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SPE News

SPE News is our biweekly e-newsletter that will cover breaking industry developments with special emphasis on the people, chapters, and activities within SPE. In other words, SPE News is for you and about you!
SPE News - August 18, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, August 2023

In this issue:

  • ANTEC® 2024 Call for Speakers
  • SimForm Announced as SPE Preferred Partner
  • Key Takeaway from SPE's National Week of Injection Molding
  • Reducing Plastics Waste Through Artificial Intelligence
  • Unlock Your Leadership Potential
  • Get Up to Speed About PFAS in the Plastics Industry
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Agenda Includes Tutorials, a Multi-Track Program, and More!
  • ADDITIV Polymers World Focuses on 3D Printing and Polymers
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast Out Now
  • Speakers from Jaguar, British Plastics Foundation, and Tesco Confirmed for Interplas 2023
  • Jonathan Meckley Memorial Scholarship
  • Girl Scout Phenom
  • The SPE Foundation is hiring Community PlastiVan Educators in Texas and Michigan!
  • Injection Molding Division’s Molding News
  • Polymer Analysis Division P.A.D. Review
  • Upcoming Events and More

SPE News — July 21, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, July 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering Moves to All-Digital Format
  • ANTEC® 2024 Call for Speakers
  • SPE Automotive Division Announces Kevin Pageau as "Lifetime Achievement Award" Winner
  • Need to Know More About Injection Molding?
  • Reducing Plastic Waste Through Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization
  • Dennis Hagan Named SPE Thermoforming Division "Thermoformer of the Year"
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Plastics Industry
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast Out Now
  • SPE Foundation Expands Board, Strengthens Commitment to Plastics Education
  • Automotive Division’s Automotive Plastics News
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — June 16, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, June 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering Highlights
  • Paved With Good Intentions
  • Sustainability Challenges
  • Long-time SPE Member Clare Leon Milton Jr., Dies at 104
  • Next SPE Workshop Focused on AI for Polymer Development
  • First SPE Workshop in Spanish: Extrusion of Thermoplastics
  • Expand Your Knowledge of Additive Manufacturing
  • SPE Preferred Partner Covia Looks at Additive Package Materials
  • SPE Foundation Expands Board and Strengthens Commitment to Plastics Education
  • SPE Joins ‘Molding Workforce Inclusion’ Program as Partner
  • SPE Mold Technologies Division Summer Newsletter
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — June 2, 2023
SPE News — June 2, 2023, June 2023

In this issue:

  • May/June of Plastics Engineering Magazine
  • Building Blocks
  • Reinforcing Concrete with Plastic Waste
  • Upcoming SPE Workshop Troubleshoots Single-Screw Extruders
  • First SPE Workshop in Spanish: Extrusion of Thermoplastics
  • Nominations Now Open for Plastics Hall of Fame
  • Expand Your Knowledge of Additive Manufacturing
  • Celanese Partnership Boosts Student Outreach
  • Extrusion Division Spring Newsletter Available Now
  • Upcoming Events

SPE News — May 19, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, May 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering Highlights
    • Plastics Engineering May/June Issue
    • Mass Appeal
    • When the Rain Come
  • What's Happening Around SPE
    • Upcoming SPE Workshop Troubleshoots Single-Screw Extruders
    • First SPE Workshop in Spanish: Extrusion of Thermoplastics
    • Essentials of Management & Leadership in Plastics
    • FlexPackCon® 2023 Adds Two More Keynotes
  • SPE Foundation
    • Mark Wolverton Named SPE Milwaukee Chapter Educator of the Year
  • SPE Chapter Newsletters
    • Composites Division Newsletter: Composites Connection
    • Polymer Modifiers & Additives Spring 2023 Newsletter
    • Color and Appearance Division CAD News®
    • Akron Chapter's Polymer Valley News
  • And More.

SPE News — May 5, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, May 2023

In this issue:

  • Sustainability is a Major Topic at SPE European Conference
  • Opportunity-Rich Environment
  • Online SPE Technical Programs Available Now
  • Keynotes Announced for FlexPackCon® 2023
  • Thank you SPE ANTEC® 2023 Sponsors!
  • Macro Names David Anzini Southeast Tech Sales Manager
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast
  • BASF Hosts SPE Junior Researchers with STEM Aspirations
  • Jonathan Meckley Memorial Scholarship

SPE News — April 21, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, April 2023

In this issue:

  • Hail to the Chief
  • Diagnostics To Go
  • SPE President-Elect Conor Carlin to Speak at Bioplastics Live
  • Keynotes Announced for FlexPackCon® 2023
  • Nominations Now Open for Plastics Hall of Fame
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Call for Abstracts Deadline May 1st
  • Long-time SPE Supporter Jon Meckley Passes Away
  • My Experience as a Junior Researcher
  • Celanese Foundation Provides Substantial Grant to SPE Foundation
  • DuPont™ Tedlar® Donates $20,000 to SPE Foundation
  • And More.

SPE News — April 7, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, April 2023

In this issue

  • Empowering Solutions
  • Power Control
  • ANTEC® 2023 Turnout Doubles From Year-Ago Figure
  • SPE Honors Members with Prestigious Annual Awards at ANTEC® 2023
  • Poster Competition Draws ANTEC® Crowds
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast
  • SPE Foundation Brings STEM to McKinney Independent School District
  • And More.

SPE News — March 17, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, March 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastics Engineering March/April issue
  • Electrifying Prospects
  • Going in Style
  • Down to the Wire! Have you Registered for ANTEC® Yet?
  • SPE East Africa Chapter Established
  • Automotive Composites Conference & Expo Announces Call for Applications for ACCE & Rehkopf Scholarships
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Call for Abstracts
  • SPE Supports Plastics Professionals During Financial Hardship
  • SPE Foundation Releases 2022 Impact Report
  • And more.

SPE News — March 3, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals,, March 2023

In this issue:

  • Additive Technology Drives Clarified PP Resin Growth
  • SPE Acquires 3Dnatives
    • SPE's Decision Behind the Acquisition
    • Global Impact
    • 3Dnatives' ADDITIV Brand
    • Meet 3Dnatives at ANTEC®!
  • ANTEC®
  • New Episode of the PlastChicks Podcast
  • And More...

SPE News — February 17, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, February 2023

In this issue:

  • Read Jan/Feb Issue of Plastics Engineering
  • AI Tunes Plastics Processing
  • Thunder From Down Under
  • ANTEC® Plenary Speakers Address Sustainability, Circularity, and More
  • Pre-ANTEC® Workshops Help Broaden your Plastics Knowledge
  • SPE President Bruce Mulholland Appoints Four to Board of Directors
  • Fellow of Society Award Recipients Announced
  • SPE Announces HSM Award Recipients for 2023
  • SPE’s Additives & Color Europe Conference 2023 Taking Place in Brussels
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Call for Abstracts
  • Foundation Scholarship Applications Open Until April 1
  • List of Upcoming Events
  • And More

SPE News — February 6, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, February 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastic Engineering January/February Issue Now Available
  • The Unbroken Circle
  • Enhanced Control
  • ANTEC® 2023 Technical Program Focused on Four Themes
  • Pre-ANTEC® Workshops Take a Deep Look at Plastics Technologies
  • NETZCH Instruments Announced as SPE Preferred Partner
  • SPE Journals Provide Access to Cutting-Edge Technologies
  • SPE's Additives & Color Europe Conference 2023 Moves to Brussels
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Announces Call for Abstracts
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast Available
  • Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas and SPE Foundation Partnership Report

SPE News — January 23, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, January 2023

In this issue:

  • Plastic Engineering January/February Issue Now Available
  • New Polyolefins Meet Demanding Use and Sustainability Needs
  • Time is Running Out to Get In on the ANTEC® VIP Experience!
  • Pre-ANTEC® Workshops Take a Deep Look at Plastics Technologies
  • Brabender® Announced as SPE Preferred Partner
  • SPE’s DEI Speaker Series Focused on Life Skills, Leadership, and Workforce Development
  • SPE’s Additives & Color Europe Conference 2023 Moves to Brussels
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 Announces Call for Abstracts 
  • New Episode of PlastChicks Podcast Available
  • SPE Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

SPE News — January 6, 2023
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, January 2023

In this issue:

  • Problem-Solving Plastics
  • Purdue and 9T Labs Collaborate on Printed Aerospace Composites
  • January is ANTEC® VIP Month
  • Pre-ANTEC® Workshops Take a Deep Look at Plastics Technologies
  • FlexPackCon® 2023 coming in October 
  • New Episode of Plastics & Beyond Podcast
  • Promoting Positive Plastics Education
  • ANTEC® 2023

SPE News — December 16, 2022
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, December 2022

In this issue:

  • Green Guides Lurk Behind Label Claims
  • Electric Everything
  • PVC is Sustainable
  • New for 2023! ANTEC® VIP Experience
  • Teach the Geek: Sunshine or Mud? Tips on Tailoring a Presentation to the Audience
  • Pre-ANTEC® Workshops Take a Deep Look at Plastics Technologies
  • Australian-New Zealand Chapter Conference Inspires Conference Communique
  • Save the Dates! FlexPackCon® 2023 Coming in October!
  • SPE Preferred Partner Moldex3D Focuses on Automating Molding Simulations with API
  • SPE Foundation 2023-2024 Scholarships Are Now Open

SPE News — December 2, 2022
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, December 2022

In this issue:

  • AI UPS Recycling Payoff
  • Clever Designs Make Great Ideas
  • Expanding Process Skills
  • SPE Announces Newly Elected Board of Directors Members
  • New for 2023! ANTEC® VIP Experience
  • ANTEC® 2023 Call for Speakers Deadline Today!
  • Student — We Want Your Posters
  • Glen Beall, SPE’s Oldest Living Member, Inducted into the Stark County Alumni Hall of Fame 
  • Teach the Geek: A Surefire Way to Handle Speaking Off-the-Cuff
  • Foundation #GivingTuesday Campaign Exceeds Goals! 
  • SPE Foundation Scholarship Applications Are Now Open
  • And More.

SPE News — November 18, 2022
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, November 2022

In this issue:

  • AI UPS Recycling Payoff
  • Brilliant Idea
  • Conceived and Created
  • New for 2023! ANTEC® VIP Experience
  • Are You Ready for Plastics Prime Time?
  • Students - We Want Your Posters!
  • Using Podcast Guesting to Improve Your Public Speaking
  • And More.

SPE News — November 4, 2022
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, November 2022

  • Solvent Bonding PVC Tubing to Polycarbonate Luer Connectors
  • Plastics is a $600 Billion Business
  • Recycled Plastics Exchange Goes Online in the UAE
  • Are You Ready for Plastics Prime?
  • Students - We Want Your Posters!
  • Back by Popular Demand - Pre-ANTEC® Workshops
  • Time is of the Essence: Timing Presentations
  • Essentials of Management & Leadership in Plastics Second Cohort Announced
  • #GivingTuesday Campaign Advances Support of SPE Foundation Girl Scout Patch Program
  • PlastChicks Podcast - Episode 43 Now Available

SPE News — October 21, 2022
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, October 2022

  • The Right Stuff
  • Atta Buoy!
  • FDA Rethinks Food-Contact Rules
  • Are You Ready for Plastics Prime Time?
  • Back by Popular Demand – Pre-ANTEC® Workshops
  • Going to K 2022?
  • Essentials of Management & Leadership in Plastics, powered by SPE
  • Call for Papers for Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology Special Issue: Bio-Additives and Bio-fillers: Latest Trends and Future Needs
  • LIG Health and Wellness Round-Up: Fall 2022 Edition
  • Help Us Expand the SPE Foundation Girl Scout Patch Program
  • Plastics & Beyond Podcast, Lilian Judy hosts Evan Morton, Programs and Sustainability Coordinator, SPE Foundation

SPE News — October 7, 2022
SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals, October 2022

  • Floating Solar Farm Taps Cork Polymer Composites
  • Innovators Target Thin-Film Waste Challenge
  • Welcome Back: Plastics is Ready for Gigantic K Show
  • Dr. Iván López Named SPE Director of Technical Programs
  • Start With This in Mind: Presentation Tips from Teach the Geek
  • Essentials of Management & Leadership in Plastics, powered by SPE
  • Going to K 2022?










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