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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


2016–2017 EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

President

Scott Owens

CEO, SPE

Willem De Vos

President-elect

Raed Al-Zu'bi

Senior Vice President

Thierry d'Allard

Vice President

Brian Landes

Vice President

Jaime Gómez

Vice President

Raed AlZubi

Vice President

Rochelle Lemieux

Vice President

Monika Verheij

2015–2016 President

Dick Cameron

 

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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, 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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Plastic Process Equipment, Inc.   www.ppe.com

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Polyhedron Laboratories, Inc.   www.polyhedronlab.com

Process Design & Technologies   www.processdesigntech.com

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

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SPE 2016 Blow Molding Conference   www.blowmoldingdivision.org

SPE 2016 Thermoforming Conference   www.thermoformingdivision.com

SPE Annual Awards 2017   www.4spe.org

SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition   speautomotive.com/comp

SPE Auto TPO   www.auto-tpo.com

SPE CAD RETEC 2016   www.specad.org

SPE Career Change   www.4spe.org/careers

SPE FlexPackCon   www.4spe.org/flexpackcon2016

SPE Foams 2016   www.4spe.org/foams2016

SPE Got Membership?   www.4spe.org

SPE Plastic Part Design Conference   www.spe-pd3.org

SPE Technical Journals   www.4spe.org

SPE The Chain   thechain.4spe.org

SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers   www.4spe.org/tpe2016

SPE Vinyltec 2016   www.4spe.org/vinyltec2016

Tangram Technology   www.tangram.co.uk

Turkish Machinery   www.turkishmachinery.org

Aaron Equipment Company   www.aaronequipment.com/sniff

Allgrind Plastics   www.allgrind.com

ANTEC® 2017   www.4spe.org/antec

Arizona Instruments   www.azic.com/pe

Conair   www.conairgroup.com/support

Connect With SPE   www.4spe.org

DAK Americas   www.dakamericas.com

Entek   www.entek.com

HPM North America Corporation   www.hpmmachinery.com

IMS Company   www.imscompany.com/G3

Ferro   www.ferropigments.com

J.P. Curilla Associates   Email: jpcecl@aol.com

Japan Steel Works   www.jswcompounding-usa.com

John Anderson & Associates   www.plasticsjobsearch.com

K 2016   k-online.com

Kraiburg TPE Corporation   www.kraiburg-tpe.com

Maag   www.maag.com

Miller-Stephenson   www.miller-stephenson.com

Plastic Flow   www.plasticflow.com

Plastic Process Equipment, Inc.   www.ppe.com

Plasticity London 2016   www.plasticityforum.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 • Email: info@sam-na.com

SPE 2016 Blow Molding Conference   www.blowmoldingdivision.org

SPE 2016 Thermoforming Conference   www.thermoformingdivision.com

SPE Annual Awards 2017   www.4spe.org

SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition   speautomotive.com/comp

SPE Auto TPO   www.auto-tpo.com

SPE CAD RETEC 2016   www.specad.org

SPE Career Change   www.4spe.org/careers

SPE FlexPackCon   www.4spe.org/flexpackcon2016

SPE Foams 2016   www.4spe.org/foams2016

SPE Got Membership?   www.4spe.org

SPE Plastic Part Design Conference   www.spe-pd3.org

SPE Technical Journals   www.4spe.org

SPE The Chain   thechain.4spe.org

SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers   www.4spe.org/tpe2016

SPE Vinyltec 2016   www.4spe.org/vinyltec2016

Tangram Technology   www.tangram.co.uk

Turkish Machinery   www.turkishmachinery.org