Green Manufacturing Conference programme announced

Posted to News on 8th Dec 2008, 14:08

Green Manufacturing Conference programme announced

Machine builders at the Machine Building & Automation show should study the programme of presentations at the Green Manufacturing Conference being held concurrently at the Birmingham NEC on 25 and 26 March 2009. The conference will offer European manufacturers and other interested parties an insight into how to reduce their carbon footprint and meet increasing demands for green and sustainable processes.

Targeted at everyone who has an interest in sustainable products and operations - from senior operations management through to those involved in product design, manufacturing engineering and marketing - the two-day conference, which is co-located with Advanced Manufacturing UK 2009, will include action plans, real-world case-studies and applications-oriented presentations covering best practices for Design for environment, Legislation, Carbon labelling, Lean and green, Zero waste and Corporate responsibility. The opening address will cover Environmental sustainability with Conference Chair Pamela J Gordon, President and Lead Consultant at Technology Forecasters and TFI Environment. She will present 'nuts and bolts' recommendations that will enable delegates to plot current and desired positions for beyond-regulations environmental and social responsibilities.

Pamela J Gordon states: "Conference participants will be rewarded with a well-rounded agenda covering the business responsibilities, risks, and rewards relevant to environmental strategy. In the opening address, I will share a 10-year environmental road map for manufacturers and give personal accounts of companies large and small achieving 'lean and green' successes."

Other sessions will include presentations on:

REACH: how to ensure supply chain SVHC disclosure and everything else product manufacturers should beware of - by Kris Pollet, Director of EU Law and Policy at Design Chain Associates and Pollet Environmental Consulting
Green machines - Improving energy consumption of manufacturing concepts - by Jeroen de Groot, Senior Director of Business Line Systems at Assembleon (a division of Philips)

The impressive programme of case study presentations will include:

Becoming a zero waste company - the aims, process and benefits of Size Zero - by Alex Smith, Managing Director of Alara
Steps to greening your supply chain, products and facilities - by Dave Cox, Vice President of Operations at Blue Coat Systems

Wednesday's schedule will also contain a group exercise on Sharing real-world experiences and challenges, a presentation on Product and facility regulations for managers, as well as a panel discussion and question-and-answer session.

The programme on Thursday 26 March will include sessions on:

Sustainable Innovation: global challenges and opportunities - by Martin Charter, Director of The Centre for Sustainable Design
Including green in the product lifecycle, from concept to recycling - by Christian Verstraete, Senior Director of Solutions at Worldwide Manufacturing & Distribution Industries, Technology Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard
Recycle and re-use for manufacturers of durable equipment - by Morgan Johnson, Director of Sims Recycling Solutions

Robin Dickinson, Customer and Project Manager at the Carbon Label Company, a subsidiary of the Carbon Trust, will present a session entitled Carbon labelling: what businesses need to know.

There will also be a Renewable materials panel discussion with panellists including Henk Vooijs, Area Manager for Benelux and the UK at Novamont, and a small group session on Action plans for green transformation of companies (including product design, logistics, facilities and CSR), led by Pamela J Gordon.

Visit www.gmxukshow.com for the full programme, and booking details.

Advanced Manufacturing UK 2009 is being held at the Birmingham NEC on 25-26 March 2009. Advanced Manufacturing UK will incorporate these co-located manufacturing-focused events: