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Victoria University's Engineered Packaging and Distribution Research Group and Lansmont Corporation, USA are hosting a workshop on 19 June 2014, the day after the AIP and IAPRI conferences, at its Werribee, Melbourne facilities.

Most importantly, it is about demonstrating how the latest developments work and analysing why they are advances.

Here is the programme summary:

  • demonstration of package testing and hazard simulation equipment
  • configuration of Lansmont’s Saver field data recorder and analysis of shock, drop, vibration, temperature and humidity data using Lansmont’s SaverXware application
  • use vibration PSD data to configure a large-scale vibration table for package testing
  • a presentation focusing on a critical review of the latest developments in laboratory shock and vibration test protocols
  • a presentation on the latest developments in simulating realistic distribution shock and vibrations
  • activities to apply statistical analysis to field data and configure vibration controllers to simulate realistic transport vibrations.

The workshop instructors are all professionals at the top of their fields:

1. Associate Professor V. Rouillard, Leader, Engineered Packaging and Distribution Research Group, Victoria University

2. Associate Professor, M.A. Sek, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University

3. Prof (Hon) D. Shires, Chief Consultant, Smithers-PIRA, UK

4. E. Joneson, Vice-President, Technology, Lansmont Corporation, USA

5. D.Y.M. Jin, Asia Manager, Lansmont Corporation, USA

Download the full workshop programme (PDF, 147 KB).

 

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