NEWS
Over 200 exhibitors join Cleveland plastics shows
More than 200 companies have already booked booths at three exhibitions focused on plastics extrusion, recycling and compounding. The free-to-attend tradeshows and their associated conferences will take place at the Huntington Convention Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 8-9 May 2019. Organised by AMI, the Plastics Extrusion World, Plastics Recycling World, and Compounding World Expos will feature a wide range of processing machinery, auxiliary equipment, polymer materials, additives and related services. “Visitors to the focused shows will be able to compare a huge range of suppliers and new technologies in one convenient location,” said Andy Beevers, AMI’s events and magazines director. “In addition, they’ll be able to learn from expert speakers in the five free conference theatres and network at the after-party at Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” he added. The 200+ companies that have
already booked booths include: Alpha Marathon, Addex, Advanced Blending Solutions, BASF, Brabender, Buhler,
The Cleveland event will build on the success of AMI’s first free-to-attend exhibitions held in Essen, Germany last year
Buss, BYK, Cabot, Chemours, Clariant, Cloeren, Colines, Coperion, Cumber- land, Davis-Standard, Dover Chemi- cals, Dr Collin, Entek, Erema, Exxel Polymers, Farrel Pomini, Ferro, Gneuss, Greiner Extrusion, Heritage Plastics, JSW, Konica Minolta, KraussMaffei Berstorf, Kuhne, Leistritz, Lubrizol, Maag, Maguire, Matsui, Milliken, NFM, Nordson, Oden Technologies, Omya, Pall, Parkinson Technologies, PSI-Poly- mer Systems, Reifenhauser, SI Group, Starlinger, Struktol, Vecoplan, Wacker, Zoltek, and over 150 more suppliers from around the world. The limited number of remaining
booths are being filled on a daily basis. Prices start at $3,400 for a 100 sqft booth. To find out more about exhibit- ing at any of the expos, visit https://
www.ami.international/exhibitions. “The exhibitions will build on the success of AMI’s first tradeshow for the plastics compounding and recycling sectors, which took place in Essen, Germany last year and attracted more than 4,000 visitors,” said Rita Andrews, adding: “We are confident it will be the biggest plastics industry gathering in the USA this year”. To book your free ticket visit: �
ami.ltd/Register-AMI-Expos
Freudenberg Medical expands with new HQ
Freudenberg Medical has announced plans to build a new medical manufac- turing facility at Beverly, just north of Boston, in Massachusetts, US, which will also be its global HQ. It will relocate operations from nearby Gloucester, where it has made medical components and devices since 1989, and will expand the operation. The company said that it will invest over $3m at the site, which will cover 3,350 m2
, with potentially 1,860 m2 Freudenberg device development 6
more for future expansions. The facility will be FDA-registered and ISO
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13485-certified with ISO Class 8 cleanrooms for medical moulding and assembly. It should be operational in the second half of 2019, employing about 70 people. “Our decision to expand here is a testament to the strong growth of Freudenberg Medical in this region and locating our global headquarters in Beverly demonstrates the global role and international orientation of the Boston medical device cluster,” said Max Kley, President and CEO of Freudenberg Medical. �
www.freudenbergmedical.com
www.injectionworld.com
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