Conference will showcase local initiatives using the latest technology
September 2018
News
The first Innovations in Industry Technical Conference will take place at Nelson Mandela University on Friday 7 September. This event will focus on sharing outstanding applications of new technology as being used in the South African region. Technology presentations throughout the event will include topics such as metal additive manufacturing, designing for additive manufacturing, optimisation and automotive design.
“In this first-of-its-kind event we want to demystify these new technologies and showcase local initiatives that are already happening,” explains Clive Hands, an engineering lecturer at Nelson Mandela University. “We want to get the market excited about the capabilities available to us right now.”
Some of the speakers already confirmed for the event include Dr Royston Jones, VP European Operations and Global CTO at Altair Engineering, Jaco Heunis from Jendamark Automation, Dr Anton du Plessis from CT Scan facility at Stellenbosch University and Michael Stephen, race engineer and driver at Terry Moss Racing.
“We are securing world-class speakers for the agenda of this event and are convinced that we can enable and accelerate the innovation that is crucial to local industries. Seating is limited so we’d suggest that anyone interested in attending secure their spot soon,” concludes Hands. “There is no cost to attend the event.”
For more information contact Fiona Richardson, Altair, +27 21 831 1500, [email protected], www.altair.com
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