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News Release from: Smithers Rapra
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 December 2005
Conference covers blowing agents,
foaming process
A conference on 'Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2006' includes papers covering how foamed materials are being enhanced to replace dense solid polymers, reducing weight and costs.
'Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes 2006' Conference Munich, Germany 16-17 May 2006 - foamed materials are being enhanced to replace dense solid polymers, reducing weight and costs In Europe alone the value of the foams market has been projected by Freedonia to reach EUR 6.7 billion by 2011 with around half of this being used in the building and construction market with drivers such as energy conservation legislation
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The aerospace and automotive sectors are under pressure to reduce weight and increase safety - foam materials can assist with both of these objectives and there is good potential for growth in these markets.
Chemical and environmental legislation is constantly changing and the foams industry is adapting to meet demands.
There are pressures to change to more environmentally-friendly blowing agents and issues of foam recycling.
Research and development is the key to moving forwards with new applications and to meeting the stringent regulations on all industries today.
Rapra Technology is bringing together the world experts on Blowing Agents and Foaming Processes at the Eighth International Conference, to be held at the Marriott Hotel in Munich, Germany, from 16-17 May 2006.
There are sessions on innovations in blowing agents; polyolefin foams (including the effects of additives on foaming); PU foam; biodegradable foams; overviews on cellular PVC and PEBAX foams; injection moulding and extrusion technology; and methods of studying the foaming process.
Speakers come from the major players in industry and universities across Europe and North America.
Register for the conference before 16th March 2005 and save EUR 200.
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