Tuesday 12th June
Training, jobs, recruitment day
The plastics industry is aware of the need to communicate on its jobs and promote the assets of its industry if it is to attract trained and qualified young people. The plastics industry must promote itself if it is to attract the skills to add value for businesses. This is the objective of this specific day dedicated to meeting students, young engineers and professionals.
This day will see an intervention from Frédérique Gouin, of the magazine Plastiques et Caoutchoucs and will feature dynamic presentations such as the Matériautech or the Destination Plasturgie truck.
10am
Theme: Western France Plastics Industry: main economic indicators
Speaker: Sylvie Domenech, French Plastics Federation, economic manager
11am
Theme and speaker to be defined
2pm
Theme: Training of new non-qualified employees
Speaker: Pascal Gautier, PLASTIFAF
Conference exhibitors:
Date: Tuesday 12th June, PM
Theme: Atmospheric plasma treatment before pasting
Speaker: Stephan Gruber, PLASMATREAT
Hours to be defined
Theme : Open plast
Speaker : European Plastics Pole
Wednesday 13th June
Environment day
10am
Theme:Natural fibers key for differenciation
Speaker: Charlyse Pouteau, European Plastics Pole, R&D department, Natural polymers project manager.
Synopsis: Differentiation and preservation of the environment. The plastics industry must meet these key needs to deal with the economic, standards and ecological constraints of its environment. The latest advances in terms of charges and fibres will be presented to you, whether natural or nano, as well as their application to rotational moulding. The real or potential gains related to the introduction of these materials will be highlighted, as well as the perspectives they create.
10.30am
Theme: Bio-polymers, from design to recycling
Speaker: Patrick Vuillermoz, Plastipolis
Synopsis: In the context of the pole’s strategic discussions, the sustainable development theme has been identified as a major area for development. It will be broken down into 3 subjects: plastic materials produced from renewable sources, eco-design and the product life cycle.
11am
Theme: Plastic packaging and environmental regulations
Speaker: Françoise Gerardi, Delegate general CSEMP – UNITES
Synopsis: How can plastic packaging industrial companies apply regulations: role of standards, eco-design, recycling.
2pm
Theme: Eco-design for all
Speaker: Vincent Hauville, French Plastics Federation, ECODIS project manager.
Synopsis: ECODIS is a European project launched by the Plastics Federation which brings together industrial leaders from the automobile, electronics or aeronautics sectors to create eco-design training programmes and software programmes that are accessible to small and medium sized companies. The results of this project launched in September 2004 will be presented.
3pm
Theme: Sustainable development within businesses
Speaker: Valérie de Robillard, UTOPIES, Manager
Synopsis: Strategical value of launching out into a sunstainable development process: requirements and constraints. Stakes for the plastics industry.
4pm
Theme: Energy-saving applied to the plastics industry
Speaker: Marie-Pierre BEATRIX, European Plastics Pole, R&D department, responsible for the RECIPE project
Synopsis: A mine of information for all plastics professionals who want to reduce their energy bills. The RECIPE European project and its results will be presented: tools and information platform to adopt energy-saving practices: new technologies, sharing experience, etc..
Conference exhibitors:
10am
Theme: Prospector – Database containing 68 000 plastic materials from over 600 suppliers.
Speaker: Samantha CARELLA, ETAI
11am
Theme Plastic colouring, from the initial technical specifications to the end result: Possibilities and restrictions
Speaker: Sylvain NERVET, ELIAN
2pm
Theme: The development of Low Cost tools
Speaker: Mr Corvée, SIGMA
3pm
Theme: All-electric technology applied to plastics injection by FANUC
Speaker: Mr ALEXANDRE Frederic technical manager and Mr GOURDON Xavier, sales manager for Grand Ouest area.
Synopsis: FANUC presents its new all-electric injection moulding machine Roboshot S2000iB
Thursday 14th June
Innovation day
10am
Introduction by Mr Jean Claude HERVE, Chairman and Chief Executive of CD PLAST.
Innovation is a state of mind, an ability to open up and curiosity essential for your success.
10.15am
Theme: Technological watch as a motor for innovation and creativity
Speaker: Joël LEVEQUE, ATOUTVEILLE
Synopsis: What benefits may be gained by plastics and industry as a whole from a technological watch approach? In a context of globalisation where exchanges are accelerating, companies must be informed about the latest innovations, the reactions of their competitors and changes in the market. How can this information then be integrated into the company’s development strategy?
11am
Theme: Collaborative methods – the competition poles get together for a round table discussion
Speakers: PLASTIPOLIS, EMC2, POLE VEHICULES HAUT DE GAMME
Synopsis: Take part in an exceptional round table were the different competition poles will share their best methods and advice on how you can innovate beyond borders in all fields of application for plastics.
1.30pm
Theme: TRIZ, a skills corpus dedicated to generating ideas
Speaker: Pascal CRUBLEAU, Masters Speaker at the ENSAM
Synopsis: How can you resolve complex technical problems in as little time as possible? At what point should we no longer be happy just to improve a product, but move onto a new generation? There are many issues that are vital to companies for which TRIZ may provide an automatic response.
2.15pm
Theme: Innovate through design
Speakers: Robert Moreau and Christian Gondard, ISPA
Synopsis: The innovative projects grant awarded to the winners of a competition featuring 40 creations will be presented as an introduction to the main subject. How can we combine the innovations of the designer and the researcher to convince purchasers, financers and, in the end, consumers? purcharovations of the designer and the researcher to convince purcharformation then be integrated into
3.45pm
Theme: How can you market an innovation?
Speaker: Pascal BOULON, ISARA Lyon
Synopsis: How can you sell a product that you are the first to market. What actions should you put in place to guarantee the commercial success of your innovation. Discover a pedagogical approach to techno behavioural segmentation and the resources to identify the most promising prospects.
5pm
The Nantes design school is organising the award of strategic design trophies in four categories: Corporate, Innovation, Development and Marketing.
The official opening ceremony will be followed by a speech concerning the design stakes, then trophies will be given. M. BARBEROT (Plasti Ouest president), M. GUELLERIN (EDNA Manager) and M. HOUDOUX (CCI Angers) will be the speakers of this exciting time.
A cocktail party will then be held to congratulate the winners within a pleasant atmosphere.
Conference exhibitors:
Date: Thursday 14th June at 10pm
Theme: Use of Laser fusion for Tool Manufacture
Speaker: François Xavier Choblet, European Plastics Pole, R&D Department, Laser Fusion Services project manager
Synopsis: The UFFO project is part of the Visioplasturgie “Major projects” action and involves collaboration between the PEP and a group of industries (mould manufacturers, transformers, prototype creators) in the Rhône-Alpes region.s, prototype creators) in the Rhion Servies
Its aim is to provide industrialists with access to new mould manufacture technology being developed by the PEP.
Date: Thursday 14th June at 11pm
Theme: Improving productivity with BALINIT® coatings: maintain tool performance and reduce machine shutdowns.
Speaker: Hervé Caltagirone, OERLIKON BALZERS Coating France, Tool application engineer
Date: Thursday 14th June at 2pm
Theme Plastic colouring, from the initial technical specifications to the end result: Possibilities and restrictions
Speaker: Sylvain NERVET, ELIAN
Theme: How can you work with the competition poles?
Speaker: Stéphane Bonneau, KPMG
Friday 15th June
Automobile day
10 am
Introduction, presentation of automobile industry in France and Europe
10:15
Theme: New products for new markets
Speakers: Round table – Speakers to be defined
Synopsis:
Composites are moving to mass production
How can you adapt to environmental constraints and norms?
11:00
Theme: Simplified organization chart of the industry
Speakers: to be defined
Synopsis:
Study of niche models
Restore profitability and investment
Analysis of 3 market and value chains: commodity suppliers, technology suppliers, module suppliers.
How to position? Rank 1, rank 2 or more suppliers
11:45
Theme: How to remain a strong link in the regional economy?
Speakers: to be defined
Synopsis:
Competitiveness cluster stakes: SPL Performance 2010 project from the Véhicules Haut de gamme competitiveness cluster, stakes for Move’o and EMC2
