Graham Engineering Corporation changes date for conference in Ireland

Graham Engineering Corporation has moved forward to September the dates of its American Kuhne Spotlight medical extrusion and secondary operations conference in Ireland.

The venue, agenda, and speakers will be the same as for the May dates that were originally announced.

The event will now take place September 1-2, 2020 at the Clayton Hotel in Galway, Ireland. 

Presentations by ten medical manufacturing experts will cover advances in polymer compounds, die design, gel minimization, tipping and welding, low-profile delivery systems, process monitoring and control, in-line surface inspection, quality and traceability, micro-extrusion, and balloon catheter applications.  Specialists from Boston Scientific, Teleflex Medical, Vascular Technologies, and Vante will offer medical OEMs’ perspectives, and the manager of the research consortium Applied Polymer Technologies will discuss Irish polymer industry research trends.

The keynote presentation, by Dr. David White, founder and president of ExtruPharm LLC, will be “Extrusion of Drug Eluting Implants,” detailing innovations and trends shaping the future of medical extrusion.

David Madar, Strategic Market Manager – Medical, said: “Our decision to return to Ireland for the latest conference reflects our customers’ wishes and the global importance of Ireland’s medical technology sector.”