AAC 2010 Anodizing Conference—Advancing to the Next Level

October 5-7 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Wauconda, Illinois - The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) will be helping anodizing professionals advance to the next level at the 19th Annual International Anodizing Conference and Exposition. The event, which provides education, industry information, and networking opportunities for the anodizing community, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 5 through Thursday, October 7, 2010 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The 2010 Anodizing Conference will feature timely and cutting-edge topics specifically geared toward the anodizing community. The two-day Conference incorporates General Sessions, Focus Sessions in three tracks (Technical, Environmental, and Scientific), the Anodizing Expo featuring exhibits from industry suppliers, and networking events to present a unique multi-faceted industry event found nowhere else. Optional add-on components to the Conference include tours to local manufacturing plants, and the Anodizing Quality Workshop—a new second-level course in the AAC School for Anodizers.

The Anodizing Conference attracts influential decision makers from the anodizing and manufacturing communities and is considered the industry event of the year, highlighting the latest technological advances, industry innovations, and business developments most relevant to anodizers. The Anodizing Conference is designed to appeal to a wide variety of anodizing industry professionals at every level of production—from the front office to the plant floor.

The educational program highlights anodizing process and troubleshooting techniques, advancing technologies, and sustainability measures to help further the eco-friendly nature of the process. General Sessions on Wednesday and Thursday feature presentations ranging from aerospace anodizing and lean practices to “green” marketing guidelines and aluminum industry market trends. Focus Sessions on Wednesday afternoon will feature concurrent sessions in three tracks, including Technical, Environmental, and Scientific. The program also includes the popular Technical Q&A Panel, an interactive forum where anodizing experts share their expertise and answer questions from conference delegates.
Networking opportunities, including the Welcome Reception on Tuesday, October 5, and the Delegate Network Event, sponsored by select anodizing industry suppliers, on Wednesday, October 6 will round out the program to present a valuable and noteworthy event developed specifically by and for anodizing industry professionals.

“The 2010 Anodizing Conference program promises a robust variety of topics, ranging from the latest research using the anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) to new products and environmental insight for the anodizer to sustainable business ideas and lean practices,” commented AAC Education Committee Chair Jude Runge, Ph.D., President of CompCote Inc. in Lombard, Illinois. “As always, networking opportunities that every anodizing industry professional can use to improve operations, increase their understanding of anodizing techniques, and expand industry connections are part of the conference. What’s new is our Academic Outreach Program; we have actively sought out and continue to search for universities that are working with light metals research and development, surface science, and the technology of anodizing. By engaging our academic colleagues who see a need for connections to our industry and by engaging their students, we demonstrate the connection between the science of the substrate, surface and anodizing and thereby assure our industry’s future,” Runge noted.

AAC President, Gregory T. Rajsky, CAE, agrees. “This year’s educational program, one of the strongest and most diverse to date, covers practical and theoretical topics to provide industry professionals with a well-rounded understanding of the anodizing process—with implications for process improvement, as well as glimpses of new applications that could reveal the future of anodizing.”

For more information on the 19th Annual International Anodizing Conference & Exposition in Montreal, including program and registration details, visit www.AACconf.org.

The Aluminum Anodizers Council is the international trade association of firms engaged in aluminum anodizing and whose mission it is to support its members—and users of anodized aluminum—through education, advocacy, and promotion. For more information, contact the Aluminum Anodizers Council, 1000 N. Rand Road, Suite 214, Wauconda, IL 60084-3102 USA. Telephone 847/526-2010; fax 847/526-3993; mail@anodizing.org; www.anodizing.org.

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For more information, contact the Aluminum Anodizers Council:

Nancy Molenda, Communications Manager

1000 N. Rand Road, Suite 214
Wauconda, IL 60084 USA
Telephone 847.526.2010
Fax 847.526.3993
mail@anodizing.org
www.anodizing.org

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