Pioneer Systems designs and builds bulk material handling equipment and fully integrated systems for plastics processors and manufacturers. From dumpers and conveyors to bulk bag filling and automated lines, we deliver rugged, production-ready solutions with fast turnaround and hands-on support. When throughput increases or processes break down, our engineer-driven team moves quickly—from concept to installation—to get systems running efficiently without unnecessary complexity. Built Fast. Built Right.
Horizon Systems
Horizon Systems Inc. is a leading provider of automated ingredient handling and pneumatic conveying systems, along with comprehensive aftermarket support for the food and pet food industries. As a U.S.-owned company, we deliver innovative process solutions worldwide—offering engineering, manufacturing, components, and services to keep your operations running smoothly. From turnkey system design and installation for new facilities to ongoing production support for existing systems, Horizon Systems is a trusted partner in ingredient management, transfer, storage, and automation. Our customers rely on us for cutting-edge solutions, high-quality manufacturing, and a personalized, end-to-end approach tailored to their unique needs. Our knowledgeable sales team is ready to help you explore new approaches to easy-clean components, efficient takeaway system designs, and advanced pneumatic technology for gentle product delivery to packaging. By integrating active, passive, and preventative sanitation principles into our solutions, we help safeguard your customers, employees, and brand. We look forward to connecting with you at booth 6113 to discuss how Horizon Systems can elevate your processing operations through Smarter Process Solutions. | Horizon Systems Inc. is a comprehensive provider of automated ingredient handling and pneumatic conveying systems, as well as, aftermarket support for the Food and Petfood Industry. As a US owned company, our engineering, manufacturing, component and service offerings deliver process solutions to customers worldwide. From turnkey design and installation for new facilities or additional lines, to sustaining production through parts, components and service, Horizon Systems is a trusted source for ingredient management, transfer, storage and automation. Our customers count on innovative solutions, quality manufacturing and end-to-end personal attention that listens, solves and delivers. Our sales staff will help you explore new approaches to easy clean ingredient feeders, take away system design, as well as leading pneumatic technology for gently conveying finished product to packaging. By incorporating active, passive and preventative sanitation principles to our solutions, we provide end-to-end expertise to protect your customers, employees and brand. | Plastics Bulk Material Handling & Process Solutions At Horizon Systems, we know your reputation is based on the quality and consistency of the products you produce. That’s why we focus on the complete end-to-end process. Seeing the whole picture allows us to develop solutions tailored to your business – from individual components to entire process lines. So, whether you’re building a new production facility or looking for innovative ways to enhance the efficiency, safety and reliability of your existing one, we’ll be there with the custom material handling and process solutions you need for the plastics industry. OSHA & NFPA-Conforming Custom Plastics Solutions Our engineered solutions convey powders or pellets from the rail car or truck into pre-process storage. Materials are then precisely transferred from storage through ingredient proportioning routines and other ingredient management tasks – all while process controls oversee the entire process to ensure quality control. Our OSHA- and NFPA-conforming systems will ensure the safety of your workers, reduce the risk of explosion and remove nuisance dust. Contact Us for Your Custom Plastics Handling System We custom manufacture each system with oversight from our engineering team to ensure proper specification and integration. But our attention to detail doesn’t stop there. Our Project Managers and Field Service team are available for installation, commissioning and training. We can also be there to follow up to ensure your system is operating to your exacting specifications. We even offer complete maintenance, repair and upgrade services including access to parts and component specialists. Visit our booth to see the precision, control and versatility our Intelligent Ingredient System delivers.
Harvest Solar
Harvest Solar is a family-owned, Michigan-based company providing turnkey solar installations since 2010. We serve agribusiness, commercial, and industrial clients across the Midwest, with over 2,000 completed projects. For plastics manufacturers and similar industrial operations, we design and install solar systems that offset high energy usage from machinery and facilities. Our in-house team manages the full process: site assessment, custom engineering, permitting, procurement, installation, grid interconnection, and system activation. Systems come with 25-year warranties on panels and performance. Examples include: TAC Manufacturing: 2.2 MW ground-mount system delivering $261,601 in annual savings. Lake Shore Die Cast: Reduced monthly energy bill from $12,000 to $3,500. We help businesses lower utility costs, qualify for tax incentives and rebates, and gain energy independence with predictable, long-term ROI. Contact us for a no-cost energy assessment and quote tailored to your manufacturing facility.
Coperion & Herbold Meckesheim
Coperion (www.coperion.com) is a global leader in industrial processing solutions, specializing in compounding and extrusion systems, feeding and weighing technologies, bulk material handling, and recycling equipment. The company designs, manufactures, and services plants, machinery, and components for a wide range of industries, including plastics, plastics recycling, chemicals, batteries, minerals, food, and pharmaceuticals. Its product portfolio also encompasses size reduction, washing, separating, drying, agglomeration, milling, mixing, thermal processing, dust collection, and pneumatic conveying systems. With a workforce of over 5,000 employees across more than 50 locations worldwide, Coperion operates through three main divisions: Performance Materials, Food, Health & Nutrition, and Aftermarket Sales & Service. Since 2022, Coperion has enhanced its plastics recycling offerings through its Recycling Business Unit, which includes Herbold Meckesheim-an industry-leading manufacturer of machinery and plants for processing pure, used, mixed, and contaminated plastics. Herbold Meckesheim’s modular and automated recycling systems are rigorously tested at its own technical center and supported by a team of over 260 employees located at the headquarters and international offices. As an operating company of Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI), a global industrial enterprise, Coperion serves customers across more than 40 countries, delivering highly-engineered solutions tailored to their specific processing needs.