Monday > Tuesday
IBEX 2008 Exhibitors’ Workshops—Free to attend!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Get free technical training for you and your staff during IBEX. Monday and Tuesday afternoon at IBEX, exhibitors present free training sessions to registered attendees. Learn about new products and processes available on the market, and get your questions answered. IBEX Exhibitors’ Workshops are free to attend, but registration is required and seating is limited.
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Next Generation Power Technology Today
Kohler Power Systems
Kohler, the leader in marine generation power systems, presents the patented technology that drives its latest low CO-generator. This workshop will introduce new methods used for guaranteeing emissions reductions, voltage accuracy, and spark/fuel control that are used in this newly released product. Integration into existing onboard ship control/monitoring systems will be discussed, as well as the various communication protocols available. Also, new generator features that ease setup and installation, such as USB, will be presented.
Presenters: Zane Eaton and Brian Zwieg
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ProBoat E-Training: Distance Learning for the Marine Industry
ProBoat E-Training.com
Distance learning today is increasingly interactive with new media and social networking to take advantage of Web 2.0 and the full spectrum of Internet opportunities. Whether you need to set up a one-on-one training session, or want to host a virtual tradeshow for hundreds of attendees—distance learning is your starting point. Join us to find out what new tools and techniques are now available to you.
Presenter: Barbara Jean Walsh
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Improving Paint Efficiencies
Interlux Yacht Finishes
Addressing the need and a possible solution to speed up the process of bottom painting at both the OEM and boatyard level.
Presenters: Mike Kent, Elenor Ekman, Joe Purtell
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In-house Work Force Training
Landing School
Learn to create a sustainable, inhouse training and education system for your marine work force. Provide your experienced employees with a means of sharing institutional knowledge with new hires. Establish formal methods for cross-training throughout the various disciplines in your business. Marine education experts will demonstrate how any boatbuilding or repair shop manager can maximize employees’ efficiency and craftsmanship by implementing practical on-the-job training and standards-based technical instruction.
Presenter: Roger Hellyar-Brook
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The Incredible Improvements in Gelcoat Appearance and Corrosion Resistance—Utilizing Epoxy-based Marine Vinyl Ester in the Marine Composite
Interplastic Corporation, Thermoset Resins Div.
The use of the highly corrosion resistant epoxy-based vinyl ester resins has had the added benefit of improving the overall cosmetics of the gelcoated marine craft’s composite. The achievement of warrantable, blister-free marine composites has the further capability of better, longer lasting gelcoat surfaces. Using modern, state-of-the-art coating surface-analyzing techniques, we show the immediate, and then the aged superiority of the gelcoated surface reinforced with a modern vinyl ester marine compound or composite.
Presenters: Dave Herzog and Terry McCabe
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Marine Noise Control Solutions
Technicon Industries Inc.
In today’s marine market the owner’s desire for faster, lighter and quieter boats present a unique challenge to boatbuilders. We will discuss practical solutions to today’s marine noise control issues. Attendees will learn the causes and differences between airborne noise and structure-borne noise and the materials used to abate both sources. We will discuss design issues with an emphasis on reducing weight, saving installation time, proper treatment, and material to be used—all of which equates to monetary savings.
Presenters: Mark Nye and Tyler Keeley
WK17
Maximizing Profitability and Control with Management Software
WatchCaptain Software
Find out firsthand how to utilize management software and best practices to improve project scheduling and control while maximizing profitability in a competitive economic environment. Whether you currently use management software on a daily basis or not, this session will provide you with valuable insights.
Presenter: Tony Pimentel
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Information and Control Means a Safer Vessel
Raritan Engineering Company Inc.
Smart switch discusses and demonstrates how information can be fed from the critical areas of the boat, ie. status of tanks, alarm systems, bilges, nav lights, fuel transfer, etc., and how this information can be monitored and also controlled by the skipper.
Presenter: Neil Gilmore
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Learn How to be Compliant with the 2010 Deadlines for Preferred Refrigerants in Marine Air-Conditioning
Dometic Corporation
This session will discuss how to be compliant with the deadlines for the new regulations for marine air conditioners that become mandatory in 2010. Ask the experts about how the new environmental regulations that eliminate the use of R22 refrigerant may affect you. Participate in a sneak-peek discussion on some of the new engineering equipment designs and solutions for boat manufacturers.
Presenters: Charlie Barefoot and Ron Pabisz
WK20
CATIA and 3D Product Lifecycle Management: Technologies for Boat Design and Production
Dassault Systemes
Dassault Systémes will present the benefits of using CATIA as the “authoring system” for 3D product modeling in the boating industry. Topics will include shape design, styling and our end-to-end solutions to design, simulate, and manufacture composite structures.
Presenters: Rani Richardson and Rob Beadling
