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Technical Visits
Friday is reserved for technical
excursions to various places in Switzerland. The maximum number
of participants is 25 for each excursion. Therefore, it is
necessary to register in advance. A service fee of 10 EUR
is charged for each tour.
Please note that transfer to the
companies is not provided, but each destination can be reached
by train. An online timetable is available at the website
of the
Swiss Federal Railways.
Alstom Ltd, Birr
(distance: 200 km, duration
of journey: 2:30 h, train direction: Zürich, Basel)
| 13:30 |
Arrival in Birr
- Portier 1 |
| 13:40 |
Welcome and ALSTOM
Presentation |
| 13:50 |
Presentation ALSTOM
Rotor welding technology |
| 14:20 |
Factory Presentation |
| 14:30 |
Factory Tour |
| 16:00 |
Departure |
Details
Alstom Ltd.
Travel
Guide
Bloesch, Grenchen
(distance: 120 km, duration
of journey: 1:15 h, train direction: Biel/Bienne, Basel)
| 10:30 |
Reception |
| 10:45 |
Presentation of
the BCI Group |
| 11:15 |
Visit of the company
(two groups):
• Hard Coatings
• Central Lab
• Water Conditioning |
| 12:30 |
Questions and answers |
| 12:45 |
End
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Details
Bloesch S.A.
Cathedral of Lausanne
| 09:00 |
Begin of the visit of the Cathedral
of Lausanne.
Guided tour around the
church. To be followed by a special guided visit under
the title: "Restaurant and conservation of materials
at Lausanne Cathedral"
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EMPA, Dübendorf
(distance: 230 km, duration
of journey: 3:00 h, train direction: Zürich)
| 12.00 |
Pick-up from railway
station in Dübendorf
Lunch in our Cafeteria (offered by EMPA) |
| 13.00 |
Introduction to
EMPA's activities |
| 13.03 |
Visit of selected
materials R+D labs (nanotechnology, ceramics, surface
engineering, CFRP in civil engineering, advanced microscopical
in-situ testing, nondestructive evaluation) |
| 15.30 |
End of visit, transfer
to railway station |
Details
EMPA Duebendorf
EMPA, Thun
(distance: 140 km, duration
of journey: 2:00 h, train direction: Interlaken)
| 12.00 |
Arrival by train
at Thun station and transfer by public bus to EMPA Thun |
| 11.00 |
Introduction to
EMPA Thun by Dr. Lukas Rohr (Head of EMPA in Thun) |
| 11:20 - 12:50 |
Labtour
Lab1 (Dr. Olivier Beffort)
Novel Applications and Processing of Metal Matrix Composites
Lab 2 (Dr. Stephan Siegmann)
Processing of nonoxyde Nanopwders by use of a RF- Plasma
Lab 3 (Dr. Pierangelo Groening)
Low Temperature STM |
| 13:01 |
Transfer by bus
back to Thun station |
Details
EMPA Thun
EPFL, Institute of Materials,
Lausanne
| 09:00 |
Start of the
visit. Main entrance of the Institute of Materials (MX-F)
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| 09:10 |
Welcome and presentation of
the Institute (MX-F1) |
| 09:30 |
Education in Materials Science
and Engineering (undergraduate and graduated programmes) |
| 09:50 |
Start of the Lab Tour (3 different
Labs each 30 min) |
| 11:20 |
Final discussion |
| 11:40 |
End of the Visit |
Details
Institute of Materials
Holcim, Cement Plant, Eclépens
(distance: 20 km, duration
of journey: 0:20 h, train direction: Yverdon, Vallorbe)
| 14:00 |
Reception
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| 14:05 |
Presentation of the Company
(Video) |
| 14:15 |
Visit of the Cement Factory
(two groups) :
- Quarry
- Kiln
- Alternative fuels
- Dispatching |
| 15:30 |
Aperitif in our Cafeteria (offered
by Holcim) |
| 16:00 |
End of the Visits |
For more details on the company please
visit: www.holcim.ch
Mettler Toledo, Greifensee
(distance: 250 km, duration
of journey: 3:00 h, train direction: Zürich)
| 11.15 |
Welcome at Main
Building, arrival of individual travellers, Coffee |
| 11.30 |
Mettler-Toledo
Group presentation in the main Auditorium (GA210) (Video)
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| 12.00 |
Product Tour
in the main Hall
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| 12.30 |
Lunch at the
Mettler-Toledo Restaurant
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| 14.00 |
Transfer to
Nänikon and visit of the factory in two groups
Group A: MonoBloc Electro-erosion, Assy of Load cells,
Test Lab.
Group B: Electronics manufacturing, EMI Labs
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| 16.00 |
Wrap-up and Apéro
in the main Hall at Nänikon
Individual departure or departure by train at Station
Nänikon
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Details
Mettler Toledo
Travel Guide:
Car | Train
Nestlé Research Center,
Lausanne, Vers-chez-les-Blanc
(distance: 9 km, duration of
journey: 0:45 h by bus)
| 09:00 |
Arrival and
welcome to the Nestlé Research Center |
| 09:05 |
Introduction to NRC activities |
| 09:45 |
Scientific presentation :
Small molecules diffusion in amorphous food matrices (to
be
confirmed) |
| 10:30 |
Visit to laboratories (25 participants
= 2 groups)
Food Colloids
Nutrition
BioAnalytical Sciences |
| 11:30 |
End of visit |
For more details on the company please
visit: www.nutrition.nestle.com
Sulzer Hexis and Sulzer Innotec,
Winterthur
(distance: 250 km, duration
of journey: 3:00 h, train direction: Zürich)
| 11:00 |
First visit
to Sulzer Hexis, Winterthur
1. Introdcution into fuel cell topics (appro. min)
2. Tour; stem assembly line, ceramic cell manufacturing,
R+D labs (approx.
30 min)
3. Snack at Sulzer Hexis
then transfer to Sulzer Inotec for a visit of their
premises.
Visit
of Sulzer Innotec
- Laser Surface Engineering and Repair Center
- Tribology of Abradable Coatings for Turbinesend
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| 14:30 |
End
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Details
Sulzer Hexis
Details
Sulzer Innotec
Travel Guide:
Car | Bus
Departure by Train from Oberwinterthur: 14:40
Via: Zürich Airport 15:11 - Zürich HB 15.34 - Lausanne
17:54 - Geneva Airport 18:39
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