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Plastics, in Particular From the customer perspective, smart manufacturing
provides many benefits for communication and visibility.
Since plastics is the third largest sector in the manufacturing
industry, it warrants special consideration in the IIoT Machine data collection and reporting gives the customer
important timing information on project and production
as it impacts manufacturers and their customers. In
terms of injection molding complex components, the order status.
data gathered and analyzed can help ensure maximum And so it goes. The drive to glean more – and better –
repeatability in the injection molding process, consistent data from industrial equipment and systems will continue
quality, and low defects. And again, the data also helps to improve productivity in the plastic injection molding
determine preventative machine maintenance which sector as technology, sensors, and systems continue to
helps avoid unplanned downtime. evolve, to the benefit of the molders and their customers.

NPE2018 claims to be largest Plastics Show

With over 1.2 million square feet exhibit space sold on the NPE2018 it has created a sort of history in trade
show

We are thrilled to announce that our exhibit floor is in Recognized as the world’s largest plastics trade show and
“such high demand that we’re already breaking show- conference, NPE2018 brings together all industry sectors,
defining records. And we’re still providing exhibitors the including vertical and peripheral markets, end markets,
space they’re seeking to showcase their companies and brand owners and recyclers. Held every three years,
products at the world’s premier plastics show, so our NPE attracts more than 65,000 plastics professionals and
numbers will continue to grow,” said Susan Krys, vice features industry-focused education and leading suppliers
president of tradeshows and marketing at The Plastics of emerging technologies, equipment and materials for
Industry Association (PLASTICS). every phase of plastics processing, all in more than 1.1
million net square feet of exhibit space.
Th e Pla st ics
Industry “We predict that this pre-show momentum will continue,
Associa t i on making NPE2018: The Plastics Show one of the largest
(P LAST ICS) industry gatherings ever.” In addition to the trade show
producers of the floor, historically one of the biggest draws, NPE2018 is
triennial plastics packed with learning opportunities for everyone in the
tradeshow NPE plastics industry, from the shop floor employees to sales
anno unced managers to CEOs. There are opportunities to learn from
that 1.2 million thought leaders sharing leadership best practices, as
square feet on well as content experts showcasing plastics innovation in
the NPE2018: various areas from bottling to recycling.
The Plastics Show exhibit floor has been sold to exhibitors, NPE2018 will feature new educational programs,
making it the largest NPE in show history. The NPE 2018 including 3D Printing Workshop, presented by: Additive
is scheduled from 7-11 May 2018, at Orlando, Florida . Manufacturing Media and Plastics Technology
Also with the being just a little over one month away,
the exhibits are currently tracking 75,000 square feet – Bottle Zone Technical Forum, hosted by: PETplanet and the
and counting – requested and sold over that which was International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) And
requested of NPE2015. To date, 2,150 exhibitors have Expert Super Sessions…
secured space to showcase the plastics industry’s most Plastics Leadership Summit
innovative products and technologies. Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit and many more.

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