Vote...
for your favorite operator console input: an HMI/Touchscreen, or a physical pushbutton. To place your vote go to
amscontrols.com. It's kind of like American Idol for rollform production operators. We'll discuss the results in AMS' April newsletter.
Eclipse, Webinar Training Schedule
The next Eclipse Webinar; powerful, informative, and free to all users with a current Maintenance Agreement, will be held April 14 (1-2pm Central Time). The focus of this monthly webinar will be downtime tracking.
Leading this training will be Jaycen Rigger, AMS Technical Support Manager. Jaycen is the manager of AMS' training and development program and has managed more than three hundred machine integrations during his tenure with AMS.
AMS to Participate in 2009 FMA World Class Rollforming Workshops April 21 - 22: AMS will be participating in the 2009 FMA World Class Rollforming workshops in Louisville, Kentucky. AMS' presentation, by Jaycen Rigger, will include the following:
- Learn the generic terms used to describe roll forming machine applications.
- Get a general understanding of the four basic machine applications - Open Loop, Closed Loop, Flying and Stopping Lines.
- Compare the four basic machine types in terms of speed, accuracy, and cost.
For more information on this informative program please see brochure.
News From AMS Controls GmbH: March 20 - 21: AMS Controls presents the Pathfinder Graphics Control System for sheet metal folders at the annual
showing at Kaufmann Ulm Spenglereibedarf GmbH in Ulm, Germany. More than 2,000 direct customers of Kaufmann Ulm will have the opportunity to see the latest state of the art Graphics Controller, which can be retrofitted to almost any of their folding machines, giving them many more years of additional operation.
For more information please contact
thofer@amscontrols.com at AMS Controls in Europe.
AMS to Expand Sales and Marketing Efforts in South America
AMS Controls is looking to expand its very important South American footprint. Interested sales representatives should contact AMS (Brad Poole:
bpoole@amscontrols.com) to discuss operational focus and opportunities.
AMS Controls' Pathfinder Controller featured in New Products section of February 2009 issue of "metalmag"
Pathfinder is the innovative metal folding machine controller from AMS. It is very easy to use and offers an amazing set of features that will make operation of your new or retrofit machine simple and efficient.
XL200 users can find helpful information regarding error codes that may show up on the controller
by clicking here.