IVE ANNUAL TECHNICAL SEMINAR

 

• Why don’t you try our style of seminar – if you have never been to one before, we are sure that you will come back again and again.
  
  
• Forget the boring condescending type of seminar
  – you will learn from this one and enjoy it too.
  
  
• If you have an interest in enamel, then join us and be prepared to change your mind about technical seminars!

Topics below are: -

• THE SEMINAR
• THE VENUE
• THE SUBJECTS
• WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• FORMAT OF THE SEMINAR
• VENUE
• TRAVEL
• TECHNICAL CONTENT OF SEMINAR
• HOW TO BOOK
• REGISTRATION FEES

THE SEMINAR

The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers is the only body in the U.K. which provides education on vitreous enamelling. This Seminar is designed for anyone with an interest in Vitreous Enamelling. These Annual Seminars are recognised as the training ground for the future of the enamelling industry. To maintain our reputation for doing something new - for the first time in many years, we are going to Scotland. The highlight of this will be a visit to the Pfaudler Balfour plant at Leven.

THE VENUE

This year we will be visiting the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland and will be based in North Queensferry with a visit to a plant unique within the UK, in the seaside town of Leven. Our hotel has all the facilities you would expect for your stay. For the golfers among you, Fife is famous for its golf courses and there are a number in the near vicinity and surrounding area. You might wish to arrive a couple of days early to take advantage of this.

The Hotel at which the seminar will be based is the Queensferry Hotel, set on the north banks of the Firth of Forth, enjoys spectacular panoramic views across the Firth and the iconic Forth Bridges. Ideally placed, the hotel is 9 miles equidistant from Edinburgh International Airport and Edinburgh City Centre.

For more information on the hotel: www.foliohotels.com/queensferry
The seminar will present our usual wide diversity of papers and our visit will be to Pfaudler Balfour Reactor Systems, a unit of Robbins & Myers UK Ltd., which is based in Leven.  The company is involved in the manufacture of Glass Lined pressure vessels and accessories for the Pharmaceutical and Chemical process industries.

The Pfaudler group has produced glass lined equipment since the 1880’s from, initially; glass lined beverage tanks to the latest containment systems for high integrity pharmaceutical products. 

The size of some of the vessels produced is something that can only be comprehended by a visit and we are sure you will be both impressed and interested. So don’t miss it! We have said it before, but the advantages of going with other enamellers can never be underestimated - all of those other pairs of eyes!

 

THE SUBJECTS

We are presenting a selection of papers, with a wide range of subjects. There are papers on the practical side of enamelling, the implications of the rapidly approaching REACH regulations. We are also re- introducing the ever popular "Enamellers' Question Time" with a theme of Energy Savings and Environmental Impact as a natural follow on from the papers on REACH. Mixed in with this will be a range of fundamental and theoretical papers. We are expecting further papers and we will update the list, as they become availabl

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

If you are interested in enamels or enamelling, then you should be there! Of course don’t forget the opportunity of liaison offered during these seminars is one of the best ways to ensure the future of our very specialised industry.

As usual, our seminar offers some unique opportunities in a value for money package. It will cost you considerably less than any other comparable form of seminar. The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers runs these seminars for the benefit of its members, not to make a large profit. The registration fee includes all accommodation costs and meals.

The package will interest managers, technicians and practical personnel. As a supplier of raw materials or frits, you will have a chance to find out what your customers really want. As a customer, who actually does the enamelling, you will have a chance to see and discover the latest technology and practice. The technical papers have a range of subjects which will interest all enamellers. Delegates will be registering during the Sunday evening to minimise the loss of time of your critical personnel. This will limit the duration of the Seminar to two full weekdays.

The visit to the Pfaudler Balfour plant is a rare opportunity to see something a bit different in our industry and we are very grateful to them for opening their doors to us. So come and enjoy the visit with your colleagues and other with like-minded enamellers. The benefits of this are well proven over years of our seminars - better thirty pairs of eyes than just yours!
If you have been to one of our Seminars before, then you will know that we have planned ample time for formal and informal discussions. We are well aware of the importance of informal discussion time and we ensure that there is plenty of time available. These Annual Technical Seminars have become the highlight of the information package provided by The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers. So, if you want to update your knowledge and to be really involved with the continuing future of vitreous enamelling, then YOU need to be there.

FORMAT OF THE SEMINAR

VENUE
The Seminar Hotel, The Queensferry www.foliohotels.com/queensferry is part of the Folio Group and offers a perfect setting for business and pleasure. Why not extend your stay and enjoy some of the beautiful surrounding area or the city of Edinburgh. We will be spending two nights here, Sunday 15th June and Monday 16th June. This will allow you to travel on the Sunday and depart after lunch on the Tuesday. We will take all of our meals here commencing with breakfast on Monday morning and finishing with Lunch on Tuesday 17th June. Dinner for the evening of Sunday 15th June is not included in the registration fee.

TRAVEL
We are not including your travel to North Queensferry in the package, as we are sure that you will want to choose your method of travel. Or you may want to travel early and have a relaxing weekend before the seminar. Of course, we will be providing a coach for the trip to and from the visit to Pfaudler Balfour.

TECHNICAL CONTENT OF SEMINAR

• Visit to Pfaudler Balfour - see the glassing process
  - something you have probably never seen before

• Presentation by Pfaudler Balfour

• Evolution enamels by Ferro Corporation

• Warping of Enamelled Panels by Arcelor

• Six Sigma Design Experiments  by Mark Nutting and Mike Collins

• "Kryptonite" a new Boron mineral discovered in Serbia by Rio Tinto Minerals

• REACH is a reality today - also for the enamel industry by Pemco Brugge

• "An Introduction to Reach"  by UK Competence Authority for Reach
  
  

• PLUS  The return of our ever popular "Enameller’s question time" on the theme of  "Energy saving and Environmental Impact" - which will suitably follow on from the presentation on REACH

News:
UK Competence Authority for REACH (HSE) to present paper on ‘REACH’
Click this for more info

More News: 16 May 08
We are pleased to announce TWO additional papers for this seminar

• "Rheology" - Dr J Wendel, Wendel Enamels
• “Failure mechanisms and attribute defects in glass lined chemical process equipment” by Ron Black, Pfaudler Balfour

Please note: This programme will be updated as soon as we receive further papers - but don't wait to book - first come first served. We have a maximum of 30 places this year.

HOW TO BOOK

Complete and return the booking form with payment, or proof of payment, by post to the address given on the form. Please use a separate booking form for each delegate. (Photocopies are acceptable, if necessary) Bookings must be accompanied by payment in full. Click here for booking form - Opens as a PDF in a new window

If you have any queries, please contact us by phone, fax or email on

Phone: 01543 450596 Fax : 08700 941237 Email : [email protected]

REGISTRATION FEES

£ 420 - For Members of the IVE and employees of Company Members.

£ 630 - For non members of IVE.

These fees include accommodation for the nights of 15th and 16th June 2008, in single occupancy, en suite rooms with telephone and TV. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included for Monday 16th June and breakfast and lunch for Tuesday 17th June.
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Places on this seminar are strictly limited to 30. Confirmed reservations will be taken strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Bookings are not deemed confirmed until payment is received in full. In the event of completion of our hotel allocation for the Seminar, priority will be given to Members of IVE. 

NOTE: ALL FEES MUST BE PAID WITH YOUR BOOKING.

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Cheques should be made payable to: "The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers".
A confirmation invoice will be issued on receipt of your booking and payment.

Although LATEST DATE FOR BOOKINGS was 30 April '08 it may not be too late. Accommodation may still be available. Ask Angela on +44 (0)1543 450596 or [email protected]

PAPERS
Papers will be presented during Monday 16th June 2008. The visit to Pfaudler Balfour will take place on the morning of Tuesday 17th June. 

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME OR CANCELLATION
It may be necessary, due to reasons beyond our control, to alter the programme of events or the content of the Seminar. Fees will be refunded should the Seminar be cancelled by The Institute of Vitreous Enamellers. We will accept no liability in respect of any other costs. We are unable to accept cancellations after invoicing. We regret this, but it is entirely due to the conditions which are imposed upon us by the Hotel. We will be pleased to accept substitutions at any time. Please advise us in writing or by Fax of such substitutions