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.
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)
11:45 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)
3:00 p.m.: AI in toolmaking - how AI can open up new possibilities - Helen Baumert (Werkzeugbau Akademie Aachen)
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)