News and Events

EXHIBITIONS / TRADE FAIRS

14-18th November 2011 (Barcelona) – EQUIPLAST 2011 Trade fair represented the best scenario to carry out the monitoring of the SONO”R”US project. All consortium partners assisted and had the opportunity to chat with visitors, explain the project and show the SONO”R”US machine, as well.

 

01 – 04 April 2012 (Orlando – Florida) – NPE 2012. In 2012, SONO”R”US was been presented in the the most important International Plastics Exhibition in the USA in which 1,830 companies offer their latest products and technologies for a wide range of sectors ( more than 60,000 visitors). More than 160 organisations showed real interest for Sonorus machine which most of them (80% of total) came from the medical sector.

26 – 28 February 2013 (Stuttgart – Germany) – Südtec / Medtec show: Ultrasion participated in the Medtec show which is targeted to medical devices. This event received 35,000 visitors.

June 2012 (Bremen – Germany) – 7th International Exhibition on Smart Actuators and Drive Systems. Cedrat attended to the 13th International Conference on New Actuators is the most important market place to meet leading international specialists, to share their expertise and to start business co-operations in the field of new actuator technologies. There were about 500 participants from more than 30 countries. The range of topics also included measurement techniques, control concepts and circuits, driver components and units, system integration, layout and simulation tools etc. Cedrat got 40 contacts that were interested in usmTM.

19 – 20th January 2012 (Lucerne – Switzerland):

Swiss Plastics is one of the premier events in Switzerland for the plastics industry. A Sono”r”us team, showing the new moulding machine based on ultrasounds, took part in this event that brought together all the relevant companies and service providers, both from home and abroad. A wide range of industries, going from medical technology to micro-systems and automation presented its novelties in this exhibition.

MEETINGS

Kick-off Meeting, 20th July  2011 (Barcelona)-The Fundació Privada Ascamm’s facilities hosted the kick-off meeting of the SONO”R”US project. This meeting was attended by all consortium members. The group was introduced to the planning process and several technical topics were discussed.

The meeting was organized with the following schedule:

  • Management and Administrative issues: It was presented the Project implementation and formal and administrative aspects as communication inside and outside the consortium, rules and an introduction to the collaborative tool called PROCEMM.
  • Technical presentations and discussion: The leaders of work packages presented the objectives and the roadmap for each work package. After each presentation was held a technical discussion on the work to be performed by each partner during project.

6 Months Meeting. 14 November 2011 (Barcelona) – The meeting was performed during the EQUIPLAST 2011 Trade fair.  represented the best scenario to carry out the monitoring of the SONO”R”US project. All consortium members attended this meeting. The meeting was organized with the following schedule: Management and administrative status at 6 Months, technical presentations, plannification for the next 6 months and discussion.

9 Months Meeting. 23rd April 2012 (Den Haag -Netherlands) – PROMOLDING hosted the 9 Months meeting of the SONOR”U”S project. All consortium members attended this meeting. The meeting was organized with the following schedule: Management and administrative status at 9 Months, technical presentations, planification for the next 6 months and discussion.

1st Review Meeting. 24th April 2012 (Den Haag -Netherlands) – PROMOLDING hosted the 1st Review meeting of the SONOR”U”S project. All consortium members and REA representatives (Project Officer and the Project Technical Advisor) attended this meeting. The meeting was organized with the following schedule: Management and administrative status at 9 Months, and technical presentations.

18 Months Meeting. 23rd and 24th April 2012 (Meylan Cedex – France)- CEDRAT hosted the 18 months meeting of the SONOR”U”S project. All consortium members attended this meeting. The meeting was organized with the following schedule: Management and administrative status at 18 months, technical presentations, planification for the next 6 months and discussion.

24 Month Meeting (Final Meeting). 29th April 2013 (Cerdanyola del Vallès- Spain) – ULTRASION and the ASCAMM hosted the Final meeting of the SONO”R”US project. All consortium members attended this meeting. The meeting was organized with the following schedule: Management and administrative status at 24M, technical presentations  (final results) and identification of collaboration beyond the project.