SMMA 2008 Fall Technical Conference
Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO. The Motor and Motion Association (SMMA) is focusing on energy efficiency and inflation as a motor design challenge at the Fall Technical Conference. The manufacturing trade association is made up of companies and individuals in the electric motor and motion control industries. The event schedule includes presentations, break-out sessions and networking opportunities.
With a separate registration there are pre-conference options-SMMA Motor and Motion College courses and Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation (EMERF) Workshop. The SMMA college courses will concentrate on how to improve electric motor efficiency, fundamentals of brushless motor control and advanced motor design. The EMERF Workshop will discuss the combination of the EMERF lamination steels database with motor simulation programs. Members and prospective members are invited to attend, and discounted registration is offered for several attendees from the same company.
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