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quality improvement. Braig has more than 20 years’ plastics industry experience and is a member of the US Manufacturing Council and the Coalition for Automotive Lightweighting. Wittmann Battenfeld regional sales manager Thomas Betts will also be speaking about moulding solutions for lightweight parts. He will look at physical gas foam moulding, focusing on a new development between the machine maker and German processor Schaumform that uses cyclical mould temperature control and a modifi ed injection-compression moulding technique to achieve premium surfaces. Raj Shah, regional sales manager for KraussMaffei
Corp, completes the lightweighting session with a presentation looking at the latest developments in injection moulding of thermoplastic composite compo- nents. KraussMaffei has been one of the key machinery partners in a number of European projects in this area and has worked closely with leading tooling system developers such as Switzerland’s Georg Kaufmann.
Advanced manufacturing Competing in today’s marketplace means not only making better parts; it also means making them faster. Stratasys solution sales manager Nadav Sella will present the latest developments in the use of 3D printing for high speed production of mould cavities. A number of leading moulding companies – including Nypro and Germany’s Robert Seuffer - have already successfully used the technology to produce short leadtime injection mould components in production- intent materials. Mark Moss, executive vice president for market and
product strategy at hot runner maker Synventive, will discuss the use of advanced valve gate control to regulate fl ow of polymer in the mould. This active gate technique can improve surface quality and overcome mould processing issues. Integrating part assembly into the mould will be the
theme of Hansjörg Keusgen’s presentation. Keusgen, who is head of sales and marketing at German mould-
maker Advaltech Foboha, will explain some of the latest mould solutions and detail the potential productivity gains available. Kevin O’Hara, automotive business manager at
Macdermid Autotype, will focus on in mould decoration. His presentation will look at the current state of the art in the use of fi lm insert in-mould decorating (IMD) with a focus on options for creating decorative surfaces with textured effects.
Material developments The fi rst day of the conference will be wrapped up with a session looking at new material innovations. Solvay Engineering Plastics global market director James Mitchell will discuss the latest developments in polyamides for high temperature applications. The presentation will cover heat stabilisation, fl ow modifi ca- tion and fl ame retardant solutions that eliminate tool fouling and corrosion. It will also review future applica- tion trends for performance PA materials. PolyOne Specialty Engineered Materials global
technology director Patricia Hubbard will close the day with an examination of how the metal replacement potential of advanced plastics is being extended to include previously unattainable attributes such as thermal and electrical conductivity. The chemist and polymer scientist will discuss the performance and potential applications for these new materials in the injection moulding sector.
More information In addition to the high-level conference sessions, the Injection World Molding Forum also includes an exhibition area where delegates will be able to network during all refreshment breaks and the evening cocktail reception. You can view the complete conference programme, and
get details of the special $300 discount for April bookings, at the conference website:
http://bit.ly/IWMF2014. Alternatively, contact conference organiser Christine Stelluti : Email:
cas@amiplastics-na.com; Tel: +1 610 478 0800.
Speakers include (from left, top): Andrew Reynolds, AMI; Michael Araten, K’Nex Brands; Jeffrey Sternberg, DuPont; Steve Braig, Trexel; Thomas Betts, Wittmann Battenfeld; Raj Shah, KraussMaffei. From left, lower row: Nadav Sella, Stratasys; Mark Moss, Synventive; Hansjörg Keusgen, Advaltech Foboha; Kevin O’Hara, Macdermid Autotype; James Mitchell, Solvay Engineering Plastics and Patricia Hubbard, PolyOne.
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