Producers of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are encouraged to mail announcements to Training Briefs Editor, Electrical Apparatus. There is no charge. All dates refer to the current year unless otherwise noted.
Nanotechnology
What's offered: An overview of the current state of the art of nanotechnology.
Offered by: Nano Science and Technology Institute, One Kendall Square, PMB 308, Cambridge, Mass. 02134; (508) 357-2925; www.nsti.org.
What's covered: Synthesis and application of nanoparticles, industrial applications, carbon nanotubes, polymer nanotechnology, nanotechnology for bio-materials and tissues, and cancer diagnostics and treatment.
Where and when: Alexandria, Va., Oct. 17-18.
Motor service and repair
What's offered: Multi-day seminars on motor repair and diagnostics for managers, supervisors, team leaders, and service center employees.
Offered by: Electrical Apparatus Service Association, 1331 Baur Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63132; (314) 993-2220; www.ea.sa .com.
What's covered: Basics of d-c motor operation and repair, root cause failure analysis, principles of large a-c motors, mechanical repair of electric motors.
What, where, and when: Root Cause Failure Analysis, Dallas, Nov. 4-5; Principles of Large A-C Motors, Indianapolis, April 7-8, 2006; Mechanical Repair Fundamentals of Electric Motors, Cincinnati, April 28-29. Seminars may also be presented at chapter, region, or company locations.
Electrical grounding
What's offered: A two-day training course on electrical grounding.
Offered by: Lyncole XIT Grounding, 3547 Voyager St. #204, Torrance, Calif., 90503; (800) 962-2610; fax, (310) 2141114; www.lyncole.com.
What's covered: Electrical protection, grounding, surge protection, lightning protection, and ground system testing.
What, when, and where: Lyncole XIT Grounding Course: Oct. 20-21, Las Vegas; Dec. 8-9, Honolulu.
Electrical safety
What's offered: A series of conferences scheduled throughout the U.S. to help attendees write electrical safety programs suited to their particular job environments.
Offered by: Thomas A. Edison Institute, 6201 W. Howard St., Suite 201, Niles, 111. 60714; (847) 647-7226; www.TAEdisonInstitute.com.
What's covered: Examining and surveying an organization's safety situation; applying current safety issues; meeting or exceeding OSHA and NFPA safety requirements; using a variety of safety equipment.
Where and when: Atlanta, Oct. 25; Philadelphia, Nov. 1; Phoenix, Nov. 4; Cleveland, Nov. 29.
Power quality
What's offered: Courses at locations around the U.S. on power quality for both novices and the more experienced. Intended for facility engineers, utility power quality specialists, and information systems managers.
Offered by: PowerCET Corp., 3350 Scott Blvd., Building 55, Unit 1, Santa Clara, Calif. 95054; (408) 988-1346; www .powercet.com.
What's covered: Power quality basics, operational skills for particular brands of power quality analyzers, solving harmonic problems, waveform analysis, grounding.
Where and when: List of course descriptions, locations, and dates at www .powercet.com/download/courscat.pdf.
Industrial truck safety
What's offered: Day-long classes on operator training, employer responsibility, and OSHA laws and penalties that will qualify attendees to train, evaluate, and certify other employees to operate power industrial trucks.
Offered by: Vast Consulting and Marketing, P.O. Box 241984, Milwaukee, Wis., 53224; (866) 321-8278; fax, (414) 355-0319; vast@wi.rr.com.
What's covered: Topics such as vehicle inspection, safe operating procedures, personal protective equipment, and training program development.
What, when, and where: Train the Trainer course on powered industrial lift trucks, taught by an OSHA-authorized outreach instructor: Oct. 20, Las Vegas.
Drives and controls
What's offered: Hydraulic and electric drives and controls training courses cover introductions, theories of operation, and functions of major components, as well as other fundamentals and applications.
Offered by: Bosch Rexroth Corp., 5150 Prairie Stone Pkwy., Hoffman Estates, 111., 60192; (847) 645-3724; fax, (847) 6450803; www.boschrexroth-us.com.
What's covered: Hydraulics courses include coverage of basic industrial hydraulics, maintenance and repair, pumps and controls, and electronic controls. Inplant training programs are available by arrangement. Electric drives and controls courses cover such topics as digital servo drives, a-c servo systems, transfer line control, general automation, and maintenance and troubleshooting for various hardware configurations.
What, when, and where: Courses in electric drives and controls, as well as hydraulics, offered by Bosch Rexroth. Hydraulics training will be conducted at the company's facilities in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Washington, as well as at its Canadian facilities in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta. Electric drives and controls instruction will take place at the company's Illinois and Michigan sites. Dates and locations at www.boschrexroth .com.
Servomotor training
What's offered: Training for servomotor technicians.
Offered by: Quality Solutions Co., 2459 Willow Lake Dr., Greenwood, Ind., 46143; (317) 887-3386; fax, (317) 889-6758; www. motor-solutions, com.
What's covered: Inspection and testing of brushless servomotors for industrial applications, encoders, resolvers, hall sensors, and tachometer generators as feedback devices. Static and dynamic procedures for testing and setting feedback devices will also be demonstrated.
What, when, and where: Brushless Servomotor Training: Oct. 18-20, Indianapolis.
Professional certification
What's offered: "Virtual" classes on such topics as tips for improving indoor air quality, averting maintenance crises, and earning the AFE-certified plant supervisor credential.
Offered by: The Association for Facilities Engineering, 8160 Corporate Park Dr., Suite 125, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242; (513) 489-2473; fax, (513) 247-7422; www.afe.org; e-mail, mail@afe.org.
What's covered: In addition to offering classes on improving air quality and averting maintenance crises, participants will have the opportunity to earn the AFE-certified plant supervisor and certified plant manager credentials.
What, when, and where: AFE Virtual Classes for Facilities Professionals. For dates and times, contact AFE or visit its Web site.
Edited by the EA staff
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