GENERAL INTEREST

• New! The Impact of New Aerospace Materials, Manufacturing Strategies and Production Schedules on Machining Techniques and Control Telephone/Webcast — With the rapid evolution of composite materials in the aerospace sector, primes, contractors, and machine builders alike must revisit the issues of machine design, machining technologies and production life cycle data management. Join us for this telephone/webcast on June 4, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET for a chance to review the special characteristics of this changing industry landscape, with an eye on the future.

• "Aviation Advancements through Engineering Excellence"
  SAE 2008 Wichita Aviation Technology Congress & Exhibition
  August 19-21, 2008 • Wichita, Kansas, USA
  This biennial event brings together more than 600 industry representatives and decision-makers involved in aviation design, manufacturing and implementation of aircraft — including corporate executives, engineers, researchers and production personnel. This must-attend event will focus on the key issues facing the aircraft industry, including: • Avionics, Glass Cockpit Revolution • Emerging Technologies • Federal Aviation Administration Updates • Product Liability and the Engineer • Propulsion, Structures, etc.
  Register by August 11, 2008 and save $100.

• New rivet injector design used by Electroimpact for Airbus wing work — Read this full story and other 'Technology update' news from AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Online.

• SAE Aerospace Standards

• Aerospace Materials Specifications

• Explore the 250+ standards development committees of SAE.
  Participate and impact the global aerospace industry.

ELECTRONICS/AVIONICS

• The SAE / TTA-Group Open Forum 2008: Time-Triggered Technologies for Aerospace Systems, July 16-17, 2008 in Farnborough, UK. Get the latest information on digital data communication and system integration for critical aerospace systems.

• AeroTech Congress & Exhibition — Communications and Controls Technical Paper titles, click here for a complete list.

ENGINEERING/DESIGN

• Attend the only international conference dedicated to digital human modeling technology — 2008 SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference and Exhibition, June 17-19, 2008 held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. NEW sessions this year include: Human Modeling for Crash Simulations and Safety Engineering. Plus, expanded coverage on these technical sessions: Motion Capture; Applications; Hand Modeling & Performance; Comfort & Discomfort; Biomechanics.
  Register by May 30, 2008 and save $100.

• Design for Reliability: Uncovering Efficient Solutions Seminar focuses primarily on designing products for very high reliability and durability at lower life cycle costs through a variety of techniques.
  Next offering: June 16-17, 2008

• Statistical Tolerance Design Seminar includes a review of statistical theory and present statistical methods, which are used to better select and/or analyze Tolerance Stack-ups.
  Next offering: June 9, 2008

• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Workbook — Second Edition
  This is an ideal guide used to interpret engineering drawings. The second edition is based on ASME Y14.5M-1994 the manufacturing standard and allows the student to gauge comprehension and progress.

ENGINES/PROPULSION

HISTORY

• Historical book from the SAE Store:

• Lost Fighters: A History of U.S. Jet Fighter Programs That Didn't Make It
  Covering fighters that did not reach beyond an artist's concept stage, to those that were cancelled after an evaluation of flight capabilities, to others that were cast aside after losing a fly-off competition, this book makes use of previously unpublished, primary-source material. It provides a coherent picture of U.S. jet fighter development and evolution.

MAINTENANCE

• Are you taking advantage of us? You should be. Learn about the benefits of PAMA Membership.

• Plan to attend the 2008 PAMA Regional Airworthiness Symposium, August 22-23, 2008 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. This Symposium, with accompanying tradeshow, will feature education tracks to meet the needs of both aviation maintenance technicians and the industry's management personnel.
  Register by August 8, 2008 and save.

MANAGEMENT

• SAE Corporate Learning Solutions
  Know how. Know better. Know faster.
  Get in the know about how your company can bring seminars in-house for a customized, convenient, and cost-effective training solution.
  Visit www.sae.org/corplearning for more details.

• Click here for upcoming management seminar offerings>

MANUFACTURING/QUALITY

• Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFM/DFA) Seminar will include information on how DFM+A fits in with QFD, concurrent engineering, robust engineering, and other disciplines. In addition, there will be a brief demonstration of computer software tools, which simplify the DFM+A analysis.
  Next offering: July 28-29, 2008

• Automated Fastening and Assembly & Tooling in Aerospace special publication presents papers from the sessions Advanced Fastening Systems and Hole Generation; Advancements in Auto Fastening; Automated Machine Technologies; Portable Tooling; and Robotics and Component Assembly.

MATERIALS

• Sound Package Materials for Vehicle Noise Control Webinar
  OEM and supplier engineers can increase their knowledge of effective vehicle interior noise control. Identify acoustical materials used in noise control as well as the testing and evaluation of noise paths and control materials. This is a live webinar where participants attend eight, 90-minute online sessions.
  July 8-July 31, 2008; 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT

• Also available as a seminar offering June 23-24, 2008.

• Additional material course offerings>

SAFETY/TESTING

• Accelerated Testing: A Practitioner's Guide to Accelerated and Reliability Testing reference publication equips the reader with the latest, most practical knowledge of accelerated testing, and includes testing fundamentals, plans and models, and equipment and methods most commonly used in this important discipline. Included is a CD with real world examples, government documents and military standards.

• Designing for Safety and Developing Accurate Safety Specifications Seminar focuses on writing clear, accurate safety specifications, attendees will engage in hands-on activities where they will learn creative techniques for avoiding accidents, cutting costs, and reducing recalls.
  Next offering: June 18-19, 2008