Compounding World Forum: the exhibition preview

Compounding World Forum | event preview

We look at a selection of the companies that will be exhibiting at the Compounding World Forum in Philadelphia next month

Compounding World Forum: the exhibition preview Main image:

The first Compounding World Forum, which takes place

the event’s exhibition area. This will be used for

in Philadelphia, PA, USA on 10-11 December, will

refreshment breaks and the drinks reception between

feature a large and diverse range of exhibitors in

and after the conference sessions. It will provide

addition to its comprehensive conference programme.

excellent networking opportunities and will be one of

The event is organised by Compounding World maga-

the biggest gatherings of compounding industry

zine in conjunction with AMI, and it is sponsored by

suppliers in the USA before the next NPE in 2015.

is Trivolution

ExxonMobil/Vistamaxx, ICMA San Giorgio, NFM Welding

Please note that the exhibition area is only open to

Tri-kneader

Engineers, Roscom and Pelletron.

conference attendees – full details and a booking form

The conference programme features 21 presentations selected by Com-

pounding World’s editorial team. They cover key strategic issues and technology developments including: global market trends; clean compounding for medical applications; metal replacement; conductive compounds; anti-counterfeiting technologies; antimicrobials; flame retardants; improving sustainability; advanced reinforcements and fillers; plus getting the most from twin-screw extruders. We published two detailed previews of the conference presentations in our August and September editions. You can read them here: Day One and Day Two. So far, more than 30 companies have booked their table-top displays in www.compoundingworld.com

B&P will be promoting the mixing capabilities of

can be found at: http://bit.ly/CWF2013p. The exhibitors will include suppliers of the full range of

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compounding equipment including

Brabender

twin-screw extruders, kneaders,

specialises in

mixers, pelletizers, materials handling

the feeding of

equipment, packaging technologies

hard-to-handle

and replacement wear parts.

materials

On the additives front, the exhibition will include suppliers of stabilizers, flame retardants, pigments, plasticizers, functional fillers, and thermally conductive materials. Plus there will be several leading compounders, specialising in areas such as flame retardant compounds, additive masterbatches, and PVC compounds. The following pages feature profiles of the 32 exhibitors that are confirmed at the time of writing. A November 2013 | compounding world

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Located in Bay City, Michigan, the company also provides comprehensive support services including rotor sharpening, pelletizer rebuilds and repairs, technical support and testing.

❙ www.bayplasticsmachinery.com Brabender Technologie is an international supplier of high-precision feeding equipment, including FlexWall, agitated, vibratory and weigh-belt designs. It specialises in the starve feeding of pellets, powders, flakes and fibres into co-rotating twin-screw extruders for compounding applications.

❙ www.brabenderti.com Brüggemann Chemical produces a range of additives and one-packs for virgin and recycled materials Above: Entek

limited number of additional exhibition packages are

including polyamides, polyesters and other thermoplas-

Plus supplies a

still available - see the end of this preview for details.

tics. These include: heat, processing and light stabiliz-

wide range of

ers; nucleating agents; lubricating/demoulding

replacement

Aaron Equipment is a leading international supplier of

packages; chain extenders; and modifiers

parts

used, reconditioned and new process equipment.

❙ www.brueggemann.com

Trading for more than 75 years, it has an extensive inventory of machinery for the compounding industry

C.W. Brabender Instruments manufactures lab-scale

and a large and experienced team to provide help and

twin-screw compounding lines. These include table-top

support.

and free-standing models with clam-shell barrels and

❙ www.aaronequipment.com

12- to 20-mm diameter screws. It also supplies other materials development and testing equipment,

Ametek Westchester Plastics is a major independent

including rheometers and mixers.

toll compounder of engineering resins, alloys, blends,

❙ www.cwbrabender.com

reactive modifiers and other thermoplastics. It operates two large custom-compounding plants in the USA

Century Extrusion is an international supplier of

located at Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, and Wapakon-

twin-screw extruders, replacement parts and support

eta, Ohio.

services. Currently celebrating 25 years in the business,

❙ www.ametek-westchesterplas.com

it has a factory in Traverse City, Michigan, USA, while its sister company Ruiya Extrusion has a manufacturing

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America is a leading

plant in Nanjing, China.

compounder of high performance engineering thermo-

❙ www.centuryextrusion.com

plastics and specialty polypropylenes. Its PA, PPE, POM and PP compounds are used in a wide range of

Daihachi Chemical is headquartered in Japan and is an

applications including automotive, heavy trucks,

international supplier of plastics additives including

furniture, E&E and consumer goods. Right:

❙ www.asahikaseiplastics.com

ExxonMobil’s Vistamaxx can improve the performance and processing of polymers, including foams

B&P Process Equipment is a US-based manufacturer of the full range of compounding equipment including kneaders, twin-screw extruders and mixers. It will be highlighting the latest achievements of its groundbreaking Trivolution Tri-kneader, which opens up new levels of mixing performance.

❙ www.bpprocess.com Bay Plastics Machinery supplies a full range of strand pelletizers, water baths, air knives and spare parts.

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Right: Gala will

flame retardants, plasticiz-

be highlighting

ers and resin modifiers. It

turer of pelletizing systems and centrifugal dryers, with locations in the USA, Germany and Thailand.

its pelletizing

offers a range of non-halo-

Its pellet production processes are used in

expertise

gen and halogenated flame

a wide array of applications from com-

retardants for engineering

modity plastics and recycling to engineer-

thermoplastics, PVC and polyurethane foams.

ing resins and reaction processes.

❙ www.gala-industries.com

❙ www.daihachi-chem.co.jp/eng ICMA San Giorgio is a family-owned Eckart is a leading international manufac-

Italian company that focuses on

turer of effect pigments for plastics and other

co-rotating twin-screw

applications. Its product range includes all

extruders and turn-key compounding lines. Its range

kinds of metallic effect pigments as well as

includes high-torque and high-

synthetic mica and glass flake pigments. Part of the Altana Group, it places emphasis on expert applications consulting.

❙ www.eckart.net

volume machines, as well as special designs for the production of reactive or thermo-sensitive compounds.

❙ www.icmasg.it Entek is a major US-based manufacturer of co-rotating twin-screw extruders for compounding applications,

Maag Automatik produces a wide range of pelletizing

including turn-key systems. Through its Entek Plus

systems including underwater, strand, belt-conveyor

business unit, the group also supplies replacement

and drop-pelletizing designs. In addition, the company

wear parts, not only for its own extruders, but for other

offers pellet dryers and pelletizing components. It is

makes as well.

part of Maag, which also manufactures gear pumps and

❙ www.entekextruders.com

melt filtration systems.

❙ www.maag.com Excalibar Minerals supplies high-quality calcium carbonate and barium sulphate (barite) mineral fillers

Mixaco is a leading supplier of mixers for the plastics

for plastics and other applications. Part of the Newpark

colour industry, including high, medium and low

group, it operates plants in Houston and Corpus Christi,

intensity blending systems. Headquartered in Germany,

Texas, as well as Dyersburg in Tennessee and New

the company has a test facility in Greer, South Carolina.

Iberia in Louisiana.

This can be used for blender trials and for developing

❙ www.newpark.com/excalibar-minerals

new formulations.

❙ www.mixaco.com ExxonMobil Chemical will be highlighting the benefits that its Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomers bring to

Momentive Performance Materials will highlight its

plastics compounding and processing. They are

boron nitride additives that can increase thermal

compatible with PP, PE and other polymers, and they

conductivity, improve nucleation or reduce the coeffi-

can be used in masterbatches to increase loadings and

cient of friction. Its latest CoolFX hybrid fillers provide

improve dispersion.

major improvements in performance and cost for

❙ www.exxonmobilchemical.com

thermal management.

s

❙ www.momentive.com Fres-Co System offers distinctive barrier packaging solutions for protecting the integrity of polymer resins and a range of other Right: ICMA

products. Its Termalock industrial

San Giorgio

sealer is an affordable and advanced

offers high-

solution to improve production

torque and high-volume compounding

efficiency, extend product shelf-life and reduce transportation costs.

❙ www.fresco.com

lines Gala Industries is a leading global manufac4




Reduction Engineering Scheer is a leading global manufacturer of strand and underwater pelletizers. It also supplies rotational moulding systems, and ambient and cryogenic pulverizers. The company operates production facilities in the USA and Germany, plus service centres in China and Taiwan.

❙ www.reductionengineering.com Roscom is a leading PVC compounder supplying an extensive range of vinyl formulations and colours in pelletized form as well as dry blend. They are used for injection moulding and extrusion applications in markets such as automotive, aeronautical, electrical, industrial and medical.

❙ www.vinylcompounds.com

Above: NFM’s

NFM Welding Engineers produces TEM co-rotating

TEM twin-screw

twin-screw extruders that are used for compounding

extruders can

polyolefins or engineering resins, as well as for

Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials will be showcasing its

be used to

masterbatch production and recycling. It also offers WE

hexagonal boron nitride products, specifically its

compound a

counter-rotating non-intermeshing machines with high

CarboTherm thermal management fillers for the

wide range of

free-volume and low-shear.

production of thermally conductive plastic compounds.

materials

❙ www.nfm.net

The additives are electrically insulating, lubricous and non-abrading.

Omya is a leading global producer of mineral fillers and

❙ www.saint-gobain.com

pigments based on calcium carbonate. It is also a worldwide distributor of specialty chemicals including a

TPEI is a leading American producer of continuous

wide range of plastics additives, such as pigments,

mixers and single-screw extruders, which are used

biocides, impact modifiers, flame retardants, plus

together in its integrated compounding systems. These

antistatic and antiblocking agents.

are capable of processing a wide variety of thermoplas-

❙ www.omya.com

tics and rubbers, and can be used to deliver very high filler or pigment loadings.

Pelletron provides dedusting solutions to plastics

❙ www.tpei.com

producers, compounders and processors. Its patented DeDuster separates contaminants from virgin and

Trendelkamp supplies melt filtration systems, pellet

recycled materials before packaging or processing. The

classifiers, diverter valves and degassing systems for

company also offers pneumatic conveying systems and

extruders. Its range of screen-changers includes

components.

continuous, discontinuous and back-flush designs. The

❙ www.pelletroncorp.com

company has its headquarters in Germany and a US

PMC Polymer Products is a leading developer and Right: Pelletron’s DeDuster removes dust and streamers from plastic

❙ www.trendelkamp.com

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subsidiary in Atlanta, Georgia. producer of flame-retardant products including additives, masterbatches and compounds. The latter include ignition-resistant formulations based on polyolefins or polystyrene. The company also produces stabilizer and antistatic masterbatches.

❙ www.pmc-group.com

pellets Polyram is a leading manufacturer of engineering thermoplastic compounds for the automotive, electrical, irrigation and construction industries. Headquartered in Israel, the international company offers a wide range of PA, PE, PBT, PET, PC, POM, PVDF, LGF and styrenic compounds and alloys.

❙ www.polyram.co.il 6




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Xtrutech specialises in the design and optimisation of

Cutting edge

twin-screw extruders. It supplies spare parts, such as

technology

screw elements, shafts, and barrel housing and liners,

from Reduction

for a wide range of makes and models. It also produces

Engineering

its own XTS twin-screw extruders and ancillary

Scheer

equipment for compounders.

❙ www.xtrutech.com

More information The exhibition and the conference sessions at the Compounding World Forum are only open to registered attendees. For more details on how to book your place, visit http://bit.ly/CWF2013p. A very limited number of exhibition spaces are still available on a first-come, first-served basis Trinity Resources operates a pyrophyllite mine in

– we have expanded and reconfig-

Newfoundland, supplying aluminium silicate to the

ured the exhibition area to meet

plastics sector. The high-aspect-ratio filler is used as

demand. For details, please

an alternative to talc and kaolin for reinforcing PP,

contact Kelly Cressman on:

TPOs, TPEs, PA and other resins. Special antiblock and

Phone: +1 610 478 0800;

high brightness grades are offered.

Email: [email protected].

❙ www.trinityresources.ca

❙ www.amiconferences.com

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