Three Technology on Tour events took place in the USA in June: In Elgin (IL) on June 5, in Irvine (CA) on June 12, and last but not least, a Liquid-Silicone-Rubber-Seminar (LSR) in Minneapolis (MN) on June 17. “All three seminars were well attended and the technical presentations were very well received by the participants. The feed-back we have received tells us that our technically competent presentations met their demand for information”, said Friedrich Kanz, President of ARBURG USA, after the three US-events.

Elgin hosted the first of the Technology on Tour events in the USA this year. In the ARBURG Technology Centre (ATC) Midwest in Elgin, a total of 40 participants attended. ARBURG’s presentation regarding “Integrated Manufacturing Systems” was followed by the guest speaker’s abstract about “Understanding the uses and benefits of In-Mould Manufacturing” by Electroform.

Moldflow Corporation discussed this same topic by presenting through a process simulation how to improve manufacturability. The central presentation discussed ARBURG Technologies, energy efficiency of the ARBURG machines and their energy-saving potential. The event concluded with practical machine demonstrations in the show room of the Technology Centre.

Irvine had 65 attendees, the highest number of participants of this customer oriented event in North America. A total of four presentations gave an insight into the topic energy efficiency. As in Elgin, two presentations discussed “Integrated Manufacturing Systems“. The first one by Dauntless Moulds was about questions regarding mold design and development. The final lecture presented the highlights of the 2008 ARBURG Technology Days in Lossburg in April of this year. The topic energy efficiency was discussed in depth, especially the possibilities offered by the cost-effective ARBURG machines. Machine demonstrations in the recently opened Technology Centre rounded up the theoretical presentations.

The event in Minneapolis attracted 40 attendees focused on LSR processing, the first presentation was all about ARBURG’s LSR technology. The Wacker Group gave a lecture on LSR materials and development, whereas Roembke Manufacturing and Design pointed out the importance of “Low Volume Tooling Strategies“. Finally a presentation about Microshot LSR Molding at ARBURG concluded the program. This seminar also received a lot of positive feedback from the customers for its technical presentations.