Detail of the Cast Aluminium Balustrade at 40 Bond New York. Architects Herzog & de Meuron. Photo Acme.
ALCAB CONFERENCE PROGRAM
november 13, 2018
9.00
check-in
9.30
Introduction
10.00
material & technologies
Aluminium: features, new developments and applications, with an insight on casting.
speaker: FRANCO BONOLLO UNIVERSITA’ DI PADOVA
speaker: MAURIZIO VEDANI POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Allumnium: Surface corrosion and protection, an insight on castings.
speaker: LORENZO FEDRIZZI UNIVERSITA’ DI UDINE
Building technologies in architecture: Aluminium casting, benchmarking with concurrent materials and technologies.
speaker: DARIO TRABUCCO IUAV VENEZIA
11.00
casting display
Opening of the Photo installation CASTING DISPLAY: A Image survey of Aluminium and Metal casting from XIX century up to today.
curator: ANDREA PERTOLDEO IUAV VENEZIA
Display of manufactured products and details
11.15
coffee break
11.45
engineering & manufacturing
Virtual engineering & manufacturing: free to ask for special castings.
speakers: PAOLO CACCAVALE ESI GROUP
speaker: FEDERICO CASAROTTO ECO TRE
Powder coatings: finishes and protections.
speaker: TULLIO ROSSINI AKZO NOBEL
from co-design to ready to assembly components
speaker: DANIELE VIRGOLINI CASTALIA FOUNDRY
13.00
lunch break
14.00
engineering & manufacturing
15.00
break
15.15
Architecture and design
One Montecarlo: Aluminium castings for a craftsman approach
speaker: MATTIA MESTRINER PERMASTEELISA
Aluminium and design: a long story together
speaker: AMBROGIO ROSSARI ADI LOMBARDIA
An ancient tool
speaker: LEO KOPACIN GEMENTI HO1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
moderator: ROBERTO ZANCAN HEAD GENEVE