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NEWS AMI postpones American expos


Compounding World publisher AMI has announced the postponement of its four focused North American plastics industry exhibitions, which were scheduled to take place at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, US, in November 2020. The shows will now take place on 3-4 November 2021. The decision to delay the North American editions of the Compound- ing World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo has been taken due to the on-going uncertainty created by the Coronavirus pandemic. It follows the postponement of the European editions last month. Those will now take place on 1-2 June 2021 at Messe Essen in Essen, Germany. Commenting on the US show postponement, AMI’s Head of Exhibi- tions, Rita Andrews said: “We have been reviewing the fast-changing situation in America daily, and have been consulting with exhibitors, the venue and local authorities. Our primary concerns are for the health and safety of all attendees at our events and delivering the very best audience for


Birla sites gain IATF approval


Birla Carbon said that all 16 of its manufacturing facilities across the globe have now gained the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) certification. It said it is the first carbon black manufacturer to achieve this certification, which extends require- ments of the ISO quality management system for automotive customers. � www.birlacarbon.com


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Essen, Germany 1-2 June 2021 Cleveland, USA 3-4 November 2021


The first Compounding World Expo in May 2019 attracted more than 4,300 visitors


our exhibitors. With these factors in mind, we have taken the decision to postpone the expos to next year.” Rescheduling the European and


North American events will end uncertainty and allow exhibitors, speakers and attendees to plan effectively for the new dates, according to Andy Beevers, Events Director at AMI. “We have had tremendous support and understanding from the industry during this process and are now all looking to forward to returning


to Essen and Cleveland with successful shows next year,” he said. Admission to the four expos and their five conference theatres will continue to be free of charge. Registra- tion for the European events will re-open later this year; registration for the North American events will restart next year. Visitors that have already registered for the 2020 events will be able to simply renew their free tickets for the 2021 exhibitions. � www.ami.international/exhibitions


Coperion extends remote refurbishment options


Responding to the chal- lenges on travel as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Coperion has completed its most complex compound- ing installation modernisa- tion using its ServiceBox online monitoring and failure recording system. The project involved a


control software update and mechanical overhauls on a customer’s high capacity ZSK250 twin screw com- pounding extruder. It


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included a gearbox update, mounting a new coupling, installation of a ZS-EG side devolatilisation unit, and updating the EpcNT control with a rebuild of the control cabinet and monitor. A three-strong engineer-


ing team based at Coperi- on’s Stuttgart plant in Germany worked directly with the customer to ensure the software and mechani- cal updates were completed correctly. According to


Stefan Lachenmeyer, Head of Coperion’s Extruder Modernisation Team, the project represents a milestone in the company’s ability to coordinate mechanical and software modernisation tasks using remote communication technology. ServiceBox has previously been used only for remote software updates, the company said. � www.coperion.com


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