Other exhibitors. (What to See at NPE 2003).Exhibitor Listings Includes miscellaneous equipment and supplies, regional development agencies, publications, consultants, training companies, engineering services, processors, financial services, associations, and trade shows. MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES (Includes rotomolding equipment, hydraulic and pneumatic components, motors and drives, machine mounts, lubricants, and hardware cleaning systems) A&A MANUFACTURING CO., INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . Booth 12432 Gortite Div. manufactures custom-engineered protective covers for equipment. AARON EQUIPMENT CO. Booth 12949 Buys, sells, and trades processing equipment, including extruders, chillers, conveyors, granulators, and pelletizers. Maintains an on-line catalog of 25,000 items. ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s INC. Booth 9058 Supplies motors, drives, and other power products for processing machinery. AIRLOC PRODUCTS Booth 9023 Manufactures vibration control devices and leveling systems for machinery ALBANY INTERNATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIALS Booth 10321 Manufactures Pyropel insulation material used on extrusion barrels, air rings, and blown film dies; injection molding hot-runner systems and tool bases; and compression molding platens. AMEIEK LAMB ELECTRIC Booth 13223 Showing high-speed air-moving motors. ATLAS COPCO COMPRESSORS INC. Booth 12634 Exhibiting various types of compressors (stationary or portable). ATTICA HYDRAULIC EXCHANGE CORP. Booth 3132 Exhibiting new and rebuilt pumps, valves, motors, and servo-proportional valves. BALDOR ELECTRIC CO. Booth 7235 Supplies a broad line of electric motors and adjustable-speed drives. BAUMULLER LNI LNI Lecture Notes in Informatics LNI Local Network Interconnect LNI Lamprey Networks Incorporated LNI Lecture Notes of Informatics Booth 7413 Showing direct (gearless) drives as well as modular drive systems. BIACKSTONE-NEY ULTRASONICS ultrasonics, study and application of the energy of sound waves vibrating at frequencies greater than 20,000 cycles per second, i.e., beyond the range of human hearing. Booth 10265 Showing non-contact, ultrasonic mold-cleaning equipment, said to be especially helpful for intricate or detailed tooling. BLUE WAVE ULTRASONICS, INC. Booth 7247 Exhibiting ultrasonic injection-mold cleaning systems that remove outgassing Outgassing (sometimes called "Offgassing," particularly when in reference to indoor air quality) is the slow release of a gas that was trapped, frozen, absorbed or adsorbed in some material. residues, release agents, and grime from hard-to-reach details and vents. BOSCH REXROTH CORP. Booth 4744 Introducing IndraDrive M modular drive system with integrated safety features for all types of plastics machinery It covers the entire output spectrum from 1.5 kW up to 120 kW and incorporates servo-drive and frequency-converter technology in one platform. BOUCHERIE Booth 13143 Manufactures machines for producing oral-care, hair-care, and household brushes. BP LUBRICANTS Booth 12941 Supplies hydraulic fluid hydraulic fluid toxic because of its high content of industrial triaryl phosphate. . A company representative will review your maintenance practices to ensure maximum uptime as part of new BP Hydraulics Program. BRECOFLEX CO., LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Booth 10627 Introducing ATN ATN Acute tubular necrosis, see there convertible profile timing belts and showing new connecting kit for field assembly Also showing precision timing belts with steel or Kevlar tension members and exhibiting metal pulleys and accessory drive components. BREVINI RIDUTTORI S.P.A. Booth 5798 Italian supplier of power-transmission products. Under its Brevini and PIV PIV Particle Image Velocimetry PIV Personal Identity Verification (FIPS 201) PIV Pentium 4 PIV Peak Inverse Voltage PIV Personal Identification Verification PIV Post Indicator Valve (firefighting) brands, it offers planetary gearboxes , parallel and right-angle gearboxes, and speed variators. BUSS-SMS GMBH VERFAHRENSTECHNIK Booth 10258 Specializes in thermal-separation technologies, including thin-film and short-path evaporators and high-viscosity processors for devolatilization and mixing. CHICAGO ELECTRIC Booth 4695 Distributes a variety of AC/DC AC/DC adj. Slang Having a bisexual orientation. [From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current. drives, single- and multi-axis servo drives, motor controllers, gear reducers, and linear motion-control systems from major manufacturers, including Siemens, Emerson, Eurotherm, and THK THK Thick THK Thickness THK Türk Hava Kurumu THK Turk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) THK Thunk Layer . Also markets a line of hoists and cranes. Sells used and refurbished equipment on-line. CLEVELAND TUBING, INC. Booth 7211 Manufactures tight-tolerance tubing for a range of uses from medical parts to novelty items. CLOVER WIRE FORMING CO. Booth 4686 Produces custom wire forms from 0.005 in. to in. diameter or more and metal stampings as wide as 2 in. and as thick as 0.125 in. CONOCO CONOCO Continental Oil Company PHILLIPS Booth 12831 Specialty Solvents Team manufactures high-purity hydrocarbon solvents. Penreco Div. supplies specialty chemicals, including cable-filling compounds. CONTROL TECHNIQUES Booth 10516 Featuring Performance Drives line of AG drives to 1300 hp, DC drives to 1000 hp, servo drives to 400 hp and packaged drives. Motion Made Easy servo drives and controllers have torque from 7 to 750 lb-in. continuous. COVE FOUR SLIDE & STAMPING CORP. Booth 4384 Showing custom-made wire forms, springs, stampings, and assemblies. DEUBLIN CO. Booth 4458 Manufactures precision rotating unions for water, steam, air, hydraulic, vacuum, and hot-oil service. DUR-A-FLEX, INC. Booth 7246 Showing industrial flooring systems, including impact-resistant types for tooling areas and abrasion-resistant types for production and high-traffic areas. THE DYNAMIC GROUP Booth 6123 (Exhibiting w/Dynamic Engineering) Provides injection molds, rapid prototyping, short-run production of plastic parts, and professional rigging. DYNAMIC SEALING TECHNOLOGIES Booth 5692 Provides custom rotary unions for hydraulic, coolant coolant (kōō´l  nt),n , and air transfer. Introducing integrated electrical slip-ring option for rotary unions. These slip rings transfer data from proximity switches and thermocouples. EASTERN ENGRAVING Booth 2238 (Exhibiting w/Mold-Tech) Makes rotary embossing embossing, process of producing upon various materials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed. equipment and engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. rolls that impart textures to films. ECON ECON Economics (course) ECON Economy (minimum cost speed schedule) ECON Centre for Economic Analysis ECON Eastern Coalition of Nations (Star Trek) GMBH Booth 13543 Austrian firm showing pyrolysis py·rol·y·sis n. Decomposition or transformation of a chemical compound caused by heat. pyrolysis (pīrol´isis), n furnaces to clean dies and breaker plates. EFC EFC Expected Family Contribution EFC Expect(ed) Further Clearance EFC Evangelical Fellowship of Canada EFC Evangelical Free Church EFC Eastfield College EFC Everton Football Club EFC Electronic Fee Collection INTERNATIONAL Booth 11001 (Exhibiting w/Oetikar) Distributes engineered fasteners, pins, clamps, and couplings. Introducing Oetiker swing couplings to its line. They allow for safe connect/disconnect without pressure, kickback The seller's return of part of the purchase price of an item to a buyer or buyer's representative for the purpose of inducing a purchase or improperly influencing future purchases. , or fear of hose whip. EMERSON INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION See Control Techniques. EXTOL ex·tol also ex·toll tr.v. ex·tolled also ex·tolled, ex·tol·ling also ex·toll·ing, ex·tols also ex·tolls To praise highly; exalt. See Synonyms at praise. , INC. Booth 13038 Produces ergonomic workstations. FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS Booth 12537 Designs, manufactures, and installs industrial fall-arrest systems. FILTROIL, INC. Booth 9405 Manufactures and markets industrial bypass filtration systems and other products to enhance hydraulic oil quality, including filters, pump/motor units, and oil-analysis kits. FISA Noun 1. FISA - an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; NORTH AMERICA Booth 8430 Introducing LRD LRD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Liberian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 140 system for cleaning injection molds and components. FLEXIBLE LIFELINE SYSTEMS Booth 4484 Showing fall-protection systems. GARDNER DENVER INC. Booth 4399 (Exhibiting w/Belliss & Morcom) Manufactures positive-displacement and centrifugal blowers, vacuum pumps, industrial vacuum systems and blower control and monitoring systems. Also sells air compressors and industrial pumps. GLOBE INDUSTRIES CORP. Booth 7131 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Manufactures electrical insulation tape, packaging tape, masking tape, duct tape, and more. GORTRAC DIV., A&A MANUFACTURING CO. Booth 12432 (Exhibiting w/A&A Manufacturing Co.) Manufactures custom-engineered steel or nylon cable and hose carriers. H-P PRODUCTS INC. Booth 12813 Introducing Metflo Instalok couplings, said to be quicker to install with "fool-proof" alignment and high grip strength. Sizes range from 1.5 to 4 in. O.D., and overall cost is said to be 20% lower than traditional compression couplings. Also showcasing tubes, bends, and fittings. HAGGLUNDS DRIVES INC. Booth 12950 Discussing Marathon series hydraulic motors and other motor and drive products. HENSCHEL AMERICA, INC. Booth 4798 Supplies T1Max and Durumax extruder gearboxes. HERMETIC hermetic /her·met·ic/ (her-met´ik) impervious to air. her·met·ic or her·met·i·cal adj. Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. COIL CO. Booth 6020 (Exhibiting with Illinois Precision Corp.) Specializing in hermetically her·met·ic also her·met·i·cal adj. 1. Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. 2. Impervious to outside interference or influence: sealed electrical windings. THE HOPE GROUP Booth 10165 Supplies air compressors, boosters, and cylinders, motors and drives, linear drive tables, fluid connectors, hydraulic components, valves and fittings. IGUS IGUS International Group for Unstable Substances (OECD) INC. Booth 13519 Offers Energy-Chain cable carriers, Chainflex high-flex cables, iGlide polymer plain bearings, oil-free linear guide systems and linear plain bearings, and all-polymer spring disks. JIAXING COB BEARING INC. Booth 11339 Manufactures sliding, plain, oil-less self-lubricating, and wrapped bronze bearings. KAESER COMPRESSORS, INC. Booth 8315 Introducing direct-drive rotary-screw air compressors in flows from 72 to 1490 cfm and pressures to 217 psig. Also introducing Sigma Frequency Control for the company's Sigma screw compressors. It is a variable-speed drive designed for high efficiency over a wide flow range. Showing line of booster compressors now available up to 650 psig. Also showing high-pressure dryers and high-pressure filters. KMK KMK Kottonmouth Kings (band) KMK Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-Gmbh KMK Kiss Me Kate KMK Keating Muething and Klekamp PLL MASCHINEN Booth 8512 (Exhibiting w/Oberburg Engineering AG) Swiss firm builds machines for compression molding heads for plastic tube packaging. Will show a slitting machine for tamper-evident cap rings. LENZKES CLAMPING TOOLS, INC. Booth 8347 Showing universal clamps for injection and blow molding and thermoforming. LUBE USA, INC. Booth 11051 Introducing a full line of automatic and manual cartridge grease pumps for both positive-displacement injector and progressive lubrication lubrication, introduction of a substance between the contact surfaces of moving parts to reduce friction and to dissipate heat. A lubricant may be oil, grease, graphite, or any substance—gas, liquid, semisolid, or solid—that permits free action of systems. Also introducing specialty greases for heavy-load, high-heat applications produced by injection machinery and robots. Also showing electrical and visual grease-delivery sensing equipment. LUDECA, INC. Booth 10312 Showing laser machinery-alignment systems. MARTIN FLUID POWER Booth 13310 Distributes seals, packing, gaskets, and seal repair kits. Also manufactures custom seals in minutes. MAXI-BIAST, INC. Booth 9443 Demonstrating plastic media blast cleaning for molds and screws. Showing new blasting cabinet with new mold and screw handling setup. Also showing non-abrasive plastic blast media. MOOG INC. Booth 2676 Showing industrial control products, including hydraulic valves, servomotors, servodrives, actuators, and pumps. NUTRON NAMEPLATE Booth 135 Introducing safety signage for injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment that conforms to SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. Guidelines. OBERBURG ENGINEERING AG Booth 8512 Makes machines for plastic closures. OETIKER, INC. Booth 11001 Showing clamps for hose and tubing applications. Also showing quick connect/disconnect swing couplings. PACKSYS GLOBAL LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability . Booth 8512 (Exhibiting w/Oberburg) Parent of packaging machinery makers KMK Maschinen of Switzerland PSG-Wesco in Thailand, and Oberburg Engineering in Switzerland. PERRY VIDEX, LLC Booth 9359 Showing used processing machinery. PETRO-CANADA LUBRICANTS Booth 10932 Sells industrial lubricants. PIV DRIVES GMBH Booth 5798 (Exhibiting w/Brevini Riduttori) PIV, a unit of Brevini, makes planetary-reduction gears. POLLUTION CONTROL PRODUCTS Booth 5753 Manufactures burn-off furnaces for hardware cleaning. POLYMER CLEANING TECHNOLOGY Booth 10149 Provides hot-runner cleaning and repair services from simple melt-channel cleaning to full refurbishment of a hot half. Also assists with preventive maintenance as well as emergency repairs. PROCEDYNE CORP. Booth 8411 Standard Products Div. specializes in thermal hardware cleaning systems for extruders, dies, breaker plates, hot-runner manifolds, blow molding hardware, and injection molding hardware. ROTARY SYSTEMS INC. Booth 5695 Featuring single- and multi-passage unions for transferring fluids in pneumatic, hydraulic, and cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. . ROTOLINE Booth 10740 (Exhibiting w/Reduction Engineering) Brazilian supplier of single-station and shuttle-type rotomolding machinery. SACMI IMOLA S.C.R.L. Booth 1815 (Exhibiting w/Negri Bossi) Italian firm will demonstrate system for continuous compression molding of bottle caps at 1200/min. SEGHERS KEPPEL TECHNOLOGY, INC. Booth 13049 Sells Dinamec fluidized bed cleaning system for removing plastic from breaker plates, injection nozzles, screws etc. SEW-EURODRIVE, INC. Booth 8504 Showing new "decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. " control technology, which locates the drive controller on or near the motor itself. Also showing TorqLoc compact hollow shaft mounting system for SEW 7-Series hollow shaft reducers. SHIELDING FOR ELECTRONICS, INC. Booth 3111 Offers Form/Met EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. shielding components, consisting of custom thermoformed and vacuum metalized plastic shapes for placement inside electronic housings or over circuit-board components. SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. Booth 5787 Highlighting new direct-drive torque motors. SPECK PUMPS Booth 11045 Introducing liquid-ring vacuum pumps. SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. (STANDARD RUBBER PRODUCTS) Booth 9048 Showing custom die-cut fabricated components for gasketing, insulating, and shock absorption. STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club EQUIPMENT CORP. Booth 13425 (Exhibiting w/Zambello) Represents Zambello gearboxes. STIK-II PRODUCTS Booth 3120 Makes pressure-sensitive polyethylene foam tape for mounting, gasketing, glazing, sealing and bonding. Applications include door and window manufacturing and point-of-purchase displays. TECH PRODUCTS CORP. Booth 6211 Showing vibration and noise-control products. TECHNE INC. Booth 7140 Offers IFB IFB Invitation For Bid(s) IFB Internet for Business (UK) IFB Illinois Farm Bureau IFB Insurance Fraud Bureau IFB Institut für Flugzeugbau (University of Stuttgart, Germany) series industrial fluidized baths for cleaning extruder parts. TEMPYROX CO., INC. Booth 13411 Manufactures Pyro-Clean system for removing residue from molds and dies. THINSTOCK Booth 4418 (Exhibiting w/Specialty Blades) Offers stainless-steel material for custom shims and shimstock. TST TST 1 Toxic shock toxin 2 Treadmill stress test, see there TAMSAN MOTOR MAKINE IMALAT VE TIC LTD. STI STI systolic time intervals. Booth 5595 Turkish firm manufactures and markets high- and low-pressure quick-release coupling and fittings for air, water, oil, etc. TUTHILL VACUUM & BLOWER SYSTEMS Booth 7143 Supplies air- and gas-handling equipment for vacuums as low as 0.2 microns to pressures up to 100 psig. ULTRASONICS FOR LESS Booth 3106 Introducing a line of ultrasonic cleaning equipment suitable for treating oily industrial parts including electronic assemblies. UNI-THERM INSULATION SYSTEMS INC. Booth 4468 Supplies removable, reusable insulation blankets for industrial applications. UNISORB INSTALLATION TECHNOLOGIES Booth 11014 Discussing machine installation services and equipment, including machine mounts, vibration isolation systems, anchoring/alignment systems, and advanced grouting grout n. 1. a. A thin mortar used to fill cracks and crevices in masonry. b. A thin plaster for finishing walls and ceilings. 2. Chiefly British Sediment; lees. Often used in the plural. technologies. WG Booth 12553 Makes and distributes security products, including closed-circuit television systems. ZAMBELLO (STC) Booth 13425 Italian firm offering a complete range of high-torque gearboxes for extruders and injection molding machines. ACEMIND CO., LTD. Booth 7325 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Provides design and molding services in Taiwan. CONSULTANTS, PROCESSORS, RECYCLERS, AND TRAINING AND ENGINEERING SERVICES ADEPT CUSTOM MOLDERS (ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. ) Booth 13330 (Exhibiting w/Eikenberry) Provides injection molding services, including engineering and tool making. ALLIED HORI SDN BHD Booths 5184, 5187(Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian molder of mechanical and structural parts for computers, cameras, and telecommunications equipment. ALLTRISTA INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS Booth 4485 (Exhibiting w/Unimark Plastics CO.) Full-service thermoformer, specializing in twin-sheet processing. ANGEL PRODUCTS Booth 4369 Showing injection blow molded containers, bottles, and medical components it manufactures in India. ARRK PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GROUP Booth 10564 Announcing the availability of two new prototyping materials: Advanced Thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. Urethane urethane (yoor´ithān´), n ethyl carbamate used as an anesthetic agent for laboratory animals, formerly used as a hypnotic in humans. (ATU (ADSL Transceiver Unit) A device that provides ADSL modulation of the telephone line. The device at the telco side is the ATU-C (Central), which is a line card plugged into the DSLAM. ), which emulates ABS/PC, and PP1, which emulates polypropylene. Also discussing rapid prototyping, urethane/epoxy casting, and painting/finishing services. B&B TOOL AND DIE CO., INC. Booth 10340 (Exhibiting w/QPC) Provides custom injection molding services for prototype and production runs. BATTELLE Booth 1321 Well-known research facility develops new technologies and commercializes products in plastics and other areas. BEROLINA PLASTIK SANAYI VE TICARET Booth 13553 PP recycler and processor in Turkey. Produces plastic buckets, PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. and PE pipes and fittings, and drainage pipes. CHELEXA DESIGN Booth 13330 (Exhibiting w/Eikenberry) Provides design, engineering, prototyping services in support of suppliers to Detroit's Big Three auto makers. Also performs production injection molding. CHINA CUSTOM MANUFACTURING, LTD. Booth 13218 Provides injection molding services with machines up to 5000 tons. Specializes in engineering and filled materials. Headquartered in Shanghai with U.S. sales and support in Fremont, Calif. COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES Booth 8427 Custom compression molder of thermoplastic composites, specializing in long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFRT LFRT Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (materials) ) and molded-in graphics. CONCENTRIC CUSTOM SERVICES INC. Booth 1640 (Exhibiting w/Milacron Inc.) Provides manufacturing and business consulting services. COXON PRECISE INDUSTRIAL CO. Booth 7325 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Product development and consulting firm based in Taiwan. Also provides precision injection molding services and assembly. CUSTOM POLYMERS, INC. Booth 8421 Recycles post-industrial plastic waste. DATAMATIC CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication ENGINEERING CO., LTD. Booth 7944 (Exhibiting w/Hong Kong Mould & Die Council) Hong Kong injection moldmaker also perform custom molding. DERRITECH CONSULTANTS INC. Booth 10602 (Exhibiting w/PlastiScience) Consulting firm specializing in engineering plastics compounding. DOMINO PLASTICS CO., INC. Booth 239 Buys scrap in all forms: regrind, film scrap, lumps and chunks, reprocessed and surplus virgin, and off-grade pellets. Accepts commodity engineering, and exotic resins. DYNA-PLAST, INC. See The Dynamic Group. E-BEAM See electron beam. SERVICES, INC. Booth 13119 Performs electron-beam processing for sterilization/crosslinking of plastics, as well as curing of composites and cable jacketing. EAGLE PLASTIC DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. Booth 7944 (Exhibiting w/Hong Kong Mould & Die Council) "One-stop" injection molder in Hong Kong with machines from SO to 650 tons. Gasassist toolmaking The term toolmaking (sometimes styled as tool-making or tool making) may refer to:
EASTERN CROSS TECHNOLOGY CORP. Booth 8424 Taiwanese moldmaker and custom molder. EIKENBERRY & ASSOCIATES Booth 13330 Has two injection molding divisions and in-house mold building. ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, DIV. OF QUANEX CORP. Booth 10229 AMSCO AMSCO African Management Services Company AMSCO Army Management Structure Code AMSCO Acquisition Management Systems Control Officer AMSCO American Manganese Steel Company AMSCO Aluminum Manufacturing and Supply Company (Salt Lake City, UT) and Homeshield units perform extrusion, roll forming, assembly, and RollTrusion, a process combining metal roll-forming and plastic extrusion. EUROPLASTICS MALAYSIA SDN BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian maker of merchandise bags. FABRICA DE ARTIGOS DE PLASTICO CHUNG VA LDA (Local Delivery Agent) Software in a mail server that delivers mail to a local recipient. See messaging system. . Booth 12550 Processor in Macao produces PE and PP bags, liners, envelopes, and cutlery. FUDAKIN PLASTIC & METAL CO., LTD. Booth 13436 Injection molder in China. GREATPAC SDN BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian processor showing disposable food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. packaging products made of PS, PP, HIPS, and HDPE HDPE abbr. high-density polyethylene . GUPPY guppy: see killifish. guppy Colourful, freshwater, live-bearing topminnows (Lebistes reticulatus and Poecilia reticulata; see killifish) popular as pets in home aquariums. Guppies are hardy, energetic, easily kept, and prolific. PLASTICS INDUSTRIES SDN BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian injection molder. HI-TECH INDUSTRIAL Booth 13428 Hong Kong-based moldmaker and custom processor. HUBNER MANUFACTURING CORP. Booth 11025 Offers custom TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE Terminal de Paiement Electronique (French) TPE Total Power Exchange TPE Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Tampines Expressway (Singapore) TPE Therapeutic Plasma Exchange injection molding and multi-component molding. Also makes PUR foam products. I.S. HIGH TECH USA INC. Booth 13450 Offers custom moldmaking and plastics manufacturing. ICO ICO Icon (File Name Extension) ICO In Case Of ICO Information Commissioner's Office (UK) ICO Instituto de Crédito Oficial (Spain: Official Credit Institute) POLYMERS/WEDCO Booth 6108 Offers custom grinding services. IL YA INDUSTRIAL HI-TECH Booth 12928, 13128 (Exhibiting w/Korea Die & Mold Industry Cooperative) Korean injection molder of large appliance and automotive parts, mid-size computer housings, and hand-held electronics IMSM IMSM Internet Mobile Station Modem (Qualcomm) IMSM International Military Student Manager LTD. Booth 7925 (Exhibiting w/The British Plastics Federation) Consulting firm assists in achieving ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 and other quality certifications. INTRA-PACK INDUSTRIES Booths 5184,5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Makes PET, PP, and PS flexible packaging. ION BEAM APPLICATIONS Booth 9451 Provides electron-beam processing. ILLINOIS PRECISION CORP. (IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. ) Booth 6020 Offers insert molding services. I.S. HIGH TECH USA INC. Booth 13450 Offers custom moldmaking and plastics manufacturing. JAN-YE STEEL MOLD CO., LTD. Booth 13547 Manufactures injection molded parts with a specialty in dual-color technology. JING jing (jing) [Chinese] one of the basic substances that according to traditional Chinese medicine pervade the body, usually translated as "essence"; the body reserves or constitutional makeup, replenished by food and rest, that supports MEI INDUSTRIAL (USA), INC. Booth 7244 Contract injection molder and surface finisher. Headquartered in Hong Kong with U.S. offices in Illinois. JMP JMP Jump JMP Java Memory Profiler JMP Joint Manpower Program JMP Joint Management Plan JMP Joint Marketing Program JMP JCL Manipulation Program JMP Joint Mission Planning (US DoD) JMP Joint Military Program LTD. Booths 12928, 13128 (Exhibiting w/Korea Die & Mold Industry Cooperative) Korean custom molder of packaging for health and beauty aids. JPK JPK Jabatan Pembangunan Koperasi (Malaysian Cooperative Development) JPK Joseph Patrick Kennedy (MALAYSIA) SON BHD BHD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bahraini Dinar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysia Trade Commission) Offer precision injection molding services in Malaysia. KAIZEN This article is about a continual improvement philosophy. For Kaizen ($K), a fantasy currency invented by Kaizen Games, see Priston Tale. “Red tag” redirects here. For designation of damaged structures, see Red-tagged structure. PLASTOMOULD PVT. LTD. Booth 13321 Offers full-service injection and blow molding services, including post-mold vacuum metalizing and spray painting. LAXMI ELECTRONICS MOULDS & PRECISION ENGINEERING PVT. LTD. Booth 12913 Full-service injection molder based in India. Specializes in cosmetic finishes and complex parts. LEE HUAT PLASTIC INDUSTRIES SON BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian manufacturer of housewares and premium gift items. LONG NEW PLASTIC STEEL MOLD CO., LTD. Booth 7325 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Injection molder in Taiwan. Also, builds injection molds guaranteed for 1 million cycles, specializing in electrical and electronic equipment. LOUISIANA PLASTIC CONVERTING CORP. Booth 10730 Offers toll reprocessing Reprocessing may refer to:
abbr. low-density polyethylene . MAGIX MECKATRONICS CO., LTD. Booth 7944 (Exhibiting w/Hong Kong Mould & Die Council) Specializes in assembly of office automation machines, home appliances, and electrical products at a plant in Guangdong, China. MAH See ampere-hour. SING PLASTICS INDUSTRIES SON BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Full-service injection molder in Malaysia. MANSFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Booth 7944 (Exhibiting w/Hong Kong Mould & Die Council) Specializes in stamping and die making. MATRIX TOOLING, INC./MATRIX PLASTIC PRODUCTS Booth 6118 Provides injection molding services. MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). EQUIPMENT/TOMKEN TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC. Booth 10424 Debuting custom injection molding services through Tomken Tool, with emphasis on micro-molded parts. MCR MCR My Chemical Romance (band) MCR Minimum Capital Requirement MCR Minimum Cell Rate MCR Middle Common Room (UK universities) MCR Multivariate Curve Resolution GROUP, INC. Booth 13350 Offers custom injection molding services. MEIBAN GROUP LTD. Booth 12339 Provides contract injection molding services in Singapore. MGS MGS Mars Global Surveyor MGS Metal Gear Solid MGS Microsoft Game Studios MGS Ministry of Government Services (Ontario, Canada) MGS Maryland Geological Survey MGS Malaysian Government Securities MGS Minnesota Geological Survey MANUFACTURING GROUP Booth 2096 Specializes in multi-shot injection molding and in-mold decorating. MID SOUTH EXTRUSION Booth 13514 Manufactures polyethylene film products. MILMOUR PRODUCTS, INC. Booth 13149 Molds consumer premium items. MOLD BRIDGE ASSOCIATES, LLC Booth 10963 Provides consulting services in injection molded product design, mold design, mold-making, and processing in conventional and gas-assist injection molding. Offers metal-powder injection molding services. MOLDTECH CO. LTD. Booths 12928, 13128 (Exhibiting w/Korea Die & Mold Industry Cooperative) Korean firm designs and builds molds for automotive and home-appliance parts. MORRISON ENTERPRISES CORP. Booth 11309 Showing shopping bags and packaging material it manufactures in Taiwan. ONER ONER Oceanic Navigational Error Report DESIGN & MECHANISM CO., LTD. Booth 7230 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Taiwanese injection molder specializing in super-thin molding and co-molded and double-shot parts and tooling. P&M CORPORATE FINANCE LLC Booth 11230 Consultant specializing in mergers and acquisitions. P.E.T. & EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDED CONTAINERS, INC. Booth 4526 (Exhibiting w/Rao Design) Manufacturer of blow molded containers. PAULSON TRAINING PROGRAMS, INC. Booth 8305 Provides interactive training software. Showing new programs for injection molding machine maintenance, decoupled molding, and hot-runner molding. Demonstrating newest version of SimTech machine simulator. PLANTE & MORAN PLLC PLLC Professional Limited Liability Company PLLC Polk Life and Learning Center (Bartow, FL) PLLC Partners of Limited Liability Corporation Booth 11230 (Exhibiting w/P&M Corporate Finance LLC) Consultant specializing in distribution, manufacturing, and product design. PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Booth 4392 Supplies proprietary PET technology and specialty manufacturing services, including design, sampling, testing, and engineering. Licenses recycling and packaging technologies and provides on-site training. PLASTIENVASES COREA, S.A. DE C.V. Booth 12607 (Exhibiting w/Mexican Trade Commission) Mexican molder of bottles and containers from 1 to 1000 liters. PLASTISCIENCE, LLC Booth 10602 Product development consultants assist with resin formulation and testing. PM MOLD CO., INC. Booth 9355 Molding Div. injection molds electronic, automotive, medical, and consumer parts. POLY CARRIERS INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian maker of bags, film, and sheet. PRECISION INDUSTRIES INC. Booth 10150 Toolmaker also produces injection molded and structural foam parts. REHAU INC. Booth 7146 Showing profiles, tubing, and injection molded parts it manufactures. RESIN TECHNOLOGY, INC. Booth 4575 Consulting firm assists with resin purchases. Demonstrating new RTintelligence resin pricing databank. RJG RJG Arctic Skate (FAO fish species code) , INC. Booth 216 Offers training in injection molding, from Systematic Molding seminars to Master Molder courses to in-plant consulting for custom problem-solving. RODGARD Booth 13352 Specializes in prototyping and short-run production of PE, PUR, and TPE parts. A. ROUTSIS ASSOCIATES, INC. Booths 223, 325 Provides training tools on injection molding and SPO SPO System(s) Program Office SPO System(s) Project Office Spo Schizosaccharomyces Pombe SPO Srpski Pokret Obnove . Showing new Decoupled Molding CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). training series. SENTINEL PRODUCTS CORP. Booth 1204 Featuring unusual new foamed polyolefin sheet products, such as three-layer PP with [CO.sub.2]-foamed core of 4 pcf and thin solid skins, extruded from an annular annular /an·nu·lar/ (an´u-ler) ring-shaped. an·nu·lar adj. Shaped like or forming a ring. annular ring-shaped. die. SIG ALLCAP LTD Booth 1615 (Exhibiting w/SIG) Produces caps and closures for beverages, food, body care, and launchy products. SILCOTECH NORTH AMERICA INC. Booth 4568 Molds two-component silicone rubber. SOSA MOLDING PLASTICS, S.A. DE C.V. Booth 12607 (Exhibiting w/Mexican Trade Commission) Mexican injection molding firm with presses from 40 to 300 tons. SPARTECH CORP. Booth 7505 Processing division makes molded parts and extruded profiles. STARPLAST INDUSTRIES (1967) LTD. Booth 119 Injection and blow molder in Israel with sales offices in the U.S. Makes kitchenware, housewares, toys, outdoor furniture, food packaging, and more. STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES Booth 4365 Engineering consulting firm specializing in failure analysis, solid mechanics and structural design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and material science. TEN OPTIMUM (M) SDN BHD Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Malaysian manufacturer of plastic bags and industrial film with up to three layers and as wide as 4 meters. THONG GUAN PLASTIC & PAPER INDUSTRIES Booths 5184, 5187 (Exhibiting w/Malaysian Trade Commission) Introducing 100% degradable de·grad·a·ble adj. That can be chemically degraded: degradable plastic wastes. de·grad stretch film. Showing degradable garbage bags and printed stretch film made in Malaysia. TITAN SCAN TECHNOLOGIES Booth 11047 Performs electron-beam sterilization for medical parts and irradiation for crosslinking materials and wire & cable jacketing. TOMUNSON INDUSTRIES Booth 11124 Manufacturer of faucets and fittings for blow molded plastic containers. TRI-MACK PLASTICS Booth 13607 Injection molder of high-performance engineering materials. UFE UFE Uterine Fibroid Embolization UFE United for a Fair Economy UFE Ufficio Federale dell'Energia UFE Uniform Final Examination UFE Urban Challenge Final Event (DARPA) UFE Unidentified Flags and Ensigns UFE Unrestricted Free Agent INC. Booth 10826 Provides contract engineering and manufacturing services. Specializes in thermoplastic gears. UNIMARK PLASTICS Booth 4485 Specializes in high-volume injection molding for the healthcare, consumer, lawn/garden, recreation, and closure markets. UNISTRAP VERPACKUNG GMBH Booth 9133 (Exhibiting w/Austrian Trade Commission) Produces tubular cloth from PE, PP, PET and sells circular woven PP and PE sacks. VICTOR PLASTICS, INC. Booth 9816 Injection molds appliance, furniture, medical, office machine, telecommunications, and auto parts, plus beverage containers. WEIMO TECHNOLOGY INC. Booth 10963 (Exhibiting w/Mold Bridge Associates LIC LIC Low Intensity Conflict LIC License LIC Licenciado (Spanish) LIC Long Island City LIC Life Insurance Corporation of India LIC Licensed Internal Code LIC Local Independent Charities of America LIC Line Integral Convolution ) Taiwanese firm builds tooling and molds a variety of production parts for automobiles (fuel pump systems, cluster systems, radiators, wheel covers), power tools, computers, telecommunications equipment, medical devices, and consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and . WELL KING PLASTIC MANUFACTURING CO. Booth 7944 Injection molder in China offers product design, mold design, surface treatment, and part decorating. YEA CHING INDUSTRIAL CO. Booth 7325 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Taiwanese maker of molds and molded components. YOMURA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Booth 7126 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Injection molder in Taiwan specializes in two-shot injection and overmolding YORKER CLOSURES Booth 4485 (Exhibiting w/Unimark Plastics Co.) Makes closures for household/industrial chemical, personal care, and food markets. YUK yuk 1 Informal n. 1. An exuberant laugh. 2. One, such as a joke, that causes such a laugh. tr. & intr.v. KEE KEE - Knowledge Engineering Environment. Frame-based expert system. Supports dynamic inheritance, multiple inheritance, polymorphism. Classes, meta-classes and objects are all treated alike. A class is an instance of a meta-class. METAL & PLASTIC FACTORY LTD Booth 7944 (Exhibiting w/Hong Kong Mould & Die Council) Hong Kong manufacturer of high-precision plastics components. PUBLICATIONS, DATABANKS, INFORMATION SERVICES See Information Systems. APPLIANCE MANUFACTURER Booth 10543 ARANDA EDITORA TECNICA E CULTURAL LTDA LTDA Limitada (Portuguese; similar to Limited Liability Company) LTDA Limitada (Spanish) LTDA London Taxi Drivers Association LTDA Lower Tier Defended Area LTDA Low Temperature Die Attach . Booth 10247 Displaying Plastico Industrial magazine, and providing information on Plast Show 2004 to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. BUSINESS Booth 7325 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Publisher of AR Plastics & Rubber Machinery. ASIA-PACIFIC MAGAZINE Booth 10806 AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION MAGAZINE Booth 4401(Exhibiting w/Gardner Publications) BAWOO AGENCY CO., LTD. Booth 9033 Publishes Plastics Korea magazine. BUSINESS FACILITIES MAGAZINE Booth 11338 CANON COMMUNICATIONS Booth 2670 Publishes Injection Molding Magazine and Plastics Machinery & Auxiliaries. CARL HANSER VERLAG Booths 2255, 11002, 11102, 11202 (Exhibiting w/Plastics Technology and Hanser Gardner Publications) Publisher of Germany's Kunststoffe magazine as well as a library of books on plastics, which it distributes in the U.S. through a partnership with Gardner Publications. CHINA ECONOMIC NEWS SERVICE Booth 11032 Publishes business directories and reports on industry in Taiwan. Boasts the largest online supplier database in Taiwan. CHINA PLASTICS JOURNAL Booth 11341 CHING HWA HWA Horror Writers Association HWA Here We Are HWA Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Hemlock Wooly Adelgid HWA Hot Wire Anemometry HWA Hazardous Waste Act HWA Hunter Water Australia (Broadmeadow, NSW, Australia) MAGAZINE PUBLISHER Booth 7228 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Publishes Pioneer Plastic & Rubber. CNI (1) (Certified NetWare Instructor) See Novell certification. (2) (Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, DC, www.cni.org) A partnership of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE and EDUCOM, founded in 1990. (CHEMICAL NEWS & INTELLIGENCE) Booth 10260 (Exhibiting w/ICIS-LOR) On-line information resource for chemical news and statistics. EUROPEAN PLASTICS NEWS Booth 11110 EUROPEAN TOOL & MOULD MAKING Booth 10805 (Exhibiting w/Tool & Mold Making Product News) GARDNER PUBLICATIONS, INC. Booth 4401 Publisher of Plastics Technology, Automotive Design and Production, and Modern Machine Shop magazines. Distributes books on plastics through Hanser Gardner Publications (Booths 11002,11102, 11202). HANSER GARDNER PUBLICATIONS Booths 11002, 11102, 11202 Featuring more than 180 plastics books by industry experts. Most titles available in the show-floor bookstore. ICIS-LOR Booth 10260 Showcasing a variety of chemical market reports, including pricing alerts. IDES-ONE SOURCE PLASTICS DATA Booth 11250 Provides tools for organizing materials data and connecting resin buyers with suppliers. Composites division performs virtual testing of composite materials. INJECTION MOLDING MAGAZINE Booth 2670 (Exhibiting w/Canon Communications) INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS MATERIALS NEWS FOR CHINA Booth 2255 (Exhibiting w/Plastics Technology) INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS NEWS FOR CHINA Booth 2255 (Exhibiting w/Plastics Technology) KNOVEL CORP. Booth 4599 On-line science and engineering research tool consisting of a searchable library of technical books and databases. KUNSTSTOFFE Booth 2255 (Exhibiting w/Plastics Technology) Oldest plastics industry magazine in the world. Publishes a bilingual edition, Kunststoffe/Plast Europe, and the Kunststoff-Taschenbuch (Plastics Handbook). MACPLAS Booth 923 (Exhibiting w/Assocomaplast) Technical publication of Assocomaplast, the Italian plastics trade association. M-BASE ENGINEERING & SOFTWARE, GMBH Booth 13234 (Exhibiting w/Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Aachen) Introducing CAMPUS materials database version 4.5 with chemical resistance data and interfaces to CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. and E-commerce. Also introducing MCBase-i material database for company intranets. MODERN MACHINE SHOP MAGAZINE Booth 4401 (exhibiting w/Gardner Publications) MODERN PLASTICS Booths 2626, 4628 MOLDMAKING TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE Booth 7107 OMNEXUS Booth 449 Introducing Material Data Center plastics database. Also introducing UltraLite ordering system and Web Seminars that can be used as forums to launch products. PLANTS SITES & PARKS Booth 9348 PLASTICS ADDITIVES & COMPOUNDING MAGAZINE Booth 10243 PLASTICS AND RUBBER ASIA LTD. Booth 823 PLASTICS ENGINEERING MAGAZINE Booth 2826 (Exhibiting w/Society of Plastics Engineers) PLASTICS EQUIPMENT TRENDS MAGAZINE Booth 140 PLASTICS FABRICATING AND FORMING MAGAZINE Booth 11206 PLASTICS HOTLINE Booth 10528 PLASTICS MACHINERY & AUXILIARIES MAGAZINE Booth 2670 (Exhibiting w/Canon Communications) PLASTICS NEWS Booth 5126 PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY Booths 2255, 4401 In its 48th year of publication. Offering free subscriptions to the monthly magazine and annual Processing Handbook and Buyers' Guide. Demonstrating on-line article archive and searchable databases of suppliers, machinery, and materials. Highlighting MfgQuote.com on-line job quoting service and affiliations with Hanser Gardner Publications, Kunststoffe/Plast Europe, and Ringier Trade Publishing. Supplier of NPE NPE NullPointerException (Java) NPE Network Processing Engine NPE National Policy on Education NPE National Plastics Exposition NPE Natural Penis Enlargement NPE Nutrition Program for the Elderly 2003 Agenda Planner CD and NPE Official 2003 Exposition and Conference Directory. Inviting attendees to complete a short survey to enter to win a year's lease to the Saturn ION 3 seen in the booth. PLATTS Booth 11049 Publishes data on the energy industry, including Platts Petrochemical Report. REED BUSINESS INFORMATION Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia. It is a division of Reed Elsevier. In 2005, Reed Business Information started the Quill Awards, a literary award broadcast on NBC. Booth 11327 Publishes Design News. RINGIER TRADE PUBLISHING Booth 2255 (Exhibiting w/Plastics Technology) Publishes International Plastics Materials News for China and International Plastics News for China. TOOL & MOLD MAKING PRODUCT NEWS Booth 10805 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. Booth 12752 Introducing UL IQ for Plastics--a database listing 45,000 UL-recognized products. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALABAMA POWER CO. Booth 8438 Provides relocation consulting services. ALLIANT ENERGY Booth 10319 Promotes economic development in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. ALSACE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL Booth 10228 Promoting the region of Alsace, France to firms interested in expanding in Europe. AUSTRIAN TRADE COMMISSION Booths 9133, 11050 Promoting trade with Austria. CANADIAN CONSULATE GENERAL-CHICAGO Booth 876 (Exhibiting w/Canadian Plastics Industry Association) Promoting trade between the Canada and the U.S.--specifically, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, and Indiana. CENTRAL TEXAS ECONOMIC CORRIDOR Booth 13026 Offers expansion assistance for businesses. CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORP. Booth 13312 Discussing economic development incentive programs in Vermont. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (CCI CCI Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (France) CCI CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Citation Index CCI Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Western Australia) ) AACHEN Booth 13234 Promotes development in Aachen, Germany. DUKE POWER Booth 13328 Utility encourages economic development in its service area--the western halves of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and South Carolina EAST KENTUCKY POWER See Kentucky Economic Development ENTERGY'S TEAMWORK LOUISIANA Booth 10533 Electric utility offers site-selection services and incentives to businesses in Louisiana ENTERGY'S TEAMWORK MISSISSIPPI Booth 11220 Electric utility offers site-selection services and incentives to businesses in Mississippi. ENTERPRISE FLORIDA, INC. Booth 4158 Promoting Florida to technology firms. EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada's export credit agency and a Crown corporation that provides financing and risk management services to Canadian exporters and investors in up to 200 markets worldwide. (EDC EDC See: Export Development Corp. ) Booth 876 (Exhibiting w/Canadian Plastics Industry Association) Promoting trade with Canada. FOREIGN AFFAIRS & INTERNATIONAL TRADE Booth 876 (Exhibiting w/Canadian Plastics Industry Association) Promoting trade with Canada FORWARD WISCONSIN Booth 6212 Promoting development in Wisconsin. GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE NUEVO LEON Booth 12607 (Exhibiting w/Trade Commission of Mexico) Promoting economic development in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. GREATER AKRON CHAMBER Booth 4868 Promotes development in Northeast Ohio. HEART OF VIRGINIA Booth 4896 Promoting development in Virginia. ICEX-SPANISH INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN TRADE Booth 9925 (Exhibiting w/Trade Commission of Spain) Promotes the exports of Spanish firms. ILLINOIS DEPT dept department . OF COMMERCE Booth 8441 Promotes development in the state via tax incentives and financing assistance. INDUSTRY CANADA (IC) Booth 876 (Exhibiting w/Canadian Plastics Industry Association) Economic development organization offers a range of programs and services to assist businesses in Canada. ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSION Booth 923 Promotes trade and technological cooperation between Italian plastics machinery suppliers and the U.S. market. KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Booth 5396 Source for expansion and relocation assistance in Kentucky. LG&E ENERGY Booth 5396 (Exhibiting w/Kentucky Economic Development) Provides site-selection assistance for its service area in Kentucky. MALAYSIAN TRADE COMMISSION Booth 5184, 5187 Promoting the export of plastic products and processing services from Malaysia MEXICAN TRADE COMMISSION Booths 12607, 12416 Promoting investment in Mexico and hosting Mexican plastics firm in its booth. MIDAMERICA INDUSTRIAL PARK Booth 12547 Providing information on Oklahoma's largest industrial complex near Tulsa. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO. Booth 10509 Offers site selection for communities in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and South Dakota. MINOT AREA DEVELOPMENT Booth 4318 Provides relocation assistance and financial incentives to companies in Minot, N.D. MISSISSIPPI POWER CO. Booth 5756 Provides assistance for businesses relocating to Mississippi. Hosts visits to industrial sites, identifies land for development and available buildings, and provides information on tax credits. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA The National Research Council Canada (NRC) is Canada's leading organization for scientific research and development. History NRC was established in 1916, mainly to advise the government. Then, in the early 1930s, laboratories were built in Ottawa. Booth 8418 Partnership of industry government, and academia to foster innovation in Canada. The Industrial Materials Institute encourages research in materials and process technologies. NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT “NPPD” redirects here. For other uses, see NPPD (disambiguation). Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is the largest electric utility in the state of Nebraska, serving all or parts of 91 (of 93) counties. Booth 11129 Discussing quality of life and the low cost of doing business in Nebraska. NEW YORK PLASTICS Booth 7118 (Exhibiting w/Niagara Mohawk) Offers incentives to plastics businesses in New York State, including training grants, loans, and utility discounts. NIAGARA MOHAWK, A NATIONAL GRID CO. Booth 7118 Provides incentives to Upstate N.Y. firms. NORTH CAROLINA'S SOUTHEAST Booth 8409 Public-private partnership offering assistance to businesses in the 11 counties that make up southeastern North Carolina. NW ROUNDTABLE Booth 13430 Offers information on locating businesses in Northwest Missouri. OHIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Booth 10316 Offering services to businesses in Ohio. ONCOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPT. Booth 10307 Provides site-selection services for the state of Texas. PALESTINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. Booth 10831 Encouraging businesses to consider Palestine, Texas, as a manufacturing location. POLYMER ALLIANCE ZONE, INC. Booth 12627 Promotes plastics recycling investments in West Virginia with the help of West Virginia Univ. , U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. , and others. PORTUGUESE TRADE COMMISSION Booth 1018 Hosting two dozen Portuguese moldmakers. PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK Booth 7147 Featuring "Business New Brunswick Business New Brunswick is a department in the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with stimulating economic prosperity and global competitiveness in the province. ," the Canadian province's lead economic development authority. REGION OF DURHAM Booth 11353 Offers site selection in central Ontario. REGIONAL GROWTH PARTNERSHIP/NORTHWEST OHIO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (NORED NORED Northwest Ohio Regional Economic Development ) Booth 4391 Offers a variety of business services in Toledo and Northwest Ohio. REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE Booth 4391 (Exhibiting w/Regional Growth Partnership/NORED) Committed to bringing technology companies to Toledo and Northwest Ohio. SAINT JOHN MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP Booth 876 (Exhibiting w/Canadian Plastics Industry Association) Promotes the Saint John region for distribution, assembly, and manufacturing. SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO MARKETING ALLIANCE (SOMA) Booth 9430 Assists businesses in the Canadian municipalities of Aylmer, Ingersoll, North Middesex, St. Thomas, Stratford, Tillsonburg, and Woodstock. STATE OF TENNESSEE Booth 12731 Offering information and incentives for businesses in Tennessee. STATE OF WASHINGTON C/O c/o abbr. care of c/o 1. care of 2. Book-keeping carried over c/o abbr (= care of) → c/a, a/c COWLITZ EDC Booth 9017 Attracts expanding business to Washington, particularly Cowlitz County. TEAM PENNSYIYANIA Booth 858 Resource network for Pennsylvania firms. TENNESSEE VALLEY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSN ASSN Association ASSN Académie Suisse des Sciences Naturelles (French: Swiss Academy of Sciences) ASSN Accademia Svizzera di Scienze Naturali (Italian: Swiss Academy of Sciences) . Booth 13122 Offers services and incentives to industries in Tennessee and parts of Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. Booth 13710 Offers resources for business looking to start up, expand, or relocate in Texas. TRADE COMMISSION OF SPAIN Booth 9925 Assists Spanish companies in extending their reach and helps overseas companies wishing to do business in Spain. TULSA AREA PARTNERSHIP Booth 13048 Encourages growth in Northeastern Oklahoma. U.S. SAUDI ARABIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL Booth 11131 Promotes trade and investment between the two countries. UPSTATE ALLIANCE SOUTH CAROLINA Booth 13016 A public/private regional economic development organization promoting business in northwestern South Carolina. VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP Booth 12643 Provides information on starting or relocating a business in Virginia. WEST KENTUCKY CORP. Booth 5396 (Exhibiting w/Kentucky Economic Development) Discussing opportunities for business in the 45 counties of West Kentucky. OTHER EXHIBITORS (Includes associations, trade fairs, e-commerce sites, financial services, and miscellaneous services) ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP Booth 1415 (Exhibiting w/Sterling Inc.) Provides service and support for plastics auxiliary equipment. Assists with equipment startup, preventive maintenance, or emergency service. ALLIED SUNDAR CORP. Booth 7325 (Exhibiting w/Taiwan Trade Center) Agent for buying molds and parts. AMERICAN PLASTICS INC. Booth 11030 (Exhibiting w/Exchange Plastics) Buys and sells recycled flake. ANAIP: CONFEDERAIION ESPANOLA DE EMPRESARIOS Booth 9925 (Exhibiting w/Trade Commission of Spain) Plastics trade association in Spain. ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE INDUSTRIAS DEL PLASTICO, A C (ANIPAC) Booth 12607 (Exhibiting w/Mexican Trade Commission) Plastics trade association in Mexico. ASSOCIATION OF ROTATIONAL MOLDERS Booth 825 Providing membership information and literature on the rotomolding process. ASSOCOMAPLAST Booth 923 Italian plastics machinery and mold manufacturers association. BRASILPLAST-ABIPLAST Booth 11427 Providing information on this biennial plastics trade fair to beheld be·held v. Past tense and past participle of behold. beheld Verb the past of behold beheld behold in Sao Paulo, Brazil in March 2005. BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL TRADE FAIRS LTD. Booth 7944 (Exhibiting w/Hong Kong Mould & Die Council) Providing information on upcoming events: Mould & Die Asia 2003 (Hong Kong) and Tube & Pipe 2003 (Korea). CAMARA ARGENTINA DE LA INDUSTRIA PLASTICA Booth 11328 Plastics industry association in Argentina. CANADIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSN. Booths 876, 11423 Canada's national plastics trade organization in Mississauga, Ont. CHEMCONNECT, INC. Booth 10742 On-line service helps streamline resin buying/selling by providing an internet marketplace as well as price-negotiation tools. CHINAPLAS 2003 Booth 11429 Trade show organizer The Adsale Group will discuss upcoming 17th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, to be held in September in Beijing. D'AMICI INTERNATIONAL, INC. Booth 11205 Specialists in global machine logistics. FLEXSOURCE CAPITOL LLC Booth 2093 (Exhibiting w/Yushin America) Provides financing and leasing for capital goods used in the plastics industry. GROS n. 1. A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours. s> PLASTICS RECRUITERS Booth 9012 Search firm for plastics professionals. HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP Booth 6121 (Exhibiting w/Moody & Assoc.) Offers insurance products for plastics manufacturers. INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is an organisation of professional industrial designers in the United States. It was formed in 1965 by merger of three American designer associations: American Designers Institute (IDI), American Society of Industrial Design (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ) Booth 826 Professional association holding seminar on "Global Design Trends" June 26 at NPE. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCERS, INC. (IISRP IISRP International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers ) Booth 5933 Trade association in Houston, Texas. IPF (Itanium Processor Family) See Itanium. (INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC FAIR) Booth 11330 Providing information on IPF 2005, Japan's triennial tri·en·ni·al adj. 1. Occurring every third year. 2. Lasting three years. n. 1. A third anniversary. 2. A ceremony or celebration occurring every three years. plastics fair. K 2004/MESSE DUSSELDORF NORTH AMERICA Booth 3051 Discussing K 2004, 16th International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber (Oct. 20-27, 2004 in Dusseldorf; Germany). LION USA ENTERPRISES CORP. Booth 7245 Durable-goods importer. MAPP MAPP Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential MAPP Mid-Continent Area Power Pool MAPP Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (Palm Beach County Health Department) MAPP Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MID AMERICA PLASTICS PARTNERS) Booth 11305 Association of plastics processors. MFGQUOTE Booth 2255 (Exhibiting w/Plastics Technology) Online marketplace for custom manufacturers seeking sales opportunities and buyers searching for new sources of supply. MIDLAND PLASTICS RECRUITERS Booth 13138 Offers recruitment services. MOODY & ASSOCIATES, INC. Booth 6121 Discussing insurance for manufacturers. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKFORCE BOARDS (NAWB NAWB National Association of Workforce Boards NAWB National Association of Wine and Beermakers ) Booth 4417 Member boards plan and oversee state and local job training programs. NATIONAL PLASTICS CENTER & MUSEUM Grand Concourse Lobby Non-profit institution in Leominster, Mass. Discussing education programs and new Hall of Fame Gallery. New members will be inducted during the show. PLAST-EX 2004 Booth 11332 Providing information on next year's Canadian plastics industry trade show. PLASTEC PLASTEC Plastics Technical Evaluation Center Booth 2670 (Exhibiting w/Canon Communications) Regional plastics trade shows. PLASTICDOMAINS.COM Booth 13431 Selling more than 800 internet URLs with generic plastics names like www.injectionmoldingmachines.com. PLASTIC RESOURCES Booth 9349 Technical sales agency represents most types of custom processors. THE PLASTICS EXCHANGE Booth 11254 Real-time marketplace for buying and selling prime and wide-spec resins. PLASTICSJOBSFORUM.COM Booth 11027 (Exhibiting w/Search Team) Internet-based recruiting site. PLASTIMAGEN SA. DE CV. Booth 11431 Providing information on Plastimagen Mexico 2004 trade show. RUBBER DIV., AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in Booth 5933 Professional organization providing educational programs and technical resources for rubber industry members. RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSN. (RMA (RealMedia Architecture) See RealMedia. ) Booth 5933 Industry association with headquarters in Washington, D.C. S.C.A.E Booth 7144 (Exhibiting w/Ital-Plast) Societe Construzione Apparecchi Electronici is a European industry organization based in Florence, Italy SENTRY INSURANCE Booth 9143 Provides business insurance to the plastics industry. Demonstrating Sentry Safety Trainer web site. SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS Booth 2826 Professional association will highlight upcoming seminars and provide information on training and on-line learning. SOUTHERN WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION Booth 12916 (Exhibiting w/Global Polymers) A 100,000-sq-ft distribution facility in South Carolina for storing, packaging, and distributing materials. TAIWAN TRADE CENTER Booths 7133, 7233 On-line trading hub gives buyers one-click access to suppliers in Taiwan via a supplier directory. THE BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Booth 7925 Plastics trade association in the U.K. THE SEARCH TEAM Booth 11027 Recruiters for the plastics industry. SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY Founded in 1937, The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States. SPI's members represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment (SPI) GRAND CONCOURSE LOBBY Plastics trade association and sponsor of NPE. Highlighting labor development via National Certification in Plastics and Plastics Learning Network. VALLEY CRANE RIGGING, INC. Booth 11205 (Exhibiting w/D'Amici) Machine moving and installation. WELLS FARGO EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC. Booth 438 Discussing equipment leasing and finance options for manufacturers. WENDT & SONS Booth 4689 Performs complete moving and installation of injection molding, thermoforming, and structural foam presses. |
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