Since 2001, PLASTEC West has been the premier resource event for the West Coast's several thousand custom and captive molders. Attendees are manufacturing managers, production managers, operations managers, manufacturing engineers, product/project managers and senior plastic processing executives from California's leading custom molders and OEM sectors. The vast majority of PLASTEC West attendees will not source any other show for their processing machinery, equipment, molds, and molding component needs.

Leading suppliers will present the latest in: assembly and automation equipment; components, controls, and instrumentation; compounding machines; decorating and finishing equipment and services; extrusion systems; hardware and software; material handling equipment and systems; mold-making and molding components; parts handling equipment; process temperature-control equipment; and raw materials.

The U.S. Plastics Industry at a Glance

• The plastics industry is the third-largest manufacturing industry in the United States, with $379 billion in annual shipments and $10.2 billion spent on new capital expenditures
• The U.S. plastics industry employs more than 1.1 million workers at nearly 18,500 facilities
• California is ranked first in plastics industry employment
• California is ranked second in total plastics industry shipments, with $26.8 billion, comprising more than 7% of national shipments

PLASTEC West holds a prime center spot in the Anaheim Convention Center and benefits from strategic placement within the co-located event. As a result of the co-location with the world's largest medical manufacturing show and the West's premiere packaging event, PLASTEC exhibitors experience bonus exposure to manufacturing professionals from the key plastics sectors of medical devices and packaging. Medical plastic disposable devices and plastics packaging together represent a multi-billion-dollar marketplace. These two vibrant domestic manufacturing sectors are two of today's leading markets for suppliers to the U.S. plastics processing industry.

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