Quarterly Mags: 2007 4th
FOURTH QUARTER 2007, VOLUME 26, NUMBER 4
a joURnal of the thermoforming division of the society of plastics engineers
WINNER 2003, 2004 & 2005 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Winning Entries in the 17th Annual
2007 Thermoforming Parts Competition
Peoples Choice Award
& Twin Sheet Award
Spencer Industries Inc.
Dale, IN
Shelter Trailer
PRESSURE FORM
Specialty Manufacturing Inc.
San Diego, CA
Podiatry Chair
ROLL FED MEDICAL
Specialty Manufacturing
Inc.
San Diego, CA
Multi Probe Tray
MULTI-PART
Wilbert Plastics Services
White Bear Lake, MN
CT/PET Covers
ROLL FED INDUSTRIAL
Prent Corporation
Janesville, WI
Contec Verti Klean
OPTIONAL JUDGES AWARD
Talegator Distributors Troy, MI
Tale Gator
VACUUM FORMING
Penda Manufacturing Inc.
Portage, WI
Tonneau Cover
. lead technical article
thermoforming hdpe part TWO
if you cant measure it, you cant control it
by bill Mcconnell…………………………………………………………………………………..see page 15
www.thermoformingdivision.com
. The Chairmans Corner
The Measure
of Our Success
. By Walt Walker, Chair
Conference Highlights
Our 17th Annual Thermoforming Conference was a tremendous
success on many levels.
Cutting Edge Content: If you rate success in terms of
Content and Substance, then we heard glowing reports
about the depth and breadth of our Technical Program.
From design and engineering breakthroughs, to the latest
in films and bio-materials, to the newest in robotic technology
presenters from throughout the thermoforming industry
shared their knowledge and skill. A warm thank you to
all the presenters who gave us truly cutting edge sessions.
Innovative Presentations: If one rates success on Innovation,
then a new remote learning technique proved to
be the wave of the future. During Live from the Exhibit
Floor, session participants got up close and personal as
they interacted with skilled set-up mechanics and machine
operators of a state-of-the-art heavy gauge former running
on the exhibit floor-while they comfortably sat in a convention
hall room. The session was a big hit and we plan to do
more live interactive technical sessions like this in the future.
Special thanks to Brian Winton of Modern Machinery who
was on the floor and Brian Ray of Ray Products who acted
as moderator in the technical session.
Positive Leads: If success can be rated in terms of leads,
many of our 100 plus exhibitors are already reporting it
was an excellent show and they received many positive
leads.
Training the Next Generation: If success means nurturing
our professionals of tomorrow, then we can take pride
in bringing students and professors to our conference. This
year we paid the travel and housing expenses for 27 people
including three 2007 SPE scholarship recipients, eight
professors and 16 students from various universities.
Sponsor Commitment: If success can be measured as
commitment, then we are indeed grateful to our 24 sponsors
for their unwavering financial support. Without them,
this conference wouldnt be possible. As you run across
these corporations during your professional lives, please
thank them for their commitment to our industry.
Strong Leadership: But, success doesnt happen without
leadership. A huge thank you goes to our 2007 Conference
Chair Ken Griep, President of Portage Casting &
Mold, Inc. and a division Board Member, and Conference
Coordinator (Super Star) Gwen Mathis for their hard work,
dedication and leadership.
Grants, Scholarships and Donations Top
Board Agenda
During our conference business meeting, the Board of Directors
focused on growing our industry through support of students
and educational programs. Over the years, thanks to the success
of our annual conferences, weve been able to fulfill our mission
statement and proudly report:
In the past eight years, weve awarded in excess of
$160,000 in student scholarships.
In the past five years, weve supported PlastiVan with more
than $60,000.
Since 2000, weve approved over 27 matching grants to
universities totaling $146,000.
This year we contributed $30,000 to the Center for
Plastics Processing Technology at the University of Wisconsin –
Platteville for the purchase of a ZED roll fed, high speed,
inline, thin gauge thermoformer. The ability to purchase
such a piece of equipment with a market value estimated
at nearly $400,000 came largely through the efforts of
two men: Plattevilles program director, Dr. Majid Trabrizi
who tirelessly solicited donations from many generous corporations,
and Mark Zelnick, President of ZED Industries,
Inc., and his suppliers who donated or discounted parts
and labor.
Now Its Your Turn to Educate
If you know about a thermoforming educational program in
your area that needs support, remember SPE has a $10,000
matching grant program you could help them apply for. And
dont forget we also have a scholarship program worth up to
$7,500 per recipient.
Hats Off to Our Award Winners
Last but most certainly not least hearty congratulations to
our 2007 Thermoformer of the Year Curt Zamec, President &
CEO, Wilbert Industries, Inc., and our Lifetime Achievement
recipient, Jack Pregont, Founder and CEO Emeritus of Prent Corporation.
With gentlemen like these in positions of leadership, its
no wonder the thermoforming industry has enjoyed unparalleled
success over the years.
Its a Great Day in Thermoforming!
.
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Thermoforming®
A NOTE TO
PROSPECTIVE
AUTHORS
Q U A R T E R L Y
Contents
TFQ is an equal opportunity
publisher! You will note that we
have several categories of technical
articles, ranging from the super-high
tech (sometimes with equations!), to
industry practice articles, to book
reviews, how to articles, tutorial
articles, and so on. Got an article that
doesnt seem to fit in these categories?
Send it to Barry Shepherd, Technical
Editor, anyway. Hell fit it in! He
promises. [By the way, if you are
submitting an article, Barry would
appreciate it on CD-ROM in DOC
format. All graphs and photos should
be black and white and of sufficient
size and contrast to be scannable.
Thanks.]
. Technical Section
Lead Technical Article
Thermoforming HDPE – Part Two: If You Cant Measure It, You Cant Control It…………….15
History of Thermoforming, Part 8
Early 1950s Vacuum Forming Tooling…………………………………………………………………………….19
. DIVISION ACTIVITIES
Chairmans Corner: The Measure of Our Success ………Inside Front Cover
Membership: Reviewing Our Numbers ……………………………………………….2
New Members ……………………………………………………………………………………..3
Winter Board Meeting Schedule…………………………………………………………….4
Thermoformer of the Year 2008 Criteria…………………………………………………6
Thermoformer of the Year 2008 Application…………………………………………..7
2007 Parts Competition Award Winners…………………………………………………8
2007 17th Annual Conference Review………………………………………………….11
2007 Cincinnati Conference ………………………………………………………………..12
Lifetime Achievement Award – Jack Pregont…………………………………………13
Council Report…………………………………………………………………………………….23
Curt Zamec – Thermoformer of the Year……………………………………………….28
European Thermoforming Conference, Berlin, Germany……………………….30
Membership Application……………………………………………………………………..33
Index of Sponsors ……………………………………………………………………………….36
Board of Directors List …………………………………………………Inside Back Cover
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. Membership Corner
Reviewing
Our Numbers
. By Conor Carlin, Chair
The end of the year provides a good opportunity
to review the numbers. The membership ranks
are holding steady as the Conference gave us a
good boost going into the fourth quarter. With
about 900 people in attendance in Cincinnati,
I was able to meet a lot of the new attendees.
Once again, new members are coming in from
different industries and countries. This is a sure
sign that the thermoforming industry is making
great strides against competitive processes.
Word of mouth continues to be an important factor
in the growth and development of membership.
Think of the people you talk to during the course
of the week that have some impact on your job or
on your current project. Would they benefit from
joining our division? Would the division benefit
from having them join? The advantages go both
ways. An easy way to get involved to help grow
the division is to use the AIM Program: Action
Increases Membership. Visit this link to learn
more and enter your prospects online: http://
www.4spe.org/communities/ld/aim/index.php.
SPE national recently completed an in-depth
Membership Marketing Study that brought into
relief two key points: members
join and
remain with SPE for its technical information
resources
and indicate a strong interest in
general industry information. As the Society
strives to maintain and improve membership
benefits, each division is responsible for
providing suggestions, comments and criticisms.
Even if you are content with the current level of
information and support from SPE and D25 in
particular, please let us know. Your comments
allow us to make any necessary changes and
improvements.
The global market continues to provide increased
opportunities for thermoformers. The massive
K-Show takes place this year and with over
280,000 attendees, it can make your head spin.
We will certainly have a report on the show early
next year in the new, revamped Quarterly.
Next year is also the year that the European
Thermoforming Division holds their bi-annual
conference. Berlin has been chosen as the venue
and we expect to see increased attendance from
Eastern Europe and Russia.
For more details you can visit the SPE Europe
website: www.e-t-d.org.
T
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Questions?
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Takata
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Steven J. Billmeier
Stopol, Inc.
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Morphogic Srl
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Jackson, Michigan
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Gardner Denver Hanover
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Vitalo USA
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Fred W. Cieri
Bo-Mer Plastics
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Rick Claypool
Gold Shield of Indiana, Inc.
Decatur, Indiana
Ronald W. Cobb
Tucker, Georgia
Chris Corona
Boltaron Performance
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John DAlessandro
Brentwood Industries, Inc.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Marianne Danielsen
Innovative Plastech
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Colin Dhillon
ABC Group
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Ryan DuMonte
Premier Material Concepts
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Doug Endres
Placon
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Dave Felicella
Thermoforming
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Ford Motor Company
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Micah Freeman
Freetech Plastics, Inc.
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David Fry
Brentwood Industries, Inc.
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Enrique Galiano
Thermo King Areclob PR
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Fabri-Form Company
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Stopol, Inc.
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Innovative Plastech, Inc.
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WR Sharples Company
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Total Industries
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Premier Material Concepts
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Invibio, Inc.
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Plastics Package, Inc.
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Associated Packaging
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McClarin Plastics
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Select Plastics
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Kleerdex Company
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C & M Fine Pack, Inc.
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LG Electronics
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Wilbert, Inc.
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Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.
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Tasus Corporation
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Yomura
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Madison, Wisconsin
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Grupo Janfres SA de CV
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Brentwood Industries, Inc.
Reading, Pennsylvania
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Innoware
Thomaston, Georgia
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Plastic Works, Inc.
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McClarin Plastics
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Octal
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Plastic Solutions
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Plastics Unlimited, Inc.
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Melco SRL
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SupplyOne Plastics, Inc.
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Trans Form Plastics
Danvers, MA
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Dow Chemical Company
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Plastics Works, Inc.
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Faurecia Interiors
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Gregstrom Corporation
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Medtronic, Inc.
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Reynoldsburg, Ohio
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Woodbridge, ON Canada
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Edward Rosingana
WECO International
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Oakwood Group
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Keith Ruedisuell
Peninsula Plastics
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Stephen Schreiner
Perfect Shutters
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Premier Material Concepts
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Carlisle Foodservice
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Carolina Materials
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Fey Industries
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Hooser Plastics
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Berry Plastics
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Wilbert, Inc.
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Milliken
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Display Pack, Inc.
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The Witt Group
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THERMOFORMING
DIVISION
WINTER BOARD
MEETING SCHEDULE
February 6th – 9th, 2008
Tranquility Bay Beach
House Resort
2600 Overseas Highway
Marathon, Florida
FOR HOUSING RESERVATIONS,
CONTACT GWEN MATHIS
706.235.9298
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Executive Committee Arrives
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
7:30 8:00 am Breakfast Executive
Committee
8:00 am 4:00 pm Executive Committee
Meeting, Orchid House
12:00 1:00 pm Lunch, Executive
Committee
2:00 3:00 pm Finance Committee meet
Executive Committee
3:00 4:00 pm Technical Chairs meet
with Executive Committee
Friday, February 8th, 2008
7:30 9:00 am Continental Breakfast, All
Committees
7:30 9:00 am Materials Committee,
Tent on Lawn
7:30 9:00 am Processing Committee,
Tent on Lawn
7:30 9:00 am Machinery Committee,
Tent on Lawn
7:30 9:00 am 2008 Minneapolis meet
with Technical Committees
8:45 am 12:15 pm Other Committees,
Tent on Lawn or Orchid House
8:45 9:15 am ARRC, Rich Freeman;
Students, Ken Griep
9:45 10:15 am Website, Rich Freeman;
Recognition, Hal Gilham
10:15 10:45 am Marketing, Roger Fox;
Membership, Conor Carlin; Antec,
Don Hylton
10:45 11:15 am Newsletter, Conor
Carlin/Barry Shepherd; Publication,
Laura Pichon
12:15 1:00 pm Lunch, Board of
Directors, Pool Deck
1:00 4:00 pm Board of Directors
Meeting, Orchid House
6:00 7:00 pm Reception, Beach**
** Weather Permitting
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On Your Own / Fishing or Golf
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Need help
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If you or someone you
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plastic industry, let the SPE
Thermoforming Division
help support those education
goals.
Our mission is to
facilitate the advancement of
thermoforming technologies
through education, application,
promotion, and research.
Within this past year alone,
our organization has awarded
multiple scholarships! Get
involved and take advantage
of available support from your
plastic industry!
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. Thermoformer of the Year Criteria for 2008
E
Every year the SPE Thermoforming
Division selects an individual
who has made an outstanding
contribution to our industry and
names them Thermoformer of the
Year.
The award in the past has gone
to industry pioneers like Bo Stratton
and Sam Shapiro, who were
among the first to found thermoforming
companies and develop
our industry. We have included
machine designers and builders
Gaylord Brown and Robert Butzko
and toolmaker John Griep, individuals
who helped develop the
equipment and mold ideas we all
use today. We have also honored
engineers like Lew Blanchard and
Stephen Sweig, who developed
and patented new methods of
thermoforming. Additionally, we
have featured educators like Bill
McConnell, Jim Throne and Herman
R. Osmers, who have both
spread the word and were key
figures in founding the Thermoforming
Division.
Were looking for more individuals
like these and were turning to
the thermoforming community to
find them. Requirements would
include several of the following:
. Founder or owner of a thermoforming
company
. Patents developed
. Is currently active in or recently
retired from the thermoforming
industry
. Is a processor or capable of
processing
. Someone who developed new
markets for or started a new
trend or style of thermoforming
. Significant contributions to the
work of the Thermoforming Division
Board of Directors
. Has made a significant educational
contribution to the thermoforming
industry.
If you would like to bring someone
who meets some or all of
these requirements to the attention
of the Thermoforming Division,
please fill out a nomination
form and a one- to two-page
biography and forward it to:
Thermoforming Division Awards
Committee
c/o Productive Plastics, Inc.
Hal Gilham
103 West Park Drive
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08045
Tel: 856-778-4300
Fax: 856-234-3310
Email: halg@productiveplastics.com
You can also find the form and see all the past
winners at www.thermoformingdivision.com in
the Thermoformer of the Year section.
You can submit nominations and bios at any time
but please keep in mind our deadline for
submissions is no later than December 1st of
each year, so nominations received after that
time will go forward to the next year.
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THERMOFORMER OF
THE YEAR 2008
Presented at the September 2008 Thermoforming Conference in Minneapolis, MN
The Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2008 THERMOFORMER OF THE YEAR. Please
help us by identifying worthy candidates. This prestigious honor will be awarded to a member of our industry
that has made a significant contribution in a technical, educational or managerial aspect of thermoforming.
Nominees will be evaluated and voted on by the Thermoforming Board of Directors at the Winter 2008
meeting. The deadline for submitting nominations is December 1st, 2007. Please complete the form below
and include all biographical information.
Person Nominated: ________________________________________________________Title: ______________________________
Firm or Institution:____________________________________________________________________________________________
Street Address: _________________________________________________City, State, Zip: ________________________________
Telephone: __________________________________Fax: _________________________ E-mail: ___________________________
Biographical Information:
Nominees experience in the thermoforming industry.
Nominees education (include degrees, year granted, name and location of university)
Prior corporate or academic affiliations (include company and/or institutions, title, and approximate
dates of affiliations)
Professional society affiliations
Professional honors and awards.
Publications and patents (please attach list).
Evaluation of the effect of this individuals achievement on technology and progress of the plastics
industry. (To support nomination, attach substantial documentation of these achievements.)
Other significant accomplishments in the field of plastics.
Professional achievements in plastics (summarize specific achievements upon which this nomination
is based on a separate sheet).
Individual Submitting Nomination: _______________________________________________Title: _________________________
Firm or Institution:____________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________City, State, Zip: ________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________Fax: _________________________ E-mail: ___________________________
Signature: _______________________________________________________________Date: ____________________
(ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE SIGNED)
Please submit all nominations to: Hal Gilham,
Productive Plastics, 103 West Park Drive
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey 08045
. 2007 Thermoforming Parts Competition Winners
. By Haydn Forward, Chair
According to Haydn Forward, Parts Competition Chairman,
this was a big year for the parts competition. A
total of 45 parts were entered the most ever. He said
one-fourth of the parts came from original equipment
makers, NOT SPE Thermoforming Division members.
Forward said, People are beginning to see the value of
this competition.
Some changes were made this year. For the first time, the
contest solicited student entries and four were on display
on the show floor. The division gave scholarships to the
top three winners.
Division officials also reduced the number of categories,
but made them broader, covering two categories each in
roll-fed and heavy-gauge parts. They issued first, second
and third place in each category, instead of a single winner,
as in years past.
Products are judged for creativity, originality, design
complexity, surface finish, secondary operations, technical
difficulty, and innovation.
STUDENT
1st Place AIR CONDITIONER
ROOF.
$2,500.00 Scholarship.
Brian Pillay, University
of Alabama.
205.996.5797. Contact
e-mail: pillay@uab.edu.
2nd Place CARGO BOX. $1,500.00 Scholarship. Robbin
Forsyth, San Jose State University. Contact e-mail: robbinforsyth@
gmail.com.
3rd Place CARGO BOX. $750.00 Scholarship. Hoan
Pham, San Jose State University. Contact e-mail: hoanpham@
gmail.com.
ROLL FED – MEDICAL
Bronze ST. JUDE MEDICAL TRAY. Prent Corp., Janesville,
WI. Contact Chris Courtney, 608.754.0276 x154.
Silver ENDOGASTRIC STOMPAHY X TRAY. Prent Corp.,
Janesville, WI. Contact Chris Courtney, 608.754.0276
x154.
Gold MULTI PROBE TRAY. Specialty Manufacturing
Inc., San Diego, CA. Contact Jack Schrieffer, 858.450.1591.
(See Front Cover.)
A
© All Parts Competition Images Ellen Dallager:Photography 2007
ROLL FED – INDUSTRIAL
Bronze DIP-N-GO PACKAGE. PWP Ind., Vernon, CA.
Contact Terry Vovan, 323.513.9000.
Silver TAMPER-RESISTANT PACKAGE. PWP Ind., Vernon,
CA. Contact Terry Vovan, 323.513.9000.
Gold CONTEC VERTI KLEAN. Prent Corp., Janesville,
WI. Contact Chris Courtney, 608.754.0276 x154. (See
Front Cover.)
HEAVY GAUGE – VACUUM FORM
Bronze RADOME. Golden Plastics, Oakland, CA. Contact
Ron Pardee, 510.569.6465.
Silver SEA-DOO. Ameriform, Muskeson, MI. Contact
Chris Lussenden, 213.332.1728.
Gold TONNEAU COVER. Penda Corp., Portage, WI.
Contact Nicole Barreau, 608.742.5301. (See Front Cover.)
HEAVY GAUGE – PRESSURE FORM
Bronze COVER ASSEMBLY UNIT. Ray Products, Ontario,
CA. Contact Brian Ray,, 909.390.9906 x216.
Silver SCAN SCOPE COVER. Specialty Manufacturing
Inc., San Diego, CA. Contact Jack Schrieffer,
858.450.1591.
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PAUL J. AlongI
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Richard, David, and James; and
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. 17th Annual SPE Thermoforming Conference Review
. By Ken Griep, Chair
What a great conference! Excellent presentations,
a large exhibition area, and a newly
remodeled Duke Energy Center the perfect
atmosphere for discussing thermoforming.
I truly appreciate the many positive comments I
received from this years conference attendees.
It is very rewarding to know that all the hard
work that was done by so many people to help
Adapting to Form the Future will continue in
the years ahead.
This great conference could not happen every
year without the help of our 24 Sponsors and 90-
plus Exhibitors. Thank all of you for your support
of the Conference, SPE, and the Thermoforming
Industry.
My workload was greatly reduced with the
help of my Technical Co-Chairs, Brian Winton
and Conor Carlin. Thank you both for doing a
wonderful job. I would also like to thank Haydn
Forward, the Parts Competition Chair, for all his
hard work putting together the excellent display
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Moderators who donated their time and made
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The biggest thank you goes to the Southern
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and all the rest of you at the 2008 Conference
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Thank you all,
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. Jack Pregont Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack Pregont, Prent Corporation, Janesville,
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Joseph in 2001.
Jack never lost the thermoforming bug and, in
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electronics markets.
During the awards dinner in Cincinnati, he was
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executive vice president and chief operating
officer.
Jack Pregont is one of the modern eras
thermoforming pioneers, who pushed the
envelope on every process and technique, and
even invented a few himself, said Walker.
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Thermoforming HDPE Part Two
(If You Cant Measure It, You Cant Control It)
. By Bill McConnell
T
(Technical Editors Note: Part One of this article
was printed in the previous issue of the Quarterly.
It dealt with the properties, characteristics and
the extrusion of HDPE. The following completes
a thorough lesson on one of the most difficult
materials to thermoform.)
II. Tooling
Temperature control of molds is extremely
important in thermoforming quality polyethylene
parts at competitive prices. If you have to
cut prices, do so anywhere but in the mold! The
hotter the mold, the more the final part will
shrink. A change in mold temperature can mean
the formed part may not fit the trim tool. Other
possible causes of different part shrinkage within
a lot of material or from lot to lot are variation
in melt index, orientation, draw down ratio,
gage and regrind percentage or a combination
of these factors.
Thin Gage (Roll-Fed) Mold Temperature
Ideal mold temperature for thin gage is HDPE
150° 165° F. [66° 74° C.]. This temperature
gives the best physical properties in the finished
part. To help in thermoforming a difficult part
there may be a time mold temperature will need
to run at 190° F. [88° C. +] or more, in order to
produce the part with proper wall thicknesses.
Because thin gages of 0.040 [1.02 mm] or less
have a lower amount of mass, we find with fast
vacuum and good compressed air, around 50
psi (344 kPa) for pressure forming, parts can be
formed in production on 65° 100° F. [18° 38°
C.] molds very successfully.
When using cooling plates, accurate temperature
control of the cooling plate is essential for
consistent, quality parts. Cooling plates should
be manifolded so that no coolant line is more
than 36 to 40 inches [91.44 to 102 cm] long
before directing the cooling fluid back to the
temperature control unit.
Cooling plates up to a size of 20 x 20 should
have a minimum of four thermocouples installed
on the diagonal about 6 [15 cm] from each
corner, with thermocouples wedged to within
0.080 [2.03 mm] of the surface. Larger molds
should have six or eight. Be sure that the mating
surfaces of the cooling plate and the mold
are absolutely flat and are making good, positive
contact. Air is a poor conductor, having a
K Factor of 0.016 BTU/hr/ft2/°F. a great insulator.
Thus tight mold contact with the cooling plate
(continued on next page)
is necessary for proper temperature control.
Prior to installing a mold for the next production
run, check both mold and cooling plate for
flatness after everything has cooled to room
temperature.
TIP: Do not use epoxy or axle grease, etc. to
fill gaps between plates without checking the
K Factor (heat transfer rate) first. Remember,
aluminum has close to a 90 K Factor while most
greases and epoxies are less than one and will
only act as insulators making matters worse.
Some of the epoxies and greases used in the
electronics and computer industry have silver
blended in which gives very high heat transfer,
but are expensive.
Heavy Gauge (Sheet-Fed) Mold Temperature
When the finished thickness of a part is in the
range of 0.040 [1.02mm] or above the mold
temperature must be at least 150° F. [66° C.] or
greater to avoid cooling the mold side of the
part too fast causing undue internal stresses.
Normally the majority of these molds are internally
cooled to avoid such problems. Again
thermocouples should be installed on the back
side of the mold and wedged to within 0.080
[2.03 mm] of the forming surface.
III. Shrinkage
Polyethylene is a crystalline material. Many
extrusion and thermoforming variables greatly
influence the part shrinkage. The effect of the
variables is particularly important to the mold
designer. The most accurate way to predict
shrinkage values is to thermoform prototype
parts with sheet from the extruder selected for
the application. This sheet can then be formed
under the same conditions anticipated for production.
Measured part shrinkage values from
these prototypes should be very similar to production
shrinkage values because most of the
variables have been eliminated.
Orientation
Shrinkage values for most high density polyethylene
(HDPE) sheet resins are in the range of
2.0% (0.020 in/in) and 2.5%. Extruded sheet has
its greatest orientation (stress level) and therefore
its highest shrink factor in the direction of
extrusion. It appears more accurate to estimate
shrinkage at 2.4% MD, the direction it traveled
during extrusion and 2.1% TD in the transverse
direction or across the extruded sheet. Thermoformed
parts from extra high molecular weight
HDPE resins shrink about 2.7% MD and 2.2%
TD. This part shrinkage is much more than parts
made in amorphous resins.
Mold Temperature
Mold temperature is absolutely critical! On
average a change in mold temperature of 6-10°
F. (3.3-5.5° C.) will change the part size about
0.1% (0.001 in/in). Parts in female cavities will
shrink away from the mold resulting in smaller
sizes than those formed on a male mold as much
as 0.007 in/in. For example, a 100 inch (2.54 m)
long part will be about 3/4 inches smaller.
IV. Vacuum Systems for Thin and Heavy
Gage
Vacuum Systems: Vacuum pumps should have
a minimum rating capacity of 29.6 inches of
mercury at sea level. Surge tanks should have
a volume of from 6 to 10 times the volume of
air to be evacuated. Use a flexible vacuum hose
with a minimum I.D. of 1 with small molds or
cooling plates, and 1-½ I.D. for larger ones.
Avoid 90° angles where possible as they create
a turbulence that slows the speed of airflow by
at least 30% for each one.
Use vacuum holes as large as possible without
being objectionable to the customer and back
drill to within 0.080 [2.03 mm] of the surface.
Slots or races are very efficient when they can
be designed into the mold.
(continued from previous page)
TIP: It is very difficult to have too many vacuum
holes. When in doubt drill more.
V. Heating the Sheet
As gage increases the heater element intensity
will have to be decreased or moved farther away
to avoid degrading the sheet surfaces. Knowing
the surface temperature of at least one heating
element in each zone is very important.
Polyethylene is a crystalline material with a
specific heat of 0.458 cal/gm which means it takes
a long time to heat and cool and has extremely
high part shrinkage. Sandwich flat panel radiant
heaters are the most efficient method of heating
plastic sheet.
HDPE has a wide temperature forming window
of 295° F. [146° C.] to 350° F. [176° C.]. A
good temperature all the way through the sheet
would be between 340° F. and 345° F. [171° C.
and 174° C.]. When the sheet stops its wrinkling
and smoothes out into a nice uniform sag, it is
ready to form.
Adjust ovens for a uniform heating of the
sheet. With radiant heat, if all the heaters run
at the same surface temperature you will always
overheat the center of the sheet because the
clamping frames, or chain rails, along with the
sidewalls of the oven (or the open area) and any
openings where the sheet enters or exits, act as
heat sinks drawing heat from the periphery of
the sheet. The more zones your heaters have the
easier this job is. Some methods to adjust these
zones of heat are as follows:
Observe the Sheet
One easy way to achieve a uniform heat
throughout an un-pigmented sheet of 0.080
to 0.100 HDPE is to observe the sheet while
heating. When heated to 256° F. 259° F [124° C.
126° C.] the sheet turns water clear. By carefully
observing the heated pattern of the sheet the
various heating zones can be adjusted to give
uniform heating of the sheet.
Infrared Thermal Scanning
By far the best and most accurate way to
measure sheet temperature is with an infrared
scanner. The scanners are portable so that you
can also check out how the part cools on the
mold or check the sheet temperature on another
machine. The instrument presents on your laptop
virtually instantly a two dimensional array of
100,000 spot readings of the whole sheet. Move
the cursor on your laptop to any particular point
and get that exact temperature. Thermal imaging
and analysis is an excellent way to reduce
scrap, improve product quality and operating
economies of a thermoforming operation. This
is a perfect way to check out your molds cooling
efficiency. Scan the mold as it starts to cool
the part and continue the process until the part
is de-molded.
VI. Forming Techniques
All thermoforming techniques can be used to
form HDPE. Simple vacuum, pressure, snap back
forming, billow forming or any combination of
these methods can be used. Because of the high
(continued on next page)
specific heat HDPE and HMWPE are ideal for
twin sheet thermoforming. Use a mold speed of
about 8 inches/second or less. Plug assist speeds
are usually picked within the range of 3 to 8
inches/second. Cooling fixtures to help maintain
shape of part right after removal from mold is
very frequently used.
VII. Trimming Techniques
Thin and heavy gage can be trimmed by steel
rule die, forged knife blades matched tool
steel, laser, high pressure water jet, five axes
robotic trimmers, routers, hot knives, shears, etc.
Care should be taken to use the recommended
router bits, spindle speed and travel speed when
trimming on CNC routers. Generally, less force is
necessary to trim HDPE than most other amorphous
materials when using steel rule or forged
knives.
References
1. Understanding Plastics Testing by
Donald C. Hylton
2. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC,
various technical bulletins,
www.cpchem.com
3. You Can Master HDPE Shrinkage by
Jim Keesling, Chevron Phillips Chemical
Company
4. Thermoforming Technology Manual by
Wm. K. Bill McConnell, Jr.
(continued from previous page)
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. History of Thermoforming Part 8
Early 1950s Vacuum
Forming Tooling
. By Stanley R. Rosen, Plastimach Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada
E
(Ed. Note: This is Stanley Rosens 8th article in
his series on the History of Thermoforming and
the last to appear in the Quarterly. For the last
3 years, a great deal of research has gone into
this collection of articles on our industry which
is an ongoing project for Stan. He plans to complete
his work in the near future and hopes to
have it published in a book that will serve as an
important record of how our industry grew from
its early beginnings in the 1930s. The Board of
Directors of the Thermoforming Division is proud
to have participated in this project and thank
Stan for his initiative.)
In its infancy, the vacuum forming industry suffered
from short run production orders, inefficient
machines, molds, and dies. This situation
required additional time and capital for the
industry to become more mature. During this
period the major business expenses were for
plastic resin and its self-inflicted labor intensive
process. The thermoforming industry advertised
its low or no tool charges and rapid delivery in
order to build demand for their services (see
typical ad Fig. 4-10). The awful slogan, Vacuum
forming the poor mans injection molding,
unfortunately fit the situation of the times. Many
of the early vacuum-forming pioneers were severely
under-capitalized but compensated for it
by working long hours with energy and drive.
New modern retail marketing techniques developed
in the 1950s required that packaging of
merchandise be clearly displayed on peg board
racks to provide direct access for the consumer.
This imperative assisted thin guage thermoformers
to grow rapidly. They soon received larger
and more profitable orders for blisters and box
inserts that provided the catalyst to modernize
their plants (Fig. 4-11). Heavy gauge processors
developed point of purchase (POP) signs and
displays (especially money-making three dimensional
(3-D) beer advertising) helping that segment
of the industry to expand (Fig. 4-12). As
the business of thermoforming matured, capital
became available to create an efficient production
environment.
Personnel within the vacuum-forming plants
were mainly minimum wage machine operators,
except for a few skilled setup and maintenance
mechanics. However, this dead-end situation
encouraged high turnover of operators and for
many years the pool of experienced employees
Figure 4-10. Advantages of vacuum forming (early 1953).
(continued on next page)
was shallow. Waste of expensive plastic sheet was
often caused by this lack of worker experience
or interest. Enlightened management developed
training programs to educate and retain promising
personnel. It was interesting to see that a
multi-million dollar plant often was more dependent
on a talented high school dropout than a
Ph.D. to troubleshoot a new mold.
The need to increase thermoforming output
gave the machinery builders reason to rethink
and design equipment that preheated sheet,
thus completely eliminating the requirement for
a heating cycle. Molds were then built that were
capable of efficiently conducting all of the heat
away from the cavities to keep pace with higher
speeds of the new equipment. Efficient heat
transfer techniques required that high heat conductivity
metals such as aluminum be specified
and that the molds be liquid cooled (Fig 4-13).
This stage of development set up the conditions
for the future inline equipment needed for the
production of high volume food and drink disposable
containers in the late 1950s.
Steel rule and forged die makers who supplied
the paper, rubber and shoe industries had to educate
their new thermoforming customers in the
proper use of the dies. Their previous customers
had many years of experience in the proper use
of knife-like dies.
Printers and box makers with their massive
trim presses knew that steel rule dies must be
made ready or shimmed level so that every
knife cut cleanly. The make ready procedure
takes infinite patience and time, something always
in short supply in a thermoforming plant.
Some thermoforming plants never incorporated
the make ready techniques and were unable
to achieve clean high-grade trimming on a daily
basis.
Most steel rule blades used to build dies are
.937 in. (2.38cm.) to 2.00 in.(5.08 cm.) high, but
thermoformed parts average 1.00 in. (2.54cm.)
to 6.00 in. (15.2cm.) high requiring a method to
raise the knife blade above the level of the part.
An inexpensive quick fix to provide part clearance
was to build up the die height with multiple
wooden die boards. This is not an elegant solution
due to the inaccuracy in the board flatness
and thickness which can cause uneven cutting
of a shot. Machined metal buildups or forged
high dies are a good substitute to replace those
(continued from previous page)
Figure 4-13. Heat transfer through the mold assembly.
Figure 4-11. Blister packaging grows rapidly due to the increased
demand for rack merchandise for the retail industry. (1953)
Figure 4-12. Signs in three dimensions (3-D) become popular and
boosted the sheet fed thermoforming business. (1955)
wooden buildups (Fig. 4-14). Parts requiring
forming above and below the sheet line necessitated
the use of a metal match plate. The
metal match plate provides clearance to prevent
the formed part from being crushed when the
press platen closes to trim the shot (Fig. 4-15).
A high quality die cut edge feels smooth and
clean to the touch. When the knife dulls, it crushes
plastic fragments (contaminants) which then
cling to the trimmed edge of the part and these
are called angel hair. Many customers (medical,
food, etc.) will not accept trimmed formed
parts with excessive angel hair. The solution to
minimize angel hair requires good make ready
procedure, polishing the die knife edge bevels
and using minimum press pressure to avoid
dulling the knife cutting edge. Thermoforming
steel rule die design was able to evolve from the
established die practice and find answers that
suited its special applications.
Present day thermoforming processes may appear
outwardly different from the practices of
the early 1950s. Most of the techniques used to
conserve plastic by attempting to achieve a uniform
wall thickness were developed in the 1950s.
The application of a plug and female cavity, mechanical
assists for male cavities, various methods
for pre-stretching the sheet, and distortion printing
of decorated parts are part of this heritage.
Early tooling differ from modern molds and dies
mainly from the amount allocated to tooling cost
and the added technological benefits that were
made available by the development of the CNC
and EDM machining methods.
Part 8 References
Figs. 4-13, 4-14, & 4-15
Illustrations from book Thermoforming:
Improving Process Performance. Author,
Stanley R. Rosen, published by Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, 2002.
Fig. 4-10
Portage Plastic Corp., Portage, WI. Advantages
of vacuum forming Ad. Modern Plastics
Magazine early 1953.
Fig. 4-11
Packaging Institute 16th Annual Forum.
Vacuum Formed Thermoplastics New,
Needed, etc. Paper given by C. W. Harper of
Sears, Roebuck & Co., Oct. 1954.
Fig. 4-12
Einson Freeman Co., Long Island City, N.Y.
3-D Beer Signs. Article. Modern Packaging
Magazine, Mar.
Figure 4-14. Steel-rule die built on a metal pedestal to increase its
depth to clear a thermoformed part.
.
Figure 4-15. Trimming a part formed above and below the sheet line.
2007
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invites you to the 6th European
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The conference agenda will include, as in
previous conferences, presentations from
experts in the thermoforming industry and
lively debates in workshops about technical
and commercial innovations. Moreover, the
event provides the unique opportunity to
meet colleagues and customers from the
industry around the world. More details are
available soon at www.e-t-d.org.
European Thermoforming
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conference, thermoformers are invited to
participate in the European Thermoforming
Parts Competition. Originality, creativity,
mould complexity and technical ability will
be the judging criteria in order to promote
advanced design and developments from
a structural innovation perspective.
Entries with thick gauge parts will
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Irvine, California Council
Meeting Highlights
. By Lola Carere, Councilor
This summary is intended to help you review the
highlights of the Council Meeting held in Irvine,
California, on September 29th, 2007.
The meeting was called to order by SPE President
Vicki Flaris. President Flaris honored Councilor Scott
Peters of the Mold Making and Mold Design Division
for his induction into the Plastics Pioneers Association.
Mr. Peters was also honored by his Division as
Mold Designer of the Year. President Flaris also announced
that SPE Vice President James Griffing has
been named a Fellow of the Boeing Corporation.
Executive Director Susan Oderwald reported that
SPE has been working on a number of new initiatives
and programs in response to the findings of the all-
member value survey that was completed earlier this
year. The New Technology Committee has agreed to
support SPEs efforts to produce a New Technology
Symposium on a variety of topics in Philadelphia
early next November. We are also working with the
new Biopolymers SIG and the Plastics Environmental
Division to develop a Green Building Symposium in
the near future.
Past President Lance Neward gave an informative
report on Parliamentary Procedure in which he explained
the importance of Roberts Rules of Order.
Budget
The major Council action was the approval of the
2008 calendar-year budget. A full write-up on the
budget was distributed to Councilors and to all Section
and Division Board members in preparation for
this meeting. The budget that was approved calls
for gross income of $5,495,000, direct expenses of
$3,331,750, staff & overhead expenses of $2,086,850
and a net income of $76,400. Council approved the
budget unchanged from the original presentation. A
full area-by-area presentation of this budget is available
to Section and Division Board members at:
Awards and Recognition Programs
Fellow and Honored Service Member Programs
Applications for the Fellow-of-the-Society and Honored
Service Member (HSM) programs are due October
20th, 2007. Applications are available on the SPE
website. Questions about the Fellows program can
be directed to Marie Salzo or Gail Bristol. Questions
relating to the HSM program should be addressed to
Marie Salzo or Tricia McKnight.
Annual Awards Program Applications for the
SPE Annual Awards Program, recognizing excellence
in business management, education, engineering
technology, research, benefit to society, and overall
industry contributions, are due November 15, 2007.
Nominations for the Plastics Product Design Awards
are due February 15th, 2008; parts will be shipped
to ANTEC 2008 for judging. Gail Bristol can answer
questions about these awards.
Essay Contest The 2008 Wonders of Plastics
Essay contest is under way; and all SPE Sections are
encouraged to work with local middle/junior high
schools and senior high schools to obtain entries
for the 2008 contest. Information on the contest,
an entry form that can be tailored to local Sections,
a copy of the timetable for the 2008 contest, and a
score sheet to use in judging entries are available
on the SPE website. Questions on the essay contest
should be addressed to Gail Bristol.
Husky and Chase Education Awards Applications
are available online for the Husky Section Education
Award and the Chase Student Chapter Award.
Applications are due February 6th, 2008. Questions
about these two awards should be addressed to
Laurie McDougal.
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Pinnacle Awards Section and
Division boards should begin
working on the 2008 Pinnacle
Award application now, as it takes
time to compile the required
information for this award. Applications
are available on the SPE
website, and are due December
31st, 2007. Questions should be
addressed to Tricia McKnight.
Outstanding Student Chapter
Awards Applications are available
online for the Outstanding
Student Chapter Award (formerly
STRETCH). Applications
are due February 6th, 2008. Tricia
McKnight is the contact for this
award.
Information on all SPE Awards
is available on the SPE website at
www.4spe.org/awards.
Bylaws & Policies
The Bylaws & Policies Committee
submitted four new policies
for consideration by Council:
003-Conflict of Interest
007-Fellow Election
Committee
011-Unemployed
Members
017-Election of
Councilors
Council voted to approve all
four policies.
K-Show
The SPE Seminar program for
the K-Show in Dusseldorf, Germany,
will be conducted by a
new slate of Seminar instructors,
recruited exclusively from the European
Divisions and SIGs. It is felt
that an all-European core of instructors
will enhance attendance
at the October K-Show and get
the European Seminars program
off to a faster start in 2008.
The SPE Foundation
The SPE Foundation ended
August with a surplus of $64,818.
Expenses are on track with this
years budget. We continue to
realize less income from the
dues check-off boxes, which we
attribute in part to the fact that
the response to the dues invoice
mailing is about 3.5% less than
the same time last year. The
Foundation investment balance is
approximately $1,592,000.
Presentations
The Composites Division
presented two checks
to The SPE Foundation
– $1,500 for the Harold
Giles Scholarship fund
and $1,000 to the general
scholarship fund. Thank
you, Composites Division!
Jon Ratzlaff presented a
$6,000 check from Chevron
Phillips for sponsorship of
SPE Indias Autoplast Conference.
Sections Committee
Report
The following Sections were
moved from Active status to Provisional
status:
Buffalo
Mexico City
Wichita
The following Section was
moved from Provisional status to
Abandoned status:
Arizona
Divisions Committee
Report
Special Interest Groups
The following three Special
Interest Groups were approved
by Council:
Plastics in Building in
Construction. Contact:
Mark Barger (markbarger@
dow.com).
Biopolymers. Contact:
Doug Hirt (hirtd@clemson.
edu).
Medical Polymers Europe.
Contact: Gerard McNally
(g.mcnally@qub.ac.uk).
The following SIG name change
was approved by Council:
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From North American Radiation Processing to Radiation Processing of Polymers North America.
Contact: Dave Kerluke (DKerluke@sterigenics.com).
International Committee Report
A discussion was held relative to changing the name and focus of the International Committee to a Strategic
Growth Committee. A decision was not required at this time.
The next formal Council meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 26th, 2008 in Savannah, Georgia.
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Pictured left to right are daughter Katie,
Curt Zamec and wife Nancy.
Curt Zamec accepted the award
September 1st at the Society of
Plastics Engineers 17th Annual
Thermoforming Conference in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Cleveland native, Zamec began
his plastics career about
30 years ago, when he worked
at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co. in Akron, Ohio, in a division
that marketed polyester films.
Soon after he joined, Goodyear
closed that business and Zamec
joined a Cleveland distributor of
plastics and rubber products.
His involvement with thermoforming
began when he became
president of R. B. Plastics, a small
heavy-gauge former in Rochester,
New York, that was in Chapter
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ing that same time, he started
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. European Thermoforming Conference, Berlin, Germany
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Dear Industry Member,
Following our last successful conferences, we are delighted
to inform you that, by popular demand, we
are planning a repeat conference 3-5 April 2008 in
Berlin, Germany. The last conference was very well
received by all sectors of the Thermoforming Industry
and there has been an overwhelming demand
for a repeat performance! Not only in Europe,
but worldwide.
As a result of our previous conferences, we now
have a large proportion of the European Thermoforming
Industry members on our database, which
represent the most influential group of industry
professionals.
As you know, the success of every conference depends
not only on the support of the delegates, but
also on the support of the industry as a whole. With
this in mind, we urge you to MAXIMISE YOUR IMPACT
AND RAISE YOUR PROFILE by signing up for
sponsorship at the most important industry event of
the new millennium.
Once again major recognition will be given to those
organisations that support the conference, their
details being given maximum exposure throughout
the conference. Sponsor details will be continuously
displayed on advertising boards as well as recognition
being given at the Conference Sponsors dinner,
with the presentation of a commemorative plaque.
Bid for Sponsorship of the
European Thermoforming Conference
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To be held in Berlin, Germany
3 – 5 April, 2008
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We would like to support your sponsorship initiative
for the European Thermoforming Conference 2008
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1. Making a Sponsorship Donation of C 1.850 *
2. Taking a Tabletop Display at:
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(incl. conference registration for 1 person)
C 1.525 – non-member
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and 2 years SPE Membership)
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* Sponsorship does not automatically entitle the individual to
attend the conference. A fee of C 625,- for SPE Members and
C 800,- (incl. 2 years SPE Membership) for non-SPE members will
apply to those who wish to attend the conference.
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Pictured left to right are: Marie and Ken Darby, Walt Walker,
Division Chair, and Andy and Lillion Eaves.
Additionally, you may wish to
consider a tabletop exhibition
to demonstrate your product or
service to the industry. Tabletops
are limited, therefore early application
is recommended to avoid
disappointment!
These are the only opportunities
for DIRECT sponsorship and
marketing of your products or
services to the ONLY Thermoforming
Industry specific conference
in Europe. We advise you
not to miss out on this unique
opportunity.
Please find below a Sponsorship
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sponsorship and tabletop exhibition
rates, which we hope you
will complete and forward without
delay to the Society of Plastics
Engineers-Europe.
If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact
Yetty Pauwels at: Society of Plastics
Engineers-Europe, European
Thermoforming Division, Eric
Sasselaan 51 ~ BE-2020 Antwerpen
~ Belgium, who will be only
too willing to help.
May we take this opportunity
to thank you in advance for supporting
the efforts of all those
involvved in raising the profile
of Thermoforming and we look
forward to meeting with you in
Berlin 2008!
3 – 5 April 2008 in Berlin,
Germany, we are assembling one
of the largest ever gatherings
of European thermoforming
companies. The historical city
will host the conference of the
Society of Plastics Engineers,
European Thermoforming
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THERMOFORMING DIVISION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James A. Alongi – 2009
MAAC Machinery
590 Tower Boulevard
Carol Stream, IL 60188-9426
TEL (630) 665-1700
FAX (630) 665-7799
jalongi@maacmachinery.com
Machinery Committee
Jim Armor – 2008
Armor & Associates
16181 Santa Barbara Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
TEL (714) 846-7000
FAX (714) 846-7001
jimarmor@aol.com
Materials Committee
Phil S. Barhouse – 2009
Spartech Packaging
Technologies
100 Creative Way
P.O. Box 128
Ripon, WI 54971
TEL (920) 748-1119
FAX (920) 748-9466
phil.barhouse@spartech.com
Materials Committee
Arthur Buckel – 2008
McConnell Co., Inc.
3452 Bayonne Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
TEL (858) 273-9620
FAX (858) 273-6837
artbuckel@thermoforming.com
Processing Committee
Conor Carlin – 2008
Stopol, Inc.
31875 Solon Road
Solon, OH 44139
TEL (440) 498-4000
FAX (440) 498-4001
conorc@stopol.com
Machinery Committee
Haydn Forward – 2009
Specialty Mfg., Inc.
6790 Nancy Ridge Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
TEL (858) 450-1591
FAX (858) 450-0400
hforward@smi-mfg.com
Processing Committee
Roger Fox – 2010
The Foxmor Group
373 South County Farm Road
Suite 202
Wheaton, IL 60187
TEL (630) 653-2200
FAX (630) 653-1474
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Marketing Committee
Richard Freeman – 2009
Freetech Plastics
2211 Warm Springs Court
Fremont, CA 94539
TEL (510) 651-9996
FAX (510) 651-9917
rfree@freetechplastics.com
Processing Committee
Hal Gilham – 2010
Productive Plastics, Inc.
103 West Park Drive
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08045
TEL (856) 778-4300
FAX (856) 234-3310
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Processing Committee
Ken Griep – 2008
Portage Casting & Mold, Inc.
2901 Portage Road
Portage, WI 53901
TEL (608) 742-7137
FAX (608) 742-2199
ken@pcmwi.com
Machinery Committee
Steve Hasselbach – 2008
CMI Plastics
P.O. Box 369
Cranbury, NJ 08512-0369
TEL (609) 395-1920
FAX (609) 395-0981
steve@cmiplastics.com
Donald C. Hylton – 2010
646 Holyfield Highway
Fairburn, GA 30213
TEL (678) 772-5008
don@thermoforming.com
Materials Committee
Bill Kent – 2008
Brown Machine
330 North Ross Street
Beaverton, MI 48612-0434
TEL (989) 435-7741
FAX (989) 435-2821
bill.kent@brown-machine.com
Machinery Committee
Don Kruschke – 2010
Stopol, Inc.
31875 Solon Road
Solon, OH 44139
TEL (440) 498-4000
FAX (440) 498-4001
donk@Stopol.com
Machinery Committee
Wm. K. McConnell, Jr. – 2008
McConnell Co., Inc.
3030 Sandage St.
P.O. Box 11512
Fort Worth, TX 76110
TEL (817) 926-8287
FAX (817) 926-8298
billmc@thermoforming.com
Materials Committee
Vin McElhone – 2010
Stand-Up Plastics
5 Fordham Trail
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
TEL (860) 395-5699
FAX (860) 395-4732
vin@standupplastics.com
Materials Committee
Stephen R. Murrill – 2009
Profile Plastics Corp.
65 S. Waukegan
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
TEL (847) 604-5100 EXT. 29
FAX (847) 604-8030
SMurrill@thermoform.com
Processing Committee
Dennis Northrop – 2009
Avery Dennison
Automotive Division
650 W. 67th Avenue
Schererville, IN 46375-1390
TEL (219) 322-5030
FAX (219) 322-2623
Dennis.Northrop@averydennison.
com
Materials Committee
Joe Peters – 2010
Universal Plastics
75 Whiting Farms Road
Holyoke, MA 01040
TEL (413) 592-4791
FAX (413) 592-6876
petersj@universalplastics.com
Processing Committee
Laura Pichon – 2008
Ex-Tech Plastics
P.O. Box 576
11413 Burlington Road
Richmond, IL 60071
TEL (847) 829-8124
FAX (815) 678-4248
lpichon@extechplastics.com
Materials Committee
Robert G. Porsche – 2009
General Plastics, Inc.
2609 West Mill Road
Milwaukee, WI 53209
TEL (414) 351-1000
FAX (414) 351-1284
bob@genplas.com
Processing Committee
Walt Speck – 2010
Speck Plastics, Inc.
P. O. Box 421
Nazareth, PA 18064
TEL (610) 759-1807
FAX (610) 759-3916
wspeck@speckplastics.com
Processing Committee
Clarissa M. Schorn – 2009
Invista S.A.R.L.
1551 Sha Lane
Spartanburg, SC 29307
TEL (864) 579-5047
FAX (864) 579-5288
clarissa.schorn@invista.com
Materials Committee
Jay Waddell – 2008
Plastic Concepts & Innovations,
LLC
1127 Queensborough Blvd.
Suite 102
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
TEL (843) 971-7833
FAX (843) 216-6151
jwaddell@plasticoncepts.com
Processing Committee
Brian Winton – 2010
Modern Machinery
P. O. Box 423
Beaverton, MI 48612-0423
TEL (989) 435-9071
FAX (989) 435-3940
bwinton@modernmachineinc.com
Machinery Committee
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Brian Ray
Ray Products
1700 Chablis Avenue
Ontario, CA 91761
(909) 390-9906 Fax (909) 390-9984
brianr@rayplastics.com
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Solar Products
228 Wanaque Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
(973) 248-9370 Fax (973) 835-7856
msirotnak@solarproducts.com
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ENDING ANTEC 2009
Lola Carere
Thermopro, Inc.
2860 Preston Ridge Lane
Dacula, GA 30019
(770) 592-8756 Fax (770) 339-4181
lcarere@bellsouth.net
Walt Speck
Minneapolis
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McClarin Plastics
P. O. Box 486, 15 Industrial Drive
Hanover, PA 17331
(717) 637-2241 x4003 Fax (717) 637-4811
rkipp@mcclarinplastics.com
Barry Shepherd