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25 Sep 13: Structure Sensor--cheap 3-D information capture
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Thank you for helping us this summer with our surveys for the upcoming 5th Annual LGMI Conference which will be in January 2014 in Atlanta.  We are going to leave the surveys live for a few more weeks, so if you did not get a chance to take them, please feel free to do so now.

 

We continue with our change in focus this week. For the next few weeks, we will be focusing on inexpensive innovations you can buy and use daily.  Some will be quite useful, some a bit whimsical. Either way, the intention is to help you move your career and your company's business along at light speed as we strive to produce the Light Green Machine mill by 2025.

 

This week, we are introducing Structure Sensor.  Structure Sensor is an iPad hardware/software application that allows the user to capture 3-D data anywhere. We think it will be extremely practical for engineers in the pulp and paper industry.

In the LGMI Conference details we will be publishing soon, you'll find we are going to be featuring many of the items we will be showing you here this fall, as well as some which we will not have time or room to show you here.  These will only be available to on site participants, so start thinking now about coming to Atlanta in January 2014.

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Summer survey links:

 

05 Jun 13 Overall Conference issues 

12 Jun 13 Woodyards 

19 Jun 13 Batch Pulping
26 Jun 13 Continuous Pulping
03 Jul 13 Recycled Fiber Prep
10 Jul 13 Forming
17 Jul 13 Pressing
24 Jul 13 Drying
31 Jul 13 Sizing & Coating Kitchens
07 Aug 13 Calendering
14 Aug 13 Reels and Winding
21 Aug 13 Maintenance
28 Aug 13 Energy
04 Sep 13 Effluent Systems
11 Sep 13 Stock Preparation

LGMI Design Practices
LGMI DESIGN PRACTICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
We are listening as hard as we can to what you want, so please take a few minutes each week to let us know what you think.

Results so far to Overall Conference Issues (please click above and take this survey if you have not already):

1. Conference Credibility often starts with a view at pricing. Too low--suspicious; too high not worth it. What is the just right number for a conference fee in your mind?

1/6 $100
1/3 $200
1/6 $300
1/6 $500
1/6 $600 

>Conference fee is not a factor.  I look for description of content relevant to my specialty
>Amount depends on theme or subject of conference
>I will pay what I think a conference is worth either to me or to my client. That is variable of course. I also will look at the fee in regards to the total cost. If this conference was for the converting industry and held in Atlanta $300 would not matter. If I knew there were real decision makers and I could have real face time quite a bit more would be okay.
>Realistic number is $300 per day for a reasonable return to the sponsoring organization

2. What is a comfortable length of conference for you?

5/8 2 days
3/8 3 days

>Subject matter, conference location all have a bearing
>1 day for travel, 3 days for the conference, and 1 day for travel. Makes for a good, full week.
>Two nights typically with about 100 people - for the number of networking opportunities.
>Can't fit enough into 1 day - mills can't get away for more than 2 days

3. Many personally attend conferences for the unstructured time to socialize with others. How much unstructured time do you think should be built into each day?

3/4 a couple of hours
1/4 evenings only

4. Where should the unstructured time take place?

2/9 in conference room
4/9 in a break area
1/3 in a separate room

5. What are your favorite session formats?

(0 = lowest, 5 = highest)

Lecture                          mean  2.2    std dev.   1.9
Panel                             mean  1.9    std dev.   1.8
Interactive discussion    mean  3.0    std. dev.  2.3

You can still vote on this survey!  Just click it above on the 5 Jun 13 line.
  
As always, your comments will be appreciated.
Think light!

 

Brian Brogdon, Ph.D.
Executive Director

 

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Jim Thompson
Founder
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or Jim Thompson!
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LGMI Weekly Ideas are presented for your consideration and inspiration only.  It is solely your responsibility to check for engineering correctness, applicability, standards, insurance policy and local, national or any other legal compliance required before implementing.  Neither The Light Green Machine (TM) Institute, Paperitalo Publications, Talo Analytic International, Inc., nor any individual associated with these entities accepts any responsibility for your application or compliance issues.

 
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