West Michigan CATIA User Group Meeting

Meeting Announcement
When: Sept. 9,  2009  
Where:
IBM Corporation, Briefing Center - 3rd Floor
2900 Charlevoix DR SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Agenda:

Coffee & Sign-in	8:15 - 8:30
Welcome & Introduction Jeff Roark, President WMCUG	8:30 - 8:35
Session 1 :  Introduction to the Automotive COE Workshop Paul Silver, Global IBM Automotive Marketing Manager The AUTO COE Workshop is scheduled for Friday, November 6  in Troy, Michigan.   A one-day format, the event features OEM updates, V5 updates and V6 futures,  and educational 'breakout session' opportunities on topics including Knowledge-Based Engineering, Multi-CAD Integration, 3D FD&T, Efficient Design/Engineering, and featuring CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, & 3DVIA solutions.	8:35 – 8:55
Session 2  : Automotive OEM Update (Ford and Chrysler) Paul Silver, Global IBM Automotive Marketing Manager What are the very latest CATIA software, hardware, and OS standards for Ford suppliers?   We'll present all of the answers for C3P NG P2.0 QD5.3 and show you where to get additional requirement details as a Ford supplier. Also the very latest supplier updates from Chrysler, and information on the appropriate resources to quickly resolve any supplier program challenges.	8:55– 9:25
Break	9:25– 9:40
Session 3:      Introduction to Healing Assistant Kandarp Patel. IBM PLM ,  Automotive Center of Excellence The Healing Assistant provides a set of tools for work on the geometry and topology of surfaces. Parts that have not been created with CATIA V5 may not conform to CATIA V5 standards of validity and be in need of repairs before being used.	9:40 – 10:20
Session 4:   Introduction to Cast and Forged Part Optimizer Kandarp Patel. IBM  PLM,  Automotive Center of Excellence         This application is dedicated to users specializing in casting and forging processes. Because Cast and Forged Part Optimizer delivers capabilities covering the final steps of rough part design, it guarantees a successful integration into the machining process.	10:20- 10:50
Break	10:50– 11:10
Session 5:  Modeling Best  Practices (An Open Discussion)	11:10 - 11:35
WMCUG Open Forum	11:35 – 12:00

                                                 
 
This meeting is sponsored by IBM  
RSVP:        Mike Robinaugh (IBM)        616-942-3896,         Email:  mrobinau@us.ibm.com

*By sending an RSVP you qualify to win one of the door prizes.

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