Executive Summit Draws Industry Leaders

Plastics Business

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Troy Nix, executive director of Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP Inc.) was one of three keynote speakers at the Beaumont Executive Summit.

Beaumont Technologies, Erie, PA, hosted its second annual Executive Summit from Sept. 24-25 in Erie, Pa. Nearly 40 plastics executives from across the country attended the two-day event.

The Summit’s numerous seminars and live demonstrations provided insights to Beaumont’s revolutionary MeltFlipper® technology, new Therma-flo™ material characterization method and software, mold troubleshooting software, mold-filling simulation services and mold diagnostic test software. Keynote speakers included Troy Nix, executive director of Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP Inc.); Diane Parente, PhD, developer and chair of the Interdisciplinary Business and Engineering program at Penn State Erie; and John Beaumont, who recently retired as professor and former chairman of the Plastics Engineering Technology program at Penn State Erie.

For more information, visit www.beaumontinc.com.