Joint Tour

 
Sweetcars

2404 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Thursday May 11th at 6:00 PM
RSVP Deadline Passed; Cannot join meal, but can join Facility tour at 7:30

SAE Fort Wayne, IN Chapter is happy to announce a tour of Sweet Cars and extend the invitation to the Fort Wayne Engineers Club.

Please RSVP to Bharat Rajghatta at brajghatta@gmail.com

SweetCars is Northeast Indiana’s most trusted independent dealer of low-mileage, meticulously maintained luxury, performance, and just plain fun vehicles. Whether you’re looking for a 200 MPH head-turner or something stylish to get you from A to B safely and comfortably, chances are they have it or they can get it, with no pressure or hassle.

AGENDA:
6:00 -6:30PM       Networking
6:30 – 7:30 PM     Dinner/Buffet and presentation by Sweet car personnel
7:30PM-8:00PM   Facility Tour

May Tour

 
Dana Corporation
2100 W State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Thursday May 18th at 7:00 PM
RSVP Required by May 16th

Tour requirements:
1. RSVP by May 16 2017 to Bharat Rajghatta at brajghatta@gmail.com with who you currently work so we can assure Dana Management that there is nobody from their competition on our tour.
2. No shorts.
3. Close toes shoes required.
4. No children

Dana background:

In 1904, an engineering student named Clarence Spicer left Cornell University to launch a new business in the vacant corner of a New Jersey factory.

While still a student, Spicer had earned a patent for his groundbreaking design of the first practical universal joint to power an automobile.  Spicer’s innovation would quite literally unchain the automobile, which had previously relied on chain-and-sprocket drives to transmit power.  But at its outset, his new venture was a decidedly bold step.

A talented engineer and inventor, Spicer had neither business nor manufacturing experience.  And although the automobile was destined to become a global institution, its future was still far from certain at the turn of the 20th century.
It was from these uncertain beginnings that Dana Incorporated emerged as one of the world’s most influential automotive suppliers.  Founded on Spicer’s designs, and fueled by the business acumen of attorney, politician, and financier Charles Dana, the company proceeded to expand its product array, technological expertise, and geographic scope throughout the century.  Along the way, Dana Incorporated also fostered a progressive, people-oriented culture that has added a unique dimension to the products and services the company provides.

Building on these strengths, Dana Incorporated products have helped to drive history’s greatest vehicles – from the Model T and the World War II-era Jeep®, to London taxicabs, 18-wheel rigs, giant earth-moving machines, and every car on the NASCAR® racing circuit.

As Dana Incorporated embarks on its second century, it continues to build on this proud heritage.  Dana people continue their passionate pursuit of innovation.  And the company continues to deliver on its commitment to advancing the science of mobility for the benefit of its global customers.

The Fort Wayne facility makes axle and axle components for the light truck market.

June Social

Ryan Stark has offered the FWEC another check in on the progress of the kit plane that his father began building.  This tour is a follow up to our June 2015 tour.
The plane is an RV-12; a two-seat, low wing all aluminum aircraft made by Van’s Aircraft Company.  This aircraft kit can be purchased in parts and the Stark plane is on the third part.  The first was the tail and empennage, and second kit was for the wings, and the third is for the fuselage.

Pizza, chips, beer, and pop will be provided and there will also be a bonfire going in case it gets cold.

Directions from Fort Wayne: Take Winchester Road to the town of Poe.  In Poe, turn Right on Poe Road (the last road before you leave town) and head south into Wells County.  In Wells County, once you pass 1000 N, look for a large blue house on the East side of the road; it’s the farm with a Minion painted on the silo.