Our Mission:
The
International Society of
Automation, Cleveland Section, shall advance technology, and the competence
and careers of practitioners in the Northeastern Ohio area for the benefit of
industry and humanity.
Checkout notes from our September meeting:
Tuning - Keeping an Eye on Your Process
October Meeting:
--Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Cedar Point Tour: Behind the scenes
This tour will walk us through “behind the scenes” of
modern high tech rides such as the Millenium Force, Top Thrill Dragster, Power
Tower, etc. at Cedar Point. Get a close-up look and description of the
design and operation of the controls and instrumentation used in these rides.
Electrical Engineer, Larry Shivak and Mechanical Engineer, Eric Lapp
will conduct the tour. Larry is Manager, Electrical Systems and has been with Cedar
Point since June 2007. Eric is Supervisor, Ride Maintenance and has been with
Cedar Point since April 2005.
Notes from the Tour:
Two years ago we were amazed at the decorations and displays set up around the park just for Halloween. We were also impressed with the skull set on the arch between Frontierland and the main area. Also, many of the trees had lights wrapped around the trunks. It must look spook-tacular at night. Cedar Point does not run the water rides at this time of year, but we were told they run the rest of them. It looked like they had special Halloween programs in the Red Garter Saloon too. Inside the Fun House, they had cobwebs, skulls and all kinds of other spooky displays.
The hydraulics for the Top Thrill Dragster were gigantic! The pictures don't do it justice. The computer keeps a history so that they know how much thrust is needed to get the cars up and over depending on the weight load and weather conditions. The quantities of proximity sensors were incredible.
See pictures of the tour from 2010
here.
When: Wednesday, October
3, 2012
3:00pm - 5:30pm Tour
6:00pm Dinner
Menu:
Pulled Pork, Fried Chicken
Baked Beans, Potato Salad
Desert and Drink
Where:
Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio
Parking at the Hotel Breakers East parking lot.
Dinner:
$15 -- tour alone is FREE
Contact: Harriet Radvansky
EMAIL:
PHONE:(440) 239-9176
Reservations Required by Oct 1st.
Please contact Harriet if you plan on attending this
meeting.
If Email reservations are made, please provide:
Name
Professional Affiliation or Employer
Phone Number
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