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The Equipment Managers Council of America
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GOD BLESS AMERICA !
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FOR TODAY'S PROACTIVE EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
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Meeting Schedule
At all monthly meetings, food is served starting at 6:00 PM
the meeting gets under way at 7:00 pm.
GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!
E-mail the EMCA for More information.
Location and Topics are subject to change.
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Aug 25 2010
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Place: MEETING CANCELLED - TO BE RESCHEDULED
Due to scheduling conflicts this meeting is cancelled and will be rescheduled for later.
Please check back on this site and our newsletter for meeting schedule updates.
Topic: Hydraulic Safety. Open forum discussion on Safely handling the inspection, maintenance and repair of High Pressure Hydraulic Systems found on heavy equipment. Looking into special concerns when in contact with open center, closed center and hydrostatic systems. Common mistakes and injures and how to best avoid them - and what special medical first aid to related injuries such as hydraulic injection injury or burns.
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Jul 27 2010
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Place: Penn Jersey Machinery, Lionville, Pa
Topic: Paving & Compaction. Meeting to focus on current Paving and Compaction requirements and techniques.
Discussed will be what affects a good paving mat, paving material selection and selection of equipment for specific jobs.
Also will be discussing compaction theory, high frequency versus low, effects on differing materials and solution options for various problem applications.
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Mar 17 2010
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Place: Lehigh Career & Techical Institute, Schnecksville, Pa
Topic: Pa Transport Tie Down Regulations. Trooper Mack of PA State Police will speak on what current tie down of equipment for transport regulations require. Also info on oversize loads, placarding, escort requirements, axle weights, permits and roadside / scale house inspections.
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Jan 20 2010
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Place: H T Sweeney & Son, Brookhaven, Pa
Topic: Pa Crane Operator Certification / Crane Safety - New to Pa for Oct 2010 deadline. Atlantic Crane Inspection will discuss latest info on Pa requirements - who's required/ who's exempt, what size/type cranes covered. Cost, how long certification is good for etc. How to attain & comply, how to be tested and where. What the test consists of and passing requirements.and also how expected to be enforced.
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Dec 2009
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No Meeting in December - The EMCA board wishes a safe and happy holiday season to all members and their families. Looking confidently forward to a much improved economy for 2010 !
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Nov 18 2009
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Place: Service Tire Truck Center, Bethlehem, Pa
Topic: Joint NJ & PA EMCA meeting. Come to our first ever joint meeting and meet your peers from our NJ EMCA. Meeting to be on heavy on road truck tires, off road tires and repair options. Discuss advantages of going from dual wheel configuration to single low profile tire. Demo of loader tire sectional repair to sidewall area and tour of operating retread plant and also STTC repair and powder coat of wheels.
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Oct 14, 2009
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Place: Flotran Pnue-Draulics, Horsham, Pa
Topic: Hydraulic / Pnuematic components , hose and couplings. The crew at Flotran will discuss hydraulic coupling identification and applications. Fitting ID kits will be made available, along with video presentation and hands on equipment.. Also Chuck Lovett of Parker Hannafin will speak and discuss fluid power applications, specifications and applications.
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Sep 23, 2009
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Place: Downingtown Tire, Downingtown, Pa
Topic: Lubricants for Heavy Equipment. Speaker Gabe Giordano, an engineer with Conoco Phillips, will brings us up to speed on what’s new and what the future holds for oils, grease and lubricants. Gabe will discuss different lube characteristics to consider to meet applications. Open also to the floor to answer questions to quality, specs, storage and handling etc.
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May 13, 2009
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Place: Lehigh Carrer & Technical Institute, Schneksville Pa
Topic: Shop & Field Service Safety Operations Meeting to be on safety procedures and programs. Guest speaker to be from OSHA and to talk on what they typically look for and the most common faults they find at shops and jobsites.
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Apr 22, 2009
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Place:Ransome Cat , Bensalem Pa.
Topic: Oil Analysis & Lab Tour. Speaker Ron Garber will discuss oil, fuel & coolant sampling, analysis and interpretation of report data. How to pull sample for best and consistent results. What to look for in engine versus trans, hyd, final drives etc. Discuss particle count, viscosity, TBN, TAN, additive package and wear metals. Will conclude with oil lab tour of equipment & procedures.
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President
Mike Eder
[610] 360-1736
Vice President
Jim Wabals
Secretary
Mike Alexander
Trustees
Paul Owensby
Ernie Kaufman
Doug Greig
Joe Geppert
Guy Kline
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