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The LV-series multimedia projectors feature a large-diameter multi-group projection lens system, which provides low image distortion and exceptionally uniform brightness. Several optional interchangeable lenses are available. The LV-IL02 is a wide-angle zoom lens (short-throw) designed for applications where the largest possible image must be displayed from a very short distance while the zoom provides the ability to adjust the image size instead of moving the projector.

The HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch offers 4 Gb connectivity for entry-level storage area networks (SAN), and the ability to grow to a core-to-edge infrastructure. The simplicity and ease-of-use advantages of this switch helps increase administrator productivity and lower the cost of management. The switch delivers sixteen high performance Auto Sensing 1, 2, and 4Gb/s Fiber Channel ports. In addition, the 4/16 SAN switch is fully non-blocking and provides 128 Gb switching (4Gb full duplex) bandwidth. The model is ideal for new and existing SAN installations.

Fujitsu's services infrastructure, industry standard best practices, structured methodologies, and partnerships enable the company to provide the people and processes necessary to help its customers align IT initiatives with their business. The Fujitsu strategy leverages these attributes into a solutions framework that effectively integrates the services into existing IT operations enabling increased business agility, efficiency and continuity through integration, virtualization and automation.

AutoCAD Mechanical Essentials

This course is designed for new AutoCAD Mechanical users who require comprehensive training in AutoCAD Mechanical. It incorporates the features, commands, and techniques for creating and editing mechanical designs with AutoCAD Mechanical. This course focuses on features, tools, and techniques that make delegates productive with AutoCAD Mechanical in the shortest possible time. Hands-on exercises throughout the course enable delegates to practice creating mechanical engineering production drawings.

Course Duration: 4 days

Objectives

The primary objective of this course is to teach delegates the basic commands necessary for professional 2D mechanical drawing, design, and drafting using AutoCAD Mechanical. After completing this course, delegates will be able to, identify and use the key components of the AutoCAD Mechanical user interface, use the fundamental features of AutoCAD Mechanical, and the precision drafting tools to develop accurate technical engineering drawings, and demonstrate a high level of comfort and confidence with AutoCAD Mechanical through handson practice.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD Mechanical.

Prerequisites

It is recommended that delegates have a working knowledge of AutoCAD, drafting, design, or engineering experience is a plus. Experience of Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP is essential.

Course Outline

AutoCAD Mechanical Design Concepts

• Concepts
• Key Functionality

User Interface

• Interacting with the User Interface
• Common Drawing Setup

Mechanical Layers and Layer Control

• Layers
• Layer Control

Tools for Creating Key Geometry

• Power Snaps
• Core Design Tools
• Centrelines
• Construction Lines
• Designing with Lines
• Adding Standard Feature Data for Holes and Slots

Tools for Manipulating Geometry

• Editing Tools
• Power Commands

Mechanical Part Generators

• Standard Parts
• Springs
• Chain/Belt
• Shaft Generator
• Shaft Standard Parts

Creating Drawing Sheets

• Model Space Views in Layouts
• Title Blocks and Drawing Borders
• Creating Detail Views in Model Space

Dimensioning and Annotating Your Drawings

• Creating Dimensions
• Manipulating Dimensions
• Annotation Symbols
• Revision Lists

Bill of Materials, Parts Lists and Balloons

• Bill of Materials
• Inserting Parts Lists
• Balloons

Design Calculations

• Design Calculations
• Bean calculations
• Pulleys and Chains
• Bolted Connections
• Shaft Calculator

Working with Mechanical Structure

• Structuring Data in Drawings
• Reusing and Editing Structured Data
• Structure and Other Tools

Mechanical Options For the CAD Manager

• AM: Standards
• AM: Structure
• AM: Drawing
• AM: Standard Parts
• AM: Shaft
• AM: Calculations
• AM: Preferences

The more delegates that take the course the lower price is

1st Delegate, £270.00 per day

2nd Delegate, £245.00 per day 3rd Delegate, £220.00 per day 4th Delegate, £195.00 per day

Call our sales team to discuss your business requirements 0870 429 3010

Smart-UPS RT is a family of high performance UPSs for servers, networking equipment, telecommunication systems, industrial and medical equipment, and other mission-critical applications. Smart-UPS RT UPSs are based on the field-proven, industry-leading Smart-UPS functionality, but feature double conversion on-line topology, which delivers tight voltage and frequency regulation, zero transfer time to and from battery, and input power factor correction. While offering advanced performance and high availability features, the Smart-UPS RT can be managed using PowerChute software, as well as an array of SmartSlot accessories. Smart-UPS RT provides battery back up to the load through the use of internal batteries. However, an unlimited number of external battery packs can be added to meet desired levels of runtime. All Smart-UPS RTs and battery packs ship in tower configuration, while easily converting to the 19" rack-mount mode with the addition of an APC Rail kit.

ZyWALL USG 1000 is a Unified Security Gateway engineered to provide a variety of security services on top of a robust, hardware-accelerated platform.

By integrating both IPSec VPN and SSL VPN technologies, the ZyWALL USG 1000 allows organizations to establish Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections amongst multiple locations such as remote branch offices, business partner sites and even a remote teleworker getting connected in a potentially unsafe hotel hotspot.

Communication channels are securely encrypted so that information leakage / data theft can be mitigated when transmitting confidential information over insecure networks, such as the Internet.

The Hub and Spoke VPN feature is capable of reducing policy management overhead dramatically in a complex, multi-site corporate network infrastructure.

Designed with the best in Sony's imaging and sound quality, FWD-40LX2F is capable of supporting the highest-level HD Signal, expandable with a Dual Option Slot interface and armed with advanced Network Content Controls, this LCD Display is ready to take your organization to a whole new level of professionalism. In addition, built with improved color control, an expanded multi-display function, and improved digital audio circuitry, the FWD-40LX2F will never fail to surpass your viewing expectations.

Whether for use at home, large-scale businesses or small retail outlets, the Sony FWD-40LX2F LCD Display is a powerful tool of getting the right contents across to your customers.

Highlights of the Sony 40in WEGA LCD silver + BKMFW10

• High quality image processing
• Network content control
• True color control
• 2 HDMI inputs and dual option slots
• Improved multi display function

The ultraportable Panasonic Toughbook W7 notebook, with its integrated DVD multi drive, 12.1" anti-glare LCD and weight of 3 pounds, is ideal for mobile professionals. Equipped with an ultra-low voltage Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1 GBSDRAM (expandable), 80 GB hard disk and battery life of approximately 7 hours, the W7 is as useful on an airline tray table as it is in the boardroom.

The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 50 Enclosure MSA50 is a 1U Serial Attach SCSI (SAS) disk drive storage enclosure supporting Small Form Factor (SFF) SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) drives. This enclosure delivers industry-leading data performance, availability, storage density, and upgradeability to meet customers' demanding and growing storage needs. The SFF drive carrier is designed to support the Universal form factor hard drive in either SAS or SATA. This new form factor provides optimized performance per U of space while delivering unparalleled power consumption. The MSA50 enclosure supports direct attach storage to HP ProLiant Servers. The MSA50 supports the cascading of shelves in a 1+1 configuration to allow a maximum of 20 SFF drives in a 2U configuration attached to a single controller port. This single controller port incorporates four lanes for a total max throughput of 12Gb/s for SAS.

The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 tape drive represents HP's second generation of half-height LTO tape drive technology. As the highest capacity, highest performance half-height drive in the StorageWorks family, the Ultrium 448 delivers a compressed storage capacity of 400 GB per data cartridge, using LTO 2 media. The Ultrium 448 Tape Drive is fully read and write compatible with all first and second-generation Ultrium drives and media. These features combined with low pricing make the Ultrium 448 the ideal direct-attach and network backup solution for entry-level and midrange servers where capacity and low cost of ownership are critical.

The Electronic HP Care Pack Services (e-Care Pack) capability allows you to order, receive, update, and activate a wide range of valuable HP Care Pack Services over the Internet. Administered through the HP Services Network (CSN), it is a fast and simple process that enables immediate registration and service activation.

Increase equipment availability and productivity with high-quality onsite and remote support for your HP hardware, as well as selected multivendor equipment. This flexible HP Care Pack packaged service covers desktops, workstations, servers, notebooks and laptops, network equipment, and printing.

Choose 4-Hour 24x7 Same Day Hardware Support when you need to extend your hardware warranty coverage with prompt, anytime service for key systems and devices; obtain easy-to-buy, easy-to-use onsite services; improve hardware performance and uptime; increase the return on your HP and multivendor hardware investments; enjoy consistent service coverage across geographically dispersed sites.

Empower CAD and GIS professionals with a reliable, large-format printer they can effectively share. In the HP Designjet T1100 Printer series, HP Vivera inks enable impressive detail and accuracy, while convenient technical and manageability features enable confident work team printing.

Add high-speed, wide-format color laser printing to your office workgroup with the affordable HP color LaserJet 5500 series printers. Easy-to-use and flexible to fit any office, these printers create high-quality color documents as quickly as black-and-white. Designed for simplicity, this printer series is as easy-to-use and maintain as any HP LaserJet monochrome printer, and can be upgraded for robust networking and increased media flexibility.

Highlights of the HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn - printer - colour - laser

• Create a professional image for your business with HP Imageret 3600 print quality. Adaptive halftoning and colour trapping technologies provide precise, adjacent colours, sharp images and black text. Print at up to 28 ppm (A4) in colour and monochrome with the highly productive vertical in-line engine, a 533 MHz processor and 160 MB RAM (288 MB on dtn and hdn). Achieve a fast 16 second first page out from "Ready" and 41 second from "Powersave" mode due to the inductive heat fuser.
• One access point at the front and clear labelling simplify consumable installation. Graphical control panel provides toner level gauges at a glance. Detailed text instructions and animated graphics allow for quick, easy troubleshooting. Up to 5 paper input trays, long-life maintenance kits and high-capacity, smart printing supplies decrease user intervention. HP Web Jetadmin and HP Embedded Web Server provide easy printer management.
• Wide-format printing up to A3 on a variety of media (up to 200 g/m2 from the multi-purpose tray). Up to 5 paper trays increase input capacity to 2,100 sheets (100-sheet MP, 4 x 500-sheet input trays*). Print double-sided documents with the built-in duplex unit**. Add industry-leading networking, a hard disk or other upgrades (3rd party) via three EIO slots. Handle even the most complex documents with the expandable printer memory (up to 544 MB).
• * Standard with HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn
• ** Standard with HP Color LaserJet 5550dn/dtn/hdn

Panasonic' vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.

Imagine having an integrated solution that could provide shared storage for application servers, enhanced file serving for end-user clients, and data protection software to keep your data safe and secure; these are the key functions of HP All-in-One Storage and together, they allow businesses to lower costs, increase efficiencies, and respond to rapid data growth. HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage System is radically simple, integrated, and affordable network storage solution that enables small and mid-size companies to easily manage, grow, and protect their data without requiring them to become storage experts. This system is designed to be deployed and managed by IT generalists with no storage expertise and delivers everything you need to lower the cost and complexity of rapidly growing data storage environments.

The HP ProLiant DL320s Storage Server is a high-density Network Attached Storage (NAS) solution that enables customers with small and medium office environments to consolidate multiple direct-attached storage (DAS) installations and management interfaces to a single centralized Windows-based file and print solution. While DAS can be fractured and difficult to track and maintain, NAS lowers your total cost of storage ownership since management and protection are performed from one interface in one location. It supports multiple file sharing protocols and Windows storage-specific tools that make file share maintenance both easy and powerful. And with optional Microsoft iSCSI Software Target, you can upgrade to host block-based storage for Exchange, SQL or other applications. The NAS solution not only aids in consolidation and cost reduction, but also helps you spend less time and effort deploying and managing file and print services.

The XL6500U from Mitsubishi Electric is a high-end, 1024 x 768 resolution projector for use in large meeting rooms and conference halls. The model features six different viewing modes, depending on user preferences, and automatically analyzes input to determine the optimum screen size, from widescreen to 4:3.

The XL6500U can show separate images from different sources together. Its 5000 lumens of brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio and 3D luminance/chrominance processing enable vivid pictures, whatever the room size. Moreover, the model's sRGB color technology enables accurate and uniform color reproduction.

The XL6500U's RJ45 terminal allows remote LAN control, including diagnostics as well as projection. The projector runs at a quiet 29dBA in low mode.

Highlights of the Mitsubishi Electric XL6500U XGA Projector - 5000 Ansi Lumens

• 29dBA fan noise in eco mode
• 2 way lens shift
• Motion alarm
• 3D Y/C digital comb filter and 3D noise reduction

Fully networked, this versatile A3 mono laser printer produces consistently high quality results. Reliable and cost-efficient to run, it's perfect for the demanding business environment. An A3 printer with a compact A4 footprint, the Epson EPL-N2550D will fit comfortably onto the desktop.

It's also designed with an intuitive interface which even beginners will find easy to use. With a high capacity paper tray and speeds of up to 30ppm, the Epson EPL-N2550D is designed to print up to 100,000 sheets per month. To ensure minimum user intervention the imaging cartridge has a capacity of up to 17,000 sheets.

Supports all common language emulations and integrates easily with all your applications - ESC/Page, PCL6, ESC/P2, FX, I239X, Adobe PostScript 3. The Epson EPL-N2550D starts printing almost immediately with first page out to print time in just 8.2 seconds and has an auto duplex unit fitted as standard.

The future of television is here with a SANYO pure flat screen LCD, enjoy stunning sound and picture quality, viewable at an angle up to 176 degrees. Impress yourself and your friends with the designer appeal of a SANYO LCD panel!

The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series offers nonblocking Layer2/3/4 switching with integrated resiliency, further enhancing control of converged networks. Converged voice/video/data networks with high availability enable business resiliency for enterprise and metropolitan (metro) Ethernet customers deploying Internet-based business applications.

Integrated resiliency enhancements offered in the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series include integrated inline power for IP telephony, software-based fault tolerance, and 1 + 1 power supply redundancy. Integrated resiliency in both hardware and software minimizes network downtime, ensuring workforce productivity, profitability, and customer success. As a key component of Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data), the Cisco Catalyst 4500 extends control to the network edge with intelligent network services, including sophisticated quality of service (QoS), predictable performance, advanced security, comprehensive management, and integrated resiliency. Offering compatibility with Cisco Catalyst 4000 Family line cards and supervisor engines, the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series enables an extended window of deployment for the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Family in converged networks. This reduces the cost of ownership by minimizing recurring operational expenses, thus improving return on investment (ROI).

HP's large format, 8-ink DesignJet Z2100 with HP Vivera pigment inks delivers prints with color accuracy and consistency you can only get with the first-ever embedded spectrophotometer. ICC profiles are easy; and automatic calibrations ensure accurate, consistent prints every time you print. Rely on HP for vivid color and black-and-white prints and the easy, reliable printing experience you demand.

Add high-speed, wide-format color laser printing to your office workgroup with the affordable HP color LaserJet 5500 series printers. Easy-to-use and flexible to fit any office, these printers create high-quality color documents as quickly as black-and-white. Designed for simplicity, this printer series is as easy-to-use and maintain as any HP LaserJet monochrome printer, and can be upgraded for robust networking and increased media flexibility.

Highlights of the HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn - printer - colour - laser

• Create a professional image for your business with HP Imageret 3600 print quality. Adaptive halftoning and colour trapping technologies provide precise, adjacent colours, sharp images and black text. Print at up to 28 ppm (A4) in colour and monochrome with the highly productive vertical in-line engine, a 533 MHz processor and 160 MB RAM (288 MB on dtn and hdn). Achieve a fast 16 second first page out from "Ready" and 41 second from "Powersave" mode due to the inductive heat fuser.
• One access point at the front and clear labelling simplify consumable installation. Graphical control panel provides toner level gauges at a glance. Detailed text instructions and animated graphics allow for quick, easy troubleshooting. Up to 5 paper input trays, long-life maintenance kits and high-capacity, smart printing supplies decrease user intervention. HP Web Jetadmin and HP Embedded Web Server provide easy printer management.
• Wide-format printing up to A3 on a variety of media (up to 200 g/m2 from the multi-purpose tray). Up to 5 paper trays increase input capacity to 2,100 sheets (100-sheet MP, 4 x 500-sheet input trays*). Print double-sided documents with the built-in duplex unit**. Add industry-leading networking, a hard disk or other upgrades (3rd party) via three EIO slots. Handle even the most complex documents with the expandable printer memory (up to 544 MB).
• * Standard with HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn
• ** Standard with HP Color LaserJet 5550dn/dtn/hdn

This Multi-function Interface Module (MIM) provides a variety of expansion options that let you enhance router performance to optimize network operation. Customize your network to your business needs.

Maximize workgroup productivity with print, copy, scan to e-mail, and analog fax. This flexible multifunction device supports multiple paper trays, stapling and stacking document-finishing options, a 3-bin mailbox and digital sending.

Highlights of the HP LaserJet 4345x mfp - multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) ( B/W )

• Enhance the productivity of busy office workgroups with versatile print, copy, digital sending' and fax features'.
• Flexible options with up to 2,100-sheet input capacity and automatic two-sided printing accessory'.
• Choose 3-bin mailbox' for separating print, copy and fax functions, assigning mailboxes for users or stacking up to 700 sheets.
• Boost performance with 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) for unattended document processing.
• Streamline communication and transform your document workflow by optimising send to e-mail function with optional digital sending'.
• Get impressive results when you need them with 43 ppm black & white A4 printing and copying; first page out in under 10 seconds.
• Produce high quality duplex documents with the automatic two-sided printing accessory'.
• Transform your document workflow with optional routing software — send information to a range of applications.
• Easy sharing — enjoy best-in-class networking with the HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server.
• Easy to use, intuitive control panel with touch-screen graphics.
• Enjoy ease-of-use and reliability associated with HP LaserJet printers, plus all the versatility of a high productivity MFP.
• Get consistently high quality results with HP Smart printing technology* — automatically enhancing print quality.
• Work group performer delivers return on investment
• 'Digital sending capabilities via optional accessory.
• 'Analogue fax standard with HP LaserJet 4345x, 4345xs and 4345xm models
• '3-bin mailbox: standard with HP LaserJet 4345xm; optional accessories (sold separately) with HP LaserJet 4345, 4345x and 4345xm models.
• *Using genuine HP supplies ensures availability of all HP Smart Printing features.
• **Stapler/stacker: standard with HP LaserJet 4345xs and 4345xm models; optional accessory (sold separately) with HP LaserJet 4345 and 4345x models.

The HP StorageWorks Ultrium 232 Tape Drive is one the newest LTO1 drives on the market and the fastest in HP portfolio. This affordable superdrive delivers enterprise-class backup capacity, performance, and reliability at a midrange price. With a compressed capacity of 200 GB per data cartridge and a compressed data transfer rate of 115 GB per hour, this LTO1 drive is read- and write-compatible with all first-generation Ultrium tape drives and media, and its media can be read by any LTO1, 2, or 3 drive from any manufacturer.

Despite its low cost, the Ultrium 232's rugged design delivers excellent reliability and includes many of the advanced features of its bigger siblings. The drive employs data rate matching to adjust to the speed of the host, reducing wear and tear on both the drive and media while increasing performance, particularly on slower systems. The Ultrium 232 supports HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), taking the worry out of disaster planning.

Highlights of the HP STORAGEWORKS ULTRIUM 232

• Affordable capacity: HP Ultrium half-height tape drives provide superdrive capacity at a low price, and the fact that these drives use widely available industry-standard media makes their overall cost of ownership even lower
• Affordable performance: High capacity goes hand-in-hand with high performance. The Ultrium 448 can fill an Ultrium 2 data cartridge with 400 GB of compressed data in 2.5 hours, while the Ultrium 232 can back up 200 GB of compressed data in less than two hours (assuming 2:1 data compression)
• Enterprise-class reliability: The design of HP Ultrium half-height tape drives is leveraged from HP's outstandingly reliable full-height Ultrium tape drives, incorporating features such as data rate matching, soft load, and simple tape path to make these drives as dependable as their bigger siblings
• Compact form factor: HP pioneered Ultrium half-height tape drives in 2001, and still makes the only half-height LTO-1 drives on the market. Their compact form factor means these drives fit internally in most servers and take up less space in rack environments
• Investment protection: HP Ultrium half-height tape drives are fully read-and write-compatible with all Ultrium tape drives from HP and other manufacturers, allowing for flexibility in deployment. And when you choose an HP Ultrium tape drive, you're buying from the leading manufacturer of LTO tape drives
• Simple disaster recovery: All HP Ultrium tape drives support HP StorageWorks One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), a unique firmware design that works with your backup software to ensure that, when the worst happens, you can recover your data quickly and completely with the touch of a button
• Complete solution: Included in the box is a single-server copy of HP OpenView Storage Data Protector and Yosemite TapeWare software, allowing you to implement sophisticated data protection features or an easy-to-use backup application, as your needs dictate
• Active head cleaning: HP Ultrium tape drives perform their own automated cleaning that increases head life and greatly reduces the need for using the cleaning cartridge

The LMP-H700 is a 400 Watt pure Xenon lamp for the VPL-VW100 full High Definition SXRD home theater projector.

The HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Storage Server offers an entry-level Networked Attached Storage (NAS) solution that delivers easy to use, rapidly deployable networked storage with multi-protocol file sharing and print serving which is perfect for a small workgroup, small business or a remote office.

The Toshiba TDP-EX20 with "extreme short projection" offers incredible power and flexibility from a lightweight projector. It projects text and images with an impressive 2,300 ANSI lumens, and a rich and vibrant DLP display. A full-featured performer, the projector offers password-protection, to prevent unauthorized usage and instant power shut down capability which allows the user to turn off and disconnect the projector from the power outlet instantly without any cool-down time required. The projector also offers an XGA 1024 x 768 native resolution, razor sharp contrast ratio of 2000:1 and "extreme short projection" capabilities that produce a 60-inch image from just three feet away. The TDP-EX20 produces superior image quality and versatile performance for presentations, video gaming, weekend sporting events and DVD movies in virtually any setting, including well-lit rooms, family rooms or larger settings from the boardroom to the lecture hall.