BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T090023 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T153023 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Spring Design 200: Mechanics & Spring Materials DESCRIPTION:Learn the essentials of spring mechanics and materials in this live\, full-day class Oct. 6 at SpringWorld 2026. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 2\, Level 1 of the Conference Center at the Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center\, Rosemont\, Illinois. Designed as a spring engineering primer for new technicians and a refresher for existing ones\, this full-day program introduces engineering vocabulary\, core concepts and material knowledge. Participants will learn: Fundamental engineering terms and concepts used in the spring industry Basic mechanics relevant to spring behavior and designSpring materials\, their properties relevant to spring applications Real-world spring-design questions and practical discussion An introduction to SMI's Advanced Spring Design software\, ASD7 The class will be led by Al Mangels\, retired chief technical advisor and former president of Lee Spring Company and C. Richard (Rick) Gordon\, SMI technical director. Participants receive a 30-day ASD7 license and a set of class presentation slides. Completion certificates are available upon request. Lunch\, drinks\, and snacks are included. Tuition is $295 for SMI members and $425 for nonmembers. Additional non-member participants from the same company may register for $375 each. Registration and payment are due by September 21\, 2026. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Learn the essentials of spring mechanics and materials in this live\, full-day class Oct. 6 at SpringWorld 2026. The class runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 2\, Level 1 of the Conference Center at the Donald E. Stephens Convention &\; Conference Center\, Rosemont\, Illinois. Designed as a spring engineering primer for new technicians and a refresher for existing ones\, this full-day program introduces engineering vocabulary\, core concepts and material knowledge. \;

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The class will be led by Al Mangels\, retired chief technical advisor and former president of Lee Spring Company and C. Richard (Rick) Gordon\, SMI technical director. Participants receive a 30-day ASD7 license and a set of class presentation slides. Completion certificates are available upon request. Lunch\, drinks\, and snacks are included. \;

Tuition is $295 for SMI members and $425 for nonmembers. Additional non-member participants from the same company may register for $375 each. Registration and payment are due by September 21\, 2026.

LOCATION:5555 N River Rd Room 2\, Level 1 Rosemont IL 60018 UID:e.4239.1602400 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260908T081937Z URL:https://members.smihq.org/calendar/Details/spring-design-200-mechanics-spring-materials-1885894?sourceTypeId=Hub END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR