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Exhibitor Workshops
EW1
- No Charge
Tuesday - March 7, 2006 - 11:00 am - Noon
Complex Variables - A Review
Mr. Tracy
Wichmann, The Computer Tutor
Topic:
Complex
variables are actually vectors in that they are two-dimensional, containing
a real and imaginary part. Although there is no such thing as the square
root of minus one (v-1) it is useful to imagine that it exists since
it can be used to mathematically calculate the impedance of electronic
circuits. A brief review of the basic math, first with imaginary numbers
themselves and then as complex (real and imaginary part) vectors will
be followed by examples explaining how circuit impedances can be determined
using complex math. Converting complex variables from polar to rectangular
form (and visa versa) will be demonstrated. Since complex variables
are best added in rectangular from but multiplied in polar from, many
such conversions are required in circuit design. Attendees are urged
to bring their calculators so we can learn how each type is used to
convert from polar to rectangular and back.
EW3 - No Charge
Tuesday - March 7, 2006 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Using Technology to Grow Your Business
Ms. Stephanie White, Network Engineering Solutions
Topic:
Technology products that can easily help you
get control of your business and grow more effectively will be reviewed.
Topics will include CRM, portals, financial & business systems,
and manufacturing & inventory control systems.
EW5 - No Charge
Tuesday - March 7, 2006 - 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Your Customers - Find Them, Win Them, Keep Them!
Ms. Stephanie White, Network Engineering Solutions
Topic:
Customer
Relationship Management (CRM) tools that can give you a competitive
advantage over your competition will be explored. Techniques offered
will enable you to find, win and keep your customers; learn to identify
and expand new and existing opportunities; provide the data necessary
to support sales goals; and keep customer care at the center of your
business!
EW6 - No Charge
Wednesday - March 8, 2006 - 11:00 am - Noon
Mathematics of Reliability Analysis
Mr. Tracy Wichmann, The Computer Tutor
Topic:
A simple component, a circuit or even a complex
system will be characterized as having a mean lifetime or, more exactly,
a mean time between failures (MTBF). Although something might have a
1000 hour MTBF it could fail in the first hour or it could last 2000
hours or even longer. The basic mathematical tools for analyzing failure
likelihood and its risks will be addressed. It is intended for the design
engineer (as opposed to the reliability expert) so that he/she can offer
more robust designs and calculate the cost benefit tradeoff. A review
of basic probability and statistics will be followed by discussion of
reliability distributions: exponential, linear, bathtub and Weibull.
The use of the Poisson distribution to estimate the number of failures
in a given time interval will be demonstrated.
EW7 - No Charge
Wednesday - March 8, 2006 - Noon - 1:00 pm
RoHs Screening by Portable XRF
Mr. Kenneth Stehr, RoHS Account Manager, Thermo Electron Corp., Niton Analyzers
Topic:
July 1, 2006 marks the beginning of full
compliance with the European Union Restriction on Hazardous Substances
(RoHS) Directive. The RoHS Directive forbids delivery to consumers of
any product containing excessive amounts of prohibited substances. The
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive mandates
manufacturers to collect and recycle products that enter the market
after August 13, 2005 or face a penalty equal to 2% of their revenue.
The purpose of the regulations is to reduce and eventually eliminate
the use of prohibited substances at the source (RoHS), and then recycle
as much of the product as possible after its useful life, in order to
minimize the issues of disposal (WEEE). Europe was practically forced
to act, due to its size and population, before being flooded with an
increasing stream of consumer electronics and automobile waste. Other
nations are also moving forward to address their growing electronic
waste issue as well. The enforcement of these regulations is the true
challenge. It can be attempted, let alone effective, only if sensitive
and reliable testing methods and instruments are readily available for
the parties involved. Because of the sheer number of components, sub-assemblies
and products involved, 100% testing of all products is impossible. Therefore,
industries have developed programs that involve heavy reliance on material
declaration and certification for both compliant and non-compliant components.
However, documentation alone is not enough! Given the likeliness of
possible mix-ups, the only way to ultimately verify or confirm compliance
is via screening. This workshop will explore hand-held XRF analyzers
that will enable a competitive edge by being able to perform more efficient
testing with only confirmatory follow-up tests, ensuring that all reasonable
steps were exhausted to be compliant.
EW8 - No Charge
Wednesday - March 8, 2006 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Use More than 10% of Microsoft Office
Ms. Stephanie White, Network Engineering Solutions
Topic:
A majority of companies use only 10% of Microsoft
Office’s capabilities. Additional capabilities that are easy to
use will be discussed.
EW9 - No Charge
Wednesday - March 8, 2006 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Overview of Computer Aided Measurement Technology
Mr. Brian Rasbach, FARO Technologies, Inc.
Topic:
This workshop will explore computerized
measurement devices that allow manufacturers in a variety of industries
to perform 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor,
thereby eliminating manufacturing errors as well as increasing productivity
and profitability.
EW10 - No Charge
Wednesday - March 8, 2006 - 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
How to Use a Smith Chart
Mr. Tracy Wichmann, The Computor Tutor
Topic:
A Smith Chart is a powerful tool for designing
and visualizing radio frequency matching networks. It allows one to
plot the complex impedance of a circuit and find the reactance necessary
to match it to another circuit, a transmission line or an antenna. Discussion
of how matching the complex impedance of source and load optimizes the
power transfer will lead to exploration of how a transmission line is
merely a chain of identical imaginary circuits. Next the concept of
reflection coefficient is introduced as a two-dimensional plot followed
by demonstration of how incorporating real (resistance) or imaginary
(inductance or capacitance) can change the reflection. Zero reflection
is the maximum power transfer. Knowledge of complex variables is desirable
for attendees. We will use a Smith Chart to match impedance.
EW11 - No Charge
Thursday - March 9, 2006 - 11:00 am - Noon
Your Customers - Find Them, Win Them, Keep Them!
Ms. Stephanie White, Network Engineering Solutions
Topic:
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
tools that can give you a competitive advantage over your competition
will be explored. Techniques offered will enable you to find, win and
keep your customers; learn to identify and expand new and existing opportunities;
provide the data necessary to support sales goals; and keep customer
care at the center of your business.
EW12 - No Charge
Thursday - March 9, 2006 - Noon - 1:00 pm
Streamline Business Processes with Microsoft Business Solutions
Ms. Stephanie White, Network Engineering Solutions
Topic:
Microsoft Business Solutions that can be used
to automate and manage core business processes (connecting departments
and systems, improving employee productivity, boosting operational efficiencies,
and simplifying access to vital business information) will be reviewed.