H.A. Bruno, organizer of CPP Expo 2005, to be held Sept. 26–28 at the Sands Expo & Convention Ctr. in Las Vegas, says the premiere event has surpassed the 100-exhibitor mark.

With the addition of four of the industry's leading suppliers (Ashe Converting Equipment, Hudson-Sharp Machine Co., Kampf Machinery Corp. and Polytype America Corp.), as well as substantial additions to the AIMCAL Pavilion, there are now 103 exhibitors committed to the new trade show.

CPP Expo will run in cooperation with Pack Expo Las Vegas (held at the Las Vegas Convention Ctr.) and be held in concert with the TAPPI PLACE Conference, the TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Div. Annual Meeting, and Annual Fall Meetings of RadTech, CCTI (Composite Can & Tube Institute), Film & Bag Federation, and AICC-Regions I & II).

"When the idea for launching CPP Expo was conceived, we truly did not anticipate such early and enthusiastic response," says CPP president Leo Nadolske. "In addition, many of these newly-confirmed exhibitors will display operating machinery—almost unheard of at first-time events."