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NPE2009: The World’s Largest Plastics Event

New and emerging plastics technology will be the talk of the town in Chicago June 22–26, 2009, when NPE2009 co-locates with ANTEC™ 2009, the world’s largest plastics technical conference, Gardner Publications’ MoldMaking Expo™ 2009 conference and exposition, SPI’s International Plastics Design Competition and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology Executive Summit.

All in one week, under one roof, you’ll experience the world’s largest plastics industry event of the year.

  • Source 2,000 plastics suppliers exhibiting on 1 million net square feet

  • Conduct business with 75,000 professionals from 120 countries

  • Learn from 800 technical presentations and peer-reviewed papers

  • Hear from high-profile industry leaders in keynote sessions

  • Hone skills in business development and training workshops

  • Meet with leading contract and captive OEMs, from the packaging, bottling, automotive, air, space and medical industries

  • Compete in the plastic industry’s first International Plastics Design Competition

  • Discover new and emerging technologies

  • Participate in industry sustainability discussions

  • Honor Plastics Hall of Fame inductees

Why You Can’t Afford to Miss NPE2009

If you represent plastics technologies, equipment, supplies and end markets, or do business with these areas, you can’t afford to miss NPE2009:

  • Engineering/Design
  • Manufacturing
  • OEMs
  • General Management/Administration
  • Sales/Marketing
  • Research/Development
  • Purchasing
  • Quality Control
  • Education/Training
  • Students

 

No other manufacturing industry directly affects as many sectors of the economy as plastics. The new and emerging technologies at NPE2009 will determine corporate decision making and business trends for years to come.

Co-Located Events Provide Supply Chain Access, Innovations & Economies Beyond Exhibit Booths

Featuring industry-leading co-located shows and conferences, NPE2009 is a multi-faceted global event not to be missed!

ANTEC@NPE2009
ANTEC is the single largest technical conference for the plastics industry in the world, featuring forums and sessions for working engineers, R&D scientists, technicians, technical sales people, technical support personnel, academia and managers. During ANTEC@NPE2009, you can learn from 800 technical presentations and peer-reviewed papers, hear about previously unpublished research and findings, discuss advances in technology and much more.

MoldMaking Expo 2009
The only event devoted exclusively to showcasing technologies and strategies used in moldmaking and rapid manufacturing, MoldMaking Expo 2009 is the year’s premier venue for learning about new technologies and applications, networking with colleagues, customers and prospects, and finding product and process solutions. MoldMaking Expo provides the industry with the tools needed to move forward and improve!

NEW International Plastics Design Competition Debuts at NPE2009
Organized by SPI’s Alliance of Plastics Processors (APP), the competition gives designers and manufacturers of components and finished products the opportunity to display their innovations before tens of thousands of plastics professionals. It’s the first APP competition open to products in any end-use market as well as to entrants from any country in the world. All competing entries will be critiqued by a distinguished panel of judges during NPE2009. Winning entries will be awarded at the Plastics Hall of Fame banquet on June 22. A call for entries is now open.

Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) Executive Summit
This two-day program offers a unique multi-track forum for professionals who specify and use coatings on plastics, coating manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. Topics include: color and special effects; weathering performance; testing; durability; environmental and regulatory considerations; additives, solvents, pigments and fillers; applications; and much more.

Exhibition Hours
Monday–Thursday, June 22–25, 9am–5pm
Friday, June 26, 9am–3pm

Registration Hours
Monday–Thursday, June 22–25, 8am–5pm
Friday, June 26, 8am–2pm

Registration Fees  
Advanced Registration $80
Onsite Registration $120

Educational tracks require separate registration and fees and include admission to the NPE2009 exhibit hall.

Get more registration information now.