Plant tour at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag within scope of PPS conference

The 29th International Polymer Processing Society (PPS) Conference will be held in Nürnberg from 15th to 19th July 2013. The injection moulding machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has invited participants to tour its plant at the parent factory in Schwaig near Nürnberg on 18th July 2013.

Participants at the PPS Conference have the opportunity of participating in a plant tour at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, one of the world's leading producers of injection moulding machines. The plant tour lasts approx. 3 hours. A shuttle has been organised between the conference and the production location.

Mechanical processing, initial assembly, on-line assembly right up to function testing. The production process on an injection moulding machine can be observed in detail during a guided tour of the production facilities.

The Sumitomo (SHI) Demag parent plant in Schwaig near Nürnberg produces hydraulic and hybrid machines for processing plastics. These machines with closing forces of  350 to 20,000 kN produce plastic parts such as tooth brushes, dashboards, syringes, expanding anchors for masonry, snowboards and yoghurt cups. Sumitomo (SHI) Demag's customers include well known companies such as Playmobil, Zott, VW and Gillette. Participation within the scope of the conference is free and requires only previous registration

Registration and information
The number of participants for the guided tour is limited. Interested parties can register by telephone or email. The PPS-29 Team can be reached by telephone +49 (0)89 548234-53 or Email [email protected] .

Further information on the conference is available on the Internet at http://www.pps-29.com.

Source: Sumitomo (SHI) Demag