ALEXASIA 2013 meet was organised by Arkey Conference Service Cell from 17th Oct to 19th Oct at Nehru Centre Mumbai. Two concurrent International Conferences, one about Aluminium Extrusion Technology and other about Gravity Die Casting Technology also took place during the event.
Dr. M. Nilmani, President ALUMINIUM EXTRUDERS’ COUNCIL (ALEX), welcomed the members and briefed about the activities of the Aluminium Extruders Council (ALEX).
Mr. Kshemendra Nath, Chairman Organising Committee ALEXASIA narrated the objective of this conference to bring Technology providers and Extruders and Casting Manufacturers together.
The chief guest Shri Apurva Chandra Principal Secretary, Industry, Govt of Maharashtra spoke about use of Aluminium in various fields.
In his Keynote address Shri Vishal Seth Managing Director Alcoa India Pvt.Ltd. spoke about the future of Aluminium Industry and Alcoa’s projections about global requirements of aluminium in the next decade.
After the Inaugural Ceremony The Conference Exhibition was thrown open by cutting the ribbon by Shri Vishal Seth, Managing Director, Alcoa India Pvt. Ltd., and Mr. Kshemendra Nath, Managing Director, Sapa Profiles India P Ltd.
Prominent personalities from a number of sectors from the Aluminium industry presented their experiences and opinions during the technical sessions. The subjects deliberated were:
1. Challenges in Castings ERP way
2. Importance of Finance Systems, Disciplines and controls in running an organization successfully with special emphasis on recessionary period.
3. Investment Opportunities in Karnataka For Aluminium Foundries
4. Yield improvement through Simulation
5. Thermal DE Coring and Sand Reclamation
6. Rapid Prototyping and Vacuum Investment Casting
7. Mass Production Technology for GDC Process
8. Casting Simulation – Static vs Tilt Pouring Gravity casting
9. Thermal Analysis – The Biometric for GDC
10. Simulation Technologies for GDC – Case Studies
11. Human Resources Management some thoughts for the decade
12. Magnesium Metal Die Castings for Lighter Cars
13. Design of Energy Efficient furnaces for the Aluminium Industry
14. Fuel Efficient Eclipse Burners
15. Aluminium Casting Welding Technology
16. Selection and Utilization of Simulation Software
17. Hedging in the Comfort of Local Currency
There were Presentations by the Participants of the GDC project competition we-appreciated by the guests.
19Th October was the Buyers Sellers Day which was inaugurated by the chief guest Mr. Rishi Bagla, Chairman and Managing Director, Aurangabad Electricals ltd. The meeting ended with Open House Discussion and Mr. R. T. Kulkarni conveying a concluding note and his vote of thanks to everyone who supported this event.
