2010 Principles Course Program - Speakers & Topics
Please review the preliminary list of Speakers and Topcis below. Updates will be posted to this web page. CLICK HERE to receive updates by email.
  Monday, May 17, 2010
7:00 am - 5:00 pm On-Site Registration
   
  Tuesday, May 18, 2010
7:00 - 7:50 am Continental Breakfast & ExpoZone Exhibits
Registration & Check-in
7:50 - 8:00 am Introductory Remarks & Welcome
Principles Course Session Moderator:
Gary Wolf, Rail Sciences, Inc.
8:00 - 8:50 am Session 1
Rail Flaw Testing - Understanding the Basics of Ultrasonics
Terry Banach, Manager of Corporate Training, Dapco NDT
8:50 - 9:40 am Session 2
Basics of Flash Butt Welding & Comparison to Thermit Welding
Rich Kral, Welding Group - Manager of Engineering, Holland
9:40 - 10:10 am Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits
10:10 - 11:00 am Session 3
Lubrication and Friction Management: Fundamentals, Applications, Equipment & Results
Don Eadie, Vice President, Technology and Commercialization, Kelsan Technologies Corp.
11:00 - 11:50 pm
Session 4
Track Strength Measurements - What it is & How it's Done
Daniel Otto, Senior Project Manager, Railway Measurement Systems and Services Division, Holland
11:50 - 1:10 pm Luncheon & ExpoZone Exhibits
1:10 - 2:00 pm Session 5
Wheel Truing 101
Roger Collen, Product Manager, Simmons Machine Tool
2:00 - 2:50 pm Session 6
System Wheel/Rail Profiles - Stress State Reduction & Benefits
Joe Kalousek, Senior Consultant, Advanced Rail Management Corporation
2:50 - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break & ExpoZone Exhibits
3:20 - 4:10 pm Session 7
Rail Grinding: General Applications and Maintenance Strategies
Wolfgang Schoech, Manager of External Affairs, Speno International
4:10 - 5:00 pm Session 8
Using Modern Technology to Solve Derailments
Gary Wolf, President, Rail Sciences Incorporated
5:00 Adjourn
4:00 - 7:00 pm Check-in & registration for Heavy Haul Seminar
6:00 - 8:00 pm Complimentary Heavy Haul Reception


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