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The following Thermoforming Equipment Grants have been made by The SPE Foundation:

San Jose State University
$9,836.52 for the purchase of an APM Frugal Elite 2424 single heat, single plate thermoformer

Illinois State University
$7,500.00 for the purchase of a MAAC 30" x 36" ASP thermoforming machine

Rochester Institute of Technology
$1,650.00 for the purchase of an Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge and a Digital Thermometer

University of North Texas
$5,397.50 to be used for the rebuilding of a thermoformer and the building of molds

University of Massachusetts
Lowell - $5,077.50 for the purchase of drop impact testing equipment

Northern Illinois University
$10,000.00 for the purchase of a ZED Industries Model L-1 General Purpose Thermoformer

Brown Deer Middle School (Wisconsin)
$1,044.78 to be used toward the purchase of two single station cut sheet thermoformers

University of Massachusetts at Lowell
$10,000.00 for the purchase of a new Maac Lab Thermoformer

Morrisville State College (New York)
$9,425.00 for the purchase of a UTE Model 4x8 SH-ST semi-automatic thermoforming machine

Millersville University (Pennsylvania)
$10,000.00 for the purchase of a MACC ASP Thermoformer

University of Alabama at Birmingham
$10,000.00 for the purchase of a MAAC Lab Thermoformer

Pennsylvania College of Technology
$1,011.50 for the purchase of a tabletop thermoformer and molds

 
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