World Center for Concrete Technology Announces 2015 Course Line-Up

The World Center for Concrete Technology (WCCT) is offering a full line-up of training courses in Alpena, Michigan USA in 2015. With new course material and presentations WCCT instructor Ron Scherer is enthusiastic and eager to share his knowledge with our industry. Listed below are courses WCCT will be offering in December 2014 and throughout the 2015 calendar year. If you are interested in attending one or more of these courses you can register online at wcct.net/workshops or by calling +1.989.354.1023. Concrete Masonry Technology 13-17 April 2015 12-16 October 2015 Concrete Masonry Technology covers all aspects of manufacturing concrete products.  In an easy-to-follow structured format, the class covers raw material components (cement, water, aggregate, admixtures and pigment), hands-on aggregate sieve analysis, multi-aggregate blending, mix designs, manufacture of product and curing fundamentals. It really is the complete package which will produce an immediate impact within your operations.  Be assured that after the completion of class, students will have a working understanding of all aspects of raw materials, mixing sequence, mix designs and curing to champion this knowledge when they return to their facilities. Price: USD $1050 Vibrapac® 20-24 April 2015 19-23 October 2015 The Vibrapac concrete products machine course is a hands-on study of the proper machine adjustments, electronics and electrical schematic print reading of the V3 Vibrapac concrete products machines. Students are given troubleshooting problems as a practical application of these topics. Price: USD $1050 Advanced Vibrapac® 27 April - 1 May 2015 The Advanced Vibrapac course provides more extensive hands-on work for practical application in concrete products production, both mechanical and electrical. Students are required to adjust a concrete products machine to low height and to manufacture concrete products in class. Electrical sessions cover Allen-Bradley programmable controllers. Greater concentration is applied to schematic print reading and ladder logic diagnosis. Before attending this course, students must complete the Vibrapac course. Price: USD $1050 Electronic Controls 4-8 May 2015 The Electronic Controls course includes an in-depth study of electrical wiring and programmable logic controllers. Applications and troubleshooting for Allen-Bradley programmable controllers are studied. Practical applications and troubleshooting will be covered on concrete products machines, Multi-Spade Besser-Matic® loader/unloaders and cubers. Price: USD $1050 Executive Session 21-23 July 2015 The Executive Session is a condensed version of the Concrete Masonry Technology and Vibrapac® Blockmakers Workshops® tailored to upper management. New products, programs and current issues are also discussed in a round-table format with industry executives and professionals. Price: USD $800 Product Handling & Curing 14-18 September 2015 The Product Handling course covers all aspects of the handling once product has been manufactured. Adjustments, schematic print reading and solid state circuitry is covered for: E-Model & Multi-Spade Besser-Matic loaders/unloaders, LSC & PTS handling systems, curing, depalleter, turnover, splitter and both semi-automatic & automatic cuber types. The curing session has been added to the curriculum for 2015 where students will gain an understanding of why we cure product and the benefits of proper curing fundamentals. Price: USD $1050 Specialty Products/Material Variegation/ Recycled Materials 22-24 September 2015 In this class students will cover specialty products such as segmented retaining wall, use of core puller products, pavers, advanced architectural products as well as an in-depth look at material variegation / blending of colors to create a unique product appearance.  All machine types will be covered such as cam type, Servopac and competitive equipment (plate vibration / LP equipment).  We will cover pertinent ASTM specifications for specialty products, recycled materials and their use in our industry.  This class is well suited for concrete technicians, quality personnel or advanced machine operators. Price: USD $800