Originally Published EMDM September 2002
INDUSTRY NEWS
Shows and ConferencesMEDTEC Conference Returns to Galway
The MEDTEC Ireland tabletop exposition and conference, hosted by the Canon Communications llc family of design and manufacturing publications, will display medical-grade components, materials, equipment, and subcontracting services for Irish and UK manufacturers. Held on 18–19 September in Galway, Ireland, the event's conference includes seminars on design issues, materials, biocompatibility, packaging, QSR/ISO, plastic processing, process validation and risk analysis, and outsourcing.
For more information, contact MEDTEC Ireland, Canon Communications llc; phone: +44 1223 813660; fax: +44 1223 813661; e-mail: medtecireland@aol.com; Internet: www.medtecireland.com.
Motek Highlights Robotics
Motek 2002 will be held 24–27 September at the Sinsheim Exhibition Centre in Frickenhausen, Germany. Robotics will be the central topic of the fair, and other technologies, including assembly, joining, control, integration, drives, and testing, will be on display.
For more information, contact P.E. Schall GmbH, Gustav-Werner-Str. 6, D-72636 Frickenhausen, Germany; phone: +49 7025 92060; fax: +49 7025 9206620; e-mail: info@schall-messen.de; Internet: www.schall-messen.de.
International Conference Discusses Plastics in Medical Device Technology
A conference sponsored by VDI Society for Plastics Technologies (Düsseldorf, Germany) addresses practical and scientific issues relevant to the use of plastics in medical device technology. The first-time international conference will also feature an industrial exhibition to explore the latest developments in materials, machinery, and components. The conference is to be held in Bad Neuenahr, Germany, on 17–18 September.
For more information, contact VDI Projekt und Service GmbH, Postfach 10 11 39, D-40002 Düsseldorf, Germany; phone: +49 21 16214571; fax: +49 21 16214164; e-mail: gps@vdi.de; Internet: www.vdi.de/plastics.
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