SPE announces competition for 2008 conference.
Press Release Summary:
Thermoformers are invited to participate in the 2nd European Thermoforming Parts Competition, with winners to be announced at the 6th European Thermoforming Conference on April 3-5, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The judging criteria include originality, creativity, mould complexity, and technical ability to promote advanced design and developments from a structural innovation perspective. Entries with thick and thin gauge parts will be judged in different categories.
Original Press Release:
6th European Thermoforming Conference 2008 & 2nd European Thermoforming Parts Competition
On the occasion of the next conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers - European Thermoforming Division from 3 - 5 April 2008 in Berlin, Germany, thermoformers are invited to participate in the 2nd European Thermoforming Parts Competition.
Originality, creativity, mould complexity and technical ability will be the judging criteria in order to promote advanced design and developments from a structural innovation perspective.
Entries with thick gauge parts will be possible in the categories Vehicle/Automotive, Industrial, Point of Purchase/Displays, Technical Applications and Sanitary. Thin gauge parts will be judged in the categories Food Applications, Medical Applications, Electronical Applications and General Packaging.
The essential points of the European Thermoforming Parts Competition are the design-orientated application of materials and the successful combination of technical innovation and design quality.
Exceed the bounds of materials applications, present new application opportunities, combine the traditional with the innovative, take new steps in combining material and design to present the importance of materials for a design-orientated application: these are the aims of the European Thermoforming Parts Competition.
The award winners will be presented at the European Thermoforming Conference.
We look forward to receiving your contribution to the European Thermoforming Parts Competition 2008!
The 2-day conference will be held in Berlin from 3 - 5 April 2008.
More details are available at www.e-t-d.org.
Information about the conference and the Parts Competition may be obtained from Yetty Pauwels
Society of Plastics Engineers / European Thermoforming Division - ETD
Eric Sasselaan 51, BE-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium
Tel.: +32 3 541 77 55 - Fax: +32 3 541 84 25
E-mail: spe.europe@skynet.be / www.e-t-d.org
