AMTIL Events – Coming soon

With Austech 2015 over and done with, we’ve been hard at work on the program for the coming year. Along with regular features such as the Annual General Meeting (AGM), our ever-popular Golf Day, and our usual Christmas get-togethers, we are planning a rich and diverse array of additional activities. Branded under the name AMTIL Connections™, these events and activities will be aimed at helping AMTIL members to learn ways to improve their business, gain access to valuable industry information, have their say on the issues affecting them, and simply to network and socialise with their peers in the sector.

Our 2015-16 Events program will include:

• Plant tours – There are few better ways to improve your business than through learning first-hand from your peers. AMTIL is planning visits to the facilities of several major manufacturing companies and research organisations, where members can learn about new technologies and processes.
• Networking functions – Members will have the chance to share ideas, develop essential business relationships, and simply relax and socialise at a number of AMTIL networking sessions over the coming months.
• Focus groups – AMTIL will be organising a series of focus group sessions where members will have the opportunity to have your voice heard and provide input on a wide range of significant issues affecting our industry.
• Webinars and online learning opportunities – Funded by AMTIL, these will allow members to gain exclusive access to an invaluable resource of industry-related information and expertise, through our partnerships with organisations such as Oxford Economics.

One such event is an upcoming plant tour of CSIRO Lab 22 Plant Tour in Clayton, Victoria, on 27 August. Announced in May, Lab 22 is a $6m facility established to provide Australian companies with affordable access to specialist additive manufacturing equipment and expertise in the field of 3D printing with metal. The plant tour will give AMTIL members a chance to see first-hand the impressive array of state-of-the-art additive manufacturing equipment Lab 22 has to offer, and find out how the facility might be of benefit to their business.

Moving further afield, AMTIL will once again have a stand at the major manufacturing technology show EMO, to be held in Milan, Italy, from 5-10 October. The AMTIL stand will be part of the International Association Pavilion and provides an opportunity for us to promote our members’ capabilities to an expected audience of over 100,000 visitors. Australian visitors can also have access to our meeting room, bag storage and, of course, a cold refreshment. We are planning a site visit or two depending on interest, so please let us know if you are attending and would like further information.

“AMTIL plays a central role in educating and supporting the advanced manufacturing industry,” says AMTIL Events Manager Kim Warren. “With Austech 2015 recently rounding out a two-year cycle of AMTIL events, our focus now switches to a series of niche activities to suit a targeted range of our members’ needs.”

Keep an eye out for new activities coming up in your state or city by visiting the Events section on the AMTIL website. For further information, contact AMTIL by telephoning 03 9800 3666, or emailing info@amtil.com.au