Extrusion International 2-2019

11 Extrusion International 2/2019 ICE Europe 2019: Record for Exhibition Space, Exhibitor and Visitor Numbers In the category “Digital Converting Solutions” the com- pany JHT GmbH received an award for their vacuum roller system “VacuFl3X”, an additively manufactured modular system. Active-assisted, air-driven separation-zones and optimised vacuum-zone-geometries facilitate the detach- ment and gentle handling of sensitive materials and en- able contactless web deflection. In the category ‘Sustainable Products and Manufactur- ing Processes’, the company Nepata GmbH won the ICE Award for its DL1650 film separator, which separates self- adhesive film from its carrier paper. It is the first machine to perform automatic delamination, thus, making it possi- ble to obtain recyclable, pure PVC from faulty film media. The company Derichs GmbH won the ICE Award in the category ‘Efficient Production Solutions’ for its ED touch- less-clean, an innovative solution for the inline-cleaning of different roller surfaces. It uses a newly developed, di- electrically impeded plasma (DBD – dielectric barrier dis- charge) and facilitates smooth production processes, mi- nimises downtime costs, and optimises workplace safety. The companies OPTIMA life science GmbH und Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH won the ICE Award for their jointly developed machine COMEDCO in the category ‘Special Film Innovations’. COMEDCO facilitates intelli- gent coating, drying, cutting, rolling and packaging pro- cesses of transdermal dressings and oral dispersible films. ICE Europe 2021 will take place from 9 to 11 March 2021 at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany. From 12 to 14 March 2019, the international convert- ing industry gathered for the 11th ICE Europe at the Mu- nich Trade Fair Centre in Germany. This year, the World’s Leading Exhibition for the conversion of flexible, web- based materials, such as paper, film, foil and nonwovens, achieved higher numbers of exhibitors and visitors than ever before and also set a record for the exhibition space. A total of 7,150 visitors from 75 countries came to the Bavarian capital to discover machinery, systems, materi- als, and accessories; which is an increase of visitors by 4% compared to the previous event. A total of 463 exhibitors from 25 countries presented their latest technologies on a net exhibition space of 11,500 m2, setting records with an 8% increase in exhibitor numbers and a 4% increase in net exhibition space compared to the previous event. The majority of visitors of ICE Europe 2019 came from Germa- ny, Italy, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, Great Brit- ain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and China. The most important exhibitor countries were Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Switzerland, and the United States. ICE Awards 2019: For the second time, the organisers Mack Brooks Exhi- bitions honoured best practice, excellence, innovation and outstanding achievements of exhibitors with the ICE Awards, in four categories. Nicola Hamann, Managing Director of Mack Brooks Exhibitions, presented the ICE Awards 2019 to four exhibiting companies on the first day of the show. The winners had previously been determined via an online voting on the show website. Mack Brooks Exhibitions www.ice-x.de