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SPE Foundation Expands Scholarship Program to Support Detroit Students
Plastics Engineering magazine - An Official Publication of SPE
The SPE Foundation offers numerous scholarships each year to assist students pursuing an education beneficial to their aspirations in the plastics industry. Last year 46 students at 27 universities were awarded over $129,000, many on behalf of SPE Sections and Divisions.
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.SPE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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| May 5-21 |
ANTEC® 2021 - All Day Virtual Conference |
Registration |
| May 17 |
Akron Section SPE Awards Night |
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| May 18 |
Scientific Molding, Presentation by: Stephen L Silvey, Silveys' Plastic Consulting |
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| May 21 |
SPE Virginia Section Meeting |
Registration |
| June 1 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
Registration |
| June 4 |
SPE Columbia River Section Annual Golf Tournament |
Registration |
| June 8 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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| June 9 |
SPE Eastern New England Section Golf Outing |
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| June 9 |
WEBINAR: A Walk Through Kistler’s Innovation – From the Sensor to Data Driven Decision Making in a Connected Production |
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| June 10 |
Medical Plastics Symposium 2021 |
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| June 15 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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EXTREME COATINGS TECHOLOGY
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C.W. Brabender Instruments
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Using carbon dioxide to make greener plastics
Chem Europe
The European Patent Office announces that German chemists Christoph Gürtler and Walter Leitner have been nominated as finalists in the "Industry" category of the European Inventor Award 2021 for their roles in developing a new technique to utilise waste carbon dioxide as raw material in the production of foams and polymers.
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Bergen International Chemical Foaming Agents for Injection Molding allow:
- Sink Mark Removal & Warp Reduction
- Increasing Shot Speeds
- Reducing Pack & Hold Pressure and Cycle Times
- Reduction of Part Weight
Products available for a wide variety of polymers LDPE, HPDE, PP, ABS, PS, PC, GF, Nylon, TPE, HIPS, PPO, PPS.
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North American manufacturing on the rebound, but headwinds are gathering
Plastics Today
When manufacturing gets hit across the board, you can bet that the plastics industry is taking it on the chin, as well. Many plastic components suppliers and mold manufacturers are wrestling with higher prices and lead times that are stretching the supply chain tighter than ever.
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Resin shortages continue to affect composites supply chain
Composites World
A supply shortage of epoxy, polyester and vinyl ester resins, caused by U.S. winter storms and a variety of factors, continue to make headlines and affect the composites industry.
As reported by Gardner Intelligence chief economist Michael Guckes in his latest Composites Fabricating Index column, supply chain difficulties continue to restrict production, “which, in the face of strong demand, has caused a meteoric rise in backlog activity.”
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The ins and outs of using post-consumer resin in packaging
Canadian Plastics
Nothing is so powerful as an idea whose time has come, French author Victor Hugo once wrote, and the idea of using post-consumer resin in packaging has arrived with a vengeance.
Consumers are now demanding sustainable packaging options, and a growing number of brand owners, retailers, product manufacturers, and food producers have mandates to incorporate more recycled content in plastic bottles and bags.
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With Kautex packaging die heads 100% color change can be
achieved while saving up to 75% in time and materials.
RapidXchange technology allows to reduce the purging process by up to 75% through rheologically optimized flow channels.
The groundbreaking results were achieved in comparison with uncoated heads in mono-layer applications.
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Imerys proudly presents an eleven part webinar series with varying subjects focusing on our advancements in the plastics industry and the benefits Imerys minerals can bring.
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How to successfully navigate environmental regulations
Plastics Today
Although focus on the pandemic momentarily shifted attention from environmental concerns, make no mistake, the heat is about to get turned back on. The fuel is a slew of legislation ranging from those under consideration at the state and local level, all the way up to federal bills such as “Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020” and the “Save Our Seas 2.0 Act.”
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Oxygen permeation analyzer for bottles, pods, and other whole package forms
Plastics Technology
A new analytical instrument to measure the oxygen transmission rate of whole packages at ambient environmental conditions has been launched by Ametek Mocon. The Ox-Tran 2/48 analyzer targets package permeation testing in the food, beverage, and healthcare packaging application space, where knowing the precise rate of oxygen transmitting through a package at room temperature and room humidity conditions is critical to a product’s shelf life.
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As resin cost increase the need for purging is even more important. Why waste prime/virgin resin and subject good resin to a degrading heat history. Our goal is help you get your machines cleaned quickly and efficiently with minimal downtown in your production.
Phoenix Plastics Purge Benefits:
Increase productivity
Reduce machine downtime
Allow for faster changeovers
Avoid lost time pulling screws
Reduction of scrap and material waste
Removes traces of contamination and build up in the barrel
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How many times have you been told the impossible isn't possible? That new ground can't be broken? At SkyCorp, the sky is the limit. Every idea you dream up, we want to help you accomplish. Meet with our team today and book into one of our SkySessions.
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Trash to treasure: Central Minnesota plastics lab a new way to recycle
Park Rapids Enterprise
Much of the plastic dumped in recycling containers in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, is shipped away to be turned into plastic lumber.
But in a small room tucked in the corner of the recycling facility, Carl Zachmann is making something entirely different. He holds a small mold for making tin soldiers while a machine pumps it full of pink gooey plastic.
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