COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2009 preview
The ACMA’s annual tradeshow takes its first turn in its new January timeframe.
With a theme of “Shaping Our Future,” the COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2009
trade show is set to debut in its new time slot, Jan. 15-17, 2009. Show
organizer, the American Composites Manufacturers Assn. (ACMA,
Arlington, Va.) believes the winter timeframe and a return to its 2007
Florida location (no show was scheduled for 2008) together with some
changes to the show’s format, will be an attractive package for the
event’s visitors from the composites industry. The move caps a series
of changes in the ACMA’s show strategy, which began in 2005 when the
POLYCON trade event and the International Cast Polymer Assn. (ICPA),
its producer, were grafted into the ACMA organization. At the ACMA’s
combined 2007 event, organizers announced the move from its traditional
October slot to January after the IBEX Show, Professional BoatBuilder
magazine’s boat show, left its longtime February position to launch an
October event.
“We’re thrilled we’ll be in Tampa,” says John Tickle,
ACMA president. “Our last show in Tampa was one of our most successful
ever, and I’m confident that the date will mean even better business
opportunities for our members and exhibitors.”
Convention-goers
will get plenty of chances to network, beginning with a welcome
reception sponsored by Reichhold (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) on
Thursday evening, Jan. 15. Friday’s awards luncheon, sponsored by
Chem-Trend (Howell, Mich.) and Interplastic Corp. – Thermoset Resins
Div. (St. Paul, Minn.) will highlight the winners of the Awards for
Composites Excellence (ACE) competition, as well as the ICPA’s Pinnacle
award winners. To entice visitors through the event’s third day, a new
Century Model 1850 powerboat will be given away on Saturday, Jan. 17,
in the exhibit hall, and the winner must be present. Prior to the
show’s opening, the ACMA will host a special Leadership Reception. Set
for Wednesday evening, Jan. 14, from 6:30 to 8:00, this event is open
only to invited guests.
The COMPOSITES & POLYCON ’09
education program will focus on topics that will help composites
companies prosper, according to ACMA. The primary topics will be
emerging and growth sectors; sustainability and green issues; composite
processes; regulatory issues, and marketing and business management —
in all, conference speakers will present more than 75 education
sessions and technical papers.
In response to the current global
financial crisis, a general session will be held on Thursday afternoon,
at which Dr. Roger Tutterow of Mercer College will discuss the
financial and housing markets and the state of the economy, and more
importantly, how composites businesses can navigate these troubled
times.
The ICPA will hold its general session at 10:00 am on
Thursday, an annual business meeting that also highlights new cast
polymer-related products being introduced on the exhibit floor. New
this year are a number of roundtable discussions on “hot” topics. Each
will be chaired by an industry expert, who will facilitate 20-minute
peer discussions. Also new: A risk communication workshop will be
presented by consulting firm Levick Strategic Communications
(Washington, D.C.). Workshop leaders will provide attendees with tools
that help them communicate about potential health risks more
effectively, using ACMA’s new Risk Communications Plan as a basis. As
always, Demo Zones will enable event visitors to witness a variety of
supplier-facilitated live presentations of processing techniques and
methods.
“This year, more than ever, the educational programs
focus on both how to make a better product and how to market that
product to the world,” says Jack Simmons of ACS International (Tucson,
Ariz.), this year’s chairman of ACMA’s Conference Committee.
Completing
ACMA’s list of new features are the New Product Pavilion, a showcase
for the bevy of new offerings by exhibiting companies, and the
University Pavilion, where attendees can find information about
research and development efforts and other technical education programs
now active at participating colleges and universities.
Finally,
ACMA’s Certified Composite Technician (CCT) program again will offer a
tutorial and administer its CCT certification exam for applicants in
attendance.
ACMA expects its exhibit hall to house more than 200
exhibitors this year, who will demonstrate cutting-edge materials,
equipment, supplies and services available in the composites and cast
polymer industries. (’s “COMPOSITES & POLYCON Exhibitor List” (below) includes the booth locations of 170
exhibitors who already have reserved space on the exhibit floor (as of Nov. 14, 2008). Booth
locations are subject to change, so CT recommends that showgoers
confirm floor positions with exhibiting companies when making visit
plans).
For more information about COMPOSITE & POLYCON 2009, visit the ACMA Web site: .
COMPOSITES & POLYCON 2009 Exhibitor List
A
A.B. Carter Inc. 1128
A.P.C.M. Manufacturing 1725
ACS International Inc. 708
Adhesive Systems Inc. 622
Advanced Fiberglass Technologies Inc. 1137
Advanced Plastics Inc. 1701
Ahlstrom 1139
Airtech International 411
Akzo Nobel 1011
Alcan Baltek Corporation 1319
Allied Custom Gypsum 1315
American Colors Inc. 1828
American Whirlpool Systems Inc. 418
AOC LLC 900
Arkema Inc. 1029
Ashland Inc. 1101
Ashley Industrial Molding Inc. 1430
Auburn University 1531
Axel Plastics 800
B
Bayer MaterialScience LLC 209
Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc. 628
Binks/DeVilbiss - ITW Industrial Finishing 1237
Brenner International 1238
Buff and Shine Mfg. 517
BYK USA Inc. 829
C
Cannon USA Inc. 1130
CASS Polymers of Michigan Inc. 1329
Cattco USA Inc. 1334
CCP - Cook Composites & Polymers 1301
Chem-Trend 510
Chemique Adhesives Inc. 217
CHOMARAT North America 623
Chongqing Polycomp International Corp. 1522
CMS North America 1518
Colbond Inc. 830
Collano Inc. 1519
CollinsCraft Composites Group 1807
Composites One 1119
COMPOSITESWORLD 329
Creative Foam Corporation 1333
Creative Pultrusions Inc. 438
CTG International (North America) Inc. 423
D
DCM Clean-Air Products Inc. 525
Design Imaging LLC 325
DIAB Inc. 1419, 1423
Diamond Tool Supply Inc. 620
Diatrim Tools 539
Dow Epoxy 216
Dustcontrol Inc. 828
E
E.T. Horn Company 336
Eastman Machine Company 101
Elliott Company of Indianapolis Inc. 1028
Engineered Fillers International 611
ES Manufacturing Inc. 1311
Eurovac 929
Evonik Degussa Corporation 1331
F
Ferro Corporation 300
Fiber Glass Industries 529
Fiber-Line Inc. 643
Fiberex Glass 1629
Fiberglass Coatings Inc. 1425
Fiberglass Piping & Fitting Company 1135
Flow International Corporation 1806
Forest City Tool Inc. 304
Franklynn Industries Inc. 805
Frees Inc. 1122
G
G.W. Schultz Tool Inc. 931
GBF/Zhejiang Hengdian Import
& Export Co. Ltd. 201
Gibson Fiberglass 1113
Graco Inc. 1621
Grignard Company 1242
Gruber Systems Inc. 1739
GS Manufacturing 629
H
Hawkeye Industries 810
Henkel Corporation 1005
Hexion Specialty Chemicals 1600
HK Research Corporation 923
Huber Engineered Materials 617
Huntman Advanced Materials 1721
Huron Technologies Inc. 125
I
IMERYS 416
Innegrity LLC 1337
Interplastic Corporation 301
IPS Weld-On Corp. 801
ITW Plexus 501
J
JRL Ventures 516
K
Kenrich Petrochemicals Inc. 1129
Knowlton Technologies 616
L
Lewco Inc. 432
Lindau Chemicals Inc. 1820
Lubrizol 712
M
Magnolia Plastics Inc. 638
Mahogany Composites Kit Manufacturing 1017
Manatee Technical Institute 1628
Marble Masters 618
Material 1243
McClean Anderson 1637
McLube Div., McGee Industries Inc. 1412
MEKTECH Composites Inc. 518
Multiax CNC Inc. 1525
MVP Magnum Venus Plastech 811
N
National Composite Center and Members 117
NCIC 544
Nida-Core Corp. 1035
Non-Metals Inc. 1030
North American Composites (NAC) 1500
Northern Fiber Glass Sales 1410
O
Olympus NDT 1615
Owens Corning Composite Materials 1409
P
Parabeam 3-D Glass Fabrics 1613
PCM Molds 742
Plascore Inc. 1100
Plasticolors Inc. 1229
PlastiVan 243
Polystrand 429
PPG Fiber Glass 635
Precision Quincy Corp. 535
Pro-Set Inc. 1611
R
Reed Industrial Systems 642
Reichhold Inc. 601
Rexco Mold Care Products 436
Rhinokore 624
Rimtec Zeon 129
RST-5 USA 443
S
S.M. Arnold Inc. 1235
SAERTEX USA LLC 711
Safas Corporation 1325
Sartomer Company, Inc. 1040
Scott & Fyfe Ltd. 804
Sealant Equipment & Engineering 1824
Sichuan Weibo Co. Ltd. 417
Sogel Inc. 321
Solvent Recovery Systems 1239
Specialty Products Company 1521
Starlite 1104
Structural Composites 729
Superior Fiberglass & Resins 111
Superior Fibers LLC 337
SWORL (div. of Prairie
Technology Group Inc.) 1715
Syrgis Performance Initiators 1429
T
Taizhou Huangyan Shuangsheng
Plastic Mould Co. Ltd. 123
TankSafe Inc. 1729
Technical Resin Packaging Inc. 941
Teijin Aramid USA Inc. 1234
The R.J. Marshall Company 823
3M Company 509
Ticona Engineering Polymers 222
TR Industries 543
Tricel Honeycomb Corporation 1023
TSE Industries, Inc. 316
21st Century Composites Inc. 1043, 1045
U
United Soybean Board 1624
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 1529
University of Maine, AFWC Center 1634
University of Mississippi 1630
Utah Foam Products Inc. 1746
V
V2 Composites Inc. 634
Valspar Composites 1436
VEC Technology LLC 609
Vectorply Corporation 1116
Ventilation Solutions 1001
W
WebCore Technologies Inc. 1710
WichiTech Industries Inc. 1428
Winona State University 1533
Wisconsin Oven Corporation 1143
Wolff Industries Inc. 1443
Wortham Machine & Welding Inc. 1707
X
Xamax Industries Inc. 1618
Z
Zoltek Corporation 428
Zyvax Inc. 933
Related Content
Belzona composite wrap restores corroded carbon steel pipeline
Two-part epoxy paste, epoxy structural adhesive, composite wrap and anti-corrosion coating prevent environmental and economic loss for customer.
Read More
BiDebA project supports bio-based adhesives development for composites
Five European project partners are to engineer novel bio-based adhesives, derived from renewable resources, to facilitate composites debonding, circularity in transportation markets.
Read More
Pontacol thermoplastic adhesive films are well-suited for composite preforms
Copolyester- and copolyamide-based adhesive films eliminate the need for sewing threads or binders when stacking laminates while improving the final part’s mechanical properties.
Read More
IPSA acquires bonding adhesives based on MMA technology
IPS Adhesives (IPSA) introduces a line of adhesives using acrylate and MMA technology from L&L Products for the bonding of dissimilar materials such as metals and composites.
Read MoreRead Next
All-recycled, needle-punched nonwoven CFRP slashes carbon footprint of Formula 2 seat
Dallara and Tenowo collaborate to produce a race-ready Formula 2 seat using recycled carbon fiber, reducing CO2 emissions by 97.5% compared to virgin materials.
Read More
Plant tour: Daher Shap’in TechCenter and composites production plant, Saint-Aignan-de-Grandlieu, France
Co-located R&D and production advance OOA thermosets, thermoplastics, welding, recycling and digital technologies for faster processing and certification of lighter, more sustainable composites.
Read More
Composites end markets: New space (2025)
Composite materials — with their unmatched strength-to-weight ratio, durability in extreme environments and design versatility — are at the heart of innovations in satellites, propulsion systems and lunar exploration vehicles, propelling the space economy toward a $1.8 trillion future.
Read More