PlasticsToday Online Conference and Tradeshow Live Today

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PlasticsToday and Injection Molding, the plastics industry's source for business-critical information and plastics processing technology insights, announced the first ever virtual conference for the plastics industry: Continuous Improvement in Injection Molding is live today. This online event has specific conference sessions that cover the path of continuous improvement for injection molders and plastics processing professionals. The event will provide industry insights on several topics that are relevant to molders every day, including energy efficiency, tooling technology, and controlled environment molding.

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The virtual event takes place today, September 8, 2011, from 10am-4pm ET. Registration is free to attendees and is now available here.

During the live event today, attendees can interact and network directly with industry experts and peers, download valuable free information, and view webcast presentations directly from their desktop.

A keynote presentation by Dr. Neal Elliott, Associate Director for Research at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and an expert on energy policy, market, and technology thought-leader, will kick-off the virtual event.  Dr. Elliott will discuss, "The Outlook for Manufacturing: Optimism with a Dose of Caution."

A variety of engaging presentations, panel discussions, and chat sessions round out the conference sessions for today including:

Session 1: Energy Efficiency: Measure, Control, Conserve, Dr. Michael Muller, Director of the Center for Advanced Energy Systems, will discuss his research team's energy audits that helped multiple injection molding facilities make dramatic cuts in their energy usage.

Chat Session 1: Saving Energy in Your Molding Facility, Lowell Allen, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, at The Rodon Group, a high-volume, small part injection molding specialist, will share his insights into the steps his company has taken to cut its energy use and become an overall more sustainable molder.

Session 2: Building Better Molds, In a panel led by PlasticsToday's in-house moldmaking expert, Clare Goldsberry, Greg Roembke, Roembke Engineering, and Bob Lammon, Phoenix Proto, offer the latest advances in LSR and aluminum tooling.

Session 3: Cleanroom Injection Molding, Dale Behm, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Flambeau, Inc., and Tom Albano and Scott Mackler of Cleanroom Consulting LLC will walk through the do's and dont's of cleanroom installation. Multiple growth markets in molding require cleanrooms, learn what it takes to set one up at your plant.

Chat Session 2: Finding the Right Low-Cost Moldmaker, Bill Tobin, Injection Molding Consultant and Founder of WJT Associates, will be paired with representatives of two leading outsourcing firms; Frank Pellegrino, VP of Smart Souring, and Nick Lintner, Sourcing Associate with Force Beyond; for an interactive chat on best practices in tool sourcing, whether it's from domestic or international suppliers.

Live Q&A will follow each session. Attend the event now, click here.

The virtual Sponsor Spaces will be staffed by suppliers, consultants, and others able to offer energy-saving equipment and services to the injection molding industry. These spaces will be equipped with white papers, videos, brochures, among other resources, and live-chat capabilities for conversations between attendees and suppliers.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to enter to win an iPad2.

Signature Sponsors for the virtual event include: ENGEL, Milacron LLC, and TMC of America, Inc, and Wittmann Battenfield.

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