Elan Technology
Glass-to-Metal Sealing course has graduated over 340 engineers to
date world wide.
Dates: March 20 - March 23,
2012: Contact us today.
Intstructor: Dr. Eric Skaar, Ph.D and
P.E.
- Associate Professor, Gilbert C. Robinson Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, Clemson University
- Over 20 years of experience in the field of ceramic and materials engineering.
- Author of over 70 technical publications.
- Principal Investigator responsible for numerous government and corporate sponsored research projects.
Cost: $700
per student (prepaid non-refundable: covers instruction, text, and
on-site meals).
Class Limit: 20 Students
To Enroll: Please call (912) 880-3526
Course Schedule and Lecture Topics
Day 1
5:00 PM - All attendees should be checked in at the Hampton Inn Richmond Hill, GA.
5:30 PM - Elan Technology representatives will meet attendees in the lobby of the hotel.
6:00 PM - Introduction of Elan staff and attendees:
Cocktails and dinner in Savannah
7:00 PM - Tour of Savannah's historic district.
Day 2
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Introduction to Materials, and the Glassy State.
Lecture 1 - Introduction to Materials
Lecture 2 - The Glassy State
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Demonstration A
Melting and Pouring of Glass
9:45 - 11:30 AM
Lecture 3 - Glass Melting and Homogenization
Lecture 4 - Viscosity
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Demonstration B
Glass viscosity, annealing and thermal shock
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch - on premises
1:00 - 1:30 PM
Fundamentals (Cont'd.)
Lecture 5 - Thermal Properties
1:30 - 2:45 PM
Glass to Metal Seals
Lecture 6 - Glass to Metal Seals
Lecture 7 - Glass to Metal Seals - Design Parameters
2:45 - 3:15 PM
Demonstration C
Matched and Mismatched Seals
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Glass to Metal Seals (Cont'd.)
Lecture 8 - Recommended Glass - Metal Combinations
(Andrew)
4:00 - 5:00 PM
ELAN PLANT TOUR
5:00 PM
Class Adjourned
Day 3
8:00 - 9:30 AM
Lecture 9 - Stress in Glass to Metal Seals
Lecture 10 - Stress in Glass
9:30 - 10:00 AM
GROUP PHOTOGRAPH
10:15 - 11:30 AM
Lecture 11 - More Glass to Metal Seals
Lecture 12 - Furnace Conditions
Lecture 13 - Relevance of Water to Sealing Glass to Metals
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lecture 14 - Some Other Important Glass Properties
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch - on premises
1:00 - 2:15 PM
Lecture 15 - Sealing with a Glass Ceramic
Lecture 16 - Special Sealing Glasses
2:15 - 3:00 PM
Lecture 17 - Spray Drying
3:00 PM
Class Adjourned
6:30 PM
Dinner in Savannah's Historic District.
Day 4
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Interactive open session for design, production and trouble
shooting with Dr. Eric Skaar and the Elan Technology engineering
staff.
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Course Evaluations
Diplomas
1:30 PM
Class Adjourned