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Qualification and further training is once again a highlight at the trade fair. In 2015, Moulding Expo had already attracted many skilled workers and future professionals.

"Well qualified, talented young people safeguard the future of the industry," explains Ralf Dürrwächter. People are what make the difference to the Association of German Tool and Mould Makers' managing director. "Only companies that invest in trainees as well as in technology will gain a competitive edge." The association has therefore taken up the cause of qualification. "We want to roll up our sleeves with the sector so that tool construction and mould making remain a globally renowned brand in Germany." His colleague from the Federal Association for Pattern and Moulding Making regards the trade fair as an major opportunity for the sector: "We are thrilled that Moulding Expo is focussing on apprenticeship professions – as it did two years ago – and is hoping to attract students back to the trade fair. We will take advantage of this platform to make our vocational trades better known and thus inspire suitably qualified young people about tool construction, pattern and mould making."

Presentation of study opportunities within the industry

Young people interested in finding further education courses at the forthcoming Moulding Expo will also be spoilt for choice – at the Schmalkalden Univerity stand, for instance. From the summer semester of 2017 onwards, engineers and technicians can attend a course in Additive Manufacturing Processes and Rapid Technologies over two semesters whilst working. It is offered by the university in conjunction with the Association of German Tool and Mould Makers (VDWF), the Institute for Toolless Fabrication (IwF) at the University of Applied Sciences Aachen and the Chair for Manufacturing Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen as training partners.

"There is huge demand by industry for qualified employees in 3D technology," explains Gerd Witt, Professor for Production Processes and Machine Tools at the University of Duisburg. "However, up to now there has been no training and no standards." The new course combines the teaching experiences of the three universities with input from business. Thematically, it is structured on the basis of the main material branches of additive manufacturing, that is, metal and plastic, but is also supplemented by a focus on application-orientated design. "Tool construction and mould making, as well as pattern making, are the pioneers in this technology," explains Gerd Witt. "It is therefore essential for us to present the new course and teaching opportunities at Moulding Expo," states Gerd Witt.

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