NEWS
Leading suppliers book booths at Detroit moulding expo
Milacron, KraussMaffei, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, Wittmann Battenfeld and Conair are among the major machinery and equipment suppliers that have already booked booths at the Injection Molding and Design Expo, which is taking place at the TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan on March 16-17, 2022. More than 60 booths have been reserved so far at the free-to-attend exhibi- tion, which is being organ- ised by AMI (the publisher of Injection World) together with Crain Global Polymer Group (the publisher of Plastics News). “The industry response to this new expo has been overwhelmingly positive,” said John Hickey, sales director at Plastics News. “Suppliers have welcomed the focus of the event, plus its location and timing. They are also excited about the fact there will be three free-to-attend conference theatres on the show floor,
with programs put together by the Crain and AMI teams.” Other injection moulding machine makers that have already booked booths at the expo include Tederic, Shibaura and Yizumi-HPM. They will be joined by additional suppliers of auxiliary equipment, machine components and control systems, including Advanced Blending Solu- tions, Frigel, ACS Group, Zeiger Industries, ASS End
Of Arm Tooling, Bauer Compressors, Benpac, Cincinnati Process Technolo- gies, Intouch Monitoring, Alpha Laser and Filtroil. Mould-makers and suppliers of mould materi- als, components and accessories also feature prominently among the first companies to book their spaces at the show. They include Cavalier Tool, StackTeck, Accede, DME, Mastip, Spark Industries,
PCS, EAS Change Systems, VEM Tooling, and Action Mold & Machining. In addition, tooling design software and services will be on offer from a variety of exhibitors including Sigmasoft, Moldex3D, EPS FloTek and CAE Services. On the materials front, the first companies to book booths include Ampacet, Chroma Color, Chase Plastics, General Polymers, Star Plastics, Polykemi, Purgex, Polymax and iD Additives. Another exhibitor that is bound to attract interest is ImFlux, the Proctor & Gamble subsidiary that has developed innova- tive low-pressure injection moulding technologies. Several leading suppliers
of training services for moulders will also be exhibiting at Detroit, including Beaumont, RJG and Routsis. Visitors to the expo will be able to attend practical seminars delivered by these companies in the free Training Theater.
For more information about exhibiting at the Injection Molding and Design Expo 2022, or to register your interest in a free ticket, please visit:
www.injectionmoldingexpo.com
Adler Pelzer buys auto moulder STS
Germany’s Adler Pelzer Group (APG) has completed the acquisition of a 73.25% stake in the STS Group from Mutares after anti-trust clearances were received and all other closing condi- tions were fulfilled. The former STS will now become part of APG’s newly created Plastics division. The acquired business turned over
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€235m in 2020, supplying hard trim plastic and composite body and structural parts from facilities in Europe, China and Mexico. These are delivered either as single parts or as sub-assem- blies to automotive OEMs, mainly for heavy trucks but also cars. Its process- es, APG said, “are well adapted to smaller series like new energy vehicles”.
APG is already active in soft trim and acoustics for light vehicles, vans and heavy trucks. It said that the Plastics division will benefit from synergies in customer management and central functions (including injection moulding) and raw material purchasing for polyolefins and glass fibres. �
www.adlerpelzer.com
www.injectionworld.com
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