The final preparations are in place for the 2022 edition of scrap metal fair, which is hosted by the Recycling Today Media Group and will take place September 13-14 at the Kentucky Exhibition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Billed as a live equipment demonstration event, Scrap Expo will also feature programming offering updates and information on processing techniques and panel discussions on preparing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap for the evolving scrap metal market. 2020s.
Expo attendees come from the scrap metal recycling, demolition, auto salvage and other industry sectors that generate, prepare and sell scrap metal products.
The nearly 50 exhibiting companies at Scrap Expo will include manufacturers of scrap material handling, shearing, baling, shredding and sorting equipment and companies that offer recycling-specific services and software.
“It’s gratifying to see the support we’ve received from exhibitors and sponsors,” said Jim Keefe, publisher of Recycling Today Media Group. “Every business involved is eager to connect with the people who buy and buy their services. We really want both days to offer a lot of those kinds of connections.
There are six levels of sponsorship related to the event, with two companies involved in the first level of Titanium sponsorship: Alter Trading Corp., a scrap processing and trading company based in Saint Louis, and Sennebogen LLC, a material handling equipment supplier based in Stanley, in North Carolina.
Republic, a Charlotte, NC-based material handling equipment distributor, is the event’s platinum sponsor, while Scrap Expo’s gold sponsor is multi-line, multi-site equipment dealer Company Wrench, based in Ohio.
When attendees are not actively purchasing equipment, they may choose to attend scrap-related podcast sessions and recordings.
Scrap Expo Programming includes two sessions dedicated to the preparation and marketing of scrap metal, one on ferrous materials and the other on non-ferrous ones. Panelists for these sessions were chosen from Alter Trading, Coremet Trading, Davis Index, GLE Scrap Metal, SA Recycling, Smart Recycling Management and United Metals Recycling.
Each day at lunchtime will feature a live podcast recording. On Tuesday, September 13, Brett Ekart of Idaho-based United Metals Recycling is recording an episode of his popular podcast “A Scrap Life” with guest Norman Wright of Colorado-based Stadium Auto Parts. The next day at noon, John Sacco of California-based Sierra International Machinery takes the stage to interview Alter Trading CEO Jay Robinovitz for a recording of his “Pile of Scrap” podcast.
The remaining Scrap Expo sessions will add to the experience of buying and finding equipment. A series of technicians from the following companies will provide insight into developments related to several types of processing equipment or services: Company Wrench, Genesis Attachments, GreenSpark Software, Sennebogen LLC and Sierra International Machinery.
Although on-site registrations are accepted, it is possible that those interested in pre-registering will still have time to do so on this webpage.