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CERAMITEC 2012 will open with a panel discussion on "Cost- and Energy-Efficiency". The supporting program takes a different motto on each of the three days of the show.

Again in 2012, the supporting program, held in the CERAMITEC Forum in Hall B6, will provide a valuable platform for information-gathering, knowledge-transfer, research and development. Attendance at all the specialist lectures and panel discussions is free of charge. Simultaneous interpretation (German/English) is provided at all the lectures.
 
Powder Metallurgy Day
The German trade association of powder metallurgy (Fachverband Pulvermetallurgie) is presenting the “Powder Metallurgy Day” on Tuesday afternoon, May 22, 2012. The main focus of this day will be on new and well-established technologies for the production of powder metallurgy parts as well as on innovations and technologies for manufacturing processes in the ceramic industry and other areas of application. A range of talks will give given on production processes, innovative technologies und newly developed systems in this sector.
 
Heavy Clay Day
The Heavy Clay Day will take place on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The trade journal ZI – Ziegelindustrie International will present first-rate speakers focusing on the subject of “conservation of natural resources and energy efficiency” and the chances and opportunities this opens up for the heavy clay industry. For the first time ever, the ECTS (European Ceramic Technology Suppliers) working group is participating in this event in the form of a panel discussion.
 
Technical Ceramics Day
The "10th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications" is being held from May 20 to 23, 2012 in Dresden. On the Wednesday the delegates will transfer to Munich for CERAMITEC, where the conference will continue in the form of the "Technical Ceramics Day" on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Many of the delegates from the CMCEE International Symposium are expected to attend this day, as speakers and discussion partners.
For further information on CMCEE and the cooperation with CERAMITEC 2012, go to: www.cmcee12.de
 
India Day
Another highlight in the supporting program is the India Day, taking place on Friday, May 25. This is the second time an India Day has been held at CERAMITEC. Organized by the Indian office of Germany´s engineering federation, the VDMA, this event looks at the general situation and conditions on the Indian market.
 
Guided Tours
A range of guided tours is being introduced for the first time next year for CERAMITEC 2012, to round off the excellent supporting program to the fair. Different tours are being put together on the themes of "Heavy Clay", "Technical Ceramics" and "Energy-efficiency, kilns, refractory"; participants will be taken around the fair to see the highlights on the respective themes. Two tours per day are being planned, both in English and lasting around two-and-a-half hours. Each tour stops at a maximum of eight stands, where exhibitors will have 15 minutes to present their highlights to the group. Companies wishing to be involved as stations on these tours are requested to register as soon as possible. There is no charge for trade visitors wishing to take part in the guided tours.
 
ThinkIng
The international platform offered by CERAMITEC 2012 is also being used for the second time for a "ThinkIng" initiative, at which schoolchildren and students have the chance to meet and talk to leading companies from the sector and find out about the working world of engineers, electrical technicians and process technicians engaged in the industry today. The program is rounded off by further information on study courses and job prospects. The initiator and organizer of ThinkIng is the Ceramics Machinery Section of the VDMA.
 
Further information about CERAMITEC 2012: www.ceramitec.de

Press contact:
Dr. Jutta Seitz, Trade Fair PR Manager
Phone: +49 89 949 21480, Fax: +49 89 949 9721480
Jutta.Seitz@messe-muenchen.de
 
CERAMITEC
CERAMITEC Technologies – Innovations – Materials takes place at the New Munich Trade Fair Center from May 22-25, 2012. Since its premiere in 1979 CERAMITEC has developed into the world’s leading trade show for the ceramic industry. CERAMITEC 2009 attracted 656 exhibitors from 35 countries and approx. 15,000 visitors from 84 countries. Statistics for CERAMITEC are checked by the independent auditors Ernst & Young AG contracted by the Gesellschaft zur Freiwilligen Kontrolle von Messe- und Ausstellungszahlen (Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics).
 
Messe München International
Messe München International is one of the world´s leading trade-fair companies. In Munich alone it organises around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and key high-tech industries. Each year more than 30,000 exhibitors and over two million visitors take part in the events held in the New Munich Trade Fair Centre, the ICM – International Congress Centre Munich, and in the M,O,C, Events and Order Centre.
In addition, Messe München International organises trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With six subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and more than 60 foreign representatives actively serving over 90 countries, Messe München International has a worldwide business network. The Group also takes a pioneering role as regards sustainability: It is the first trade-fair company to be awarded energy-efficiency certification from the technical inspection authorities TÜV SÜD.