NPE 2024: Our Highlights of The Plastics Show

On May 5, 17 new members were inducted into the Plastics Hall Of Fame in Orlando, USA. The honor is awarded to people who have made a decisive impact on the plastics industry.

The mission statement of the event is as follows: The Plastics Hall of Fame’s mission is to identify and honor individuals whose innovations and leadership have advanced the plastics industry and provided valuable solutions to societal needs.

Plastics Insights editor-in-chief Susanne Schr?der was at the induction ceremony. See her impressions of the evening gala.

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Video Interviews from the Induction Ceremony

During the gala, Susanne Schr?der spoke exclusively to award-winners and a member of the organisational board of the Plastics Hall of Fame.

Plastics Hall of Fame at K 2025

The Plastics Hall of Fame will be presented on European soil for the first time at K 2025. Ulrich Reifenh?user , Reifenh?user Group and member of the organisational board of the Plastics Hall of Fame, reveals more about the reasoning behind it.

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Plastics Hall of Fame: Interview with Rainer Armbruster

Rainer Armbruster, Barnes Molding Solutions, was inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame during this year‘s NPE. Plastics Insights editor-in-chief Susanne Schr?der spoke to the innovator of injection cube molds.

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Christiaan Rauwendaal Inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame

Dr. Chris Rauwendaal , Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, is a new member of the Plastics Hall of Fame. Plastics Insights editor-in-chief Susanne Schr?der spoke to the award-winner about his career.

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On Site at NPE 2024

NPE 2024 took place in Orlando, Florida, from May 6 to 10, 2024. Over 50,000 visitors from 133 countries spread out over the five days of the trade fair. Among them was Plastics Insights editor-in-chief Susanne Schr?der, who captured her visit to the trade fair in pictures.

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More about NPE 2024

• NPE 2024 marked the most international show in NPE‘s history with more than 15,000 international registrants, many of whom have experienced the Plastics Show for the first time. In total, over 50,000 registrants signed up for the show. Read more
• After a six-year break, NPE 2024 once again offered exhibitors the opportunity to showcase their latest innovations to an international audience. Glenn Anderson, Chief Operating Officer of the Plastics Industry Association, answers questions from Plastics Insights about numbers, new features and visitor highlights. Read more (PI+)
• In an interview with Plastics Insights, Perc Pineda, Chief Economist of the Plastics Industry Association, answers questions about the economic situation of the American plastics industry. Read more (PI+)