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| Cleveland’s
I-X Center was the hottest place on the North Coast for thousands of plastics
industry professionals to gather June 22-24, 2004. One admission allowed attendees
to visit Plastics Encounter Midwest and the co-located MoldMaking Expo, as well
as Amcon (American Contract Manufacturers Show). |
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| The range of
processors, suppliers, materials companies and affiliated service providers represented
at Plastics Encounter Midwest included Maguire Products, RTP, Dicronite Dry Lube,
Producto, Conair and Demag Plastics Group. |
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At Tuesday’s
Design Day Conference, co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America,
keynote speaker Walter Herbst, chairman and founding partner of Herbst LaZar Bell
Inc., pictured above left, explained how emotion plays a key role in successful
design.
In the center photo, speaker John Zebley, design director of
Mercury Marine, showed off his handiwork on the Plastics Encounter show floor.
The panels on Mercury’s impressive new Verado outboard engine won this year’s
IDSA/Plastics News Design Award.
In the far right photo, shown
left to right, Ford design manager Terry Duncan and Design Science founder Steve
Wilcox yuk it up with Moen Inc. senior industrial designer and local IDSA chief
Chris Gilbert during a conference break. |
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In the above
left photo, Management Day attendees heard about all the latest merger-and-acquisition
trends from a panel of experts that included, left to right: Bill Ridenour of
Polymer Transaction Advisors; Jim Hill of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff;
Jean-René Hartpence of Canec International; and Keith Harbison of blow
molder Pretium Packaging. PN Editor & Conference Director Robert Grace
(at the podium) moderated.
In the center photo, Whirlpool Corp. procurement
leaders Joe Matthews (left) and Joel Weina relax during a break between sessions.
In the far right photo, left to right, GE Healthcare’s Marcella Turk,
Procter & Gamble’s Greg Zimmer and Nypro’s Lou Gaviglia –
all Encounter speakers – compared notes after the day’s sessions ended.
Management Day was co-sponsored by Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff. |
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Plastics Encounter
trade shows boast an atmosphere like no other. Fun and games lend themselves to
a relaxed atmosphere where attendees and exhibitors can more easily network.
InfoQuest, a popular new attraction, puts a new Sea Doo into the hands of
a lucky attendee who visits the booth of all the program’s sponsors. Cleveland’s
winner was Scott Browbridge of Parker Hannifin Corp.
In other action
across the show floor, the Plastics News booth featured a treasure hunt
for prizes, Surf City allowed visitors to check e-mail, and afternoon cocktail
parties included live music and free hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. |
| Exhibitors |
“You made me (and my team)
feel like an important customer – special. You created a warm, fun atmosphere
to work in. We sold equipment from our booth.”
Ben Martin
Marketing
Director Conair
“Chem-Pak has always had great success
with the quality of leads received from the Plastics Encounter shows!”
Wassan
Hamadi
Marketing Manager
Chem-Pak
“I found
some new agents. I also made contact with some long-lost customers.”
Tom
Rajkovich
Owner
Comet Automation
“The
professionalism of the show with all the planning and execution of activity, exhibits
and attendees make this show a ‘well worth it' event in our marketing efforts.”
Karl Schmidt
Marketing/Product Development
Venture
Plastics Inc.
“Attendee traffic was excellent along with a comprehensive
group of exhibitors. Productive and positive show!”
Scott W. Hopkins
Sales Engineer
International Mold Steel Inc.
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“Our booth had steady traffic throughout. We managed several terrific
leads and sold our show machine!”
Jennifer Sweet
Marketing
Haas Factory Outlet
“A great networking show.”
Kevin
Brady
National Sales Manager
Cinpres Gas Injection Inc.
“The show layout provides an exciting alternative to other industry-related
shows.”
J. Jirousek
Sales Representative
Erisco Industries
“Plastics Encounter does an excellent job at promoting before an
event and during the show itself.”
Greg Kirchhoff
SelfLube
“Sold a lot of product.”
John Greer
Sales Engineer
Canterbury Engineering
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Attendees “New technology – new insights.”
B. Clark
Manager
VIP Windsor
(Design
Day Conference; Walter Herbst, Herbst LaZar Bell, on Optimizing Success in a Cutthroat
Global Marketplace)
“Just got me saying ‘Wow', left me wanting more!”
Walt Lockard
Design Engineer
Lamson & Sessions
(Design Day Conference; Greg Zimmer, Procter
& Gamble, on Leveraging Corporate Design for Competitive Advantage)
“Very interesting details on P&G and their challenges. Can be a great case
study for large corporate clients.”
David Carroll
Principal
Deep
Blue Design
(Design
Day Conference; John Zebley, Mercury Marine and Gary Vande Berg, Bemis Manufacturing;
Case Study on Collaboration of an Outboard Engine)
“Very good and informative.
This type of case study is extremely informative and relevant.”
Terence
Duncan
Design Manager
Ford Motor Co.
(Design
Day Conference; Stephen B. Wilcox, Design Science Consulting, on Eight Ways to
Kill Innovation)
“Steve gave us ideas to stimulate innovation in a
company environment instead of suppressing ideas and creation.”
Rebecca
Casey
Accounts Manager
EMD Chemicals Inc.
(Management Day Conference; Larry Hotaling, Design
Global Diligence, on Doing Business in China )
“Outstanding!”
C.
Eric Humphrey
Procurement Manager
DaimlerChrysler Corp.
(Management Day Conference; Panel
on Plastics Industry M&A Trends)
“Good mix of attitudes and approaches,
tying Europe and North America together.”
Larry Nitardy
Marketing Manager
PolyOne Colors & Additives Masterbatches
(Management
Day Conference; Panel on Managing the Dynamics of Supplier Relationships)
“Terrific. Gave me a lot of info I can begin using today.”
Cobey Bartlett
General Manager
Lavanture Plastics
(Management
Day Conference; Lou Gaviglia, Nypro and Jeff Mengel, Plante & Moran; “Online
Bidding Strategies for Plastics Companies)
“Excellent insight from
both speakers for someone who is new to E-auctions.”
Linas Klimavicius
Regional Manager - Europe
Point One International |
