Ipsen Announces 2012 Ipsen U Class Schedule

(November 21, 2011, Cherry Valley, IL) – Twenty-three participants graduated from Ipsen’s highly regarded Ipsen U course that took place at the company’s Cherry Valley IL headquarters, October 18-20, 2011. This was the final class of five that were held in 2011. Ipsen offers regularly scheduled courses as well as on-site classes to help train industry professionals who are either new or new to their position or provide a refresher for existing technical staff. Registration is now open for Ipsen U classes on the following dates for 2012: February 7-9, April 10-12, June 5-7 August 7-9 and October 16-18. Registration can be done online, by mail or by phone.


Ipsen U is a practical, hands-on training course for building and refreshing knowledge of thermal processing equipment. Ipsen U’s personalized courses address all levels of expertise in a casual, open-forum atmosphere that encourages attendees to ask questions on specific equipment and processes.
Ipsen U courses address all levels of expertise including:
•    Plant Managers
•    Project Managers
•    Engineers
•    Operators
•    Maintenance

Our professional, experienced instructors cover a wide-range of vacuum furnace topics:
•    Operating, maintaining and troubleshooting
•    Green efforts – fine tuning for peak efficiency
•    Optimizing older furnaces to save costs
•    Dos and don’ts of running TUS checks
•    Basics of 2750D
•    How to make obtaining passing TUS and SAT checks easy
•    Instrumentation and configuration set-up
•    Alarms and safety
•    Cycle programming
•    Electrical and Mechanical overviews
•    Hot zone upkeep tips
•    And more!

With more than 60 years of thermal processing expertise, Ipsen provides the solutions heat treaters need to be successful: energy and cost efficiency, reliable robust equipment, manufacturing and service locations worldwide, 24-hour service, aftermarket support – parts and service, engineered components – retrofits and upgrades, thermal processing and furnace maintenance training. Visit http://www.ipsenusa.com for more information.