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Moving Forward
Plastics Engineering magazine has a new look and an enhanced editorial mission: To thoroughly cover all facets of the ever-changing plastics industry. There are new departments, broader coverage of products, processes and market opportunities, and greater use of a unique knowledge resource
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Gender Bias and Design
Plastics Engineering’s cover story reports on a topic of growing concern: the lack of input by women in product designs, a situation that can have unintended consequences.
Circular Economy and 3D Printing
Sustainability is an issue for manufacturers using 3D printing. HP and Ford are among those leading the effort to develop a closed-loop, reusable materials stream that comprises 3D printing waste generated in-house.
What's Happening Around SPE
Think you’ve got what it takes to win a Gold/Silver/Bronze-colored plastic medal? Compete against your SPE colleagues and test your plastics knowledge by answering a wide variety of questions in our first Summer Olympics Competition! SPE’s Plastics Summer Olympics, powered by QMe Tech, will be held for 4 days starting on Friday, August 6 and going through Monday, August 9.
To date, the SPE Foundation’s Spring Giving Day has raised nearly $10,000 in support of Foundation Scholarships that are provided to well-deserving students who are pursuing degrees and careers beneficial to the plastics industry. Support for the Foundation’s Scholarship programs have come from SPE members and Chapters as well as corporate partners Bekum America and Accede Mold and Tool—companies who support plastics workforce development. You can make a difference toward supporting our next generation of plastics professionals. Make a donation today!
SPE, SPE’s India Section and SPE’s Recycling Division have been named collaborating organizers with Pworld Technology PVT LTD and Polymerupdate for an upcoming series of Recycling and Circular Economy (RACE) conferences. Three RACE conferences, each taking place virtually, have been announced for 2021 and early 2022: RACE Asia (July 15-16, 2021); RACE Americas (October 7-8, 2021); and RACE Europe (January 20-21, 2022). RACE conferences are focused on innovative ways to help the planet heal through recycling and shifting from a linear to a circular economy.
The latest edition of ANTEC®, SPE’s Annual Technical Conference, began on May 5, 2021, with an opening address by SPE President Jaime Gómez emphasizing the positive impact of plastics on life and recognizing the challenges the industry faces in many areas. With nearly 1,100 attendees and 215 speakers, ANTEC® 2021 kicked off with 17 Industry Insights Sessions from May 5-7, which included plastics leaders who shared their valuable plastics industry insights. And 121 ANTEC® Classic Sessions took place May 10-21, offering live, remote presentations (including Q&A) occurring over 10-days with 20 technical tracks. ANTEC® 2021 also included 50+ On-demand Presentations as well as 19 Student Posters.
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New Episode of PlastChicks
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On this episode of PlastChicks – The Voices of Resin - Mercedes and Lynzie host Adam Baker, Founder and CEO of SodaPup. They discuss pet industry innovation, design, manufacturing, marketing and merchandising.
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