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conference preview | Injection World Molding Forum


The fi rst Injection World Molding Forum is set for


Philadelphia in June. We preview some of the presentations lined up for this


exciting new injection moulding conference


Exploring the future of injection moulding


Main image: In-mould assembly will be one of the topics up for discussion at the fi rst Injection World Molding Forum


The fi rst Injection World Molding Forum takes place in Philadelphia, PA, USA on 17-18 June. Organised by Injection World magazine and Applied Market Informa- tion (AMI), this exciting new event will explore many of the themes and issues covered regularly in the pages of this magazine, but in a face-to-face environment where attendees can discuss and debate directly with our assembled panel of expert speakers. The full conference programme features 19 high-


level presentations by experts in their fi eld, including senior business and technical representatives from leading global machinery and materials companies, as well as some top names from the US processing sector. This article takes a look at what we have in store for


the fi rst day of the Injection World Molding Forum. We will take a look at what the second day of the confer- ence holds in the May edition.


Market update The opening keynote session of the conference will focus on some of the business issues facing the North American moulding industry. It will open with a presentation by Andrew Reynolds, research director at AMI, who will look at the changing structure of the injection moulding industry and detail successful strategies for future business development. Reynolds,


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one of the founders of AMI, has more than 30 years’ experience in international plastics industry consulting. Michael Araten, president and CEO of K’Nex brands, will speak about the benefi ts that accrue from reshor- ing moulding work to the US. Reshoring is a key trend in the US moulding industry at the present time and one that Araten has a unique perspective on – as the parent of construction toy fi rm K’Nex and technical moulding specialist The Rodon Group, K’Nex Brands is both a customer and a moulder. Araten is an active campaign- er for improving levels of innovation and global competiveness in US manufacturing. Jeffrey Sternberg is global automotive technology


director at DuPont. He will be speaking about the changing requirements of the automotive industry as it works to develop more fuel effi cient and lower emission vehicles. Sternberg, who is a chemist with more than 25 years of R&D experience behind him, will discuss how these new goals will impact on polymer materials innovation.


Lightweight solutions Trexel president and CEO Steve Braig will develop the lightweighting theme with a presentation looking at the latest developments of the Mucell microcellular foam moulding process in terms of weight reduction and part


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