On October 18 - 20 this year, the 3rd meeting of the Association of Polish Spring Producers was held at the Sapieha castle in Krasiczyn.
This event has already become a tradition and is permanently included in the calendar of cyclical meetings of entrepreneurs focused on the Polish spring industry.
After discussing internal matters concerning the Association, the speakers were given the floor.
Dr. Agnieszka Nowaczek from the Institute of Mineral Raw Materials and Energy of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a circular economy expert, in a lecture on "Circular economy - new trends and challenges", discussed important aspects of the requirements for environmental management in the field of circular economy, which is becoming more and more a greater challenge for producers.
Then they spoke:
Dr. Michael Hagedorn, General Secretary of the ESF (European Spring Federation) in a lecture on "The Whole is greater than the Sum of its Parts".
Dr. Andres Weinrich, Chairman of ISO TC227, VDFI (Verband der Deutschen Federnindustrie) in a lecture on "Standards: The Invisible Structure of Our Daily Lives and Opportunities for Spring Manufacturers", and Dr. Richard Dignall, Technical Director of IST (Institute of Spring Technology) in a lecture on "Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Knowledge Crisis in the Global Spring Industry".
After listening to a series of lectures and mutual exchange of experiences, attention was paid primarily to the changing and tightening EU directives regarding environmental protection in our industry, and the unification of standards related to the production of springs, as well as the implementation of systems enabling innovation in their design, were also discussed.
In addition to the substantive content, during the conference we also found time for conversation, meetings, visiting the beautiful surroundings, learning about the traditions, culture and regional cuisine of the Krasiczyn region.
Experience has shown that meetings of this type are very desirable and necessary, and the only way to increase the competitiveness of the Polish spring market is the cooperation of entities involved in it.
Thank you very much for your participation in the event and the trust shown to all speakers and meeting participants.
