Thursday, June 11, 2026

08:30 | Depart hotel for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre Tour
09:00 — 10:00 | Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre Tour
12:30 | Lunch at Seahorse
13:30 | General Session (Panorama Room, Floor 2)
15:30 | Coffee break
19:00 | Cocktails at the hotel (Location TBD)
19:30 | Dinner at the hotel (Location TBD)

General Session, Panorama Room Grand Central Hotel Belfast, 2nd Floor

11:00 - 11:20 | Stability in the Process - A look at Uninterruptible Power Supplies (Przemyslaw Orlik)
11:20 - 11:40 | Comparing Blowmolding to Rotomolding (Matt Bushman)
11:40 - 12:00 | Full automation systems for electrical and conventional rotational molding (Oliver Wandres)
12:00 - 12:20 | Pick Up a Broom: Why Small Acts Drive Big Results in Manufacturing Teams (Dr. Paula Orcutt)
13:30 - 13:50 | Reducing Product Development Lead Times Using Parametric Design (Joe Butterfield)
13:50 - 14:10 | Considering Process in your Rotomolded Design (Tony Short)
14:10 - 14:30 | Persico 1976-2026: 50 years of innovation (Sergio Zilioli)
14:30 - 15:15 | Coffee Break
15:15 - 15:35 | Digital Twins, Simulation, and Data-Driven Rotomolding (Johan Potargent)
15:35 - 16:10 | Why is it so difficult to control your cooling? (Dr. Gareth McDowell & Dr. Nick Henwood)
16:10 - 16:30 | Digitisation of the Rotational Moulding Process (Mark Kearns)• Welcome & Introduction