Chattanooga Engineers Club

NEXT MEETING____________________________

Monday, July 13, 2009 - Noon - DOUBLETREE HOTEL, Second Floor (407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402)

“The Process of Flour Milling” - Chad Bontrager, Horizon Milling, Chattanooga

Flour has always played an important role in the history of western civilization and other cultures around the world. Today, it is present in almost every food we eat, from bread, to cake, to pizza, to pasta, and so much more. We could not imagine life without it; yet, most of us have given little thought of how flour is produced, other than at a picturesque gristmill powered by a water wheel.

Chad Bontrager, Assistant Facility Manager and Head Miller at Horizon Milling Chattanooga, will describe how flour is processed today. He will provide an overview of the grains that are used in the production of flour, as well as the equipment used to grind these raw materials. Mr. Bontrager will also discuss the machinery used in the grinding operation, the power requirements, the distribution of products, and the general operation of a modern flour mill.

Horizon Milling is a leading flour producer, offering wheat and flour products for a wide range of product applications.

FUTURE MEETINGS________________________

The DOUBLETREE staff has asked our Club to seat those who eat lunch at the Hotel separately from those who do not. The staff counts those at the round tables with place settings and bills the Club for meals consumed. If you do not plan to purchase lunch, please sit in a chair on the perimeter of the room.

I appreciate those who sat in the chairs along the perimeter during the previous lunch meeting.

Monday, July 20 - Noon - "Renewable Energy at TVA"

Speaker: Mark Schwartz, city architect for metro Nashville and former principal architect for the State of Tennessee

Monday, July 27 - Noon - "Use of Robotic Technology in Urological Cancer Treatment"

Speaker: Dr. Amar Singh, M.D., Erlanger Medical Center

Monday, August 3 - Noon - "Journey Through Space with NASA"

Speaker: Dan Loposer

Monday, August 10 - Noon - "Greenhouse Gas"

Speaker: Rob Ellis, Advanced Waste Management

PREVIOUS MEETING_______________________

Chuck Chamberlin, Director of Telephone & Network Systems at Chattanooga State, talked about several types of communication systems in use in the Chattanooga area: Dial Up, ISDN, T1, XDSL, Sonet, Cable, Metro E, WiFi, and Air Card. Hubs, switches, routers, DSL modems, and cable modems to connect the various types of communication systems were mentioned. TC PIP is the protocol used to integrate all networks.

Mr. Chamberlin gave each Club member 25 or more tips, hints, and opinions to take home to help one operate his network of computers in a more secure and effective way.

1. HTTPS:// - Use it or lose it. Online banking or buying. The “S” means your data is encrypted. For the paranoid in you, consider a “temporary” credit card.

2. Use real time Virus Protection and keep it updated. McAfee and Symantic are both good protection programs. AVG is good freeware.

3. Label all [cables] at both ends and the middle. Color code power cords.

4. UPS is better than surge protectors; however, surge protectors are better than nothing.

5. Hook and Loop (e.g. Velcro) straps keep loose wires looking neat.

6. Use the Secunia Personal Software Inspector to see if your software is up to date (secunia.com).

ITEMS OF INTEREST_______________________

The Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL, CHATTANOOGA (407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402). Free parking is available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel. The gate will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. There is additional free parking east of the Hotel on Chestnut Street in the paved parking pit.

Looking for details on a local society meeting? Links to local engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer

Click on the following link to view Chattanooga State’s Summer Enrichment program for Teens, http://www.chattanoogastate.edu/continuinged/busmwksp.asp

“Adjunct faculty in engineering and computing sought by Covenant College, areas of interest include: Matlab, database, computer organization, discrete math, statics, and dynamics. Christian profession of faith required. Please contact john.hunt@covenant.edu.”

QUESTIONS and SUGGESTIONS______________

If you have any questions, items of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club, or suggestions for 2009 programs, please contact Joe Robbins by e-mail at jrobbins@robbinsbohr.com or by phone at 423-756-4430. You can find membership application forms, references to future programs, historical data, and other info at: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Chattanooga Technology Organization mailing list at: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/email