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Expoplast is less than a week away
If you've not yet made plans to visit Expoplast 2008, you could up end missing the most important plastics event in Canada this year. For three days, October 20 through 22, Montreal's Palais des Congrès will be the place to find out about new technologies and market possibilities.
"We have promoted the show and the conference very heavily this time, and it seems to be paying off," says show manager Tom Sockett. "The advance bookings we have are tracking those for previous shows very closely. So we're optimistic about good attendance, despite the economic conditions."
The Expoplast show itself, organised by the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, runs for two days, Monday October 20 and Tuesday, October 21, from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm on the first day, and from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm on the second. The APAC conference on composites is on the Tuesday, and the rest of the APAC event is held on Wednesday, October 22, at the Hotel Mortagne. Two parallel sessions, technical and business issues, are being held.
The Society of Plastics Engineers' Quebec section is hosting technical sessions on both days of the show. The first day's theme is plastics processing, and the second day is focused on composites. There's also a major display of composite parts made in Quebec on the main show floor.
And if you're looking for a party where you can unwind, the Quebec CPIA Gala is being held on the Monday evening, at Hotel Intercontinental. This is when CPIA makes its annual awards to Quebec's leading plastics firms and entrepreneurs, as well as showing what Montreal has to offer in an evening out.
www.expoplast.org
Christmas is still coming
Beset by gloom? Ah, but there's still Christmas, Virginia, and the Society of Plastics Engineers still celebrates it in Ontario.
SPE's Ontario section moved its annual seasonal dinner and dance last year to the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre in Mississauga, Ont., when downtown Toronto started getting a little pricey. This has always been the industry's largest Christmas celebration, and the tradition continues this year.
Coordinator Penny Perdis says the George St. Kitts is back again by popular demand, and the usual features such as raffle and door prizes are included. There are still, she adds, hotel rooms available at a reduced price
of $89, as well as a few tables at a group rate.
More information is available from her at pennyperdis@sympatico.ca.
Draw prizes are always a popular item at the SPE Christmas dance.
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Changes
Engel Canada Inc. (Guelph, Ont.) has donated one of its e-motion 200/110 all-electric injection moulding machines to St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology (Windsor, Ont.) The press will be used by students in the Schools of Engineering/Technology and Skilled Trades.
www.engelglobal.com, www.stclaircollege.ca
Engel e-motion all-electric machine of the type installed at St. Clair College.
Gammaflux LP (Sterling, Va.) and MGS Mfg. Group, Inc. (Germantown, Wis) have reached an agreement whereby MGS will offer Gammaflux hot runner temperature control on its Universal Multishot Systems portable injection units.
www.gammaflux.com, www.multishot.com
D-M-E Co. (Madison Heights, Mich.) has begun using the Facebook social networking site to publicise its student scholarship, and support its commitment to enhancing education and interest in the plastics industry. Its Facebook page includes plastics industry information, its scholarship opportunities, a discussion board for plastics-career related topics and other resources such as engineering-related publications and Web sites.
There is also a new corporate video that provides an overview of the company and includes technical videos on D-M-E products, offering students a chance to gain insight into how they work.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madison-Heights-MI/D-M-E-Company/21435469379, www.dme.net
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Coming Events
2008
October 16: SPE Ontario, tour of the Materials Interconnect Laboratory at the RIM Campus in Waterloo, Ont., followed by dinner. (Contact: Joe DeRose at 416-410-2286 or jd@axispsi.com)
October 20-21: Expoplast 2008, Quebec's triennial plastics show, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca)
October 22: APAC international business development conference, at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal. (Contact: Tom Sockett at 905-678-7748 or tsockett@cpia.ca)
October 22-23: Rotoplas '08, the international rotational moulding show and conference, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill. (Contact: Maria at 630-942-6589, or mariap@cmservnet.com)
November 5: The Basics of Plastics introductory seminar on industry practices and processes. With Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the World Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or npassingham@plastics.rogers.com).
November 5-6: Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo. At the International Centre, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Arnie Gess, 403-638-4410 or arnie.gess@cwre.ca).
November 11-14: Iran Plast 2008. The Middle East's largest trade show will be held once again at Tehran Permanent Fair Ground. (Contact: Iran Plast secretariat at 0098-2188511438 or info@Iranplast2008.ir)
November 18: One-day seminar on Blown and Cast Film Optimisation and Troubleshooting, sponsored by SPE Ontario and featuring Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the Delta Toronto Airport West Hotel. (Contact: Penny Perdis at 416-802-9565 or pennyperdis@sympatico.ca).
November 18-19: Canadian Association of Mold Makers' Trade Fair, at Caesar's Windsor. (Contact Diane Deslippe at 519-255-7863, or info@camm.ca).
November 25: The Basics of Plastics introductory seminar on industry practices and processes. With Paul Waller of The Plastics Touchpoint Group. At the Rogers Inc. campus, Brampton, Ont.. (Contact: Nick Passingham at 416-764-1527 or npassingham@plastics.rogers.com).
December 5: SPE Ontario Annual Christmas Gala, at the Delta Meadowvale Resort And Conference Centre, Mississauga, Ont. (Contact: Penny Perdis at 905-820-5938 or pennyperdis@sympatico.ca)
2009
January 10-13: Arabplast 2009, at Dubai World Trade Centre - Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, Arabic Emirates. This show features approximately 540 exhibitors, and draws 14,500 visitors. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524, or messduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca).
January 27- 30: Interplastica 2009, at ZAO Expocentr in Krasnaja Presnja, Moscow, Russia. This show features 530 exhibitors, and draws 24,000 visitors. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524, or messduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca).
February 4-9: Plastindia 2009, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This show features 1,300 exhibitors, and draws 80,000 visitors. (Contact: Stefan Egge at 416-598-1524, or messduesseldorf@germanchamber.ca).
May 11-12: 10th International Conference on Wood & Biofibre Plastic Composites, 2009. At Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison, Wis. (Contact: conferences@forestprod.org)
June 22-26: NPE2009, North America's largest plastics show, held at Chicago's McCormick Place. (Contact: Alan Carter at 202-974-5284 or acarter@plasticsindustry.org) TOP
Coming Soon From Plastics In Canada Magazine - November issue:
Special supplement – Mouldmaking in Canada
Moulding automotive exteriors
Blow moulding report on automation and high volume production
Raw materials report – Innovations in resin technology, fillers and additives
Troubleshooting – Our regular look at what can go wrong, and how to be sure it doesn't
Processor profile – A visit to an innovative moulder, extruder or other manufacturer of finished plastic items
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