EPMA Powder Injection Moulding Short Course to be held in Barcelona
November 19, 2014
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has announced that it will be organising a Powder Injection Moulding Short Course from April 15–17 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.
The course is aimed at potential users of PIM technology, as well as technical and managerial personnel from the PIM industry who may be seeking a more comprehensive understanding of PIM’s capabilities and applications.
The registration fee includes accommodation for two nights at the Tryp Apolo Hotel, all relevant course documents, refreshments and a course dinner on the evening of April 16.
An optional visit to one of Spain’s leading PIM R&D laboratories at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, is also planned prior to the course.
The organisers state that space is limited and early booking is highly recommended using the online PDF registration form at www.epma.com/shortcourse. Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis and only when payment is received will the registration be confirmed.
Further information is also available from the course coordinator, Joan Hallward [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1743 248899.
PIM Short Course presentations
as of 19 November 2014
Introduction to Metal Injection Moulding
Dr Marco Actis Grande Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Powder Manufacture
Keith Murray, Sandvik Osprey Ltd, UK
Raw Materials: Feedstock
Martin Bloemacher, BASF Germany
Injection Moulding/Micro Moulding
Speaker TBC
Ceramic Injection Moulding
Prof Lars Nyborg, Chalmers University, Sweden
Debinding
Dr Gemma Herranz, UCLM, Spain
Sintering Options
Ingo Cremer, Cremer GmbH, Germany
Design Criteria
Dr Thomas Hartwig, Fraunhofer IFAM, Germany
Secondary Operations
Peter Vervoort, Eisenmann GmbH, Germany
