Workshop
Green Manufacturing in Ceramics
SCOPE
In the recent years, depletion of the natural resources and environmental degradation were among the most important problems. Especially in Japan, it is serious because economical activity mostly depends on import resources. Technological developments we expect in this century should be directed towards decreasing the environmental load for sustaining a healthy life and clean nature.
In the ceramic industry, moreover, technological developments are strongly required due to the saving of energy in manufacturing process and the generation of tremendous amounts of by-products and wastes that have harmful influence on the environment. For instance, during sintering process a large amount of energy is consumed and a large volume of CO, CO2 and poisonous gases such as endocrine disrupter and NOx are evolved due to organic binder used in molding process. Therefore, it is extremely crucial to develop new products, materials, and novel processes in order to minimize detrimental effects on the environment.
This workshop will focus on the "Green Manufacturing in Ceramics". We will report our latest research in technologies of sintering, molding, analysis and its related technology. Furthermore, the current status of ceramic industry in this field will be illustrated in the keynote lecture.
We look forward to your participation and seeing you in Nagoya, Japan.
Date & Time
9th July 2004 10：20-17：10
Place
DESIGN HALL
The 3rd floor of Design Center Building at NADYA PARK
[map]
Sakae3-18-1,Naka-ku, Nagoya
(5minutes walk from Yaba-cho Station on the Meijo line.）
Auspices
Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Joint Auspices
The Ceramic Society of Japan
The Japan Institute of Metals
The Chemical Society of Japan
Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
Program
| 10：20-10：30 | Opening Ceremony |
| Shuzo Kanzaki Director, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute / AIST |
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| 10：30-11：20 | Keynote Lecture Approach for Eco-friendly Ceramic Process |
| Takayoshi Mizutani Executive Vice President and CIO / NGK INSULATORS, LTD. |
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| 11：20-12：00 | Cost-Effective Air Quality Monitoring Micro-Stations Through Advanced Processing of Nanoparticles-Based Gas Sensors |
| Marie-Isabelle Baraton University of Limoges / France |
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| 12：00-13：30 | Lunch Break |
| 13：30-14：10 | Green Ceramic Manufacturing for Ceramic Component Business |
| Oh-Hun Kwon Saint-Gobain High Performance Materials/ USA |
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| 14：10-14：40 | Low-emission Processing of Ceramics |
| Koji Watari Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute / AIST |
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| 14：40-15：30 | Poster Session Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute / AIST |
| 15：30-16：10 | Life Cycle Approaches for Sustainable Consumption and Production |
| Atsushi Inaba (Masayuki Sagisaka / Deputy Director) Director, Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment / AIST |
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| 16：10-17：00 | Invited Lecture Development of Photonic Fractals by Environment Conscious Smart Processing |
| Yoshinari Miyamoto Joining and Welding Research Institute / Osaka University |
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| 17：00-17：10 | Closing Ceremony |
| Hideto Mitome Deputy Director, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute / AIST |
Registraion
Deadline & fee
Deadline is 5th July 2004
The registration is free.
Contact us
Koji Watari
Advanced Sintering Technology Group, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
E-mail: greencera@m.aist.go.jp