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EDITORIAL PROGRAM - 2008       [Click to download]

We feature the following regular columns:

• Inside packaging.
• Trends and developments.
• Business update.
• South East Asia Pacific update.
• What's new in equipment.
• What's new in materials.
• Trade shows.
• Feature articles.

January and February (combined issue)

Injection Moulding: The latest machines and developments in advanced moulding technologies.

Circulation: Plastics processors.

March

Pipe and Profiles: Developments in pipe and profile extrusion technology and downstream equipment.

Ausplas 2008: Preview of the largest plastics exhibition in SE Asia.

Circulation: Plastics processors, packaging suppliers, film and sheet fabricators, pipe manufacturers.

April

Engineering Plastics: Recent market successes for injection moulded engineering plastics, high performance plastics and machinery.

Elastomers: The latest applications in thermoplastic elastomers.

Circulation: Plastics and rubber processors, designers, and manufacturers of auto parts, E&E components, medical devices, hardware products, etc.

May

Ancillary equipment: A roundup of what's new in ancillaries.

Moulds and dies: Developments in plastics tooling including mould change systems and hot runner technology.

Circulation: Plastics processors and major end-users.

June

Colourants & additives: Focus on the advances in colourants and additives PLUS the annual Colourants & Additives Buyers Guide Wall Chart.

Film and sheet: A review of film and sheet extrusion and converting equipment.

Circulation: Plastics processors, compounders, toolmakers.

July

Automotive: The latest in injection moulding and other processing techniques for automotive engineering.

Plastics in electrical and electronics applications: A review of process developments and new applications for electrical and electronic appliances.

Circulation: Plastics processors, OEMs, auto parts manufacturers and suppliers.

August

Building and construction: A review of interior and exterior building applications for plastics products.

Product design: Focus on design trends and engineering solutions for plastics product development.

Software solutions: The latest software for product development and manufacture.

Circulation: Plastics processors, major building and construction companies, architects and product designers.

September

Ausplas 2008: What you will see and experience at this major plastics exhibition.

Blow moulding: The latest machines and developments in blow moulding technologies.

Rotational moulding: Technology advances and product innovations for rotational moulding.

Recycling: The latest in mechanical, thermal and chemical recycling developments.

Circulation: Plastics processors, packaging manufacturers, product designers, regulatory authorities.

October

Ausplas 08 directory of exhibitors' products and services: PNI's annual guide of who supplies what for plastics processors and major end-users.

State of the industry: Our feature on the challenges facing the plastics industry and future outlook.

Circulation: Plastics processors, packaging manufacturers, product designers, regulatory authorities.

November

Ausplas 08 review: Machinery and raw material developments at the show.

Testing and measuring equipment: An update of laboratory and production line instruments and systems.

Polyurethanes: The latest technologies and developments for polyurethanes.

Packaging: A major area of plastics, we will focus on the resins, processing techniques and applications.

Circulation: Plastics processors, compounders, polyurethanes end users.

December

Raw materials and composites: Advances in resins, polymer blends, hybrid material systems and resin transfer moulding.

Design: A further look at design for plastics applications, CAD and rapid protyping.

Circulation: Plastics processors, designers, major end users.

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