ERA 2008 Worth American Trade Show —Apnil 8-6 Schedule of Events DuBois Marketing, Inc . 616-742-6500 .devosplace.o Thursday, April 3 Mong ERA Technical Education Seminar — 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. (Amway Hotel) Joe Davis, Component Testing and Troubleshooting — Learn to quickly and accurately evaluate individual component parts, how to reclaim some parts you are currently scrapping, and how to troubleshoot the finished unit if it fails the final test. Friday, April 4 ERA Technical Education Seminars — 7:00 a.m. to | p.m. (Amway Hotel) Joe Davis, New Starting and Charging Systems — Learn about late model alternators and starters, what makes them different, and how to rebuild them profitably. Plus innovative solutions to the most common rebuilding problems. Class includes presentations from: Steve Anderson— Ford/Delco Regulators and Testing; and Dan Smith— Clutch Pulley Torque Specs and Hitachi Engagement Issues. Alternator Decoupler Seminar — 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Amway Hotel) Al Steadman, Everything You Wanted to Know About Alternator Decouplers (OAD) — Learn the purpose and function of the OAD, internal components and installation, as well as the difference between the OAD and the simple one-way clutch (OWC) and why they are not interchangeable. Includes videos. Testing Late Model Units Seminar — 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Amway Hotel) Alan Melton, Testing Late Model Units: Do It Right The First Time — Review testing for Bosch, Denso,Visteon, Remy, Delco and others; identify what regulators to use with what alternators and the problems if you don’t. On-vehicle Testing Seminar— 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (Amway Hotel) Dan Marinucci, Essential On-car Tests You Should Know — Critical on-car electrical checks that every installer technician and electrical specialist should know. Experience shows that routinely using these tests turns the tide of needless alternator and starter returns. Includes original video clips of the tests. Dan has written MOTOR Magazine’s monthly import car column, Foreign Service, since 1989. Exhibition/Live Demos Sneak Preview — 5 to 8 p.m. (DeVos Place) Live demos include clutch pulleys; soldering; test bench operation, diode-stator-rotor testing; voltage regulator testing; and thread reforming. More to come! Saturday, April 5 Roundtable Discussion — 8 to 10 a.m. (Show Floor) Alan Melton, moderator; tech questions answered by panel of industry experts. Exhibition/Live Demos — 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. (as Friday) Reception — 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. (Show Floor) Hors-d’oeuvres & cash bar; exhibitor prize giveaway. Sunday, April 6 ERA Board Meeting and Breakfast — 7 to 9 am. (Amway Hotel) Hi-pot testing/Slip ring replacement Seminar — 9 to 10 a.m. (Amway Hotel) Richard Vensel, Hi-pot Testing: The Essential Process for All Shops — See how to test electrical components like the OEMs; com end plates, field housings, brush holders, rotors, stators, etc. Testing of new parts that are bad will be demonstrated. Bonus topic: Slip Ring Replacement — Recommended procedures and shortcuts. The Science of Making Money Seminar — 10 a.m.to 12 p.m. (Amway Hotel) Larry Hagemeister, Dan Smith and Jim Thomas, What Really Successful Business Owners Know — Pricing and sales strategies; co-existing with parts houses; computer/Internet opportunities; profitability through flexibility; warranties; selling scrap; and computerized shop management. Consulting Booth— Rebuilders— leave questions Friday to be answered at the roundtable Saturday. $50 Drawing Fri, April 4 HOCKEY FREE Grand Raph WIN! GRIFFINS. DRAWING! HOTEL Houston Dozens of exciting A Dell laptop $16/day AEROS products valued computer or . . Convention Van Andel at $250 to be one of 5 cash Still the Gest show this Center Arena BIVenaway. drawings for $100 3 block: Saturda ° cai Goa: from ERA tadustryy has to offer! wwwegriffinshockey.com only) Questions? Need a registration form? DeVos Place Convention Center * 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 rman rebate fo, ATERTHE sHoy ppo rh ERA Trade Show Training Topics: ¢ Ford/Delco regulators plus testing; ¢ clutch pulley torque specifications; * testing late model units; ¢ Hitachi engagement issues; ¢ hi-pot testing/slip ring replacement and cleaning; ¢ on-vehicle testing; ¢ pricing and sales strategies; * co-existing with parts houses; * computer/Internet opportunities ; ¢ profitability through flexibility; ¢ warranties; ¢ selling scrap; and * computerized shop management. Live Demos: ¢ Clutch pulleys; ¢ soldering; * test bench operation; ¢ diode-stator-rotor testing; ¢ voltage regulator testing; and ¢ thread reforming. More to come! Call owner Polly Shea at (913) 642-4682, fax (913) 642-6743, or e-mail polly@erenewspaper.com.