Purpose and goal
The overall objective of the project w as to organize a successful conference in 2016, in order to create a meeting place for the production of w orld class for Sw edish players from industry and research.
The conference on 11 – 12 May 2016 met the overall objective very w ell w ith a combination of high-class presentations and a high participation (168 participants).
The distribution of participants show s that it attracts different groups; 45% of participants w ere from industry, 29% from academia, 22% from research organisations and 4% from the public sector.
Results and expected effects
The conference main objective w as to spread know ledge about new results in production research
Direct project results:
Projects funded by Production2030 w as presented during the conference Production2030 participated in the exhibition w ith material about an upcoming call
Production2030 w as thanked in the invitation and in the invitation supporting the conference. Presenting Production2030 at the conference increased the branding tow ards the automotive industry and helped building the basis for new applicants to calls for projects by Production2030.
Approach and implementation
The conference w as organized by The Sw edish Manufacturing R & D Clusters, consisting of R & D-active manufacturing companies in Sw eden, leading R & D organizations, VINNOVA, FFI Sustainable Production and Sw erea AB.
May 11 included presentations on: forming, joining, surface treatment, assembly, logistics, geometry and quality assurance
May 12 included presentations on: component manufacturing, production and maintenance management, additive manufacturing and digital manufacturing.