Extrusion International 4-2017

8 Extrusion International 4/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS New building at the headquarters in North America 13th China International Recycled Polyester Conference & Exhibition 06. – 08. 09. 2017, Shanghai, China www.ccfei.net/MeetingAttend/ Repsf2017/RepsfMeeting.aspx T-PLAS 2017 International Trade Fair for the Plastics and Rubber Industries 20. - 23.09.2017 Bangkok, Thailand www.tplas.com POWTECH 2017 Trade Fair for Processing, Analysis, and Handling of Powder and Bulk Solids 26. - 28.09.2017 Nuremberg, Germany www.powtech.de/en China PEC’2017 The 17th China Plastics Exhibition & Conference 12.-15-10. 2017 Taizhou International Convention & Exhibition Center Luqiao(Huangyan), Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China http://china-pec.com/ Interplas 2017 The british plastics show 26. - 28.10.2017 Birmingham, UK www.interplasuk.com Equiplast 2017 The International Plastics and Rubber Event 01. - 05.10, 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/ COMPLAST - SOUTH AFRICA Complete Plastics Exhibition 16. – 18.11, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa www.complastexpo.in/southafrica/ www.pfeiffer-vacuum.de Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the worlds leading providers of high-tech vacuum so- lutions for the semiconductor, industrial, coating, analytical and R&D markets, is breaking ground in Nashua, NH, USA, on a new, two story 27,000 square foot build- ing. This modern construction will house the North American headquarters for ad- ministration, sales, product management, marketing and customer care. In paral- lel, the existing 24,000 square foot building will be converted to a Service Center of Excellence, bringing together under one roof all service activities of the entire Pfeiffer Vacuum product portfolio. State-of-the-art automated cleaning and test equipment will be utilized to produce the highest quality repairs in a timely manner. These investments are further evidence of our ongoing commitment to support our valued customers throughout North America, while at the same time pro- viding a modern, best in class work environment for our staff for many years to come, said Dr. Matthias Wiemer, Management Board Member at Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG. Pfeiffer Vacuum was founded in 1890 in Asslar, Germany. It has about 2,400 em- ployees worldwide and more than 20 subsidiaries. Its service program extends from vacuum pumps and chambers through measurement and analysis equipment, right up to leak testing and leak detectors and complete vacuum systems, as well as ser- vice and technical support. Breaking ground for new state-of-the-art building at the headquarters of Pfeiffer Vacuum subsidiary in North America