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AMI’s Cleveland Expositions on shortlist for exhibition awards
AMI’s first plastics industry exhibition in the USA has been selected as a finalist for two prestigious awards organised by the Association of Event Organis- ers (AEO). The exhibition, which was held in Cleveland, Ohio on 8-9 May 2019, included the Plastics Recycling World Expo, Compounding World Expo and Plastics Extrusion World Expo. It has been shortlisted by the AEO for both the ‘Best Event Launch’ and the ‘Best International Show – Americas’ categories. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 4 December 2020. “We are delighted that the success
of our American expos has been recognised in the AEO Excellence Awards 2020,” said Rita Andrews, AMI’s head of exhibitions. “AMI has a long history of organising conferences, but this was only our second big tradeshow and the first outside of Europe, so it’s a
“The focused nature of the
expos worked very well for visitors from the plastics recycling, compounding and extrusion sectors,” explained Andy Beevers, events director at AMI. “They could meet with key suppliers 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
The co-located shows return to Cleveland in November of this year
fantastic result to be shortlisted alongside lots of established players,” she added. The Cleveland Expos attracted 261
exhibitors and 4,375 visitors from 42 countries to the city’s Huntington Convention Center. In addition, more than 1,000 people attended the evening networking party at The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Euromap and OPC publish new interfaces for extrusion machines
Euromap and the OPC Foundation have extended the scope of standardised interfaces for plastics and rubber machinery by publishing a guide for extruders. The publication, called OPC 40084, considers the extrusion line as a whole with its production status and order management as well as the individual components with status and process values.
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parts cover extruders, haul- offs, melt pumps, filters, dies, pelletising, cutter, calibration and corrugators. Further parts for components such as calenders, splitting and winding are being prepared. The use of standardised digital data exchange facilitates the commissioning and operation of the extrusion line, said Euromap. The publication on
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extrusion follows earlier versions that covered injection moulding machines and temperature control devices. These guidelines have now been published under the neutral umbrella of the OPC Foundation (rather than Euromap). “This paves the way for the adoption of the stand- ard in other regions such as Asia and America,” said Euromap. “Even if the standard is translated into
of buyers with a very specific interest in their products and services”. The Plastics Recycling World Expo,
Compounding World Expo and Plastics Extrusion World Expo next take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 7-8 October 2020, and they return to Cleveland, Ohio on 4-5 November 2020. At both locations, they will be joined by the new Polymer Testing Expo. �
https://www.ami.international/ exhibitions
OPC 40084 describes a standard interface for extrusion line
national adoptions and, if necessary, assigned a different local number, the uniform namespace ensures that the data to be ex- changed is uniform and is recognised by the connect- ed devices.” The OPC UA specifica- tions for plastics and rubber machines can be download- ed from OPC, Euromap and VDMA websites. �
https://opcua.vdma.org/ companion-specifications
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