Once every three years, an extraordinary opportunity comes along. It is the joint meeting of the National Plastics Exposition (NPE) and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference. It brings together the largest gathering of plastics engineers and professionals in North America, affording the opportunity to see the latest offerings in materials, … [Read more...] about Association News
Decorating & Assembly Division News
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Upcoming Events June SPE Decorating & Assembly TopCon and IMDA Symposium, June 18-20 Lincolnshire, Illinois, www.plasticsdecorating.com/topcon September PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Sept. 25-27 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, www.packexpolasvegas.com October SGIA, Oct. 10-12 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, … [Read more...] about Association News
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Letter from the Chair Save the date: It's time to plan for the opportunities to learn in 2017. Last year was exciting because of all the advances in the tools and technologies of plastic decoration and assembly. The capabilities and complexity of the tool set for plastic decoration and assembly are growing dramatically. A multitude of conferences are available, but most of … [Read more...] about Association News
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Letter from the Chair To understand something, it is important to be able to define what it is. So, what is plastic decoration and assembly? Equally, or more important, why do we decorate or join plastic parts? As a working definition and in a broad sense, it is the collection of secondary operations we apply to our plastic parts to improve their performance or to meet … [Read more...] about Association News
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Letter from the Chairman We have just completed two great conferences with opportunities to network and learn the latest in plastics decoration and assembly. In May, the Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference was held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Decoration and Assembly Division session included seven papers covering topics ranging from in-mold … [Read more...] about Association News