The 12th International Conference on Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (S2P) will take place at the Westin in Cape Town, South Africa, from 8 - 11 October 2012.

This is a biennial conference focusing on the advancement of fundamental knowledge and development of materials and industrial processes for semi-solid manufacturing of high performance metal components.

The Cape Town event hopes to draw more attention to the industrial applications of this technology Questions raised during an open forum include the future of Semi-Solid Processing, why industry has been slow in the uptake and what can be done to change this.

The conference is hosted by South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and supported by the country’s Department of Science and Technology through its Advanced Metals Initiative, the Technology Innovation Agency, as well as metallurgical and equipment suppliers IMP and ALS and Reinard Import and Export (sole agents of LK Machinery International (Ltd)).

Conference attendees can look forward to a range of excellent plenary speakers and presentations from international experts representing the major research centres in the world.

About the S2P Conferences

Since the discovery of the specific flow behaviour of metals in semi-solid state during the early seventies, this fascinating technology has experienced a dynamic and turbulent development history which has led to a whole family of new production processes, new equipment and industrial applications.

In order to fully exploit the technical and economic potential of these new ideas it is important to achieve a better understanding of the microstructure development, flow behaviour, improved material and process modelling as well as process control. The S2P International Conferences have contributed to achieve this goal by providing a forum for scientists from various disciplines as well as for engineers and production specialists to learn from each other, to share the common knowledge and to develop a common sense on fundamental topics and industrial requirements.

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