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Society of
Plastics Engineers
6 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 306
Bethel, CT 06801 USA
www.4spe.org

EDITORIAL STAFF

Editor-in-Chief

Briana Gilmartin

Managing Editor

Michael Tolinski

Contributing Editors

Dr. Roger Corneliussen

Jon Evans
Dr. Robin Kent

Marketing & Communications

Sue Wojnicki

Branding & Design

Liz Martland & Kim Wakuluk

Art Director

Gerry Mercieca

Publisher

Steven Ottogalli


2015–2016 EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

President

Dick Cameron

CEO, SPE

Willem De Vos

President-elect

Scott Owens

Senior Vice President

Olivier Crave

Vice President/Web Innovation/ Communication/Treasurer

Jaime Gómez

Vice President/Secretary

Monika Verheij

Vice President

Raed AlZubi

Vice President

Thierry d’Allard

Vice President

Brian Landes

2014–2015 President

Vijay Boolani

 

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and ad submissions please contact:

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Stephen Jezzard
E-mail: sjezzard@wiley.com

Sr. Account Manager
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Roland Espinosa
tel: 201-748-6819
E-mail: respinosa@wiley.com

 

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, 6 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 306, Bethel, CT 06801 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 2016 by the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Plastics Engineering, 6 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 306, Bethel, CT 06801 USA. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Plastics Engineering is indexed by Engineering Information Inc.

Neither Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., nor the Society of Plastics Engineers, nor Plastics Engineering is responsible for opinions or statements of facts expressed by contributors or advertisers, either in the articles published in Plastics Engineering or in the technical papers that are presented at the meetings of the Society. Editorials do not necessarily represent the official policy of Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., or the Society. Display and classified advertisements are included as an educational service to readers of Plastics Engineering. Advertising appearing in Plastics Engineering is not to be taken as an endorsement, expressed or implied, of the respective company’s processes, products, or services represented in the ad.

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DMI: Design Management Conference  dmi.org

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John Anderson & Associates   www.plasticsjobsearch.com

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SPE Bioplastic Materials  www.4spe.org

SPE Career Change   www.4spe.org/careers

SPE Decorating & Assembly  plasticsdecorating.com/topcon/2016

SPE Design in Plastics  www.4spe.org/events

SPE FlexPackCon  www.4spe.org/flexpackcon2016

SPE Foams 2016  www.4spe.org/events

SPE Foundation Scholarship  www.4spe.org/foundation

SPE Materials Database  www.4spe.org/materialsdatabase

SPE Medical Plastics Minitec  www.4spe.org/medicalminitec

SPE North-East TopCon  www.spequebec.org

SPE Rotational Molding 2016  www.4spe.org/rotomolding2016

SPE Speed Interviews@ANTEC 2016  www.4spe.org/antecspeedinterview

SPE The Chain  thechain.4spe.org

SPE The Plastics Race  www.4spe.org/antec/tpr

SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers Topcon 2016  www.4spe.org/tpe2016

SPE Troubleshooting Seminar  www.4spe.org/singlescrew

SPE UL Giveaway  www.4spe.org/ul3printing

Tangram Technology   www.tangram.co.uk

Turkish Machinery  www.turkishmachinery.org

Aaron Equipment Company   www.aaronequipment.com/sniff

Allgrind Plastics   www.allgrind.com

ANTEC 2016   www.antec.ws

Conair www.conairgroup.com/thermolator

Connect With SPE  www.4spe.org

Coperion   www.coperion.com/zsk26mc18

Covestro  www.covestro.com

DMI: Design Management Conference  dmi.org

J.P. Curilla Associates   

Japan Steel Works   www.jswcompounding-usa.com

John Anderson & Associates   www.plasticsjobsearch.com

Kraiburg TPE  www.kraiburg-tpe.com

Plastic Flow   www.plasticflow.com

Plastics-In-Motion 2016  www.executive-conference.com

Polyhedron Laboratories, Inc.   www.polyhedronlab.com

Process Design & Technologies   www.processdesigntech.com

Rheo-Plast Associates, Inc.  www.rheoplastusa.com

SAM North America   www.sam-na.com 

SPE Bioplastic Materials  www.4spe.org

SPE Career Change   www.4spe.org/careers

SPE Decorating & Assembly  plasticsdecorating.com/topcon/2016

SPE Design in Plastics  www.4spe.org/events

SPE FlexPackCon  www.4spe.org/flexpackcon2016

SPE Foams 2016  www.4spe.org/events

SPE Foundation Scholarship  www.4spe.org/foundation

SPE Materials Database  www.4spe.org/materialsdatabase

SPE Medical Plastics Minitec  www.4spe.org/medicalminitec

SPE North-East TopCon  www.spequebec.org

SPE Rotational Molding 2016  www.4spe.org/rotomolding2016

SPE Speed Interviews@ANTEC 2016  www.4spe.org/antecspeedinterview

SPE The Chain  thechain.4spe.org

SPE The Plastics Race  www.4spe.org/antec/tpr

SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers Topcon 2016  www.4spe.org/tpe2016

SPE Troubleshooting Seminar  www.4spe.org/singlescrew

SPE UL Giveaway  www.4spe.org/ul3printing

Tangram Technology   www.tangram.co.uk

Turkish Machinery  www.turkishmachinery.org