Jan 27, 2009

Designers Council, Chesapeake Chapter Meeting Announcement

Please, RSVP edsipcb@comcast.net by Friday, March 6, 2009

When: Tuesday March 10, 2009 5:30- 6:00 PM Networking, 6:00 PM Meeting

Location: Aerotek Engineering 2400 Research Blvd., Suite 120 Rockville, MD 20850

Speaker: John Kustner Senior Account Manager Trilogic Inc,

Topic : Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Simple communication issues can cost valuable time and cause unwanted scrap on the production floor. By providing a single place to manage product data, Omnify Software eliminates these issues by streamlining the flow of information among:

• Engineering

• Documentation Control

• Quality Test

• Manufacturing

• Management

• Outsourcing Partners

Omnify allows companies to apply their own business processes, data management rules, and workflows to define how product records are to be managed and controlled.

Who should attend? Documentation Control Management who would be interested in a formal library with ECO & BOM capabilities. Designers, Engineers, Production managers.

Background: Trilogic markets and supports electronic design software and services for companies from start-ups to fortune 100. Established in 1987, it is the leading reseller of EDA software in the United States, providing a full compliment of services including EDA software support, training, CAE/CAD library and database management services, PCB layout, Signal Integrity analysis, and PCB prototype production. For more detailed information, visit www.trilogic.com

Omnify Software provides manufacturers with a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution that is easy to use, quick to deploy and cost-effective. Omnify PLM system combines business processes with data management and collaboration features to enable product data to be controlled and shared with the extended enterprise across all phases of a product's life span (concept, development, production, support, end-of-life). Omnify’s PLM technology offers an open Integration Platform to enable bi-directional data sharing with existing systems: ERP, MRP, CRM, MES, etc.)

About Aerotek

Looking for an engineering job that meets your criteria? Tell the professionals at Aerotek where, when and how you want to work. Aerotek’s recruiters will go to work to find an engineering job that matches your criteria. They work with top companies, giving you access to some of the most desirable positions available. Positions are available in the following disciplines:

Aerospace Engineers

Aeronautical Engineers

Structural Engineers

Avionics Systems Engineers

Electrical/Avionics Engineers

Mechanical Engineers

Design Engineers

Propulsion Engineers

Stress Analysis Engineers

Project Engineers

QA/QC Engineers

RF Engineers

Contact Jeremiah St. Helen, jsthelen@aerotek.com or John Collins, jcollins@aerotek.com

Directions: Take Shady Grove Exit off of 270, Head SW on Shady Grove about ¼ mile, Turn left on Research Blvd. 2400 is one block on the Right side.

Refreshments: Food and Beverages provided by Omnify and Electronic Design Solutions Inc.

Contacts:

Mike Reagan President edsipcb@comcast.net 301-471-0106

Jim Crowe Vice President dca.drive@yahoo.com

Sean McConville Secretary smcconville@centurycan.com 301-368-9177 or 301-802-2138 (M)

Mirka Halas Treasurer mirka_ha@verizon.net

IPC Designers Council Chesapeake Chapter Link: http://dcchapters.ipc.org/ches/

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IPC Designer’s Council, Chesapeake Chapter

Dear Members.

My apologies to everyone for not communicating since October. Two meetings were planned for December and February however, due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to cancel both meetings. The next two meetings will most likely be on Flex design, and Product Lifecycle Management.

Our thanks to DDI in Sterling for their efforts in planning the December Plant Tour. We had difficulty with our database, and sending early invitations, so we had to cancel the plant tour. We hope we can take the same tour later this year. The database problem will be addressed so we do not have this re-curing problem.

Sabine Braun, from Zestron in Mananas has offered to host a meeting, possibly in May. Moving the meeting around has proven to be difficult. Quite simply, it is easiest on yours truly to host the meetings close to home, here in Frederick. I have entertained the Frederick Technology Center, the Community College, and the Library. Both the Tech Center and Community College are prohibitively expensive. I am looking at the library as an alternative. Due to security, we lost Fairchild Controls as our home base.

Next meeting will be Product Lifecycle Management with Omnify Software, tentative date is March 10. Site to be determined next week after I make a site survey for conference rooms.

Several of our members have asked about employment opportunities. I am more than willing to forward your resumes, or contact information to anyone hiring. Jeremiah St. Helen from Aerotek has been placing several of our members. This is a good time to network. .

October 14^th meeting, recap. Jim Crowe was unanimously elected to Chapter Vice President. Mike Reagan presented plagues to Rich Green, Mirka Halas, and Sean McConville for their many years of service to the Chapter. We also sent Fairchild Controls Corp. a plague for their generosity in the past two years.

Core Source Technologies hosted a presentation by Laird Technologies with Angelo Hrenczuk. The topic was centered around Laird’s material ThemoGon. Anyone, interested in copy of the presentation, please email Mike Reagan and I will forward a copy Angelo’s presentation.

Stay tuned, this week we should post details for next meeting