** Postponed ** 204 – Beam and Washer Spring Design Training Program Webinar

Description

** Postponed **

This class been postponed. A new date has not been determined.

The Spring Manufacturers Institute will offer a new spring design training webinar for Beam and Washer Spring Design on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 1:00 to 5:00 pm EDT using Microsoft Teams. 

Our web-based training programs have been quite popular. High marks have been received from students who attended. SMI’s Spring Design 204 – Beam and Washer Spring Design webinar combines instruction on basic spring design fundamentals, along with the opportunity for hands-on use of SMI’s world-famous Advanced Spring Design 7 (ASD7) software. 

The course is designed as a focused, real-world spring design training session. Students will learn: 

• The seven-step spring design process 
• Definitions and terminology 
• Design theory, stress analysis and formulas 
• How to input engineering design data into the Advanced Spring Design ASD7 software 
• Working examples using the ASD7 for each spring type 
• Important ASD7 tolerancing criteria 

Inspection and testing criteria Students will have the opportunity to seek opinions and clarification of any beam and washer spring related issues which they may have. This class will benefit students by increasing their spring design knowledge and their company by having an SMI-trained associate as part of their team. 

The training course instructor is Al Mangels, Past President & Chief Technical Advisor – Lee Spring (retired). Al has a real passion for teaching. In his 40+ years at the company, Al worked in production control, manufacturing engineering, design engineering and management systems integration leading to his role as President from1999 to 2019. In addition to serving on the SMI technical committee, Al serves as the technical committee chairman for the New England Spring and Metal Stampers Association (NESMA).

Todd Piefer, ASD7 Software expert from UTS, will be available to answer any software and application questions.