C ONFERENCE Tuesday, June 17, 2014 June 17-18, 2014 Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Injection World magazine and AMI are pleased to invite you to join top injection molding industry professionals at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue in Philadelphia, PA, USA, on June 17-18, 2014 for the fi rst Injection World Molding Forum.
This new conference features a high-level program assembled by the editorial team of Injection World that will explore many of the themes and issues covered regularly in the magazine in a live face-to-face environment, allowing delegates to debate the key issues directly with our assembled panel of expert speakers.
The Injection World Molding Forum will examine critical business and market developments, and explore process technology and material innovations. Its prime focus will be on exposing the new technologies that will enable injection molders to develop the cost- effective manufacturing solutions demanded by their customers. These innovative technologies will be applicable to molders operating in industries as diverse as automotive, electrical and electronic, housewares and consumer goods.
Novel process innovations to be covered at the conference include thermoplastic composites, 3D printing, conformal mold cooling, cyclical mold temperature control, in-mold assembly, multi-component molding, component lightweighting and production of optical quality parts. On the material side, presentations will explore new metal replacement options and high temperature polyamide developments.
Strategic business and production issues will also feature on the Injection World Molding Forum agenda, with keynote presentations looking at the changing structure of the North American molding industry, analyzing
the business case for reshoring, discussing regional
process technology trends and requirements, and identifying new opportunities resulting from the evolving demands of the automotive and electronics industries.
The Injection World Molding Forum is the place for the North American molding industry to discover and discuss vital market and process technology developments and to network with molding technology experts at every level of the supply chain.
FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND:
1. Hear leading experts explain the latest injection molding innovations
2. Find out how new processing technologies will improve your competiveness
3. Gain insight into the trends shaping the North American molding business
4. Identify investment opportunities to secure high value molding contracts
5. Network with key players from the North American molding industry and supply chain
8:00 Registration and welcome coffee 9:00 Opening announcements SESSION 1 – MARKET UPDATE 9:10
The changing structure of the injection molding industry: What drives successful strategies Mr. Andrew Reynolds, Research Director, APPLIED MARKET INFORMATION LLC, United States
9:40 10:10
End user viewpoint: The benefi ts of reshoring manufacturing Mr. Michael Araten, President and CEO, K’NEX BRANDS and THE RODON GROUP, United States
The road ahead: How changing automotive industry requirements will drive innovation in plastic materials Mr. Jeffrey Sternberg, Global Automotive Technology Director, DUPONT, United States
10:40-11:10 Coffee break SESSION 2 – LIGHTWEIGHT SOLUTIONS
11:10 Microcellular injection molding: Enhancing design freedom for complex lightweight plastic parts Mr. Steve Braig, President and CEO, TREXEL, INC., United States
11:40 Achieving premium quality surfaces and cell structures in physical gas structural foam molding Mr. Thomas Betts, Regional Sales Manager, WITTMANN BATTENFELD INC., United States
12:10
The lightweight revolution: High volume, cost effective injection molding of thermoplastic composite parts Mr. Rajesh Shah, Regional Sales Manager, KRAUSS MAFFEI CORP, United States
12:40-2:10 Lunch SESSION 3 – ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 2:10
3D printed molds: Speeding time to market Mr. Nadav Sella, Solution Sales Manager, STRATASYS, Israel
2:40
Active gate technology for hot runners: A higher level of control for injection molding Mr. Mark Moss, Executive Vice President – Market and Product Strategy, SYNVENTIVE MOLDING SOLUTIONS, INC, United States
3:10 Assembling in the mold: Increasing production effi ciency using innovative molding technologies Dipl.-Ing. Hansjörg Keusgen, Head Sales and Marketing, FOBOHA GmbH, Germany
3:40-4:10 Coffee break 4:10
Film insert molding and textured surfaces Mr. Kevin O’Hara, Automotive Business Manager, MACDERMID AUTOTYPE, United Kingdom
SESSION 4 – MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS 4:40
Extending the potential of polyamides: Engineering solutions delivering enhanced high temperature performance and moldability Dr. James Mitchell, Global Market Director, SOLVAY ENGINEERING PLASTICS, France
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