Plastics and Coatings Events
Manufacturing Leadership Series
PRODUCTIVITY: Your profit margin secret weapon
Sponsored by Ecoair Technologies
More than 400 at European bioplastics event
Düsseldorf conference focused on innovation, plastics recovery
ANTEC 2011
ANTEC runs from May 1, 2010 to May 5, 2010 at the Hynes Convention Center and Boston Marriott Copley Center Hotel in Boston, Mass. Attend sessions exploring the full spectrum of the plastics industry. ANTEC is the place to gain exposure to developments and people from throughout the entire industry. Walk the tradeshow floor and ...
Minerals in compounding 2010
Applied Market Information, LLC is hosting a global conference and exhibition on minerals as additives, pigments and fillers in polymer compounding. Minerals are a major proportion of the additives used in compounding polymers with a key role in cost reduction as fillers. Many have other functions to add value, for example as flame retardants, conductive components and pigments. The mineral particle size, shape, ...
Events
$1T business bonanza in India
Canadian manufacturers take note: India plans to invest more than US$1 trillion over the next five years to meet infrastructure demands and more than half of that money will be coming from the private sector.
National conference focuses on skill trades
Join the conversation on building skilled talent across Canada by participating in the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum’s national conference in Regina June 3 to 5.
Sparks are flying at Fabtech
Reports and photos from the Fabtech show in Chicago, where vendors demonstrating new welding, fabricating, stamping and finishing equipment.
Canadian manufacturers looking to invest
SME survey finds 58 per cent of manufacturers are increasing their budgets this year
Sustainability and innovation in Canadian plastics
Plastics forum to connect researchers with industry
Husky H‐MED AE all‐electric injection molding system
Workcell includes UltraSync-E hot runner technology
Greater turnout a sign of industry health: SPI
US plastics show expecting more exhibitors as economy rebounds
Fifth European Bioplastics Conference
European Bioplastics is hosting its fifth European Bioplastics Conference. The event will take place Dec. 1, 2010 to Dec. 2, 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The conference will present the latest technological and market developments as well as networking opportunities and a product exhibition. With 380 participants from 27 countries, 28 speakers and 27 exhibitors, last ...
2010 SPE New Technology Symposium
This is the first symposium presented by the New Technology Committee, which seeks to broaden plastics knowledge and education with new technology ideas. The symposium provides an opportunity to discuss the hottest topics in Nanotechnology (NANO), Biotechnology (BIO), and Advanced Energy Storage (ENERGY). Speakers from academia and industry will focus on emerging, leading, and cutting-edge ...
Conference preview: Protecting profits with cleantech
What does the man who coined the term ‘cleantech’ more than a decade ago think about its promise today? Nicholas Parker, executive chairman and co-founder of the Cleantech Group (San Francisco), and one of the first to invest in sustainable technologies, says cleantech might be the only way manufacturers can protect eroding profits. “Consumer-facing industries ...
New robot offers higher payload
WITTMANN Austria has announced it will display a new robot model at the K 2010 show in Germany this fall. The W873 is based mechanically on the older W773, with modifications and improvements. The payload on the new model is 125 kg (275 lbs), with a maximum vertical stroke of 3,000 mm. The robot is ...
Forum to look at manufacturing’s hopes
The Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto’s Ryerson University is hosting a one day forum on November 10, on Revitalizing Canadian Manufacturing. The event, moderated by former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove, features Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Husky Injection Molding Systems president John Galt, and former Green Party head Elizabeth May.Other speakers include ...