November 2008 Section Meeting
PROGRAM: SAE Student
Night―Give Engineers a Brake!
While the title is a questionable pun, in designing a car or a component
today, engineers have to give as much thought to cost they would to, “Will
this damned thing work?” While the costs of design and manufacturing
are usually the most important considerations, today's consumer has
become more sophisticated and now focuses as much on the cost
of operation, maintenance, and disposal as on the initial purchase
cost. At this meeting we will focus on two important parts of
brake maintenance: rotor run-out and a method of achieving a
superior result in rotor resurfacing.
In 1988, two partners acquired the rights to distribute an on-the-car
brake lathe (PRO-CUT). They made a few design changes, and, by the
end of 1989, General Motors and Sears were their customers. Since
then, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Porsche, Toyota/Lexus, Ferrari, and others
have approved the use of the PRO-CUT brake lathes on their cars.
We are pleased to have Jim Krack, District Representative, as our
speaker. One of the subjects Jim will be speaking about is Ford’s
September 15, 2008, evaluation of the PRO-CUT PFM 9.2 model.
Check out the menu and the prices. We are spending your dues.
Gary White, Program Manager
WHEN:
Tuesday,
November 18, 2008
Reception: 5:30-6:30
P.M.
Dinner: 6:30-7:30 P.M.
Program: 7:30
P.M.
WHERE:
Peter’s
Place Banquet Room
Telephone: 412-221-5000
1199 Washington Pike
Bridgeville, PA 15017
MENU:
Choice
of:
Chicken
ala Kelly (stuffed chicken with pecans and cranberries); stuffed
scrod with crabmeat; roasted prime rib, medium rare. (If you
are a wimp, send it back to the kitchen to be burnt!); garden
tossed salad, with oil and vinegar or sweet and sour dressing;
heavenly potatoes; fresh broccoli; home-made rolls; coffee,
tea, or iced tea; and cherry cobbler.
COST:
Reception
and Dinner
Non-Member $20.00
Student/Unemployed
Member $10.00
Member $18.00
Retired
Member $15.00
RSVP: 412-261-4300
You can make reservations by calling the Engineering Society of
Western Pennsylvania. Please make your reservations by noon
on Friday, November 14. For late reservations, please call Gary White
at 412-767-4712 after noon on November 14, 2008. |
