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Springmaking Concepts Book

Advanced Spring
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Safety Posters

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Encyclopedia of
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Market Summary Survey

Slide Forming Concepts Manual

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In-House Safety Training

Price: $2,000.00/day + expenses.
To order, please e-mail
lynne@smihq.org, to set up a training session.

In just one day, SMI's, regulations compliance consultant, can train all your employees in all the mandated safety training areas - Hazard Communication, Lockout/Tagout, Fire and Emergencies, Bloodborne Pathogens, Forklifts, Confined Spaces, Electricity and more. Includes a complete Employee Safety Training Manual. A typical session takes 3½ hours. Workers can be split into groups to minimize production downtime and complete all required training in a single day. Fulfills OSHA requirements.

Slide Forming Concepts Manual
Price: $196.00
This 400-page fully illustrated manual provides training for operators, basic training for setup technicians, and is an excellent technical resource for your company. Trainees will acquire knowledge about the slide forming process that can be applied directly to actual production situations. The knowledge and skills taught in the manual can be applied to virtually any slide forming operation, regardless of the type of equipment used. More info.

Spring Design Workshops

For information and pricing see the Education page.

Two-day off-site courses for beginning and intermediate spring designers, as well as shopfloor personnel. Offered at various locations and dates, the courses cover design parameters; stress, fatigue life and tensile strength; the importance of rate on spring design; resolving spring problems; and how spring design is affected by temperature, corrosion, conductivity, physical properties and materials. Workshops utilize SMI spring design software, and classrooms are set up with PC workstations for each participant.

Springmaking Concepts Book

Price: $196.00

An industry-specific reference and self-paced instructional tool, Springmaking Concepts documents basic spring manufacture. This book will help readers understand applications of compression, extension and torsion springs, etc.; the springmaking process using a generic mechanical coiler (concepts also applicable to other types of machines); major machine maintenance procedures; guidelines for safe coiler operation and more. Over 300 pages divided into 12 major subject categories in a hard-cover binder. More info.

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