EXHIBITION REVIEW | COMPOUNDING WORLD EXPO
n Over the following pages you can read about some of the technical and material innovations that were presented at the Compounding World Expo. Steel fibre specialist Bekaert showed its Beki-
Above: Beki-Shield stainless steel fibres can provide ESD protection at low addition levels
The free-to attend conference programme also
made a key contribution to the success of the events. The three conference theatres at the Essen shows hosted a series of presentations covering a wide range of technologies and market opportuni- ties, plus informative training seminars and business debates featuring industry leaders, and attracted capacity crowds of up to 250 people each. “The expo has been really valuable as I’ve been
able to reconnect with a number of industry peers and share our expertise,” said Dr Oliver Frey, Head of Compounding Department at Ensinger and a participant in one of the key Business Debates. “The focused nature of the expos worked very well for visitors from the plastics recycling and com- pounding sectors,” said Andy Beevers, Events Director at AMI. “They could meet with key suppli- ers and participate in highly relevant conference sessions all under one roof. Similarly, for exhibitors, the clear focus of the events meant they were meeting large numbers of visitors with a very specific interest in their products and services”.
Dates for your diary
The Compounding World and Plastics Recycling World Expos will not take place in Germany next year because of the K 2019 show, but they return to Essen on 3-4 June 2020 when they will be joined by two additional focused related events, the Extrusion Expo and the Polymer Testing Expo. Meanwhile, next year sees the US debut of the
Compounding World, Plastics Recycling World and Extrusion Expos at the Huntington Convention Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, on 8-9 May 2019. For information on exhibiting at any of these events, contact Matt Wherlock. Email:
matthew.wherlock@ami.international; Tel: +44 (0)117 314 8122. �
www.ami.international/exhibitions
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The focused nature of the show meant attendees could get the maximum from their visit
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Shield range of stainless steel fibres for providing anti-static and ESD protection and EMI shielding in plastics compounds. Available in bundle or grain formats, the materials are said to be easy to handle and disperse while a variety of surface coatings can be applied to suit specific matrix materials. Accord- ing to the company, ESD protection can be achieved with additions of around 4 wt%; typical additions for EMI shielding applications start from around 8 wt%. Compounds containing the stainless steel fibres are said to be easily coloured. The new Compeo co-kneader extruder from
Buss was being shown for only the second time in Europe – its first outing was at the Italian Plast fair – and attracted considerable attention in Essen. The company’s first major redesign in a decade combines the benefits of standardisation and modularisation to deliver a highly flexible produc- tion system that is intended to extend its appeal beyond the traditional PVC and heavily filled PO sector to high temperature engineering plastics. The company says the new models offer a maximum processing temperature of 400°C and can match the throughputs of its equivalent-sized predecessors at 20% lower screw speeds. Torque density has been increased by 15%. The unit also allows conventional three and four flight kneading elements to be combined with new two and six flight elements to fully optimise performance. Cabot Corporation used the event to highlight
the extension of its formulation work to include advanced carbons such as multi-wall carbon
The conference programme at the Compounding World Expo proved a big attraction
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PHOTO: BEKAERT
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