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SUMMARY:Labelexpo Americas 2021
DESCRIPTION:  \nTECHNOLOGY IN ACTION\nWhether you’re choosing machinery or materials\, it is vital you feel confident about your decisions. The best way to do this is to see all the options together in one place. \nCome to Labelexpo Americas 2021 and hear the noise of the machinery in operation\, feel the texture of the substrates and see the print quality for yourself. \nMagazines\, websites and brochures cannot compare. Experience it live and make a better choice.
URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/labelexpo-americas-2021/
LOCATION:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center\, Chicago\, IL
CATEGORIES:tradeshow
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SUMMARY:ANTEC® 2021
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URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/antec-2021/
LOCATION:Sheraton Downtown Denver\, Denver\, CO
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED: 50th annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala – “50 Years of Plastics Innovation”
DESCRIPTION:Originally planned for Nov. 19\, 2020\, the event commemorating “50 Years of Plastics Innovation\,” is rescheduled to Nov. 10\, 2021. \nFor almost 50 years the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Program has been the most prestigious and largest competition of its kind in the world. Dozens of teams made up of OEMs\, tier suppliers\, and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part\, system\, or complete vehicle and why it merits the claim as the Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics. This annual event typically draws over 700 OEM engineers\, automotive and plastics industry executives\, and media. As is customary\, funds raised from this event are used to support SPE educational efforts and technical seminars\, which help educate and secure the role of plastics in the advancement of the automobile.
URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/50th-annual-automotive-innovation-awards-gala-50-years-of-plastics-innovation/
LOCATION:Burton Manor\, 27777 Schoolcraft\, Livonia\, MI\, 48150
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SUMMARY:PACK EXPO Connects 2020
DESCRIPTION:Produced by PMMI Media Group\, PACK EXPO Connects is a virtual event like no other. Live chats\, live product demos and enhanced lead generation are just a few of many items offered to maximize opportunities for industry connections. \nConnect with new and current customers during the year’s most exciting week for packaging – the launch of PACK EXPO Connects on November 9th!
URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/pack-expo-connects-2020/
CATEGORIES:Expo,Virtual
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SUMMARY:PRINTING United Digital Experience
DESCRIPTION:The multifaceted online experience spans 14 action-packed days of carefully curated keynotes\, educational programming\, and worldwide product launches and demonstrations being offered at no charge to attendees\, as the industry moves toward recovery in 2021. \nSegment-based content sessions that focus on apparel\, digital textile\, industrial\, graphics/wide-format\, commercial\, packaging\, and mailing and fulfillment have already garnered attention from printers around the globe. The platform includes a wealth of information and insight from leading analysts\, researchers\, subject matter experts\, OEMs\, and suppliers. This robust combination creates a unique educational experience for printers to best understand the current landscape\, optimize recovery\, and see the latest technology to drive their businesses forward. In a time when these types of rich experiences have not been possible\, PRINTING United Alliance is mission-driven to ensure it is delivering on its promise to be the go-to place for all things related to printing.
URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/printing-united-digital-experience/
CATEGORIES:Expo,Virtual
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SUMMARY:SPE® ACCE 2020
DESCRIPTION:“Driving Innovative Transportation\,” is the theme for the 20th anniversary event emphasizing polymer composites as the leading technology driving innovation in automotive electrification\, mobility and autonomy.  The ACCE features technical sessions\, panel discussions\, keynotes\, and exhibits highlighting advances in materials\, processes\, and equipment for both thermoset and thermoplastic composites in a wide variety of transportation applications.  Networking breakfasts\, lunches\, and receptions enhance the value of the event that attracts over 900 attendees worldwide. The Automotive and Composites Divisions of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE®) jointly produce the ACCE to educate the industry about the benefits of composites in transportation applications. \nThe 2020 ACCE will be co-chaired by 2018 and 2019 ACCE co-chair Dr. Alper Kiziltas\, technical expert\, Sustainability and Emerging Materials\, Ford Motor Company\, SPE Automotive Div. vice-chair & education committee chair and Dr. Xiaosong Huang\, lab group manager of Polymer Composite Systems in GM Global Research & Development\, General Motors Company. “The 2020 ACCE will be the best one ever celebrating 20 years of educating the industry about the design versatility\, structural strength and lightweighting performance benefits of composite material technologies for advancing innovative automotive applications\,” said Kiziltas.   “I am very proud to co-chair ACCE because our company benefits by learning about the new technologies presented and incorporating them into our vehicles to reduce mass\, enhance styling and improve performance\,” said Huang. \nThe mission of SPE is to promote scientific and engineering knowledge relating to plastics worldwide and to educate industry\, academia\, and the public about these advances. SPE’s Automotive Division is active in educating\, promoting\, recognizing\, and communicating technical accomplishments in all phases of plastics and plastic-based composite developments in the global transportation industry. The SPE Composites Division is dedicated to the growth of composites in multiple industries.  Topic areas for both divisions include applications\, materials\, processing\, equipment\, tooling\, design\, and development.
URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/spe-acce-2020/
LOCATION:Suburban Collection Showplace\, Novi\, MI
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SUMMARY:Understanding the Science Behind Surface Pretreatment For Adhesion to Plastics – Adhesives\, Coatings & Inks
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Scott Sabreen\, President\, The Sabreen Group Inc. \nHaving a better understanding of the science behind the surface pretreatment of different plastics can help engineers\, production managers and operators determine the best solutions to adhesion challenges. During this webinar you will learn: \n•  Adhesion versus cohesion failure\n•  Why pretreatments are required for low energy plastic substrates\n•  Effects on adhesion from primary molding operations\n•  How to select the best pretreatment process\n•  Real-life Case Studies – Learn diagnostics\, troubleshooting and\nsolutions\n•  “Best Practices” manufacturing process methods
URL:https://plasticsdecorating.com/event/understanding-the-science-behind-surface-pretreatment-for-adhesion-to-plastics-adhesives-coatings-inks/
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