2014 SPE Decorating & Assembly Division Topical Conference
June 10-11 | Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest | Ypsilanti, MI | USA
Supplier Trade Fair
Visit with leading industry vendors during the SPE Decorating & Assembly Division's Supplier Trade Fair. It will take place on Tuesday, June 10, during the buffet lunch (noon to 1:30 p.m.) and at the networking reception from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m., immediately following the TopCon programming.
The trade fair offers a unique opportunity to visit with industry suppliers and network with others involved in the decoration and assembly of plastics from all over the country in a festive atmosphere complete with appetizers and a cash bar.
The following companies will be exhibiting:
Central Decal Company
6901 High Grove Blvd.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
630.325.9892
Fax: 630.325.9860
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.centraldecal.com
Central Decal specializes in IML and PSA durable graphic solutions. Its capabilities include digital, screen and flexo printing, along with enhanced operations like doming, embossing and selective adhesive. Central Decal’s hybrid products utilize a variety of printing technologies and provide the most cost-effective and highest quality product possible. For more information, contact Butch Kaplan at 800.869.7654, [email protected] or www.centraldecal.com.
Diversified Printing Techniques
PO Box 411409
Charlotte, NC 28241
704.583.9433
Fax: 704.583.9439
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.diverprint.com
Diversified Printing Techniques is a pad printing solutions provider. It offers newly designed equipment with cutting edge technology to provide the best printing equipment on the market. The equipment is complimented by Diversified Printing Techniques’ engineered solutions for ink liners, pre-registered plates and ink performance controls. The company also provides a highly experienced group of outside sales engineers, customer service representatives, technicians and general support for all pad printing needs. Diversified Printing Techniques is focused on pad printing and making it the best solution for its customers.
Dukane Corp. I.A.S. Division
2900 Dukane Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60174
630.797.4986
Fax: 630.797.4949
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dukane.com/us
Dukane is a global provider of plastic welders for the welding of thermoplastic materials. A standard line of ultrasonic, vibration, hot plate, spin welders, laser welders and heat staking thermal presses are used to provide solutions that meet the unique requirements of each customer’s application. The plastic welder’s line also includes film and fabric sewing and slitting machines and custom automated assembly systems.
Eastman Chemical Company
PO Box 431
Kingsport, TN 37662
423.229.2000
Fax: 423.229.1525
Website: www.eastman.com
Eastman is a global specialty chemical company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With a portfolio of specialty businesses, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. Its market-driven approaches take advantage of world-class technology platforms and leading positions in attractive end-markets such as transportation, building and construction and consumables.
Emabond Solutions, a TA Systems Company
49 Walnut St.
Norwood, NJ 07648
201.767.740
Fax: 201.767.3608
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.emabond.com
TA Systems is a leading manufacturer and integrator of automation equipment and assembly systems utilizing various plastic welding technologies, including ultrasonic, heat staking, vibration, hot plate thermal and the electromagnetic Emabond® Process, as well as various mechanical forms of assembly. The Emabond Process provides innovative plastic part design and assembly. It is an enabling technology that picks up where traditional plastic welding methods leave off. Emabond offers turnkey solutions – including application engineering, system design and development and ongoing support as needed. Whether faced with an existing plastic welding challenge or developing a brand new product, let Emabond be the partner for high-performance plastic welding.
Enercon Industries
W140 N9572 Fountain Blvd.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
262.255.6070
Fax: 262.255.7784
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.enerconind.com/treating
Enercon offers the world’s most comprehensive line of surface treating solutions for objects, film and sheets. Inline plasma and flame treaters improve polymer adhesion by cleaning and functionalizing the surface for improved adhesion for printing, coating, decorating, labeling and bonding. Free laboratory testing allows customers to test which technology is best for each application.
Engineered Printing Solutions
201 Tennis Way
E. Dorset, VT 05253
802.362.0844
Fax: 802.362.0858
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.epsvt.com
After decades of doing business as Pad Print Machinery of Vermont, the well-known automation and printing equipment supplier, as well as innovative machine integrator to the inkjet market, has changed its name to Engineered Printing Solutions. Engineered Printing Solutions supplies both pad and industrial inkjet machinery to industries such as plastic manufacturing, packaging and converting, medical, automotive, appliance, advertising specialty and many other niche markets with a distribution network extending to Europe, Central America and Asia.
Extol Inc.
651 Case Karsten Dr.
Zeeland, MI. 49464
616.748.9955
Fax: 616.748.0555
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.extolinc.com
Extol, Inc. is a West Michigan provider of exceptional plastics joining solutions. It offers design for assembly consultation, application lab testing and prototype and pre-production services, too. Extol designs and manufactures both custom assembly and leak test equipment in addition to a standard line of plastics joining equipment. Products include Extol’s patented Infrared staking and welding technologies along with its servo-controlled hot-plate and spin-welding machines. Extol has been making a difference through excellence in innovation for almost three decades. Its equipment is proudly supported and serviced at customer locations around the globe.
Gros Executive Recruiters
1550 W. McEwen Dr., Suite 300-32
Franklin, TN 37067
800.283.5643 or 615.661.4568 ext. 704
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.GrosRecruiters.com
Gros Executive Recruiters identifies the top talent in plastics and packaging, and it helps its client companies hire them!
iMIG Systems
PO Box 1650
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
928.634.8888
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tattooyourplastic.com
iMIG Systems is a manufacturer of polymer-based graphics for permanent installation on injection molded Polyethylene, Polypropylene and derivatives. Using standard hot stamp equipment, the patent-protected graphic is fused into a part, creating a durable decoration that is highly UV-resistant and able to withstand harsh conditions from exposure to acid, water, chemicals and petroleum products. The graphic is sized to customer specifications. Applications include brand identification, warnings, direct food contact and asset protection, including bar codes, QR codes and serialization. Made in the USA, shipped worldwide.
ITW Security and Brand Identity Group
4471 Walden Ave.
Lancaster, NY 14086
716.681.8222
Fax: 716.681.8789
Website: www.unitedsilicone.com
ITW Security and Brand Identity Group designs, manufactures and markets a wide array of innovative decorating equipment, products and solutions for plastics decorating for the appliance, automotive, cosmetic/personal care, industrial container and medical markets. The group produces a full portfolio of standard and platform decorating equipment, including digital inkjet, hot stamp, heat transfer and pad print systems. In addition, the Group also provides a complete range of supplies, including heat transfers (multi-colored and textured), hot stamp foils (pigmented and metallic), as well as clichés, inks, pads, plates, silicone rubber dies, sheets and rollers for a total decorating solution. Products can be applied to a wide variety of substrates and meet the specific decorating requirements for plastic and glass packaging.
ITW Security and Brand Identity Group is part of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), a Fortune 200 multi-national manufacturer. A preferred supplier to many of the major cosmetic and personal care companies around the world, it consists of the following business units that serve this market: CER, CFC International, CFC Europe, ITW Graphics, ITW Veneta, Morlock, Trans Tech and United Silicone.
Kurz Transfer Products
3200 Woodpark Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28206
704.927.3700
Fax: 704.927.3701
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.kurzusa.com
KURZ is a major international supplier of hot and cold stamping technology. The company has more than 4,200 employees, as well as nine production facilities located throughout Europe, the United States and the Pacific region. It also has 24 international branch offices and 70 distributors with the ability to provide full-service solutions that match the requirements of each individual customer. KURZ hot stamping foils are utilized on a wide assortment of products. These include packaging, greeting cards, electronic devices, household appliances, cosmetics, textiles, furniture, automotive parts and numerous other items. KURZ's state-of-the-art application technology, magnetic foils and holograms provide effective and attractive brand name protection, as well as increased security for businesses everywhere. In addition to foils, KURZ offers a wide range of other products, such as stamping tools and machines. It also has the expertise and logistical support necessary to satisfy all the demands of effective, high-volume foil production. In addition, the Kurz customer support team is on standby at all times to respond to the needs of customers around the globe.
Plasmatreat USA Inc.
2541 Technology Dr., Ste. 407
Elgin, IL 60124
847.783.0622
Fax: 847.783.0991
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.plasmatreat.com
Plasmatreat is the worldwide market leader in plasma technologies for manufacturing, including surface printing and decoration. With the numerous patents it holds and innovative processes emerging continuously, Plasmatreat is developing key applications for products and industrial processes for tomorrow. The core of the company’s business is the development of high-efficiency process solutions for surface pre-treatment of all types of materials based on efficient and environmentally friendly plasma – individually tailored to the requirements of its customers.
Plastics Decorating Magazine
2150 SW Westport Dr., Ste. 101
Topeka, KS 66614
785.271.5801
Fax: 785.271.6404
Website: www.plasticsdecorating.com
Plastics Decorating includes the latest information and technical details on decorating plastics, including hot stamping, pad printing, screen and offset printing, heat transfer, in-mold decorating and plastics assembly processes.
Schwerdtle, Inc.
166 Elm Street
Bridgeport, CT 06611
203.330.2750 or 800.535.0004
Fax: 203.330.2760
Website: www.schwerdtle.com
Schwerdtle is a full service manufacturer of dies and tooling for Hot Stamping, Heat Transfer, and Pad Printing applications servicing the plastics and metal stamping industries for more than 100 years. Now as 4th generation engravers, toolmakers and rubber molders, the company continues to blend old world skills, CAD, Laser and CNC technologies with exceptional customer service.
Serigraph Inc.
3801 East Decorah Rd.
West Bend, WI 53095
Fax: 262.335.7699
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.serigraph.com
Serigraph is a printing, molding and custom graphics company, with a focus on in-mold decorating. It specializes in decorative, functional and brand identity solutions for consumer and industrial products, point of purchase and promotions. Serigraph delivers engineered graphic solutions that bring products and brands to life.
Soliant Films – a division of AkzoNobel
1872 Hwy 9 Bypass
Lancaster, SC 29720
Phone: 803.285.9401
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.paintfilm.com
AkzoNobel’s Soliant brand produces decorative films for the thermoforming and injection molding industries. A wide range of available finishes includes bright, brushed and satin chrome appearances; anodized aluminum looks; solid and metallic paint matches; and even wood grain and carbon fiber simulations. All of Soliant’s films utilize its Fluorex clear coats for superior weathering, chemical resistance and durability.
Taica North America Corporation
36921 Schoolcraft Rd.
Livonia, MI 48150
734.245.0101 Ext. 504
Fax: 734.591.5901
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.taica-na.com
Taica is an R&D-oriented company and the pioneer of "CUBIC PRINTING®" and "E-CUBIC®" 3D decoration. Its core technology floats special films onto a body of water and objects to be decorated are pressed against the films to transfer the printed design. The company handles a wide range of materials and complex shapes and currently supports applications for automotive, electric appliances, fashion and sporting goods and more. Advanced E-CUBIC® technology makes it possible to create even more realistic natural and geometric designs with real texture. CUBIC PRINTING® technology is licensed to a network of approximately 80 business partners around the world. Taica now has its own US manufacturing facility specializing in new E-CUBIC decoration process.
Thierica Equipment Company
3147 N. Wilson Ct. NW
Grand Rapids MI 49534
616.453.6570
Fax: 616.453.6420
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.thiequip.com
For more than 60 years, Thierica Equipment Company has been providing automated finishing systems that process a full range of industrial coatings. Equipment is designed and fabricated in-house by an experienced staff of engineers and fabricators with a diverse depth of knowledge. Each system is assembled and tested prior to shipment to assure compliance to rigid customer standards. Robust tube frame construction and modular system component design set the company’s equipment apart from the competition, while its program management style and service after the sale keep product launches on schedule. With a long history of building systems for hard coating, paint and laser etching and automotive interior components, Thierica also has expanded focuses in wood finishing, consumer electronics and functional coatings applications. The company’s demonstrated expertise in robotic paint application has led to the recent addition of a robotic paint lab where Thierica can demonstrate system capabilities and assist in product development to validate customer requirements up front. Call to receive a proposal of a custom engineered solution that satisfies immediate needs and has the flexibility to accommodate future business requirements. Thierica is an ISO-certified company that designs, builds and installs paint systems worldwide.
Wandres
719 W. Ellsworth Rd., Ste. 7
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734.214.9903
Fax: 734.214.9906
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.wandres.com
Wandres is a world leader in surface preparation equipment. Surfaces are micro-cleaned utilizing soft bristles that capture particles without affecting the finish of the material. The Sword Brush continually is cleaned by three methods and is more effective than traditional methods such as roller brushes, air-knives or dust collection systems. The thin profile enables it to be added to new or existing conveyor lines.
