Promoting water jetting In Provence

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jul 25, 2002

BHR Group's 16th International Conference on Jetting Technology, "New developments, applications, technologies", extends the sequence of highly successful biennial events that was established in 1972.

The diversity of water jetting applications continues to spread as users across a range of industries take advantage of new developments and improved equipment capabilities to introduce innovative solutions to their production, maintenance and decommissioning problems.

Jetting has advanced significantly in recent years and offers a novel approach where other potential solutions cannot provide the same degree of accuracy, efficiency and performance.

New applications have emerged as industries as varied as medicine, petrochemical, food processing, automotive and aerospace engineering, and construction recognise the benefits of cutting materials accurately without the force or heat associated with traditional tools.

Jetting is also helping solve some of the world's environmental problems in cleaning and recycling applications and in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, military hardware and munitions.

This diversity creates opportunities for technology transfer between industries where similar technologies can have very different applications.

The knowledge gap between these industries must be closed before the full potential can be realised.

There is still a need for information on the latest techniques, developments and applications.

BHR Group's 16th International Conference on Jetting Technology, "New developments, applications, technologies", extends the sequence of highly successful biennial events that was established in 1972 and continues to draw together the world's leading specialists.

Delegates can now register for this prestigious event, which will be held in Aix-en-Provence, France, 16th-18th October 2002.

Focusing on applications, developments and technologies, the scope of the conference has evolved over the years to reflect the growing maturity of the technology and the range of industries adopting jetting techniques.

It remains the premier international event on the subject and provides the ideal forum to discuss the industrial applications of jetting, the latest in research and development, and emerging issues and challenges for suppliers and users.

Separate conference sessions will cover topics such as: industrial and production applications; health and safety; training; legislation and standards; products and testing; environment including recovery and recycling of water and abrasives; civil engineering; innovation, automation and state of the art technology; military decommissioning; jetting performance; surface preparation; medical; mining and civil engineering; jet formation; and recycling.

The conference is aimed at all people who would like to know what water-based cutting can do for them.

It is particularly relevant to those who devise or use jetting across a broad range of engineering, manufacturing, process, food, medical, nuclear, military, construction, contracting, petrochemical, mining and excavation, research and government disciplines.

The programme includes visits to local industry and delegates will also have the opportunity to visit ENSAM's jetting and laser laboratories.

The event is sponsored by the Water Jetting Association and the International Society of Water Jet Technology (ISWJT) as well as France's Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Arts et Metiers and Club Jet d'Eau.

Boride is sponsoring a special conference best paper award to reflect the innovative nature of jetting technology and the importance of promoting successful developments and applications.