Materials Engineering25 & 26 May 2011

Beursgebouw Eindhoven The Netherlands

www.materialsengineering.nl

10th edition

Trade exhibition + mini symposium + knowledge index

Material driven Innovation and Design

functional andSMART MATERIALS

Trade Exhibition Materials Engineering!

The trade exhibition offers a synoptic and transpa-rent business-to-business platform for material, pro-duct, and design technology.The theme of this 10th exhibition is: “Functional & Smart Materials”. Some thematic lanes, each from within their own discipli-ne, will exhibit a section of the suppliers of the Total Supplier Column.

Exhibitors offer the latest developments on material, product, and design technology. In addition, they appeal to decision makers from a wide but specific public concerned with the application of materials/techniques in the product development and manu-facturing process.

Look for the latest developments at www.materialsengineering.nl

Tenth Materials Engineering exhibition in changing times The first Materials Engineering exhibition took pla-ce in 1993. Terms such as nanotechnology, cradle-2cradle, upgrading of recycled materials and smart materials were hardly heard then. At that time, high-tech materials, including composites, were at that time regarded as the future for the indus-try, but currently they are also the subject of criti-cal discussion. What do you do with thousands of windmill blades after they had been replaced?

The most important change perhaps, is that the material is not all that important any longer, but ra-ther what can be done with it. Dematerialization is a term on everybody’s lips nowadays. The less ma-terial, the better. This trend is not necessarily limi-ted to materials only. As a designer you are asked more and more frequently to drastically reduce the number of components, and this, in turn, provides new challenges for material selection and associa-ted manufacturing processes.

In order to respond to these changing times, the theme for the tenth exhibition of Materials Engi-neering on May 25 and 26, 2011 will be “Functional & Smart Materials.”

What do these developments mean for the biennial “Materials Engineering” exhibition? • A further shift in focus from “structural” material applications to “functional” application of materials

• A shift from “material selection” to “ma terial and production processes”. In this shift, the innovative capabilities in ma nufacturing (e.g. “Connection Techniques”) are strongly linked to the improving of the “life” of the product, without losing sight of the economic realities.

• A further shift was made from the “ma king” of new materials to the “designing” of new materials.

The ExhibitorAre you active in the field of de-sign and materials & processes? Than exhibiting at this event is a must! · Functional & smart materials· Structural materials· Products· Tests (materials)· Coatings with surface (pre) treatment · Surface technlogy· Coating technology· Organic cover layers· Inorganic cover layers· thin film technology· Product development· Joining techniques· Fastening techniques· Materials research· Material recycling· CAD / CAM / CAE· Heat treatments· Nano-technology

The visitorThe Materials Engineering trade exhibition is directed primarily at decision-makers in all companies involved in the application of ma-terials and techniques in the pro-duct development and manufac-turing processes.

· Processors of materials · Heads of production · Product developers· Material Experts· Constructors· Designers· Shapers· Buyers· R&D

The full-service formulaDuring both event days one can make unlimited use and at now costs of all the facilities on the exhibition floor. Amongst others the lectures, mini symposium and the exclusive catering.

This formula creates a relaxed atmosphere where visi-tors and exhibitors can do business, network, maintain relations and get new ideas.

Marketing“Collaboration is the key word to a successful exhibi-tion”

Correct marketing is one of the elements to ensure the success of your participation in the exhibition. For this reason, we, as an exhibition organization, provide a wide range of offline and online channels, in order to bring the right visitor in contact with you the “ex-hibitor”. But even more important is that you apply all possible means to inform your own network about your participation in the exhibition. Some resources and inputs we offer :

· The new Materials Engineering website (www.materialsengineering.nl)· Online knowledge index· Platform for Functional & Smart Materials· News bulletin of Materials Engineering· The relationship-invitation cards

Peripheral programBesides the exhibition program, an interesting and informative peripheral program will run during this year’s exhibition. This program will be carefully com-posed by the organization in collaboration with the Steering Committee. The peripheral program will once again consist of exhibitor’s lectures and a mini-symposium. Other initiatives that fit into the Functio-nal & Smart Materials theme will also be considered.

KNOWLEDGE INDEX MATERIALS ENGINEE-RING

The Materials Engineering knowledge index is a spe-cialized index of applicable scientific information (white-papers and articles) for product technology, material technology, and design technology. Busi-nesses publish high-quality white-papers and infor-mative articles. These extensively explain the ap-plicability of various technologies and materials in product development and manufacturing processes.

Advantages for your company · Increase exposure of your (innovative) products, techniques, solutions and com- pany· Increase your (sales) network· You are not time and place bound· Increase exposure on the internet· Making new sales contacts

Objectives: Sharing knowledge and more sales!

Why the online knowledge index Materials Engi-neering?The online knowledge index is a solution to canalize your online exposure, through a segmented, profes-sional and transparent platform.

Publish your white papers?Contact Mark A. Romera y Gerritsen of Bureau Bos-man BV, via 0031 (0) 40 280 84 10 or mail to mark@bureaubosman.nl. Visit the site at www.materialsen-gineering.nl .

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GENERAL EXHIBTION INFORMATION

DateWednesday, May 25, 2011 Thursday, May 26, 2011

VenueBeursgebouw EindhovenLardinoistraat 8, 5611 ZZ EindhovenThe Netherlands TimeBoth days 10.00 – 17.00 hours

ConstructionMonday, May 23rd 2011Tuesday, May 24th 2011

DismantlementThursday May 26th 2011 (after exhibition)Friday May 27th 2011

General participation costsThis covers: unlimited and exclusive catering during ex-hibition days, cleaning of stand space, link to your web-site on www.materialsengineering.nl , mention in the exhibition catalogue, and provision of free relationship invitation cards.This amounts to € 415, 00 per exhibitor.

Stand spaceYou rent x number of square meters (minimum 12 m²) of bare floor space. You provide your own floor covers, walls of at least 2.50 meters high, electric appliances, and lightingInvestment amounts to € 129, 00 per m².

Stand constructionThis includes: black walls to a height of 2.50 meters, fascia with company name, two double spotlights per 12 m2, one electrical connection (220V/ 3kW including usage) and anthracite carpeting.Investment amounts to € 65, 00 per m².

All prices quoted above exclude VAT (19%) and € 1, 00 environmental levy per/m2

Bureau Bosman BVNuenenseweg 167 | 5667 KP Geldrop | The NetherlandsT +31 (0) 40 280 84 10 | F +31 (0) 40 280 84 11Mark@bureaubosman.nl | www.materialsengineering.nl

Project manager : Mark A. Romera y Gerritsen

The organiser:

“The 10th exhibition of Materials Engineering is a conti-nuation of an initiative taken in 2009 to more intensively involve the world of research. We want to be of service to the visitor, not only concerning the current state of the art, but would also like to provide insight into the future. The gap between the present and the future is rapidly closing. These days, it takes only a year or two for a new discovery to be applied in practice. Examples can be found in nanotechnology and in light-emitting polymers”- Bureau Bosman B.V.

www.materialsengineering.nl