SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, Danbury, Connecticut, has announced a four-year extension of its employment contract with Eve Vitale, SPE Foundation’s chief executive. SPE CEO Patrick Farrey noted that, under Vitale’s leadership, the SPE Foundation has flourished. Vitale’s focus on scholarships and grants has encouraged many young people to enter the plastics-industry … [Read more...] about SPE Announces Contract Extension with SPE Foundation Chief Executive

SPE recently announced a new direction for ANTEC® 2021. The 2021 program has been expanded to include three segments: ANTEC® Industry Insights, ANTEC® Classic and ANTEC® International. Each segment will be presented virtually. ANTEC® will kick off with Industry Insights, a two-day offering presented via SPE’s exclusive live-streaming service to remote attendees from March … [Read more...] about SPE Expands ANTEC® 2021 with Multiple Attendee Options, Enhanced Networking, International Focus

In light of COVID-19 and ongoing safety concerns for members and staff, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based ASTM International has announced that all previously scheduled in-person April standards development meetings (including independent meetings) have been canceled. These decisions were based on several factors, including, but not limited to: Continued review of … [Read more...] about ASTM International Cancels April In-Person Standards Meetings

The "2019 Deloitte and MAPI Smart Factory Study," from Deloitte's Research Center for Energy & Industrials Group, was the result of a joint study by Deloitte and the Manufacturer's Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) that examined the smart factory - the concept of connecting machines, people, data and value chains. One aspect of the study focused on the … [Read more...] about Steps for Accomplishing Successful ‘Smart Factory’ Initiatives

While work on the first issue of 2021 is well underway, we paused to see which Plastics Decorating articles from 2020 caught the eyes of our readers. The following stories were the top reads from 2020 for visitors to the website. 1. Inkjet Printing for Flexible and Wearable Plastic UV LED-curable flexible inks for color printing of flexible/stretchable and wearable plastics … [Read more...] about Top 5 Plastics Decorating Articles of 2020