2
days
4
shows
350+ exhibitors
100+ speakers
"Cleveland is at the heart of the plastics industry and I was really pleased with the local audience. I really like the set up of the floor, it's unique and has everything in one space."
Bruce Fawcett, Executive Director, Polymer Ohio
The Plastics Extrusion World Expo will return to
Cleveland, Ohio
The Plastics Extrusion World Expo will return to the Huntington Convention Center in down town Cleveland. This event brings together professionals from across the plastics extrusion industry for two days of networking, knowledge sharing and innovation. The free-to-attend trade show will run alongside the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo.
Your free ticket provides admission to the show floor which will have exhibits from leaders in the plastics extrusion industry and focused conference theaters with a busy two-day program of technical presentations, seminars and industry debates.
Exhibitors include
First speakers confirmed
Aldo Mortara
Commercial Director
Vitopel
Sarah Patterson
PPI Hydrostatic Stress Board Chair
Plastics Pipe Institute
Kane Rasner
President
Advanced Blending Solutions
Brandy Herrmann
Senior Business Development Engineer
Sikora
"I have received more quality leads in one day of this event than a whole week at other shows."
Bernhard Gabauer, Head of Segment Plastics, Bühler
"Looking forward to next year!"
Customer Experience Advisor, NSL Analytical
"Great conference!"
Sr. Market Development, Westlake Chemical
"The Compounding World Expo was a very well attended show!"
Director Plastics Technology, ENTEC POLYMERS
"I liked the inclusion of various industries at the expo."
Lab Manager, American Colors, Inc.
"Great mix of visitors and suppliers that attended. Much better than recent other compounding shows."
Business Manager, Zoltek Corporation - A Toray Company
"Look forward to the coming editions of this exhibition!"
Sales Director, Kamadur
"My first time at the show was an excellent experience!"
Production Supervisor, Genova Plastics Inc
"I really enjoyed this expo and thought that it was very well organized."
Business Development, Global Waste and Recycling
"Speakers were knowledgeable and the industry debates were interesting."
Director of Special Projects, InSource Materials
"The expo has been a fantastic place to visit and meet suppliers and prospect customers."
Michael J Sandoval, Sales & Procurement Manager, Evergreen Plastics
"We attended the show in Essen last year and it was the the right decision to exhibit in Cleveland too. The show is dedicated and specific to compounding which is perfect for our business."
Ardy Doelen, Business Development Manager, Polyscope Polymers
"The expo was well attended and presenting led a lot of people to our stand which is great!"
Steve DeSpain, Vice President, Reifenhäuser
"We've had some great conversations with customers and the show has been a fantastic opportunity for us to get our name out there in the compounding industry."
Nicholas Galioto, Communication Manager, Lubrizol
"The exhibition is more focused on compounding than other shows and people that came by were interested in the topic! "
Michael Krause, General Manager, BPC Toll Compounding and Blending
"Many existing and potential new customers visited our booth. Cleveland is a good location to reach many customers."
Colin Green, Sales Manager, Clariant
"Another amazing event by AMI. We've had lots of enquiries and the focused audience has been great for leads"
Bernhard Gabauer, Head of Segment Plastics, Bühler
"I rate it as one of the top shows for effectiveness in comparison to others. Everyone I've spoken to has said they were really busy at the show. There's a real targeted audience. "
Michael Naoum, Area Manager, BAUSANO & FIGLI SPA
"We met the exact customers we were looking for at the show."
Bettina König, Director of Global Marketing Communication, Coperion
"Recyclers are looking for events like this, where they can speak to the entire industry in recycling."
Thomas Lehner, Director of Sales, BritAS Recycling
"The theaters and seminars have great information!"
Sean Liechti, Sales Account Manager, McDunnough, Inc
"I would definitely look into having a booth for our company for people to learn more about what we do, what we have to offer and what value we can add to the market and the industry."
Fouad Hayek, Sales Account Manager, McDunnough, Inc
"Cleveland is at the heart of the plastics industry and I was really pleased with the local audience. I really like the set up of the floor, it's unique and has everything in one space."
Bruce Fawcett, Executive Director, Polymer Ohio
"Participating in the Future of Plastics Pipes discussion panel was a great experience!"
Arturo Valencia, Director of Research & Development/Engineering, US/Canada, Duraline
"We had a fantastic show this year. Thanks to the whole AMI team for this great event and looking forward to the 2020 show."
Michael Forstner, Vice President, ECON Inc.
"The show was fantastic and we had tremendous traffic at our booth."
Ivan Ong, Vice President of Research & Development, Microban
"I enjoyed walking the show afterwards and was impressed with the industry participants that were exhibiting."
David Fink, WL Plastics
"Thanks so much for putting on such a great event! I think this was one of our most successful shows ever."
Samantha Giggs, GreenMantra Technologies Ltd.
"I have received more quality leads in one day of this event than a whole week at other shows."
Bernhard Gabauer, Head of Segment Plastics, Bühler
Partners
News
Exhibitor Interview: Orbetron
We would like to introduce our next interview of the series, featuring Roger Hultquist, President and Co-Owner of Orbetron LLC.
Orbetron LLC is a customer-focused manufacturer of precision low-rate feeding equipment, with the feed rate capabilities of 1-gram an hour and up to 20,000 pounds per hour. Orbetron offers made-to-spec and production-ready equipment.
What do you think sets your company apart from your competitors?
Orbetron’s niche in the manufacturing industry is low rate feeding technology, making some of the smallest feeders in the bulk feeding industry. The industries we serve range from plastics, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, and more.
Are there any new technology developments that your company is working on at the moment?
Yes, Orbetron is always working on new projects or upgrading current systems. We are currently developing a loss in weight and batching technology for feeding bulk materials under 50 grams per hour. Other current innovations that are taking place are related to feeding poor-flowing materials. Orbetron is developing new powder-to-liquid mix systems that will utilize gravimetric technology. This is to dispense a regulated amount of two materials at one time, to mix together for a uniform mixture and dispersion.
What are the biggest challenges facing the industry today, and how can this be overcome?
Every industry has its own challenges they face each year, or month, or down to the hour of each day. We think it’s important to understand the challenges faced of newly created materials for the energy industry, specifically. Our goals are to utilize our testing facilities to better understand how certain materials react over a short term and long term periods of time for feeding requirements.
How do you see the sector developing in the next five to ten years?
Challenges consist of utilizing new technology to fulfil lower feed rates required for the industries we serve. In terms of the energy industry specifically, the large growth potential we see will be the requirement of lower feed rates. The growth area that we are currently seeing are in the materials of hydrogen and battery technology. With the introduction of our new compounding extrusion partner, Technovel (Osaka, Japan), we are excited to continue our feeding technology testing and processing capabilities.
What are you most looking forward to at this year’s show?
We are looking forward to the AMI Compounding Expo in Cleveland, Ohio this November. We will be introducing our new low-rate Twin Screw Feeder, our “OTS Feeder”. OTS integrates with our stepper motor technology for a better performance rate. We are also looking forward to promoting our new Distribution Partnership with Technovel Compounding Extruders. With this partnership, this offers Twin Screw, Quad Screw, and Octa Screw Technology for the plastics industry. Orbetron is excited to seeing familiar faces while meeting new competitors and future customers.
Orbetron are exhibiting at the Compounding World Expo.