Driving Examples: Greater Composites Use in Passenger Vehicles Various composites applications—in production today—point the way forward for reducing vehicle weight and costs By Peggy Malnati From SPE Reflecting on a “pillar” of SPE; 2014 salary survey Plastics in the Driver’s Seat By Pat Toensmeier Automotive designers are looking more at plastics for comfortable, lightweight seating Root Cause Analysis: Success in Failure By Jeffrey Jansen RCA only works when supported by a thorough failure analysis Injection Molding Trials Gone Bad By Mark Rosen But there are strategies for getting a project back on track Why Are We Burying Plastics? By American Chemistry Council Recovering the energy in used plastics is a hot topic Raising the Bar for Blow Molding By Geoff Giordano Materials, machines, methods, and “marvels” stand out in today’s blow molding Strengthening Composites with Waste Rubber By Adel Ramezani Kakroodi and Denis Rodrigue By Adel Ramezani Kakroodi and Denis Rodrigue GLOBAL LOOK China’s Plastics Processing Industry Adapts to a New Era By Qian Guijing High-tech innovation is becoming the name of the game in China’s plastics industry INSIDE SPI News about the state of the plastics industry and more, from SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association DEPARTMENTS Energy-Saving Tip By Dr. Robin Kent Industry Patents By Dr. Roger Corneliussen Industry News Upcoming Industry Events Market Place Advertiser Index About the cover: The new Corvette Stingray features composite bonded hood and roof assemblies; see our cover story (original photo courtesy of General Motors). www.4spe.org