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Heil Releases 2008 Factory Training Schedule

More Personalized Attention, Hands-On Experience Planned

The Heil Institute of Technology announces its 2008 schedule of factory training courses designed to help customers maximize their return on investment in Heil refuse and recycling equipment by increasing uptime. New this year, Heil has dramatically reduced class size and doubled the number of instructors, in order to provide more individualized attention. Each class will be limited to 10 students taught by two instructors.

“We refine our training curriculum every year,” says Joel Barnes, Heil technical training manager. “By decreasing class size, adding another instructor and featuring more hands-on training, we’ll be able to provide technicians with valuable experience they can apply when they get back to their own fleets. We’re also planning to divide classes into teams that will compete with each other on maintenance exercises, so they’ll enjoy themselves more while learning at the same time.”

Most of the classes are held at the Heil Customer Support Center in Fort Payne, Ala, a dedicated training facility adjacent to one of Heil Environmental’s key North American manufacturing plants. To better serve customers in the West, five classes are planned for Phoenix, Ariz.

All of the classes are designed to provide the technicians who service Heil refuse collection vehicles with a thorough understanding of the products, so they can maintain them more efficiently and effectively. Each class covers basic hydraulics, pneumatics and DC electronics, cycle times and unit operation, model-specific in-depth hydraulic system operation, preventative maintenance procedures, adjustments and pressure settings, and other technical aspects of specific Heil bodies. Equipment safety and operation are also taught. For a more thorough understanding of the products, students taking classes in Fort Payne are also able to tour the local manufacturing facility and talk with some of the professionals located there who design and build the vehicles.

The non-refundable fee for any of the courses held in Fort Payne is $500, which includes the use of comprehensive training aids, lunch each day and a certificate of course completion. For classes in Phoenix, which have fewer hands-on components, the fee is reduced to $250 per person. Students are responsible for travel, lodging and other meals. Technicians who complete a course are eligible to earn continuing education units (CEUs). Advance registration is required.

Heil 2008 Technical Training Schedule

Feb. 5-8 Front loaders

Feb. 19-22 CP Python®

March 11-14* Rapid Rail® automated side loader/STARR® System

March 25-28 DuraPack® Python®

April 8-10* PLC/electronics

April 29–May 5 DuraPack® 5000/PowerTrak® Commercial rear loaders

May 20-23 Formula® 7000 automated side loader

June 10-12 PLC/electronics

July 8-11 Front loaders

July 22-25 Rapid Rail® automated side loader/STARR® System

Aug. 12-15 DuraPack® Python®

Sept. 9-11* PLC/electronics

Sept. 16-19* DuraPack® Python®

Oct. 21-24* Rapid Rail® automated side loader/STARR® System

Nov. 11-14 DuraPack® Python®

* Class will be held in Phoenix.

For more information about technical training available from Heil and to register for a course, visit http://www.heil.com/ or call toll-free at (866) ASK-HEIL (275-4345).

Heil Environmental, established in 1901, is the first ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer of refuse collection bodies in the United States. Heil is the industry leader in automated waste collection technology and offers the broadest product line, including front loaders, rear loaders, side loaders and recyclers. OEM and aftermarket replacement parts are available through Parts Central. Bayne Premium Lift Systems produces hydraulic lifters for refuse collection vehicles and commercial/industrial applications. Heil has manufacturing facilities in Fort Payne, Ala., Greenville, S.C., and Hillend, Scotland. Heil is a Dover Company.