Design Workshop - 27th - 29th September @ Interplas

Located alongside the PDI (Plastic Design Intelligence) seminar theatre in Hall 4, the Design Workshop is a unique opportunity to discuss current product development issues with a panel of experts totally free of charge. All sessions are held in privacy and are strictly by appointment only. An hour has been allocated to each appointment.

How it works
The workshop will run in Hall 4, within Interplas, for the duration of the show.  If you have a project, or design issue which you think would benefit from a discussion with our panel of experts, simply check your preferred time is free (calendar below, if it is blank it is available) then email Mark Blezard with your preferred time and a brief description of the project and advice you are looking for. We will typically allocate one hour for this meeting, depending on the nature of the project.
 
It is your choice whether you provide details of your project or design issue in advance of the meeting.  Clearly if you do, the panel will be able to give it some thought rather than approach the problem "cold", and may influence who we put forward for the discussion. Nevertheless, if you feel more comfortable introducing your project on the day - this is your choice.

Goal of the Design Workshop
Reflecting the concept of the Engel Moulders' Group, the goal of the Design Workshop is to offer support to companies who have any project or current issue relating to product design.

Product design is not limited to injection moulded parts, and typical design issues for which we aim to offer help might include:
• Improvements to existing functional designs to add aesthetics and market appeal
• Solving functional design problems
• Tooling concepts, design for manufacture
• Ways of achieving cost reduction of a component or assembly

Design workshop Partners
Agentdraw www.agentdraw.co.uk based in Leicester, are a leading UK design company with an extremely innovative and creative approach to the design process.  With facilities such as Finite Element Analysis, Mouldflow, and Photo Realistic Rendering, Agentdraw have a design team with the ability to add the flair to the design of a mundane product, necessary for success in the marketplace.  With in-house injection moulding and toolmaking both in the UK and in China, they also have the capability to take a project from the initial design brief through to CAD model, prototype, and serial production where required.
 
Agentdraw have been featured as expert assessors in the BBC's Design for Life programme, and they are the organisers of the Young Designer Competition, who's winner was announced at last year's Plastics Industry Awards in London.
 
Plastribution www.plastribution.co.uk has over 30 years of experience in supplying top quality polymers and have the resources to provide excellent technical support. As a highly progressive distributor of Commodity, Styrenic and Engineering polymers as well as semi-finished packaging materials, they are ideally placed to assist any project in terms of the most suitable and cost effective material selection.
 
Engel www.engelglobal.com are renowned for our expertise in injection moulding application technology, and have the experience to consider suitable techniques and processes to overcome injection moulding problems.

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