Spring Design Training Program
- Springs – Fatigue Webinar – 10/1/24
- Compression Spring Design Webinar – 10/17/24
- Extension Spring Design Webinar – 11/14/24
- Torsion Spring Design Webinar – 12/19/24
Webinars are offered from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. EST
If you are interested, please click on the desired class to register online. Please email Rebecca Hathaway at rebecca@smihq.org with any questions regarding class schedule.
Program Overview
The Spring Manufacturers Institute (SMI) helps train and support North American springmakers with outstanding technical assistance.
SMI’s spring design training program continues to grow and be well received by both members and non-members and highly rated by student attendees. SMI members receive a discount on training classes.
SMI offers four basic modules, 201 Compression Spring Design, 202 Extension Spring Design, 203 Torsion Spring Design and 206 Snap Ring Design along with the two advanced level modules 301 Springs – Fatigue and 304 Springs – Dimensioning, Tolerancing, and Testing.
Two fundamentals training modules, “Spring Fundamentals 101” and “Spring Design 103 – Spring Materials,” are available at no cost. Please click the links below.
Spring Design 103 – Spring Materials
The SMI Technical Committee is currently developing three new courses: 204 Beam and Washer Spring Design, 205 Power, Constant Force, Spiral, and Torsion Bar Spring Design, and 207 Strength of Materials and Spring Material Manufacturing. Dates for these offerings will be announced as information becomes available.
Training Objectives
SMI’s training program consists of three fundamental, seven basic and four advanced spring design training classes. Fundamentals courses were developed with new hires and non-technical staff in mind. Basic classes are designed to meet the needs of production and technical staff, including engineers, designers, and inspectors. Advanced courses address a higher level of expertise for engineers, designers, and other technical staff. The SMI technical committee has been working to develop these programs.
Courses are organized as focused, real-world spring design training programs, combining basic spring design content for each spring type with practical hands-on use of SMI’s world-famous Advanced Spring Design 7 (ASD7) software.
For each spring type, students will learn:
* The seven-step spring design process
* Definitions and terminology
* Design theory
* Design stress analysis
* How to input engineering design data into the ASD7 software
* Important ASD7 tolerancing criteria
Classes benefit students by increasing their spring design knowledge and benefit their company by having an SMI-trained associate as part of their team.
On Demand Training
SMI also offers on demand training at individual company locations. This can be an attractive, cost-effective alternative for companies that wish to train a large number of their associates. Please contact Gary McCoy at gary@smihq.org for details.