Polymer Process Engineering - All Roads Lead to Bradford

Bradford's Polymer Process Engineering (PPE) event is once more set to break new ground and to forge new links and partnerships between the polymer industry and the worlds of research and development.

From December 6-7 the Norcroft Conference Centre, will play host to four core themes that will be presented to an audience from industry and from
leading players in the polymer research and academic worlds.

Professor Phil Coates believes that this year's programme event is the best yet in terms of identifying popular common ground for both processors and researchers. 'I cannot think of many in our polymer community who are not interested in our main topics of healthcare technologies; resource efficiencies; micro and nanotechnology and the commercialisation of science.  PPE’09 was a very successful and enjoyable meeting,' adds Coates, 'and we are again aiming high for an inspiring and quality event which will bring together old and new friends. It promises to be a very rewarding two days.'

By any standards there has been an extraordinary growth of interest, investment and technology in all things polymeric at Bradford University. The Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology, for one, has been thriving under Bradford auspices and is currently in the middle of a new laboratory build and extension which delegates will be able to see for themselves. The Centre enjoys support and collaboration with Nanofactory and COTECH, and is part funded by the ERDF fund of the European Union.

The PPE conference and environment is aimed at industrial and academic engineers, managers and scientists in the plastics industry and related areas. The emphasis is upon first class engineering and the application of science. An excellent range of high quality speakers from various countries represents the major industrial and academic thrusts in polymer processing. Delegates are able to participate in the conference sessions and discussions and a hardbound book of conference papers will be published, and available at the conference (included in the fee). In addition, the PPE event has been recognised by the Institute of Materials in its CPD: Continuing Professional Development programme.

The two day conference will be accompanied by a commercial exhibition adjacent to the conference. 'As usual.' says Professor Coates, 'we will have our highly regarded laboratory live demonstrations of a range of processing, modelling and measurement techniques at the end of each day.  I encourage all in the industry and especially those who are new to PPE to come and take in our sessions and to sample the Bradford environment.'

Full details of the programme and of PPE are available from www.brad.ac.uk/ppe  which also contains full details of booking.  Further details of the Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology are available from http://www.polymer-mnt.brad.ac.uk/

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