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What is 3D Printing (aka, Additive Manufacturing)?

What does it mean for companies in the packaging supply chain?

Will it transform packaging?

Will it usher in a “new industrial revolution”?

These are the questions that Professor Ian Gibson, Professor of Industrial Design at Deakin University will discuss at the next PCA industry Leaders Forum in Melbourne on Tuesday 27 May.

 His topics include:

  • The broad range of 3D printing 
  • The new disruptive businesses that are using 3D printing 
  • Applications in packaging 
  • What should companies in the packaging supply chain be doing?

The event is open to PCA members only and is free to attend. All guests must register. Click here to register.  

Note too, that the following PCA discussion: Simplot: Social Media, Design and Product Development, will be held on Wednesday June 4 in Melbourne.

Jason Goode, packaging development manager at Simplot Australia, will provide an overview of the breadth of products and sourcing options for the Company, and then share some of Simplot’s challenges and opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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