MetalForming Magazine Programs cover servo press technology.

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PMA's MetalForming magazine announces series of technical programs featuring latest developments in servo-press technology. Servo Press Technology Experience includes 3 free webinars and 1 live event at PMA headquarters. Webinars include: Servo Press Technology-Applications for Today and Tomorrow; Applications for Servo Presses-Drawing and In-Die Secondary Operations; and Marrying your Servo Press to a Metalforming System-Considerations for Controls and Feeds.



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PMA and MetalForming Magazine Introduce Series of Programs Highlighting Servo Press Technology



CLEVELAND, OH - The Precision Metalforming Association's (PMA) flagship publication, MetalForming magazine, announces a series of new technical programs featuring the latest developments in servo-press technology. The Servo Press Technology Experience includes three free webinars and one live event at PMA headquarters in Independence, OH.

Following is an overview of the scheduled programs. Interested engineers and metalforming professionals may choose to sign up for the full package or individual events.

· Thursday, August 23, 2012, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Webinar I: Servo Press Technology-Applications for Today and Tomorrow

Featured speaker: Dr. Taylan Altan, professor and director, Center for Precision Forming, The Ohio State University

· Thursday, August 30, 2012, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Webinar II: Applications for Servo Presses-Drawing and In-Die Secondary Operations

Featured speakers: Rob Bauer, engineering manager, Waukesha Metal Products; Jim Landowski, general manager, Komatsu America Industries

· Thursday, September 6, 2012, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET

Webinar III: Marrying your Servo Press to a Metalforming System-Considerations for Controls and Feeds

Featured speakers: Jim Finnerty, Wintriss Controls; Willie Chacko, Dallas Industries; Jim Ward, Coe Press Equipment

· Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Live Event: PMA headquarters, 6363 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, OH

An in-depth look at servo-press technology with case study presentations and breakout sessions with press builders

Registration fee for the live event is $49, while the webinars are free of charge. Visit www.metalformingmagazine.com/servo for program details and online registration. Please contact Marlene O'Brien at 216-901-8800 or mobrien@pma.org with questions.

PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America-the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its nearly 1,000 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine, which reaches more than 53,000 readers every month.

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