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CONTENTS
20 On Our Cover: NPE2009

Take ANTEC, add packaging, moldmaking, business-oriented and rapid prototyping conferences, and stir in about 1500 companies doing their best to impress you. That powerful potion is NPE2009, and we shall be there in force to report back to you on what we see, hear, and learn.

To help you make the best use of your time while there, we have in this issue continued the preview begun in last month’s. Even more preview information can be found in our Web Exclusive article at mpw.plasticstoday.com. And, as if that is not enough, check out NPE2009 Central at our interactive web portal, PlasticsToday.com, to get up-to-date news on fl ight and hotel costs, conference news, and more.

12 Processing Trends
Germany’s Viega, the largest PEX extruder in North America, builds a new plant in Kansas that takes efficiency to a whole new level. Plus, semifi nished composite-sandwich construction elements add options to the lightweighting quest.

58 Spotlight
Sydney, Australia’s Romar decided that if market conditions were tacking away from its traditional strengths, it was time to engineer a new niche.

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NPE Extra
News on new product and material developments kept rolling into our offices well after we went to press with this issue. Check here for frequent updates right up to the show on these additional products.

iGPS throws down gauntlet for wooden pallet industry
A feud pitting plastics against wood is brewing between two of the world’s largest pallet pools, as wood pallet producers and their trade group take pointed aim at an additive used in plastic pallets.

Wanted: User friendliness and flexibility
Most custom processors are looking for greater flexibility and user friendliness when it comes to integrating automation into a processing cell. Here some tips on doing just that.

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