Smart Molding International 1-2021

machinery 18 smart_molding international 1/2021 A nyone seeking to get one step ahead and sniff out trends in medical technology,made a point of attending the Arburg Summit: Medi - cal 2020 on 19 November. Thanks to the digital format of this summit meeting, twice as many guests were able to at - tend as were at the comparable, physi - cal event in the previous year. More than 400 participants from more than 40 countries were there to inform them - selves about current developments, in - novative applications and visions, and to exchange views at the highest level with many medical technology experts. The interactive response was intense and vibrant. The twelve lectures focusing on "Solutions", "Innovations" and "Vi - sions" were accompanied by a high-cal - ibre panel discussion. This special event was enhanced yet further by interactive breakout sessions with expert discus - sions and live presentations of exhibits in the Customer Center in Lossburg. The summit was chaired by GuidoMarschall from plastics channel Plas.TV. "Even before the start of our virtual summit, we received very positive feedback from our invited guests and were able to register many more par - ticipants than would have been possi - ble at a present event, based purely on capacity," pointed out Gerhard Böhm, Arburg Managing Director Sales. "With this digital format, exceptionally chal - lenging in terms of content as well as technology, has taken us down new paths. And feedback confirmed this: Our Arburg Summit: Medical 2020 was ‘the place to be’ in the field of medical technology." Keynote speech focused on the future of medical technology A particular high point of the event came with the keynote speech deliv - ered by Prof. Dr-Ing. Marc Kraft, Head of Department Medical Technology at the Technical University Berlin and Chair of VDI's "Technologies of Life Sciences" association. On the basis of a few ex - amples, he highlighted current trends in medical technology that are set to Arburg Summit: Medical 2020 A successful event: More than 400 participants from more than 40 countries attended the virtual summit that was held on 19 November, 2020. Several iterations of an intricate lattice designs were evaluated that would act like a brush to collect adequate samples needed for COVID-19 testing