The Shikora CenterWave is a hub for innovation in the plastics industry, housing over 2,000 exhibitors who participate in NPE: The Plastics Show. This premier trade exhibition in the Americas is the ultimate destination for discovering cutting-edge plastic processing technology due to the sheer number of exhibitors present.
On the show floor, companies are showcasing some of the newest technology in extrusion. Guill Tool has introduced new simplified designs for its cam lock feature and rotary die, while Sikora will be displaying cutting-edge equipment designed for hose, tube, and pipe extrusion industries. Reel Power Industrial has also introduced an Automatic Cut and Transfer system (ACT-26) that can handle high speeds when coiling and spooling materials.
Addex is debuting its first blown film air ring with a single-inlet plenum design at NPE. Meanwhile, Brueckner Group USA is introducing new local services for film-stretching lines and digitalization solutions for the full life cycle of a film stretching line. Hosokawa Alpine American is highlighting advancements in blown film extrusion by showcasing its VarDAR Upper Cooling Air Ring for the first time in the United States. Milacron is demonstrating updated extruder, control, and die head packages as well as showing how cobots can be used to automate pipe production processes.
Versa Machinery’s Caterpillar pullers are designed to pull pliable materials without deforming them while Processing Technologies International (PTi) is displaying its eG-Series Roll Stand for the first time at NPE. All these innovations make NPE: The Plastics Show one of the most exciting events in the plastics industry calendar.
