Monday October 20th
Session 1: Composites techniques
Trends in composites for high volume automotive and non-automotive applications
Steven Hancock, PhD, & Jan-Anders Månson, Professor,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
The future of Plastics material replacing metals
Josep Ros, Industrial Segment Manager, Dupont, Spain
Session 2: Efficiency improvements in Moulding
Energy efficiency in injection moulding
Mitsumasa Koto, General manager, Toyo, Italy
Maximizing Factory Efficiency
Global consulting team, Husky Injection Molding Systems, USA
Demands from the Automotive OEM:s from a Tier 1 perspective
Productivity increase for a global manufacturer through robot automation
Vitor Almeida, Director Research & Development, ECCO, Portugal
Session 3: Assembly and Modular Automation
Modular automation for plastics assembly
Thomas Hähn, CEO , Hähn Automation GmbH, Germany
Benefits of automated ultrasonic plastic welding
Giulio Delnevo, IDA SA, Spain
A glance into the future – use of robots in the plastics industry
Mats Källman, ABB Corporate Research, Sweden
Session 4: Paint Automation
Paint savings and optimised cycle time by increased transfer efficiency
ABB Paint System, Spain
Break-out sessions
The work-shop style break-out sessions opens up for in-depth discussion together with experts in your specific area of interest:
Panel discussion
How to keep plastics & rubber industry in Europe competitive?
Poster & Table top exhibition
Exhibition with participants at the Plastics Forum
Evening event
Surprise - The Best of Catalunia
Tuesday October 21st
Visit to
-Plastal Spain SA: Automated Injection moulding and Paint line
-ASCAMM Plastics Technology Center
Lunch
Visit to Equiplast,
the key plastics exhibition for Iberia:
www.equiplast.com