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May 2010: EPICS version 8.14 has been released. Major enhancements include die oven management features. Also, seven wish-list items and several addtional useful features. See the "What's New" section of the EPICS Help Topics for details. Also see the May 2010 Newsletter.
User Conference 2010
April 18 - 21
Information
October 2009: EPICS version 8.13 has been released. Included in the update are several top wishlist items, including four of the top ten. See the "What's New" section of the EPICSP Help Topics for details. Also see the October Newsletter.
October 2009: Newsletter with information concerning update 8.13 and the upcoming EPICS User Conference is available.
See the newsletter.
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Description
EPICS webinars are one-hour online training sessions that "spotlight" a specific EPICS feature. This is a convenient and very low-cost method for training personnel on specific tasks.
If there is a topic that you would like to see included in a future webinar series, please send let us know at help@foyinc.com or by calling us at 972-782-7282.
Registration
Send an email to help@foyinc.com indicating the class in which you would like to participate, or give us a call at 972-782-7282.
To join a webinar session, you will need a high-speed internet connection and either a good set of microphone and speakers attached to your computer or a telephone.
Fees
$50 per login. So, gather a group around a large monitor. Or better yet, use a video projector in a conference room.
Schedule
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Description |
Tuesday
Aug 10
1:00 PM CST |
Inter-plant Transfer and Multi-plant EPICS |
Learn how to use Interplant Transfer, a valuable feature available to all EPICS users (this is not an add-on module). Also, learn how a Multi-plant version of EPICS may benefit your company. If tracking metal as it moves from one building to another, this webinar will be beneficial to you. Includes the following…
- Interplant Transfer (IPT)
- How to use IPT to move metal from one facility to another, whether across the street or across the country.
- How to ship and receive metal at any in-network facility
- How to print shipping documentation for IPT
- Multi-plant version
- Manage multiple installations of EPICS from a single server
- Plant-specific departments
- Multi-plant routings
- Scheduling multiple Extrusion departments
- Maintain separation of billet inventory, die inventory and sales order production
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Tuesday
Aug 17
1:00 PM CST |
EPICS Basics |
Learn all of the EPICS basics. This will be a beneficial session to seasoned veterans and EPICS novices alike. Includes the following…
- How to use the Control Panel
- How to quickly find the information you need using QBE
- How to use special characters to enhance your QBE searches
- How to navigate quickly through EPICS using right-click menus
- How to use common feature such as…
- How to use the Help documentation effectively
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Tuesday
Sept 7
1:00 PM CST |
Kits and Assemblies |
Learn how to use EPICS to handle kits or assemblies. Includes the following…
- Create a kit or assembly part record
- Create a sales order for a kit or assembly
- Schedule kit and/or assembly departments
- Post production
- Manage materials (extrusions and accessories)
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Tuesday
Sept 14
1:00 PM CST |
Stock Inventory |
Learn how EPICS helps you manage your stock inventory. Includes the following…
- Two ways to put metal into stock
- Two ways to fill orders from stock
- How to post pull-from-stock production
- How and when to use special stock routings
- How to manage stock levels using…
- “Customer Part Numbers” screen
- “Create Orders for Stock Replacement” screen
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Tuesday
Sept 21
1:00 PM CST |
Everything Pricing |
Learn all the details included in the EPICS Pricing Module. Includes the following…
- Explanation of pricing types and pricing units
- How to configure the Pricing Module using Base pricing, Customer pricing and Part pricing
- Explanation of Configuration settings that affect Pricing Module behavior
- How to use Discounts and Surcharges
- How to quickly make mass price changes
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Tuesday
Sept 28
1:00 PM CST |
Die Oven Managements |
Learn about the new features in EPICS designed to assist you in managing die ovens. Includes the following…
- How to configure the die oven management features
- Based on the press schedule, see how EPICS helps you schedule dies for the oven to have them ready in time for production at the press
- How to post dies loaded into the oven
- How to see the current contents of ovens and the status of their dies
- How to post dies unloaded from the oven
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