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Spring 2021 Technical Conference News
Spring 2021 Technical Conference News
PCMI is currently planning to conduct the Spring Technical Conference at the Linder Hotel City Plaza in Köln, Germany, from May 8 – 12, 2021. We have a great schedule planned that will feature two full days of technical sessions, networking with colleagues from around the world, the opportunity to explore emerging PCM technologies, plus social activities including group dinners and tours.
We are eager and ready to provide PCMI colleagues with the chance to gather together in-person. We know that PCMI conferences offer an opportunity to meet personally with members of the industry, which is where meaningful personal and business relationships develop.
However, the PCMI Germany Conference Committee is fully aware that COVID-19 remains a significant concern. While the vaccines have now started to roll out, we may still be dealing with travel restrictions, lockdowns, and the need for social distancing come May. If the situation warrants, the PCMI Spring Conference will be held virtually.
PCMI will decide on the conference format, whether in-person or virtual, in early 2021.
If we move to a virtual program, PCMI will make a concerted effort to add interactive programming to the schedule so that colleagues can talk to each other live. Regardless of the format, the program will consist of meaningful presentations that will surely benefit members personally and professionally.
The Technical Sessions In Development Include:
(Sessions underlined in red are linked to an abstract)
• Automation of Prefabrication of the Etching Process
• Beyond State-of-Art: A Case Study on the Industrial Production of Iron Nickel Ultra-Thin Foils for
Etching Applications
• Direct Imaging – Versatile Automation – Data Format Management
• Electrochemical Micromachining of Aluminium for Microfluidic Devices
• Etching the Strongest and Most Corrosion Resistant Steel Strip in the World
• Group Discussion
• High Resolution Direct Laser Processing for Surface Functionalization and Micro Drilling
• How Contact Angle Measurements Can Help To Optimize Photoresist Adhesion
• LDI Experience by Operators Point of View
• New Member Product and Services Showcase
• PCM Academic Educational Session for Colleges and Technical Universities
• Pulsed Academic Electrochemical Machining: A New Process Line for the Fabrication of Complex
Microstructured Tools
• Strengthening the Weakest Links in the PCM Process Chain: #4. Factors Affecting Photoresist
Adhesion
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