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NPE Preview

NPE 2006: The International Plastics Showcase will take place from June 19 to 23, 2006 at Chicago’s McCormick Place exposition center and will be the largest international plastics show of the year. Founded and sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), the triennial show will be the 25th NPE since 1946. At least 2,000 companies are expected to exhibit on more than 1,000,000 square feet of space, one-third of them coming from outside the U.S.A. Visitors from more than 100 countries will attend.

Among the exhibitors at NPE 2006 will be virtually all of the world’s major suppliers of primary processing and auxiliary equipment; machine and mold components and supplies; resins and compounds; additives, fillers and reinforcements and moldmaking services.

Throughout the show there will also be extensive exhibitor representation in several categories including: custom processing: companies that compound, mold, extrude, thermoform and recycle; e-commerce; fabricating and assembly: adhesives, fasteners, machining equipment, cutters and welders; post-extrusion: systems for pipe, profile, flat film and sheet, blown film, wire and cable.

The following companies will be exhibiting at NPE 2006 this June 19 to 23.

For additional information on NPE 2006 visit their website at www.npe.org.


Specialty Tools

Abbeon Cal, Inc. is the publisher of the PlasticWorking catalog and has been providing specialty tools and instruments to businesses since 1946. In addition, Abbeon is the U.S. supplier for the German manufacturers of FORSTHOFF Hot Air Tools, A-Z Formen Thermocutters, Lufft Precision Instruments and Trotec Moisture Meters.

Abbeon offers an iron-clad money back guarantee on all their products and if you can’t find what you need in their catalog or on their website, they will either find it or build it for you.

For additional information, contact Bob Brunsman, Abbeon Cal, Inc., 123 Gray Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 800-922-0977, Fax: 805-966- 7659, E-mail: abbeoncal@abbeon.com, Web: www.abbeon.com. NPE Booth #11305


Welding Rod

Drader Manufacturing recently invested in new equipment and technology to augment its plastic welding wire business. The new equipment increases their capacity and the new technology allows them to maintain even tighter tolerances during rod production. Drader stocks a range of welding rod and custom manufactures numerous colors and types of plastic. Customers can send their own resins to ensure the welding rod matches the parent plastic material exactly. Drader’s minimum order remains 10 pounds. Their welding rod can be used with most fabrication type plastic welders on the market today.

Injection Welder

Drader is also the manufacturer of the Injectiweld for fabricating, prototyping and repairing thermoplastics. The welder is easy to use and produces high quality welds.

Two unique features set the Injectiweld apart from other plastic welders. A hot tip melts into the parent material eliminating the need to scrape off the layer of oxidation before making a weld. Interchangeable tips increase the welder’s versatility, allowing welds ranging in size from 1/16” to 1/2” in a single pass. The second feature is its automatic feed system. This allows control of the welder with one hand and use of the other hand to hold the part being welded. High quality welds are produced because the unit injects a molten shot of welding rod into the weld zone with consistent, repeatable pressure.

For additional information, contact Bruce Lecky, Drader Mfg. Ind., Ltd., 5750 50th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2Z8 Canada, 800-661-4122/780-440-2231, Fax: 780-440-2244, E-mail: blecky@drader.com, Web: www.drader.com. NPE Booth #9755


Tap Plastic

Do your tapping on the FlexArm as a secondary operation. The FlexArm saves money by utilizing the operator’s idle time and reducing the machine cycle time. Units are available up to 2” tap capacity with quick change chuck system. Blind holes in soft plastics can be tapped without stripping the threads by adding an Automatic Depth Stop to the FlexArm.

For additional information, contact Dan Sudhoff, FlexArm, 851 Industrial Drive, Wapakoneta, OH 45895, 800-837-2503/ 419- 738-8147, Fax: 419-738-8140, E-mail: flexarm@flexarminc.com, Web: www. flexarminc.com. NPE Booth #5480


5-Axis CNC Line

MAAC Machinery
and Stopol will be showing a new line of 5-axis CNC routers for the thermoforming industry. The Royce Router offers faster feeds and speeds, high quality and reliable components. The router combines the latest technology and speed to improve cycle times up to 400%. Through a joint partnership between MAAC and Stopol, the Royce Router line has been created to meet the demanding needs of today’s heavy gauge thermoformers. The router is designed specifically for the maximum production of thermoformed parts. Mass production of a single model will deliver the maximum value at the most cost-effective price.

Cut-Sheet Thermoforming Line

MAAC has recently implemented several new features to its line of thermoforming machinery. All machines have larger mainframes and platen structures. Platen and index speeds are almost double those of previous models. New programming developments have upgraded the System 9000 control system to provide massive amounts of control. Each function of the machine can be set and saved into the controller. This allows every machine parameter to be activated with the push of a button for precise repeatability and the quickest setups.

For additional information, contact Michael Alongi, MAAC Machinery Corporation, 590 Tower Blvd., Carol Stream, IL 60188, 800-588-MAAC/630-665-1700, Fax: 630-665-7799, E-mail: sales@maacmachinery.com, Web: www.maacmachinery.com. NPE Booth #4216


Robotic Trimming

Robotic Production Technology (RPT) will introduce the latest addition to its family of standard router trimming systems, the RoboTrim™ RT-500, at NPE 2006. The RoboTrim RT-500 is a new pre-engineered router trimming and knife deflashing system designed specifically for the plastics industry. The RT-500’s increased part height capability gives customers the flexibility to process a variety of part sizes and shapes. The system’s speed and reliability result in more uptime and higher throughput to consistently deliver more parts per hour than other trimming methods.

The RT-500 is designed to remove the operator from the trimming area, resulting in a safe and ergonomic operating environment. The system is mounted on a single base plate and designed for quick installation and start-up.

The RT-500’s riser-mounted robot and servo-controlled rotating table allow it to easily process 60” x 60” x 36” high parts typical of thermoformers. Longer parts of up to 80” x 36” with shorter heights can also be processed.

For additional information, contact Roberta Zald, Robotic Production Technologies, 1255 Harmon Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326, 248-829-2800, Fax: 248-829-2750, E-mail: solutions@rpt.net, Web: www.rpt.net or Cathy Powell, FANUC Robotics America, Inc., 3900 West Hamlin Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309, 800-47ROBOT/248-377-7570, Web: www.fanucrobotics.com. NPE Booth #9620


New Shredder Technology

VECOPLAN LLC, a leading manufacturer of industrial shredding equipment, plans to exhibit and demonstrate many new product lines at NPE 2006, including its new HiTorc™, SureCut™ technologies and VH-series™ Horizontal Shredders and Granulators.

VECOPLAN shredding and recycling equipment is used in many industrial applications in the plastics processing and reprocessing industries, woodworking industries, printing and converting industries, secure destruction industry, general waste processing and recovery industries.

For additional information, contact Mark Craver, VECOPLAN, LLC, P.O. Box 7224, High Point, NC 27264, 336-861-6070, Fax: 336-861-4329, E-mail: info@vecoplanllc. com, Web: www.vecoplanllc.com. NPE Booth #9601


Welding Equipment

WEGENER Welding, LLC offers a comprehensive line of welding equipment and accessories for the thermoplastics fabricator including: hot gas (air) welders from single units for repairs or production to full, comprehensive systems; extrusion welders in small, medium or high output for sheet, piping or lining applications; semi-or fully-automatic sheet butt welding or bending equipment and AC and DC spark testers for pinhole detection in plastic welds or non-metallic coatings.

Wegener’s philosophy is to assist the customer in evaluating their needs. Education is an important factor. The Wegener staff is DVS (German Welding Association) certified and offers DVS certified training.

Wegener can also design and build custom machinery for very specific applications. For additional information, contact Dagmar Ziegler, WEGENER Welding, LLC, 16W231 S. Frontage Road, Ste. 12, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, 630-789-0990, Fax: 630- 789-1380, E-mail: info@wegenerwelding.com, Web: www.wegenerwelding.com. NPE Booth #9064


The following exhibitors offer machinery and tooling for plastic sheet fabricators and thermoformers
Exhibitor Booth Website
Abbeon Cal Inc. 11305 www.abbeon.com
Advanced Ventures in Technology 9404 www.adv.ven-tech.com
Brown Machine LLC 1409 www.brown-machine.com
Drader Injectiweld, Inc. 9755 www.drader.com
FlexArm 5480 www.flexarminc.com
Leister Process Technologies 6358 www.leister.com
MAAC Machinery 4216 www.maacmachinery.com
Plastic Welding Technology 9916 www.pwtworld.com
Robotic Production Technology, Inc. 9620 www.rpt.net
Stiles Machinery 9762 www.stilesmachinery.com
Thermwood Corporation 9210 www.thermwood.com
Vecoplan, LLC 9601 www.vecoplanllc.com
WEGENER Welding, LLC 9064 www.wegenerwelding.com

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