Extrusion International 5-2017

8 Extrusion International 5/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS China PEC’2017 The 17th China Plastics Exhibition & Conference 12.-15-10. 2017 Taizhou International Convention & Exhibition Center, China www.china-pec.com Equiplast 2017 The International Plastics and Rubber Event 1. - 5.10, Barcelona, Spain www.messe-barcelona.de FAKUMA 2017 International trade fair for plastics processing 17. - 21. 10, Friedrichshafen, Germany www.fakuma-messe.de/en/fakuma/ Interplas 2017 The british plastics show 26. - 28.10.2017, Birmingham, UK www.interplasuk.com PLASTIMAGEN Mexico 2017 Plastics Exhibition & Conference 7.-10.11, Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City www.plastimagen.com.mx/ COMPLAST - SOUTH AFRICA Complete Plastics Exhibition 16. – 18.11, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa www.complastexpo.in/southafrica/ PLAST EURASIA ISTANBUL 2017 27.International İstanbul Plastics Industry Fair 6.-9.12, Istanbul, Turkey www.plasteurasia.com/en/ INTERPLASTICA 2018 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber 23.-26.01, Moscow, Russia www.interplastica.de/ Reifenhäuser Digital Established www.reifenhauser-digital.com Reifenhäuser has founded its new business unit Reifenhäuser Digital with effect from July 1, 2017, thereby paving the way to the focused digitalization of its extru- sion lines and services. The new unit will act as an internal incubator for all other business units within the Reifenhäuser Group. It will be managed by Dr. Benedikt Brenken, Head of Business Development and Thomas Fett, Head of Technical De- velopment. Bernd Reifenhäuser, CEO of the Reifenhäuser Group, commented: “Digitalization of- fers us the greatest potential for innovation that we have seen in plastics extrusion for a long time. So founding our own business unit with its own resources and the possi- bility of establishing newways of working was a logical next step for us. Digital trans- formation isn’t something that can be accomplished in passing. Within Reifenhäuser Digital, we are currently focusing hard on generating real customer benefits from new opportunities such as smart data, machine learning and anomaly detection, and on bringing digital products to themarket in a swift and targetedmanner. Our goal is to develop intelligent production both for and with our customers.” Reifenhäuser Digital is working closely with internal and external customers and suppliers, as well as outside experts, to design and develop digital solutions. Thomas Fett, Head of Technical Development Dr. Benedikt Brenken, Head of Business Development