Extrusion International 2-2020

14 Extrusion International 2/2020 INDUSTRY NEWS Graham Engineering Corporation has moved forward to September the dates of its American Kuhne Spotlight™ medical extrusion and secondary operations conference in Ireland. The venue, agenda, and speakers will be the same as for the May dates that were originally announced. The event will now take place September 1-2, 2020 in Galway, Ireland. Presentations by ten medical manufacturing experts will cover advances in polymer compounds, die design, gel mini- mization, tipping and welding, low-profile delivery systems, process monitoring and control, in-line surface inspection, quality and traceability, micro-extrusion, and balloon cath- eter applications. Specialists from Boston Scientific, Teleflex Medical, Vascular Technologies, and Vante will offer medical OEMs’ perspectives, and the manager of the research con- sortium Applied Polymer Technologies will discuss Irish poly- mer industry research trends. New Date for American Kuhne Spotlight™Medical Extrusion Conference Graham Group www.grahamengineering.com American Kuhne www.americankuhne.com Welex www.welex.com The keynote presentation, by Dr. David White, founder and president of ExtruPharm LLC, will be “Extrusion of Drug Elut- ing Implants,” detailing innovations and trends shaping the future of medical extrusion. “Our decision to return to Ireland for the latest conference reflects our customers’ wishes and the global importance of Ireland’s medical technology sector,” said DavidMadar, Stra- tegic Market Manager - Medical. Information on the agen- da, presenters, and registration is available at www.grahamengineering.com/resources/pdf/2020/2020-05- medical-spotlight.pdf Dr. David White New Dates Confirmed for Plastics Recycling Show Europe The organisers of the Plastics Recycling ShowEurope (PRSE) have confirmed that the 2020 event has been rescheduled to take place on 27 and 28 October in Amsterdam. The news follows the announcement that PRSE 2020 was be- ing postponed from its original dates of 25 and 26 March in the light of the evolving novel coronavirus (Covid-19) situa- tion. The rescheduling has been made following consultations with exhibitors, speakers, pre-registered visitors and the ven- ue, and considering the significant impact of international travel at this time. The organisers’ first consideration under these difficult circumstances must be for the health and well- being of all stakeholders involved in the event while national governments seek to contain the spread of this disease. The announcement of the winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe will also now take place at PRSE on 28 Octo- ber 2020. The organisers thank exhibitors, speakers, awards finalists and event visitors for their ongoing support for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe and the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe. Organised jointly by Crain Communications and Plastics Recy- clers Europe, PRSE is a pan-European, free-to-attend exhibition and a conference designed specifically for plastics recycling pro- fessionals. It brings together key players from across the entire plastics recycling value chain to showcase innovative technol- ogy, share best practice, network and do business. Organisa- tions exhibiting at the event include plastics recyclingmachinery and equipment suppliers, plastic material suppliers and com- pounders, pre-processors, plastics recyclers, wastemanagement specialists and industry associations. The 2019 edition of PRSE hosted 3,250 delegates and 120 exhibiting companies and 170 organisations had already booked to exhibit in 2020. The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) https://prseventeurope.com/