Breaking the Mould: Embracing Digital Manufacturing for Prototyping and Production

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Thank you to everyone who participated in this exciting conference! The progam guide and speakers' presentations are now available in our resources section.

Join us to learn more about digital manufacturing and how it can be utilized across industries and sectors to increase productivity, encourage innovation and reduce costs. By attending this session you will:

  • Become introduced to the concept of digital manufacturing and how it can be used across a range of industries and sectors.
  • Hear first hand from local companies on how they utilize digital manufacturing across their value chain – from rapid prototyping right through to production.
  • See the latest in 3D in printer technology, 3D scanners and a range of example projects.
  • Understand how digital manufacturing could be utilized by your organization.
  • Connect to local resources and assistance to help identify how you too can embrace digital manufacturing for your operations.

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Time: 8:00 am to 12 pm
Location: Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Avenue, Markham
Cost: $50 (includes breakfast and mid-morning break)

Agenda

8:00 am

Registration, Exhibits, Networking and Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome

8:40 - 9:10

Opening Keynote: Karin Lindner, Author – How to Make Manufacturing Sexy. Changing nature of labour in manufacturing – creative nature of occupation – need to adopt technology.

9:10 - 10:10

Introduction to Digital Manufacturing. James Janeteas, President, Cimetrix. An introduction to additive manufacturing and its various uses along the manufacturing value chain – from prototyping to production.

10:10 - 10:25

Manufacturing Example: Gord Heyting, CEO, Pulp Moulded Products. Hear how Pulp Moulded Products uses Additive Manufacturing technology to create functional tooling for pulp moulding applications.

10:25 - 10:45

Networking Break/Exhibits

10:45 - 11:00

Manufacturing Example: Steve Sutherland, CEO, Crosswing Consumer and Commercial Robots.  Highlighting how 3D printing is accelerating Crosswing's R&D efforts.

11:00 - 11:15

Manufacturing Example:  Matthew Waddington, Canadian Plastics Group.  Learn how Additive Manufacturing has positively impacted CPG's business, from sales to marketing to engineering.

11:15 - 11:30

A Design Perspective - Bob Dickie, CEO, Spark Innovations.  Insights into design considerations from a local design and prototyping firm based in King Township.

11:30 - 11:45

Resources for Local Manufacturers – Sheridan’s Fab Lab. Dr. Farzad Rayegani, Associate Dean, Professor, Applied Research & Industry Project Coordinator, Sheridan College. Resources available to local manufacturers interested in digital manufacturing – examples of projects and research

11:45 - 12:10

The Future - Panel and Q&A - Michael Longford, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Fine Arts, York University;  Dan Lynch, Executive Director, Biolinc, Brock University.  Looking to the future:  Online 3D Printing Bureaus, the evolution of Maker spaces and predictions of how this technology will impact us in the future.

12:10 - 12:20

Closing Remarks - Regional Municipality of York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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