EVENTS | CONFERENCE PREVIEW
The free-to-attend conference theatres at the Injection Molding and Design Expo will host leading players from throughout the supply chain discussing key business and technology developments. We look ahead to some of the highlights
Speakers announced for Detroit moulding expo
AMI, publisher of Compounding World, and Plastics News have published the programmes for the two free-to-attend conference theatres at the Injection Molding and Design Expo, which takes place in Detroit, Michigan, USA on May 25-26, 2022. The speaker line-up boasts senior representatives
from OEMs, tier one suppliers, packaging producers and leading moulders. These include Ford Motor Company, Berry Global, Faurecia, Amcor, Westfall Technik, Yanfeng Automotive Interiors, Teel Plastics, Cascade Engineering and many more. Located alongside the exhibition, the two
conference theatres are focused on “Moulding The Future” and “Designing The Future”. They each feature busy two-day programmes of keynote talks, panel discussions and technology presentations. Admission to the conference theatres and the expo is free of charge – attendees can register here. “We have worked with the industry to compile
programmes that cover a wide range of important issues for the designers and manufacturers of injection moulded plastic parts and products,” says Joe Pryweller, Director of Conference and Event Content at Crain Global Polymer Group. Sean Manson, Senior Conference Producer at AMI,
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says: “Our selected speakers are covering a variety of critical themes and hot topics, such as digital manu- facturing, tackling the skills shortage, strategies for business growth, factory automation, supply chain concerns, improving sustainability, design trends, cybersecurity, 3D printing and much more.”
Industry leaders The opening keynote presenters on the first day include Troy Nix, Executive Director of the Manu- facturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP), whose talk is on “Working together to build a stronger moulding industry in the USA”. In the other theatre, Alper Kiziltas, Technical Expert for Sustain- ability and Emerging Materials at Ford Motor Company, is giving the keynote presentation on “Selecting materials for more sustainable vehicles”. On the second day of the expo, the keynote
speakers include Mark Gomulka, CEO of Westfall Technik, one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest growing injection moulding groups. He’s covering “Growth and expansion in opportunistic times”. The other opening presentation is on “Transforming product design with innovative design thinking”. It will be given by Grey Parker,
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