BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220929T010238Z UID:5C4BD816-69A3-48F9-8D76-7452786F6F96 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T180000 DESCRIPTION:The [Princeton-Philadelphia Power Advancement Consortium (PPPEA C)](http://www.ieee-pppeac.org/) wants to welcome the public to an in-pers on factory tour at [Magna-Power Electronics (MPE)](https://magna-power.com /company/manufacturing)\, followed by a general IEEE PELS/IAS chapter meet ing\, and question/answers for the webinar hosted the previous day. This i s a rare opportunity to see the company’s vertically integrated factory\ , winner of the [2016 NJ Manufacturer of the year](https://www.nj.com/hunt erdon/2016/10/magna-power_is_2016_nj_manufacturer_of_the_year.html)\, wher e all engineering\, manufacturing\, support\, and North America servicing is performed.\n\nThe webinar\, Power Electronics Hardware Design for Manuf acturability\, takes place Thursday\, September 15th\, 3pm EST and is co-h osted with PPPEAC and the [San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (SFBAC-PELS)](ht tps://r6.ieee.org/scv-pels/). SBAC-PELS is graciously handling registratio n and hosting for the event [here](https://bit.ly/sfbac_mfg).\n\nThe in-pe rson factory tour and general meeting takes Friday September 16th\, 4 - 6p m\, at MPE headquarters located at[39 Royal Road\, Flemington NJ\, 08822]( https://goo.gl/maps/QrA2ndnsUhNJesxn8). The meeting agenda is provided in the following section. Space is limited. Preference will be given to Socie ty\, IEEE\, PPPEAC members\, and non-members\, respectively. Reservation\, arrival\, and parking instructions will be provided to those that registe r.\n\nFactory Tour Overview\n\nAt Magna-Power’s 73\,500 sq-ft company-ow ned design and manufacturing facility in Flemington\, New Jersey\, the com pany has vertically integrated production of its products\, starting from raw materials and electrical components\, to completed high-power electron ic assemblies. This level of integration provides Magna-Power with complet e control over its quality\, lead-time\, and costs.\n\nThe visitors would be split up into multiple groups\, and each group would spend around ~5 mi nutes in each department with a Magna-Power team member. The facility is d ivided into the following departments:\n\n- Sheet Metal\n- Printed Circuit Board\n- Machining\n- Sub-Assembly\n- Magnetics\n- Final-Assembly\n- Test ing\n- Logistics\n\nVisitors would have the opportunity to witness first h and how Magna-Power makes all of their products from start to finish along with the production processes employed.\n\nFor and broad overview of Magn a-Power operations visit the [virtual tour](https://magna-power.com/compan y/manufacturing).\n\nAgenda: \nFactory Tour\n\nFood and Refreshments\n\nCa ll to Order\n\nApproval of Minutes (https://ieee-pppeac.org/?page_id=18)\n \nOfficer Introduction and Reports\n\nNew Business\n\nCreation of Educatio n and Tours/Trips Subcommittee\n\nOpen Floor\n\nAnnouncements\n\nOpen Floo r\n\nAdjournment\n\nMagna-Power Electronics\, 39 Royal Road\, Flemington\, New Jersey\, United States\, 08822 LOCATION:Magna-Power Electronics\, 39 Royal Road\, Flemington\, New Jersey\ , United States\, 08822 ORGANIZER:gpitel@magna-power.com SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:PPPEAC General Meeting and Factory Tour URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320886 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.ieee-pppeac. org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Princeton-Philade lphia Power Advancement Consortium (PPPEAC)</a>&nbsp\;wants to welcome the public to an in-person factory tour at&nbsp\;<a href="https://magna-power .com/company/manufacturing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener norefer rer">Magna-Power Electronics (MPE)</a>\, followed by a general IEEE PELS/I AS chapter meeting\, and question/answers for the webinar hosted the previ ous day. This is a rare opportunity to see the company&rsquo\;s vertically integrated factory\, winner of the&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.nj.com/hunt erdon/2016/10/magna-power_is_2016_nj_manufacturer_of_the_year.html" target ="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">2016 NJ Manufacturer of the y ear</a>\, where all engineering\, manufacturing\, support\, and North Amer ica servicing is performed.</p>\n<p>The webinar\,&nbsp\;<em>Power Electron ics Hardware Design for Manufacturability</em>\, takes place Thursday\, Se ptember 15th\, 3pm EST and is co-hosted with PPPEAC and the&nbsp\;<a href= "https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pels/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nor eferrer">San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (SFBAC-PELS)</a>. SBAC-PELS is gra ciously handling registration and hosting for the event&nbsp\;<a href="htt ps://bit.ly/sfbac_mfg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> here</a>.</p>\n<p>The in-person factory tour and general meeting takes&nbs p\;<strong>Friday September 16th\, 4 - 6pm</strong>\, at MPE headquarters located at<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/QrA2ndnsUhNJesxn8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">&nbsp\;39 Royal Road\, Flemington NJ\, 08822</a>. The meeting agenda is provided in the following section. Space is limited. Preference will be given to Society\, IEEE\, PPPEAC members\, and non-members\, respectively. Reservation\, arrival\, and parking instru ctions will be provided to those that register.</p>\n<h2>Factory Tour Over view</h2>\n<p>At Magna-Power&rsquo\;s 73\,500 sq-ft company-owned design a nd manufacturing facility in Flemington\, New Jersey\, the company has ver tically integrated production of its products\, starting from raw material s and electrical components\, to completed high-power electronic assemblie s. This level of integration provides Magna-Power with complete control ov er its quality\, lead-time\, and costs.</p>\n<p>The visitors would be spli t up into multiple groups\, and each group would spend around ~5 minutes i n each department with a Magna-Power team member. The facility is divided into the following departments:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sheet Metal</li>\n<li>Print ed Circuit Board</li>\n<li>Machining</li>\n<li>Sub-Assembly</li>\n<li>Magn etics</li>\n<li>Final-Assembly</li>\n<li>Testing</li>\n<li>Logistics</li>\ n</ul>\n<p>Visitors would have the opportunity to witness first hand how M agna-Power makes all of their products from start to finish along with the production processes employed.</p>\n<p>For and broad overview of Magna-Po wer operations visit the <a href="https://magna-power.com/company/manufact uring" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">virtual tour</a> .</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Factory Tour</p>\n<p>Food and Refreshmen ts</p>\n<p>Call to Order</p>\n<p>Approval of Minutes (https://ieee-pppeac. org/?page_id=18)</p>\n<p>Officer Introduction and Reports</p>\n<p>New Busi ness</p>\n<p>Creation of Education and Tours/Trips Subcommittee</p>\n<p>Op en Floor</p>\n<p>Announcements</p>\n<p>Open Floor</p>\n<p>Adjournment</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR