National Public Radio covers MPACT®

		National Public Radio covers MPACT®

In This Issue:

11/17/2003

•	National Public Radio visits the MPACT Learning Center

•	Professional Engineers: Earn Professional Development Hours

•	PulsePointe Technologies working with MPACT®

•	Schedule of Regular Classes

•	Special/Infrequently Offered Classes

•	Enrollments and Directions

National Public Radio visits the MPACT Learning Center

NPR sent a feature editor to the Value Added Maintenance workshop October 2, 2003. He interviewed Pete Little and a number of others about the crisis facing maintenance, and is planning on airing the feature on Marketplace Edition in the near future. We will advise you when the article is scheduled.

In addition, Pete Little was a keynote speaker on the Processing Technology Expo ‘03 “webinar”. His topic was “Taking Advantage of Downtime” – a standard part of his Maintenance Management seminar. While this recorded session is still on the web, you may log in at http://www.processingtechnologyexpo.com. It’s in the Food Processing Pavilion, titled, “Opportunities for Maintenance Proficiency in Food Manufacturing”.

“Taking Advantage of Downtime”

PulsePointe Technologies working with MPACT®

PulsePointe Technologies, with President Joel Leonard, is now working with MPACT® to get a vital message out: maintenance is in crisis as the workforce is cut by those who do not realize the long term consequences of skimping on this critical function. Nor do they realize the danger of using inadequately trained personnel on expensive, sophisticated equipment – something no executive would do with an $80,000 automobile. The Value Added Maintenance workshop addresses this issue – see the schedule.

PulsePointe Technologies

Special/Infrequently Offered Classes

Systematic Troubleshooting [STS]: Reduce downtime by solving problems quickly - pay for this seminar many times over.

Are your "fixers" really “breakers”? We heard a Plant Manager say recently, "I don't need predictive maintenance. When I drive in the parking lot in the morning, I can predict something major will break before I leave at the end of the day."

None of us want "parts replacers" - we want skilled troubleshooters who zero in on the problem with a rifle, not a shotgun. This course teaches a logical approach that enables troubleshooters to solve problems in far less time - the first time. A recent attendee, a technician from a paper company, said, "I didn't think troubleshooting could be taught - you either had it or you didn't. I was wrong." STS scheduled February 4 - 6 - $875.

Value Added Maintenance [VAM]: Better defend your job!

When the typical corporate mantra today is, “do more with less” [until you do everything with nothing], this course is designed to help you understand your corporate culture and defend your headcount and budget. VAM scheduled December 3, January 7, February 3, March 3 - $300

Maintenance Management, April 6 - 9 - $990 How to change maintenance chaos into maintenance control.

Maintenance Planning, May 4 - 7 - $990

Course Descriptions

Professional Engineers: Earn Professional Development Hours

The MPACT Learning Center is an Approved Sponsor of Continuing Professional Competency credits for Professional Engineers and Registered Land Surveyors licensed by the State of North Carolina.

Our classes are hands on – not lectures. You won't fall asleep at MPACT. If you're going to spend money to keep your license current, why not spend it on a class where you'll really learn - and have fun doing it.

9501 Hydraulics I - Concepts (15 PDHrs), November 18 - 19
9502 Hydraulics II - Systems and Components (15 PDHrs), November 20 - 21
9504 Electrical Control of Fluid Power (15 PDHrs), November 24 - 25
9508 Soft Programmable Logic Controllers (15 PDHrs), November 24 - 25

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Schedule of Regular Classes

November, 2003 - February, 2004 and beyond
9001 Blueprint Reading, January 20 - 22
9002 Basic Electricity, December 1 – 5, February 9 - 13
9004 Basic Electronics, January 5 - 16
9005 A-C Electrical Control Troubleshooting, November 17 - 20, January 20 - 23
9006 Solid State D-C Drives, December 15 - 17
9008 Basic Hydraulics, January 5 - 9
9009 Basic Process Control, February 24 - 26
9011 Basic Mechanics, December 8 - 12, February 2 - 6
9014 Electro-Mechanical Fluid Power, January 12 - 16
9015 Sheet Metal Layout, December 1 - 5
9017 Mechanical Pneumatics, January 26 - 30
9020 Practical Mechanics, December 15 – 19, February 16 - 20
9038 Programmable Logic Controllers, February 2 - 6
9041 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 1, January 26 - 30
9042 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 2, February 23 - 27
9044 Microprocessor Troubleshooting 4, December 8 - 12
9045 Systematic Troubleshooting, February 4 - 6
9047 Maintenance Management, April 6 - 9
9048 Maintenance Planning, May 4 - 7
9050 PC's for Maintenance Mechanics, February 16 - 18
9054 Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers, February 9 - 13
9511 Value Added Maintenance, December 3, January 7, February 3, March 3

Special Offer: Any Maintenance Manager who brings a Plant Manager to visit the Learning Center will be eligible for 2 seats in any single seminar for the price of 1, through all classes listed on this schedule. Why? Because we want decision makers to see the MPACT Learning Center for themselves.

Check our current schedule on the web

Enrollments and Directions

To enroll in any class, e-mail LearningCenter@MPACTLearning.com or call 336-379-1444.

We accept MasterCard, VISA, and American Express.

For Purchase Orders, our terms are Net 15.

Our cancellation policy: we charge full price if a cancellation is made less than three working days before the start of a class. It is OK to send a substitute. We reserve the right to cancel a class if there are not enough enrollments.

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