The organiser of MM Live – the micro and precision manufacturing event – has announced that the 2010 Micro Manufacturing Conference Programme has now been finalised.

Following the launch of the Micro Manufacturing seminars in 2008, and the successful transition into a full two day conference programme in 2009, the 2010 Micro Manufacturing conference has again attracted some of the industry’s most prominent and influential experts to present.

Taking place from 19-20 October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, this years’ conference is again dedicated to the ever growing and changing world of micro and precision manufacturing by focusing on the key industry sectors which are pushing the micro boundaries ever further. Dedicated sessions will take place across the two days on micro machining, laser micro manufacturing, micro moulding and micro inspection.

Day one of the conference will kick off with a keynote address from Professor Dragos Axinte, the director of Rolls-Royce UTC in Manufacturing Technology at the University of Nottingham. Professor Axinte will present a paper title ‘3D micro-texturing of diamond structures: from fabrication techniques to opportunities in developing innovative micro-products’. The paper looks at how diamond structures are currently under utilised in industrial applications and will discuss his findings and provide examples of innovative applications of diamond 3D micro-features for the development of high value-added micro-products – from tooling, electronics and medical/sensing applications to the jewellery industry.

Brent Hahn from Accumold will present the keynote address on day two, with a key focus on ‘Material Selection with an Eye on Micro Moulding’.

A further array of speakers will follow who have been especially selected due to their knowledge and experience within the different sectors of the micro and precision manufacturing industry. The list includes: Arthur Turner, Rainford Precision Machines; J. Rhett Mayor, Georgia Institute of Technology; Walter Maurer, Waterjet AG, Natalie Salk, Fraunhofer Institut, Ben Whiteside, Polymer Micro and Nano Technology School of Engineering, Design and Technology, University of Bradford; Reinhard Danzl, Alicona Imaging GmbH; Nadeem Rizvi, Laser Micromachining; and Alexy Karenowska, Oxford University.

Attendance to the MM Live exhibition and conference is completely free of charge. For the full conference programme and pre-registration details, interested parties are invited to visit the exhibition website.

MM Live
www.mmliveuk.com