Test Tube to Factory Floor, Implementing Technical Innovations
May 22, 2003
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Olin Hall 107
Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:45 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of the Metal Processing Institute (MPI) Prof. Diran Apelian, Director, MPI |
| 8:30 a.m. | Semi-Solid Processing - the Rheocasting Story Prof. Merton Flemings (MIT, USA) |
| 9:20 a.m. | From Ideas to Manufacturing Businesses Mr. Robert Cervenka (Phillips, USA) |
| 10 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | Metallic Glasses- liquid metal technologies Mr. John Kang (Liquid Metal Technologies, USA/Korea) |
| 11 a.m. | From a Vision to Reality - The Saturn Lost Foam Story Mr. Parker Stroom (USA) |
| 12 noon | Lunch Campus Center, Odeums A & B |
| 1 p.m. | Presentation of the Merton C. Flemings and Ray H. Witt Awards |
| 1:30 p.m. | Magsimal-59 (AlMg5Si2Mn), Development and Application of a High Pressure Die Casting Alloy Dr. Hubert Koch (Rheinfelden, Germany) |
| 2:20 p.m. | Gemesis Diamonds, from Dust to Gems Prof. Reza Abbaschian (U of Florida); Mr. Carlos Valeiras (Gemesis); Mr. Carter Clarke (Gemesis) |
| 3 p.m. | The Thixoforming Story - the Billet Route Mr. Hans Luchinger (SAG, Austria) |
| 3:40 p.m. | Building A Technology Company From Scratch Dr. David Spencer, wTe Corporation |
| 4:10 p.m. | Wrap-up |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
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