ME Elecmetal’s 2025 Customer Summit – Value-Added Technical Training
Hotel Recommendation:
Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe
Phone: +1 480-897-7444
| When: | Where: | Contact: | Register: |
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| April 15 & 16, 2025 • All day • Meals included |
ME Elecmetal Tempe Foundry • 5857 South Kyrene Road • Tempe, AZ 85283 |
marketing@meglobal.com or your ME Elecmetal Account Manager | Register Now! |
| Hotel Recommendation: | Address: | Phone: | Check availability: |
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| Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe | 4400 South Rural Road Tempe, Arizona, 85282 | +1 480-897-7444 | Embassy Suites |
| Time | Presenter(s) | Topic | Registration |
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| 7:30 AM | All Participants | Depart from Embassy Suites lobby by bus to ME Elecmetal's Tempe foundry | Register Now! |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM | Alvaro Braun & TBD | Introduction • Safety share, agenda & logistics • Self-introductions (ME Elecmetal staff & participants) • Company overview |
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| 8:45 – 9:30 AM | Akbar Rizvi & Hayden McLean | Mill liners – Steel & ME PolyFIT® (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A) • Product descriptions references, and case studies |
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| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Gerhard Sauermann | Crushers & Tower Mills (20 mins + 10 mins Q&A) • Product descriptions, references, and case studies |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | All Participants | ☕ Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 AM | Shayne Berns | Manufacturing Process (Tempe & Duluth) (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A) • From drawing to finished part • Casting simulation tools • Sampling/first article • QA inspection |
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| 11:15 – 12:00 PM | Bob Thompson | Engineering – Mill Lining Design & Configuration (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A) • Case studies |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | All Participants | 🥗 Lunch 🍴 | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 PM | Theo Nicolot | Engineering (Cont.) – Crusher Wear Design & Configuration (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A) • Methodology of design tools • Simulation tools • Case studies |
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| 1:45 – 2:30 PM | Matt Schlue | Grinding Media (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A) | |
| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | All Participants | ☕ Coffee Break | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Nicolas Zirotti & Gerhard Sauermann | Business Cases – ME FIT Case Studies (30 mins + 30 mins Q&A) • Mill liners, ME PolyFIT®, crushing, grinding media |
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| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | All Participants | General Discussions & Q&A | |
| 4:30 PM | All Participants | Depart by bus to Embassy Suites |
| Time | Who? | Activity | |
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| 6:00 PM | All Participants | Depart from Embassy Suites lobby by bus | |
| 6:30 – 8:30 PM | All Participants | 🍽🍷 Dinner & Activity — 🏌️♂️ Top Golf! ⛳ | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 PM | All Participants | Return by bus to Embassy Suites |
| Time | Presenter(s) | Topic | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | All Participants | Depart from Embassy Suites lobby by bus to ME Elecmetal's Tempe foundry | Register Now! |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Wes Coy & Team | Safety Briefing • Safety introduction • Specific instructions for the tour • PPE distribution |
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| 9:00 – 11:00 AM | Guides: Wes Coy & Team | Foundry Tour (By Groups) • Overview of manufacturing processes and departments |
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| 11:00 – 11:15 AM | All Participants | Q&A Session | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 PM | Rodrigo del Pozo | Early Alert (Tools & Support) (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A) • Focus on Smart Washers and ImpactFinder |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | All Participants | 🥗 Lunch 🍴 | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 PM | Kelly Michals & Souleymane Zonou | Inspection Services (By Groups) • Mill liner scanning demonstration (FARO and Creaform) |
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| 1:45 – 2:30 PM | Scott Haines | Maintenance Services (By Groups) • Clarkester calibration tool and testing • Smart Bolt demonstration |
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| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | All Participants | ☕ Coffee Break | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM | All Participants | Conclusions & Q&A | |
| 4:00 PM | All Participants | Return to hotel |
