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Industry leaders to debate the future of extrusion at US event
Influential industry representatives will take part in four focused debates in the Pipe and Profile Extrusion theatre at the first Plastics Extrusion World Expo. This will be held at the Huntington Conven- tion Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on May 8-9, 2019. Admission to the tradeshow and its conference theatre will be free-of-charge to visitors who register in advance here. The four debates will cover the
future for plastic pipes, construction profiles, medical tubing, and wood- plastic composites (WPCs). They will feature senior managers from an array of leading players in these fields. The discussions will be chaired by Lou Reade, the editor of Pipe and Profile Extrusion magazine. Technical trends in plastics profiles for construction applications will be discussed by a panel including Paul Adams, materials engineering director at Deceuninck, a global leader in the production of PVC profiles. He will be joined by George Walrath, senior scientist with CertainTeed, which is a leading North American brand for exte- rior and interior building products. Also lending his expertise to the panel will be Keith Scutter, the owner of Resource Plastics, a consultancy offering design, management and sourcing services for profile extrusion. The debate on the future for pipe
extrusion will feature Dave Fink, senior vice president at WL Plastics, which specializes in polyethylene pipes. Providing an overview of industry opportunities and issues will be Tony Radoszewski, president of the Plastics Pipe Institute. The future for medical tubing will be
debated by senior representatives from significant players in this high-value and dynamic market. They will include:
Participants in the free-to-attend industry debates include: Tony Radoszewski, president of the Plastics Pipe Institute; Pradnya Parulekar, vice president of global business development at Raumedic; Marcia Coulson, president of Eldon James; and Paul Adams, materials engineering director at Deceuninck
Pradnya Parulekar, global vice presi- dent for business development at Raumedic; Marcia Coulson, president of Eldon James; and Christian Herrild, director of growth strategies at Teel Plastics.
America is a pioneer in the use of WPCs or plastic lumber and this major market will be the subject of a special debate at the Plastics Extrusion World Expo. The panellists will include: Matt Breyer, president of the North Ameri- can Decking Association, and Paul Schmitt, the founder of Envirolastech. If you are a senior manager at a pipe,
profile, WPC or medial tubing extruder and would like to join the panel for one of these debates, then please contact Charmaine Russell for details at
charmaine.russell@
ami.international. Organised by AMI, the Plastics Extrusion World Expo will take place alongside the Compounding World Expo and the Plastics Recycling World Expo. By registering in advance, visitors will receive free admission to all three exhibitions, featuring more than 200 suppliers, plus free entry to five conference theatres hosting technical presentations, educational seminars and business debates. Attendees and exhibitors will also have
the option to buy tickets (just $20 each) for a networking party at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the evening of May 8. Rita Andrews, head of exhibitions at AMI said: “Our debut expos in Essen, Germany attracted 4,024 visitors, and we are confident that our first Cleve- land shows will build on this success and be the biggest plastics industry gathering in the USA in 2019”. The three expos, which will occupy the two largest halls at the Huntington Convention Center, will feature a wide array of leading manufacturers of extrusion, compounding and recycling equipment, plus suppliers of a huge variety of polymers, additives and related services. A number of companies are already signed up as exhibitors, including: Advanced Blending Solutions, Azo, BASF, Bausano, Cabot, Chemours, Clariant, Davis-Standard, Dr Collin, Doteco, Farrel Pomini, FB Balzanelli, Ferro, Greiner Extrusion, KraussMaffei Berstorff, Labtech, Maag, Maguire, NFM, Nordson, Parkinson Technolo- gies, Reifenhauser, SI Group, Sikora, Struktol, Zeppelin, and over 180 additional leading suppliers. �
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The limited number of remaining booths are being filled on a daily basis. To find out more about exhibiting at any of the expos, visit
https://www.ami.international/exhibitions. 6 PIPE & PROFILE EXTRUSION | January/February 2019
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