Plastics Engineering articles from June 2007

Plastics Engineering archives from June 2007

Europe still leads global masterbatch business: the European masterbatch industry remains the largest in the world both in terms of production and demand.(GLOBAL NEWS: EUROPE)(Industry overview)
June 1, 2007... According to a new report from AMI Consulting, masterbatch producers in Europe manufactured over 960,000 tonnes of material in 2006, while market demand was just over 800,000 tonnes. Europe is thus a significant net exporter. Overall the...

Research boost for WEEE plastic recycling; new extraction processes for additives to encourage the recycling of WEEE polymers.(waste electrical and electronic equipment)
June 1, 2007... Research results investigating the waste management options for mixed WEEE polymers have been released by the UK's Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The findings conclude that separation and treatment to remove additives from waste...

Klockner Pentaplast.(ACQUISITIONS)(Klockner-Pentaplast of America Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Klockner Pentaplast, the international manufacturer of rigid plastic films, is to be sold for 1.3 billion [euro] to asset managers Blackstone Group. KP was acquired in 2001 by European private equity firm Cinven and partner JPMorgan. Since that...

Ashland Composite Polymers is now solely represented in France by Group Arnaud for distribution of all unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and epoxy vinyl ester resins.(DISTRIBUTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Ashland Composite Polymers is now solely represented in France by Group Arnaud for distribution of all unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and epoxy vinyl ester resins. French customers previously served by Brenntag will be transitioned to...

Basell has signed agreements with Albis Plastic GmbH and Ultrapolymers group NV.(DISTRIBUTION)(contracts)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Basell has signed agreements with Albis Hastic GmbH and Ultrapolymers Group NV to expand their roles in the distribution of Basell polyethylene and polypropylene. "Our company has had a long-standing and fruitful relationship with both...

BASF.(DISTRIBUTION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... BASF has begun revamping its polyamide product line in Europe. By the end of the year the company says it will have rebranded about 150 polyamide types of the Ultramid, Miramid and Capron brands and adapted their distribution channels. The...

Arburg.(EXPANSION)(Arburg GmbH und Co.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... A ground-breaking ceremony for Arburg's new Customer Centre has been held in Lossburg, Germany. The new five-storey building with a total useable floor space of 10,000sqm is being constructed on the site of the previous administration wing. It...

Schutz.(EXPANSION)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... German company Schutz is intensifying its UK activities by expanding its plastic drum operations. A new production line incorporating a continuous extrusion blow moulding unit has been installed at Schutz UK in Worksop. It provides a maximum...

Rapra Technology.(FUNDING)(small to medium enterprises )
June 1, 2007... Winning European funding for research or development of new products and processes can seem daunting to the uninitiated, especially Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, the Research Projects Group within Rapra Technology says it has a...

London Metal Exchange.(HEDGING WORKSHOPS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced a programme of free international hedging workshops for the plastics industry, to support the introduction of regional contracts and additional prompt dates to its plastics futures contracts on 25...

As part of a recent investment programme in contract medical manufacturing, Arrow Medical in the UK has installed an Arburg 35-tonne IM.(INSTALLATIONS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... As part of a recent investment programme in contract medical manufacturing, Arrow Medical in the UK has installed an Arburg 35-tonne IM, which will be used to mould a variety of silicone components for use in sterile patient sets, laparoscopy...

IVAM.(INTERNET)(www.ivam.de)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... IVAM, the association of companies and institutes involved in microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials, has added a new search facility at its website (www.ivam.de). Using the online IVAM directory, the profiles of about 220...

Krauss-MaffeI.(MANUFACTURING)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Krauss-Maffei is now manufacturing twin-screw extruders (from KMD 75 to KMD 114) and single-screw extruders (from KME 45 to KME 90) on a synchronised flow basis. Last year, the company switched assembly of its CX and MX injection moulding...

Buss.(ORDERS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... A year after regaining its independence, the Swiss company Buss has received its biggest order to date from a multinational cable manufacturer. Worth more than 10m [euro], it includes seven complete lines for production of highgrade cable...

VitasheetGroup.(RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... VitasheetGroup, Europe's largest manufacturer of custom-made extruded sheet and films, has opened a Research and Development Centre at its Julich-Kirchberg plant in Germany. The company says it has invested in the centre to help customers...

Forum PET.(STANDARDS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Forum PET, the German plastics packaging and films association, is looking at the possibility of introducing a standard for short threads in PET bottles. To avoid fragmentation of the market, the newly established Forum PET Technical Working...

Outgoing SPE President Womer takes new post at Xaloy.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Society of Plastics Engineers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Tim Womer, the outgoing President of the Society of Plastics Engineers, has been named chief technology officer at Xaloy. He formerly served as vice president of engineering at the firm, which is based in New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA. In his...

ASTM releases standards for building sustainability.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The third edition of ASTM International Standards for Sustainability in Buildings is now available on CD-ROM. This compilation includes all ASTM standards referenced by the U.S. Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers as of January...

Ceres, Rohm & Haas team on USDA biomass study.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... Energy-crop company Ceres, Inc. (Thousand Oaks, California, USA), and specialty-materials manufacturer Rohm & Haas (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) have announced a research collaboration aimed at producing plant-based alternatives to...

Solvay/Plastic Omnium subsidiary expands eastward.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... International chemical and pharmaceutical group Solvay, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, has announced that its Inergy Automotive Systems (IAS) subsidiary has begun constructing a plant at Wuhan in the Hubei province of China. The facility,...

Ticona sites LFRT plant in China.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Ticona (Florence, Kentucky, USA; Kelsterbach, Germany), the engineering polymers business of Celanese, announces that it is building a new facility for Celstran long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (LFRT) in Nanjing, China, scheduled for...

EDI opens Shanghai subsidiary.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... Extrusion Dies Industries, LLC (EDI), headquartered in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA, has opened a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai, China, to provide technical support, rework service, and spare parts for flat extrusion and coating dies...

Dow Polyurethanes completes Hyperlast acquisition.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... Dow Polyurethanes, a business group of The Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan, USA) has completed its acquisition of British Vita's polyurethane systems business, Hyperlast Limited. The transaction includes elastomer-systems enterprises in the...

Eastman expands capacity for specialty copolyesters.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... In the United States, Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tennessee) is extending production of specialty copolyesters in Columbia, South Carolina. This site will become the company's second facility in North America to produce the copolyester...

New Teknor Apex facility supports Chinese market.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Teknor Apex Co. (Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA) reports the startup of a new plant in Suzhou, China, for producing compounds in compliance with international standards to help Chinese processors compete in export markets including appliance,...

GE plant in Japan to produce EMI-shielding materials.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... GE Plastics reports that it has expanded production of LNP Faradex compounds, which provide inherent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, to the Pacific region, to assist local and global manufacturers in meeting regulatory...

Honeywell boosts resin capacity.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The Honeywell Resins & Chemicals unit of Honeywell Specialty Materials (Morris Township, New Jersey, USA) has announced a 10% increase in nylon resin availability through productivity improvements at its facility in Chesterfield, Virginia. The...

PolyOne ramps up in South America.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... PolyOne Corp. (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) announces that it is increasing its manufacturing capacity, product line offerings, and sales presence in the South American market. Initiatives include the extension of product offerings to a full line of...

Chemtura announces restructuring.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Chemtura Corp. )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Based in Middlebury, Connecticut, USA, Chemtura Corp. says it is implementing an "industry-wide business model to improve performance and accelerate growth." The company will simplify its financial reporting structure from six units to four:...

Solutia adds PA66 capacity.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Solutia, based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, has added 40,000 MT/yr production capacity for its Vydyne and Ascend PA66 products. This is the second in a series of capacity increases that began in 2006 and is expected to continue through 2008....

Basell to move North American HQ.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(headquarters)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Basell, which operates facilities in more than 120 countries, announces that it plans to relocate its North American headquarters from Elkton, Maryland, USA, to a new "fit-for-purpose" facility that will become the main location for all Basell...

BASF reworks plasticizer platform.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... BASF reports that it has begun operation of its new 125,000-MT/yr Palatinol DPHP (di-propylheptyl phthalate) ester manufacturing facility in Pasadena, Texas, USA. Completion of this plant, which will make Palatinol DPHP BASF's largest-volume...

Bayer MaterialScience redesigns website.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Bayer MaterialScience LLC (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) has unveiled a redesigned version of its Fantasia Color and Special Effect Technologies website, found at www.bayerfantasia.com. The easy-to-navigate site offers enhanced interactivity...

Erie Plastics earns ISO certification.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... U.S. injection molder Erie Plastics, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, has announced its attainment of ISO 9001:2000 certification. The company's facility in Corry, Pennsylvania, was awarded the certification by NSF International Strategic...

ISA announces new website.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The nonprofit automation standards group ISA (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA) reports that its Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL) standards committee, ISASP104, has launched a new website, www.eddl.org. The site provides...

NDT selection tool is launched by NetComposites.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... NetComposites (Chesterfield, UK) has announced a free interactive online tool facilitating selection of appropriate nondestructive testing (NDT) methods. The tool provides hundreds of pages of guidance on types of defects and methods of...

Rotomolding firm launches online resource.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Custom product design and manufacturing company Meese Orbitron Dunne of Ashtabula, Ohio, USA, has launched a free online resource on rotational molding. Rotomolding.com features case studies "chronicling how design engineers and purchasing...

DuPont wins innovation award.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Two new technologies from DuPont (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) have received IDEA07 Achievement Awards, presented at the International Engineered Fabrics Conference and Expo in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. One winner was Sorona, DuPont's first...

Bayer joins UN effort on climate protection.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Bayer Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) has joined the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign, and (through its Bayer Foundation) has pledged to plant 100,000 trees "to help reverse climate...

In memoriam: SPE past president Guy Martinelli.(GLOBAL NEWS: NORTH AMERICA)(Society of Plastics Engineers)(death of Guido A. "Guy" Martinelli)(Obituary)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Guido A. "Guy" Martinelli, 89, of Red Bank, New Jersey, and Ft. Pierce, Florida, passed away on May 6, 2007. Born in New York City, he was the son of Guido and Victoria Martinelli. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Biopolymers: greater consumer awareness drives growth of biobased-resins market.(NORTH AMERICA)(Cover story)
June 1, 2007... Polymers produced from renewable resources such as corn and other agricultural-based feedstocks are gaining in importance, as advances in technology make them more competitive with petroleum-based plastics and consumer demand for...

The trends and the future of plastics.(NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... Imagine a future in which we wear clothing that is self-cleaning. Imagine painting your living-room wall to display a real-time image of another part of the world; or utilizing greenhouse gas to make value-added products; or designing surfaces...

The changing face of automotive composites: shifting demands for composites in the automotive industry have led to many new types of material and design solutions. Michael Sommer from Menzolit Compounds reports on an evolving market.(EUROPE)
June 1, 2007... Composites have been used by the automotive industry for cars and trucks since the early '50s. The major reason for their adoption in the car sector has been weight reduction and design freedom, combined with lower costs (when yearly demands...

Testing bioplastics: specifying their properties is required.(NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2007... The interest in biopolymers for more mainstream applications has raised questions about how simple or complex it will be to switch from molding or extruding standard resins to processing biobased compounds. Specific issues include the...

Industry patents.
June 1, 2007... The patent is a legal document giving the holder a license to capitalize on the invention without competition for a few years. In exchange, the holder teaches the basis of the invention. The patent is forward-looking, representing a technical...

Ken Braney's monthly look at SPE's European activities.(SPE NEWS ROUNDUP: EUROPE)(Society of Plastics Engineers)
June 1, 2007... April/May has been a very busy period for SPE Europe. The Rapid Design, Engineering and Mouldmaking Special Interest Group held a meeting in Portugal. This followed an approach by a new group of SPE members wishing to reinvigorate the SIG....

SPE in Europe.(EUROPE)(Directory)
June 1, 2007... SPE Europe Yetty Pauwels +32 3 541 77 55 spe.europe@skynet.be www.speeurope.org SPE Europe Board Chairman Bernhard Peters +49 2392 960966 peters.neuenrade@t-online.de SPE Executive Committee...

Viscosity sensor operates under pressure and vacuum.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... The Norcross M10 Viscosity Sensor includes a reactor connection and is designed for end-point polymerization in pressurized or vacuum vessels. Using the "piston time-of-fall" method for measuring viscosities from 0.1 to 100,000 CPS, the M10...

High-speed production inspection.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... NVision has introduced Maxos, a multiaxis optical CMM, which, it says, provides "a significantly faster way to measure high-value precision components in an automatic production environment." NVision says the Maxos has demonstrated output equal...

Enterprise-wide view of plant performance.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... ExperTune says its PlantTriage 7.0 software, designed for improving enterprise-wide control-system performance, gives companies a global view of plant performance and process control assets. Additionally, the software offers support for all...

Integrated control loop.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... Watlow's EZ-Zone PM controller extends the integrated control-loop functions previously introduced in the EZ-Zone ST integrated controller to the 1/32nd and 1/16th DIN panel-mount package sizes. The EZ-Zone PM controller can be configured as:...

Waste becomes bricks.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... With its compaction ratio of 40:1, the WastePac Densifier automatically converts clean and postconsumer plastic film, foil, polycoated paper, and other waste material into rigid bricks ranging in length from 4 inches to more than 8 ft. The...

Drawer oven.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... The No. 809, a 650[degrees]F electric drawer oven from Grieve Corp., features interior workspace dimensions that measure 54 inches wide, 50 inches deep, and 66 inches high. Incoloysheathed tubular heating elements deliver 80 kW of power. No....

Slot-die--coating station.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... Extrusion Dies Industries (EDI) has introduced a complete slot-die--coating station, comprising all components from idler roll to backing roll. The company says the station eliminates hours of setup in switching from roll coating to slot-die...

Library of leak test and functional test applications.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)(Intertech Development Co.)
June 1, 2007... Manufacturers of products seeking application-specific information regarding leak testing and functional testing of plastic products can access an online library of leak-test and functional-test applications at the InterTech Development Co....

Mold-dating insert.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... Dating plastic parts has traditionally been a cumbersome process. Separate month and year inserts were installed, or a dual-ring insert was put in place, marked with only the current year. D-M-E reports that its new dual-ring, mold-dating...

Twin-screw for the lab.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)
June 1, 2007... The TEM Series twin-screw from NFM Welding Engineers is a 26mm, co-rotating, intermeshing extruder for small production runs or laboratory trials. Said to offer exceptionally high torque-per-free-volume and screw speed, the TEM Series is...

Pumps for crucial liquid containment.(NORTH AMERICA: MACHINERY)(Viking Pump Inc.)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Viking Pump's Composite Mag Drive (CMD) is a new series of sealless, nonmetallic pumps designed for crucial liquid-containment applications, including corrosive chemicals, volatile organic chemicals, and flammable liquids. The company reports...

Eco-friendly plastic for electronic housings.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... A new bioplastic composed of plant-based material and carbon fiber is said to demonstrate higher heat conductivity than stainless steel. Developer NEC Corp. of Tokyo, Japan, expects the material to make electronic products more environmentally...

Metabolix, ADM launch green plastics line.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... U.S. firms Metabolix of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) of Decatur, Illinois, announce that they will produce Mirel Natural Plastics through their joint venture, Telles. The first commercial-scale plant is being built...

PS foam additive speeds oxo-degradation.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... Cascades--based in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada--has launched the Bioxo line of food containers made from a polystyrene (PS) foam featuring an additive that speeds oxodegradation without compromising material performance. When the discarded...

Cold-resistant PS.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has developed a polystyrene (PS) particularly suited for the manufacture of refrigerator linings. PS ESCRimo is more resistant to stress cracking than its predecessor, BASF's PS 2710, and its notched impact strength...

Liquid colorants go green.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... PolyOne Belgium S.A. has announced a range of biobased, biodegradable liquid color concentrates. Compatible with a range of biopolymers, including PLA or starch-based blends, the new colorants deliver maximum additive and color distribution,...

MDI amine-curable prepolymers.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... Bayer Material Science (BMS) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) has introduced Baytec MAC (MDI amine cured) prepolymer line for production of MDI-based polyurethaneurea cast elastomers with superior mechanical properties. Complementing the...

SLA plastic simulates ABS.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... 3D Systems Corp. (Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA) introduces a stereolithography (SLA) material that delivers accuracy for functional prototypes and master patterns as well as durability for functional assembly tests. Accura 55 Plastic produces...

Thermoset composites target fine-machining applications.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)(Norplex-Micarta)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Norplex-Micarta (Postville, Iowa, USA) offers a new tubing material for electrical and mechanical applications that require fine machining, such as retainer rings and cages for ball bearings. Designated RTB320X, the material is composed of an...

Dyneema-based panels shield naval vessels.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... A material based on the addition of an aluminum and glass-epoxy resin layer to panels made with Dyneema HB25 has been selected to help protect South Korean Navy vessels from ballistic impact and fire, while significantly reducing overall...

Metal-look masterbatch for PET.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... LiquidMetal Colors from Ampacet (Tarrytown, New York, USA) is a new line of masterbatches that gives packaging made with blow-molded and extruded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) the look of highly reflective metal. Featuring six colors--brass,...

ABS compounds offer processing ease.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... New ABS (acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene) compounds from Shuman Plastics (Buffalo, New York, USA)--710H Utility Black, 720H Black, 730H White, and 780H Gray--offer ease of processing, high impact strength, and good chemical resistance. Features...

PEEK sheet products.(NORTH AMERICA: MATERIALS)
June 1, 2007... RTP Company (Winona, Minnesota, USA) has announced that its Sheet and Film Division is stocking polyetheretherketone (PEEK) sheets in thicknesses traditionally available only in custom products. The sheets come in 2- x 4-ft sizes in five...

Industry events.(EUROPE)(Calendar)
June 1, 2007... JUNE 20-21, Pharmaceutical Polymers, Site: Basel, Switzerland, www.rapra.net 25-27, Automotive News Europe Congress, Site: Prague, Czech Republic, www.autonews.com 25-27, Plastic Pressure Pipes, Site: Dusseldorf, Germany,...

SPE's E-learning center.(E-LEARNING)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Offers you two simple and convenient ways to gain practical technical and business knowledge about the plastics industry. Our presentations provide convenient and economical access to the knowledge you need to improve your performance on the...

SPE's consultants circle.(CONSULTING)(Society of Plastics Engineers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... As the world's leading membership organization in the plastics industry, SPE is committed to providing a link between those seeking a specific resource and the providers of products and services. This is a NEW online resource to help you...

SPE's Foundation.(SCHOLARSHIPS)(Society of Plastics Engineers )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The SPE Foundation offers scholarships to students studying for a career in the plastics industry. Grants from The SPE Foundation are available every year, funds permitting, for programs/projects that will benefit the members of the Society of...

SPE's conference central.(EVENTS)(Society of Plastics Engineers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... SPE Sections, Divisions and SIGs (Special Interest Groups) generally host approximately 15 TopCons in the U.S. and Canada annually. Additional TopCons are being launched in Europe and Asia as well. http://www.4spe.org/conf/

SPE store.(BOOKS/VIDEOS/CDs/DVDs)
June 1, 2007... The 2007 SPE Training & Education Catalog, your resource for the latest, most comprehensive and authoritative technical and professional information in the plastics industry today. http://www.4spe.org/training/products/

SPE's Journals.(TECHNICAL RESOURCES)(Society of Plastics Engineers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... This Library provides SPE Members with unlimited access to Technical Journal articles and technical papers presented at past conferences, including ANTEC, SPE's Annual Technical Conference. http://www.4spe.org/membercenter/library/index.php...

SPE's workshop & site seminars.(SEMINARS)(Society of Plastics Engineers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... SPE Seminar Instructors are experts in their field, drawn from both industry and academia and bring many years of practical and theoretical experience to the SPE Seminar Program. http://www.4spe.org/training/seminars

Classified advertising.(CLASSIFIEDS)
June 1, 2007... Classified ads in Plastics Engineering are included on the SPE website (www.4spe.org) and remain posted until the last day of the month of the print issue in which they appear, at no extra charge. Categories: Auctions, Business, Opportunities,...

SPE communities.(NETWORKING)
June 1, 2007... Whether your focus is basic research, applying new technology, or tracking the technology that affects your customers, SPE technical Divisions are your first source of information and contacts in your specialty or interest area(s). Membership...