Marc Bax, md, Panchromos - the challenges in representative prototyping plastics parts or why 3D printing is not always the holy grail
Interplas 2014 takes place on 30 September – 2 October at the NEC, Birmingham. Known as the British plastics show, this flagship event promises a host of exhibits and seminars to provide visitors with the knowledge, networking opportunities and above all, tools to boost business
Interplas is the UK’s largest plastics exhibition and the only UK event to cover all of the manufacturing processes, technologies and services within the plastics industry.
For over sixty years Interplas has served as the showcase for plastics technology innovation and is known as the place for the plastics sector to do business in the UK.
Every three years Interplas showcases hundreds of exhibitors and the event features technologies including injection moulding, rotational moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming, vacuum forming, film extrusion, recycling, materials and design.
Alongside the show floor Interplas offers seminar presentations from industry leaders, commentators and users who shine the spotlight on the technologies and signpost how they will develop in the future.
Interplas 2014 boasts over 400 exhibiting companies set to display to over 12,000 attendees producing a world-class international forum for the British plastics industry to do business.
This year, Iain Wright MP, shadow minister for industry within the business, innovation and skills team, will deliver a keynote address at Interplas 2014. Wright’s areas of responsibility cover business sectors, including the low carbon economy, manufacturing, construction and the motor industry; competitiveness and economic growth; as well as trade policy.
Medical plastics at Interplas
Medical Plastics News will be holding a dedicated medical session at this year’s Interplas show.
The use of plastics in the medical sector has never been more important. As the limitations of stainless steel instruments become increasingly apparent, the significant benefits of polymers have come to the fore.
Advancements in material technology continue to grow enabling the manufacturing of safe cost-effective medical plastics parts which ultimately improve a patient’s well-being.
The MPN session at Interplas consists of industry experts who will be presenting on a range of key topics covering product design, manufacture and compliance.
Lu Rahman, group editor, MPN said: “The plastics and polymer market is significant and it is exciting to be part of this flagship plastics event. The MPN team is proud to have secured an array of top-class industry experts to discuss plastics in the medical sector.
“The medical polymer market is set to rise by half over the next five years to reach around £2.1bn. This is an increase of around 52% from 2013 to 2018. With this in mind, the event is perfectly timed to showcase the innovation and technological advances currently taking place within this sector.”
Medical speakers at Interplas 2014
Marc Bax, md, Panchromos (pictured) - the challenges in representative prototyping plastics parts or why 3D printing is not always the holy grail
Rob Freeman, senior engineer, DePuy Synthes - polymer instrument design
Shaun Rick, AST Technology – designing medical devices
Neil Adams, operations and delivery director, medical devices, BSI Group -
proposed medical device regulation