**A special testimony: John Seibold had been a SAE Member, until a few years ago. His renewed interest and motivation for this event and for our Section, has prompted him to re-join. Thanks again!