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Society of
Plastics Engineers
13 Church Hill Road
Newtown, CT 06470 USA.
www.4spe.org

EDITORIAL STAFF

Managing Director

Russell C. Broome

Editor-in-Chief

Briana Gilmartin

Managing Editor

Michael Tolinski

Contributing Editors

Dr. Roger Corneliussen
Patrick Toensmeier
Dr. Robin Kent

Art Director

Gerry Mercieca


2014–2015 EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

President

Vijay Boolani

CEO, SPE

Willem De Vos

President-elect

Dick Cameron

Senior Vice President

Scott E. Owens

Vice President/Treasurer

Dr. Raed Al-Zu’bi

Vice President

Dr. Gregory A. Campbell

Vice President

Thierry D'Allard

Vice President/Secretary

Dr. Jamie A. Gomez

Vice President

Dr. Jeffrey H. Helms

Vice President

Oliver Crave

2012–2013 President

John Ratzlaff

 

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Plastics Engineering (ISSN 0091-9578) is published monthly, except bimonthly in July/August and November/December, by Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., a Wiley Company, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA. The magazine is compiled and edited by the Society of Plastics Engineers, Editorial and Business Office, 13 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470 USA. Telephone +1 203-775-0471, Fax +1 203-775-8490.
SPE Home Page: www.4spe.org. Communications should be sent to the Editor. Send address changes and undeliverable copies to the Circulation Manager at the SPE address given above. Send subscription orders and claims for non-receipt to Wiley Subscription Services at the Wiley address given above. SPE members receive the magazine as a benefit of membership. Subscription rate for nonmembers is $151 for 1 year; add $100 per year for subscriptions outside North America. Single-issue price is $20. Plastics Engineering is printed by Dartmouth Printing Co., a Sheridan Group Company. Periodical postage paid at Hoboken, NJ, and additional entry office. Accepted at special postal rates provided in P.M., Sec. 132 122. Copyright 2015 by the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Plastics Engineering, 13 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470 USA. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Plastics Engineering is indexed by Engineering Information Inc.

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Allgrind Plastics www.allgrind.com 

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Ashland www.ashland.com/transportation

Branson Ultrasonic Corporation bransonultrasonics.com

Henkel www.henkelna.com/4090

InnoPlast Solutions BioPlastConference.com/brochure.html

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John Anderson & Associates www.plasticsjobsearch.com

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Plastic Flow www.plasticflow.com

Plastic Process Equipment, Inc. www.ppe.com

Polyhedron Laboratories, Inc. www.polyhedronlab.com 
Process & Design Technologies, LLC www.processdesigntech.com

Reedy International www.reedyintl.com

Rheo-Plast Assocs. www.rheoplastusa.com

Shepherd Color Co. www.shepherdcolor.com

Sikora www.sikora.net/purityscanner

SPE ANTEC® ORLANDO www.antec.ws

SPE ANTEC® Brussels
SPE Apparel www.4spe.org

SPE Careers www.4spe.org/careers

SPE Corporate Sponsorship Program www.4spe.org
SPE International Polyolefins Conference www.spe-stx.org/conference.php

SPE PlastiVan Educational Program www.4spe.org

SPE Topical Conferences www.4spe.org

Tangram Technology www.tangram.co.uk

The Plastics RACE www.4spe.org/antec/tpr

Wiley ROI/PENG

 

Allgrind Plastics www.allgrind.com 

AGC Automotive Alabama, Inc us.agc.com

ARBURG www.arburg.us
Ashland www.ashland.com/transportation

Branson Ultrasonic Corporation bransonultrasonics.com

Henkel www.henkelna.com/4090

InnoPlast Solutions BioPlastConference.com/brochure.html

J.P. Curilla Associates

Japan Steel Works www.jswcompounding-usa.com

John Anderson & Associates www.plasticsjobsearch.com

NPE 2015 www.npeguestpass.org/PE1

Plastic Flow www.plasticflow.com

Plastic Process Equipment, Inc. www.ppe.com

Polyhedron Laboratories, Inc. www.polyhedronlab.com 
Process & Design Technologies, LLC www.processdesigntech.com

Reedy International www.reedyintl.com

Rheo-Plast Assocs. www.rheoplastusa.com

Shepherd Color Co. www.shepherdcolor.com

Sikora www.sikora.net/purityscanner

SPE ANTEC® ORLANDO www.antec.ws

SPE ANTEC® Brussels
SPE Apparel www.4spe.org

SPE Careers www.4spe.org/careers

SPE Corporate Sponsorship Program www.4spe.org
SPE International Polyolefins Conference www.spe-stx.org/conference.php

SPE PlastiVan Educational Program www.4spe.org

SPE Topical Conferences www.4spe.org

Tangram Technology www.tangram.co.uk

The Plastics RACE www.4spe.org/antec/tpr

Wiley ROI/PENG