January 2012: EPICS version 8.18 is now available.

Updates include 10 wishlist items such as a duplicating sales orders and looking up all production postings for sales order items with a right-click.

Read more about it in the "What's New" section of the EPICS Help Topics and see the January 2012 Newsletter for details.

Viva Las Vegas!

Make your hotel reservations now for the 2012 EPICS Users Conference : Focus on the Future. April 15th- 18th.

We'll be staying at the wonderful New York New York Hotel and Casino.

It'll be an exciting atmosphere to connect with other users, learn about new and updated features in EPICS, and hear some tweets.

Visit the EPICS 2012 User Conference Site for more information.

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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 an email to let us know at info@foyinc.com or call us at 972-782-7282.

Registration

Send an email to info@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  

Date/Time
(Central Time)
Topic
Description

Tuesday

January 24th

1:00 PM CST

 Press/Downstream Department Scheduling

Learn how EPICS handles the scheduling of items for the Press and the Downstream Production Departments. Includes the following...

  • Sorting all or selected items from column Headers
  • Adding items to th press schedule for speicific press
  • Arranging schedule by sequence numbers
  • Groupinig items together on the schedule
  • Re-scheduling items to other presses and/or shfts
  • Removing items from the schedule
  • Customizing fields and screen appearance
  • Fltering unscheduled items

Tuesday

January 31st

1:00 PM CST

Chemical Composition and Limits

Learn how EPICS handles Aluminum Chemical Composition and Limits for certification purposes.

  • Setting Chemical Composition Limits
  • Entering Compositions
    • Entering Manually
    • Receive via CSV from Supplier
    • Accounting for recycle percentage
  • Receiving Billet PO's
    • Entering Cast numbers
  • Posting Press Production
    • Enter or selecting cast numbers
    • Configuration setting in Production
  • Configuring and Printing Certification reports.

Tuesday

February 7th

1:00 PM CST

Production Specs

*New feature in EPICS V8.17

Learn how to use the new Production Specs tool in EPICS V8.17 in conjunction with the new Screen Layout Designer. Includes the following...

  • Build custom tabs (screens) for the key screens in EPICS using definable user fields.
    • Drag and drop screen design
    • Create multiple tabs with twice as many user fields now available
    • Customize tab order on screen
    • Backup and Restore options for screen designs
  • Create custom department specific production instructions by a range of attributes.
    • Create additional tabs with completely customized information for production settings/instruction e.g. Press Settings
    • Use the Production Specs tab on the production screens with the Production Spec score system

Tuesday

February 21st

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

Tuesday

February 28th

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

Tuesday

March 6th

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 features such as…
    • Links
    • Notes
    • Change logs
  • How to use the Help documentation effectively

Tuesday

March 20th

1:00 PM CST

 Die Oven Management

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