Get Ready to Be Blown Away With New Extrusion Technology
Don't miss out on the ultimate showcase of cutting-edge extrusion technology at NPE. Explore the latest in extrusion technology, live from the show floor.
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With a staggering lineup of more than 2,000 participating exhibitors, NPE: The Plastics Show stands as the premier plastics trade exhibition in the Americas. Given the sheer magnitude of exhibitors, it comes as no shock that the NPE show floor serves as the ultimate destination for discovering cutting-edge plastic processing technology.
Our editors have compiled the newest technology in extrusion being showcased on the show floor:
- Guill Tool has new, simplified designs for its cam lock feature and rotary die.
- Conair is showcasing it’s ProfileMaster, a complete line of downstream profile extrusion processing equipment for small to large profiles.
- Sikora will be showcasing a range of cutting-edge equipment designed to meet the high standards of the hose, tube and pipe extrusion industries.
- Reel Power Industrial has introduced an Automatic Cut and Transfer system (ACT-26) for coiling and spooling up to 1,000 feet/minute.
- Addex is debuting its first-ever blown film air ring with a single-inlet plenum design.
- Brueckner Group USA is introducing newly developed local services for film-stretching lines as well as digitalization solutions, both providing a service platform for the full life cycle of a film stretching line.
- Hosokawa Alpine American is highlighting some of its latest advancements in blown film extrusion, including what’s believed to be the first U.S. showcase of the VarDAR Upper Cooling Air Ring.
- Milacron is debuting an updated extruder, control and die head packages and also demonstrating how cobots can be used to automate pipe production.
- Versa Machinery’s Caterpillar pullers are designed to pull pliable materials without product deformation.
- Processing Technologies International (PTi) is displaying for the first time its eG-Series Roll Stand.
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