Future Forum for Tool, Pattern and Mould Making

Current topics from the sector for the sector

The Future Forum for Tool, Pattern and Mould Making offers top-class knowledge, suggestions and advice on the important trends and developments of tomorrow.

The Future Forum, launched by industry experts at the first Moulding Expo as a discussion platform, takes place every two years during the industry fair.

Date: 06. - 09.05.2025
Location: 6E36 

Programme

10:00 a.m.: Kick-start to the day - experts from Marktspiegel Werkzeugbau

from 10:30 a.m.: VDMA programme

10:30 a.m.: Modular design: Simple, uncomplicated and flexible for optimum milling results - Philipp Dahlhaus (Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH)

10:55 a.m.: 80% Faster, 90% Greener: The Future of Onsite Tooling - Lorenzo Migliarini (Massivit 3D Europe bv)

11:20 a.m.: ‘CO2 footprint: What is behind the PCF of measuring technology and tools and how can I use it’ - Interview with Marlene Baum (VDMA Measurement and Testing Technology)


12:00 p.m.: Lunch break


from 1:00 p.m.: VDMA programme

1:00 p.m.: Plastics in transition: patents as source of intelligence for industrial and ecological renewal - European Patent Office (presentation in English)

1:30 p.m.: Process reliability in tool and mould making - Dr Rainer Krug (Renishaw GmbH)

1:50 p.m.: Innovative measurement technology for greater efficiency in tool and mould making - Andreas Angermeier (Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH)

2:10 p.m.: Shrinkage and warpage compensation in the forming and master moulding process chain - Ralf Jaumann (WENZEL Group GmbH & Co. KG)

12:30 p.m.: Tool wear measurements in machine tools: from 0 to tolerance - Andreas Leichsenring (Marposs GmbH)

12:50 p.m.: Reduction of bottlenecks in the manufacturing process of tools and moulds - Frank Herr (Hexagon Metrology GmbH)

10:00 a.m.: Kick-off to the day - experts from Marktspiegel Werkzeugbau

from 10:30 a.m. on: VDMA programme

10:30 a.m.: Werkzeugbau.AI: new AI assistant supports the processing of customer enquiries - Alfred Zedtwitz (VDMA)

11:00 a.m.: Industry 4.0 Scouting: The entry programme into your digital future - Anja Glässing (Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0 Scouting, Allianz Industrie 4.0 BW, VDMA)


12:00 p.m.: Lunch break


1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.:BME Buyers' Day

10:00 a.m.: Kick-start to the day - experts from Marktspiegel Werkzeugbau

from 10:30 a.m.: VDWF programme

10:30 a.m.: How can I achieve as many samples as possible by the time the mould is released? - Dirk Falke (Falke engineering office)

11:00 a.m.: Sustainability in tool and mould making - Prof. Wolfram Heger (Dr. Heger + Experten GmbH)

11:30 a.m.: What moves me - Christen Merkle (AHP Merkle)


11:30 a.m.: Lunch break


from 1:00 p.m.: Programme of the VDWF

1:00 p.m.: Reincarnation of plastic parts - or: Is it possible to implement the ‘European Green Deal’? - Steffen Hachtel (F. & G. Hachtel)

1:30 p.m.: Design icons and everyday culture: On a journey of discovery in the German Plastics Museum - Dr Wolfgang Schepers (Kunststoff-Museums-Verein (KMV) e.V.)

2:00 p.m.: Low Budget - High Fun Social Media - Boris Müller (Friedrich Erodierservice GmbH)

2:30 p.m.: Production machines don't need a break! How the most expensive resources become a cash cow again - Markus Rausch (Tebis Consulting)

10:00 a.m.: Kick-start to the day - experts from Marktspiegel Werkzeugbau

from 10:30 a.m.: VDMA and VDWF skilled labour programme

10:30 a.m.: The 3D hype - where do we stand in toolmaking?  - Prof. Stefan Roth (Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences)

11:00 a.m.: Countering the shortage of skilled workers with in-service training - Claudia Michel (VDWF e.V.) & Dr Sandra Wolf (Centre for Continuing Education at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences)

11:30 a.m.:  Recruiting young talent for the toolmaking industry - what makes young people tick and what measures are recommended - Stefan Grötzschel (VDMA)

* Unless otherwise stated, all presentations will be in German and not translated.