- Hillenbrand and its Operating Companies will exhibit
innovations in booth W1601.
- More than 55,000 attendees from over 110 countries are
expected to attend NPE2024.
BATESVILLE, Ind., April 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI), a global
industrial company, will attend NPE2024, The Plastics Show,
alongside its Operating Companies that will exhibit integrated
solutions and innovative equipment for the plastics processing
industry. The five-day event, produced by the Plastics Industry
Association (PLASTICS), will be held May
6-10 at the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando,
Florida.
Hillenbrand and its Operating Companies will showcase a range of
solutions in booth W1601. Together, they will highlight products
designed to support a circular economy in which plastics are made,
recycled, and repurposed to help keep them in our global economy
and out of the environment.
"We are excited to be a part of NPE2024 as it is an ideal
opportunity to showcase Hillenbrand's range of innovative solutions
for plastics and recycling," said Kim
Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hillenbrand.
"We focus on product innovation designed to deliver valuable,
sustainable solutions for customers in this space. We also are
committed to advancing sustainability and plastics circularity and
to positively impacting the world around us through our products
and partnerships."
Operating Companies from Hillenbrand will feature the following
innovations:
- Coperion: A global industrial and technological
company that develops innovative solutions and products using
compounding and extrusion systems, sorting, shredding, and washing
equipment, Coperion will feature its ZSK Mc¹⁸ twin screw extruder,
which is a solution for challenges facing the plastics industry
such as recycling plastics or producing bioplastics.
- DME: A leader in melt delivery systems, mold
configurations, and thermal cooling systems, DME will showcase its
DURA Collapsible Core, which features a two-piece design that
allows each segment to open and close independently, enhancing its
durability and is ideal for undercut and threaded
applications.
- Herbold Meckesheim: Herbold Meckesheim
specializes in machines and systems for the treatment of waste in
the plastics-processing industry and the treatment of used, mixed,
and contaminated plastics and the pulverization of plastic
granulates and waste. It will showcase the HV 70 plastcompactor
that processes a wide variety of materials into products of high
bulk density in continuous operation between one rotating and one
fixed compactor disk.
- Milacron: A global leader in the manufacturing,
distribution, and service of highly engineered equipment within the
plastic technology and processing industry, Milacron will highlight
its new M-Series mid-tonnage global platform. It features the
industry's largest clamp stroke available in a compact footprint
that can incorporate co-injection technology with up to 50% PCR
capability.
- Mold-Masters: Mold-Masters designs, manufactures,
distributes, sells, and services highly engineered and customized
plastic processing equipment and systems that optimize production
to enhance molded part quality, increase productivity, and lower
part cost. Its new TempMaster M4 controller platform will be on
display, featuring HR-Connect Technology, which replaces
conventional mold power and thermocouple cables with a single cable
designed to save cost, weight, and clutter.
- Rotex: A leading manufacturer of dry material
separation machines and replacement parts and accessories used in a
range of domestic and international industries, Rotex will feature
the APEX™ industrial screener, which provides precise separations
due to its Gyratory Reciprocating Motion and design, enabling
one-person inspections and maintenance.
- Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials
(FPM): Schenck Process FPM is a global process solutions
company, focused on food and performance materials, which
specializes in the design, manufacturing, and service of feeding,
filtration, baking, and material handling technologies and systems.
In booth W1181, Schenck will showcase the MechaTron® Flat Bottom
high-capacity stainless steel feeder that is designed for handling
materials such as chopped polypropylene or PET plastic film when
feeding to an extruder.
Beyond the exhibit hall, several leaders will participate in
speaking engagements and events during NPE:
- Speaking Event: How to Increase Energy Efficiency in
Extrusion Processes.
- Speaker: Frank Mack, Head
of Process Technology, Engineering Plastics and Chemical
Applications for Coperion.
- Date/Time: Monday, May 6,
at 1 p.m. (EDT) on the Sustainability
Stage (S38171).
- Speaking Event: Innovations For the Medical and
Packaging Market: A Collaborative Showcase.
- Speakers: Andy Stirn,
General Manager, Advanced Systems, for Milacron, and Thomas Bechtel, Sales Director, Packaging &
Medical, for Mold-Masters.
- Date/Time: Monday, May 6,
at 2 p.m. on the Innovation Stage
(W2380).
- Award Ceremony: Coperion is one of five finalists for
the 2024 Re|focus Sustainability Innovation People's Choice Award
for its ZSK FilCo Filtration Compounder.
- Dates/Times: Voting is open May
6 and 7 at NPE2024. The winner will be announced at the
awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 8,
at 11 a.m. in Room W314A.
- Industry Event: The Circular Plastics Challenge
Showcase, hosted by Net Impact, Hillenbrand, and The Coca-Cola
Company, was established to promote sustainability within the
plastics value chain and encourage ideas from next-generation
innovators on ways to help keep plastics in the economy and out of
the environment.
- Speaker: Tory Flynn,
Chief Sustainability Officer for Hillenbrand.
- Date/Time: The finalists will present their concepts
during this final showcase and live judging event on Wednesday, May 8, at 2
p.m. in room W314AB.
Held every three years, NPE gathers business leaders, innovative
thinkers, and experts from industries across the business spectrum
to advance business through creative solutions in plastics. NPE2024
will feature more than 2,000 exhibitors, attracting more than
55,000 attendees from over 110 countries. Learn more about NPE at
npe.org.
About Hillenbrand
Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a
global industrial company that provides highly engineered,
mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in
over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of
leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets,
including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our
Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence,
collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that
best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other
stakeholders. To learn more, visit: www.hillenbrand.com.
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