IMfT News
15 June 2010
Announcement of two forthcoming cold forging events in Germany
43rd International Cold Forging Group Plenary Meeting (43rd ICFG)
12 to 15 September 2010, Darmstadt, Germany
www.icfg.ptu-darmstadt.de
12th International Cold Forging Congress 2011 (12th ICFC)
19 May 2011, Fellbach, near Stuttgart, Germany
www.icfc2011.de
3 June 2010
IMfT have acquired the proceedings of the International Conferences on sheet metalforming and hydroforming organised by the IFU, Stuttgart and held 4 - 6 May 2010 for the metalforming library.
25 March 2010
International Conferences “New Developments in Sheet Metalforming”, 4/5 May 2010 & “Hydroforming of Sheets, Tubes and Profiles”, 6 May 2010
Conference Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Liewald MBA
The Conferences take place in the Schwabenlandhalle in Fellbach (near Stuttgart)
For further details please visit www.uni-stuttgart.de/ifu
23 December 2009
Mr. Robert Cooke
It is with great sadness to learn that Mr. Robert Cooke, Chairman of Howard S. Cooke & Co. died last weekend aged 86. IMfT would like to extend their condolences to Robert’s family and also to his friends and colleagues at Howard S. Cooke. Robert was a dedicated supporter of BCFG/IMfT over many years and his passing is a great loss to our Group.
25 September 2009
New IMfT Member
IMfT would like to welcome The Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) Ltd., as new members. They are based near Nuneaton in Warwickshire and the contact is John Petersen, Marketing Manager.
28 August 2009
New IMfT Member
IMfT would like to welcome Dawson Shanahan Ltd as new members. They are based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire and the contact is Jeff Kiernan, Commercial Manager.
27 March 2009
International Conference “New Developments in Forging Technology”, 12 - 13 May 2009
Conference Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Liewald MBA
The location of the Conference is Schwabenlandhalle Fellbach (near Stuttgart)
For further details please visit www.ifu-stuttgart.de
20 June 2008
IMfT have acquired the proceedings of the International Conferences on sheet metalforming and hydroforming organised by the IFU, Stuttgart and held between June 3 - 5 2008 for the metalforming library.
22 May 2008
IMfT have acquired a copy of the ICFG “40 Years History Document” Doc. 18/07 for the metalforming library.
25 April 2008
New IMfT Member
IMfT would like to welcome Ionbond Ltd. as new members. They are based in Consett, County Durham and the company contact is Dr. Chris Constable - General Manager.
17 April 2008
International Conferences “New Developments in Sheet Metalforming”, 3 June - 4 June 2008 & “Hydroforming of Sheets, Tubes and Profiles”, 5 June 2008
Conference Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Liewald MBA
The Conferences take place in the Schwabenlandhalle in Fellbach (near Stuttgart)
For further details please visit www.uni-stuttgart.de/ifu
7 January 2008
New IMfT Member
IMfT are delighted to welcome Rolls-Royce Aerospace as new members. The contact is Andy Dean, Programme Manager – Cost Reduction. Rolls-Royce are looking to develop a UK based supply chain capable of providing the near net shape manufacture of outsourced metalformed components. For further details please visit the IMfT/Rolls-Royce metalforming initiative page.
28 June 2007
Following the presentation given by Yung Tran and Kate Sowerby from the The Society of Motor Traders and Manufacturers (SMMT) at the IMfT meeting on 14 June the following has been announced.
Automotive Supplier Finder - New SMMT Service
SMMT will soon be launching a new service-Automotive Supplier Finder. Automotive Supplier Finder is essentially a match making service which enables buyers and suppliers to build, develop and sustain relationships. A FREE trial for a period of two months will be offered commencing in August.
Unlike some traditional directories, Automotive Supplier Finder is a pro-active, easy to use system which matches buyers to suppliers based on the criteria defined e.g. Product, Location, Quality Standards, Capabilities etc. The system is designed around our automotive database which contains information on over 9,000 company sites, 3,000 product classifications and over 60,000 industry contacts.
For more information and to register please go to www.smmt.co.uk/midi
1 June 2007
New IMfT Member
IMfT would like to welcome Pearson Panke Ltd. as new members. They are based in London and the company contact is Stephen Panke - Managing Director.
21 May 2007
IMfT have acquired the proceedings of International Conferences on sheet metalforming, forging and hydroforming organised by the IFU, Stuttgart for the metalforming library.
30 April 2007
New IMfT Member
IMfT would like to welcome the Confederation of British Metalforming as new members. They are the lead body Trade Association for forging and sheet metalworking companies in the UK and are based at the National Metalforming Centre in West Bromwich. The contacts are John Houseman - Director General and Alan Arthur - Events Manager.
30 March 2007
International Conference “New Developments in Forging Technology”
Conference Chairman: Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Liewald MBA
7th – 9th May 2007
The International Conference takes place in the Schwabenlandhalle in Fellbach (near Stuttgart)
For further details please visit www.uni-stuttgart.de/ifu
13 March 2007
New IMfT Member
IMfT would like to welcome Gesipa Blind Riveting Systems Ltd. as new members. They are based in Keighley, West Yorkshire and the company contact is Phil Walmsley - Quality Manager.
