PROGRAM AGENDA
| SEMINAR PROGRAM (DAY 1) | HANDS-ON EVENT PROGRAM (DAY 2) | |||
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HOLIDAY INN SELECT Lake Eastbrook Blvd SE Kentwood, MI 49512 |
STILES MACHINERY INC. Corporate Headquarters 3965 44th St. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512 |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 | Registration | 8:30 - 9:15 | Leave hotel on pre-arranged busses to Stiles Machinery HQ | 8:30 - 9:45 |
Welcoming Remarks Paul Winistorfer, Department Head, Virginia Tech |
9:15 - 9:30 |
Welcoming November 18: Steve Waltman, VP of Strategic Sales and Marketing, Stiles Machinery Inc. November 20: David Rothwell, Executive Vice-President, Stiles Machinery Inc. |
| 8:45- 9:15 |
State of Light and Market Potential in North America Matt Bumgardner, Research Scientist, USDA Forest Service Urs Buehlmann, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech |
9:30 - NOON | Lightweight Panel Production Overview | |
| 9:15 - 10:00 |
The Weight of Lightness Consumer perceptions in Europe Martin Stosch, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 10:30 - 11:15 |
Light and Strong Review of materials and performance Martin Stosch, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter |
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| 11:15 - NOON |
Sandwiches à la carte Manufacturing methods and production cost Martin Stosch, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter |
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| PM | PM | |||
| NOON - 1:45 | Light Lunch/Networking | NOON - 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:45 - 2:45 |
Be sharp and Play Hard Machining and edge banding of light panels Martin Stosch, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter Thorsten Ober, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter |
1:00 - 2:30 |
Hands-on Individual hands-on experiences and discussions |
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| 2:45 - 3:30 |
Connecting with Lightness Assembling systems Thorsten Ober, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter |
2:30 | Return to Holiday Inn Select by bus | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
Light Innovation and Weighty Impacts Trends and innovation Martin Stosch, Fachhochschule Lippe and Höxter |
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| 4:30 - 4:45 |
Lightweight Panel Network Urs Buehlmann, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech |
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| 4:45 - 5:00 |
Wrap-up and Conclusions Karl Forth, Editor, FDM magazine |
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| 6:00 - 9:00 |
Light Dinner/Networking (increase registration fee by $30.00 to $379.00) |
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