Inside EICF EICF 2018: A Year in Perspective
Porto, City of the Bridges,
2018 The 29th EICF International
Conference & Exhibition held in Porto, 22 to 25 of April, with the theme “Addressing today’s and tomorrow’s Investment Casting challenges”, was a really successful event. Organized in cooperation with the Associação Portuguesa de Fundição (APF), with over 330 delegates from 27 countries, from 4 continents attending. In addition to the Conference and Exhibition we also held a successful Turbocharger Seminar for the 4th time and the Industry visit to the Zollern facility in Portugal. Appreciation given by delegates and attendees through the available surveys highlighted the high quality of presentations and speakers. A much appreciated presentation was the Key Note paper “Winning in a world of change” presented by the respected business speaker Mr. Nadid Habib from the NOVA Business School from Lisbon. The Exhibition presented in 35
booths the latest advances in materials and equipment specific to Investment Casting with a broad international representation of industry leading companies. The conference social events
provided an excellent opportunity for delegates to network, socialize and share experiences. Venues like the “Palacio da Bolsa” and the Cruise Terminal facing the Atlantic Ocean, provided the perfect environment. Virgilio Oliveira, Managing
Director of Zollern & Comandita in Portugal was recognized with an EICF memento, for his contribution and personal involvement in the success of this unique conference in Porto.
New EICF Chairman The EICF Chairmanship term is for
two years. At the EICF Annual General 20 ❘ December 2018
Steve Irwin (outgoing Chairman) presented to Virgilio Oliveira the cast scroll which represents the EICF Chairmanship during the transfer ceremony held at the Gala Dinner.
Meeting held in Porto on the 22 of April 2018, Virgilio Oliveira was elected Chairman of the EICF for the period 2018 – 2020. Since 1993 Virgilio Oliveira has been responsible for the Portuguese activities of the German Zollern group, producing automotive and commercial castings in a huge range of air melted alloys, as well as in super alloys casted under vacuum. Virgilio holds a Diploma in Economic
Engineering and an MBA from the Porto Business School and he has been an active board member of the EICF for many years. Steve Irwin (outgoing Chairman)
presented to Virgilio Oliveira the cast scroll which represents the EICF Chairmanship during the transfer ceremony held at the Gala Dinner carried out at the Terminal de Cruzeiros in Porto. The new Chairman highlighted
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The 29th EICF International Conference & Exhibition held in Porto was a great success.
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