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110 professionals, in the Injection Moulding Conference
15/06/2002
The Ascamm Foundation and Rapra Technology of the United Kingdom was jointly organized by the Injection Moulding 2002 International Conference that took place in the Hotel Barceló Sants, with an attendance of more than 110 people. During two days discussed the latest developments in injection of thermoplastics.
Presentations were made by international speakers of high quality, expert in molding injection and related fields.
The agenda of the first day was divided into three blocks:
- In the first block, representatives of CoreTech System co. (Taiwan), Sigma engineering gmbh (Germany), Mattec (USA), Polymer Engineering Centre (Australia), ASCAMM Foundation and Moldflow Iberia SL (Spain) presented different presentations on the processes of techniques and optimization of simulation.
- In the second block, representatives of the IKV (Institute for transformation of plastics) (Germany), Factor Gmbh (Germany) and warwick manufacturing group (United Kingdom) presented the major developments in water and gas-assisted molding.
- In the third block, representatives of Omnexus (Switzerland), PLASTY (Spain), mold-masters Ltd (Canada), Polymer Engineering Centre (Australia) developed their papers on the impact of globalization and the internet.
The second day of the Conference was split into two blocks:
- In the first, representatives of DSBG Eurobrom BV (Netherlands), bayer Hispania (Spain), Gaiker (Spain), Warwick Manufacturing Group (United Kingdom), Battenfeld GmbH (Germany), Imerys Minerals Ltd (United Kingdom) and DSM Petrochemicals (Netherlands) presented in its papers a wide variety of solutions in the field of design and development of product and materials.
- In the second block, representatives from Rapra Technology Ltd. (United Kingdom), EOS GmbH (Germany) and Materialise (Belgium) presented some of the latest innovations of rapid tooling and mold technologies.
To conclude the day, was an optional visit to the technological centre of the Ascamm Foundation in Cerdanyola del Vallès.
The INJECTION MOULDING 2002 Conference was an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the molding by injection and obtain a global perspective on this important sector.
The Conference was sponsored by Battenfeld Ibérica, S.A., Cumsa, Moldflow Iberia, SL and Omnexus.
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