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CONTENTS JUNE 2012
Introduction ANTEC® Mumbai; 6–7 December 2012; Mumbai, India FOAMS® 2012; 10–13 September 2012; Barcelona, Spain Additives and Color Europe Conference; 6–7 March 2013 ANTEC® 2013 EUROTEC® 2013 12th Annual Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition;
11–13 September 2012 TPO: Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference;
30 September–3 October 2012 42nd Annual Innovation Awards Competition and Gala; 7 November 2012
Detroit, Michican, USA 14th Annual Automotive Awards; 22 June 2012
Duesseldorf, Germany Global Polymers Innovation Expo; 26–29 August 2012 JEC Composites Events
JEC Asia; 26–28 June 2012 JEC Americas; 27–29 November 2012
SPE Detroit Section News and More…
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This month, we focus on SPE’s Asian ANTEC in Mumbai 2012 , December 6-7, and Grants and Scholarships from our Automotive Division including: Graduate level Awards in Composites, at ACCE Conference, with details of previ-ous winners; the first ever Parts Competition at the 12th Annual ACCE Conference ; and College Scholarships for the sons and daughters of SPE members wishing to study Engineering. ANTEC, along with most other SPE Topical Conferences, has always had poster sessions and events for Students as well as Factory visits organized and paid for by SPE Technical Divisions and local Sections. I am reliably informed there will be even more Student Activities at ANTEC 2013 in Cincinnati, and for our newly launched Young Professionals grade of membership (up to age 30), but you will have t o read future editions of this Newsletter to find out more Last month we talked about what makes SPE Conferences different, by quoting from the brochure of the Additives and Color Europe Conference 2013, March 6-7 Konigswinter-Bonn – our events are run by volunteers, with profits being re-invested for the benefit of the entire industry and upcoming generations. We network and share knowledge and mentor the young. We are a not-for-profit. No entirely commercial organization could offer the depth or originality of our peer-reviewed papers all at the highest technical level; nonmembers pay a higher entrance fee to our Conferences, which in-cludes membership in SPE. If you have joined, or are about to join, SPE by attending one of our Conferences for the first time, make sure you make best use of your membership because it includes valuable benefits, many of which you can realize fully only by getting involved. Go to our website and watch Jim Griffin’s video. The President of SPE makes some very valid points about the far greater, and sometimes unexpected, returns from a small investment of time and commitment with like-minded professionals to help you.
http://www.4spe.org/announcements/spe-presidents-video-message-jim-griffin-0
Introduction JUNE 2012
ANTEC® MUMBAI JUNE 2012
December 6-7, 2012
Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel Venue: 2 & 3B, Near Chinmayan and Ashram
Powai Mumbai, 400 087
INDIA PH: +91-22-6692 8888
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/mumbai/antecmumbai12-registrationform.pdf SPE is bringing an ANTEC conference to India in December 2012. The program will span two full days, consisting of six sessions per day in six major topic areas. More than 100 technical and technical/commercial papers will be pre-sented.
TABLETOP DISPLAYS
Interact with attendees and let your company’s products be seen at our tabletop displays! If you have never exhibited in India before, this could be the easiest and most cost-effective introduction to India, in a friendly atmosphere among SPE friends. Benefits include:
Recognition of your company in advance and final conference programs Acknowledgement on the conference website Announcement of your company’s name during the event Two (2) complimentary full-conference registrations Sponsorship Cost: Rs 1,12,500 (US $2,250) (first come, first served)
ANTEC® MUMBAI (continued) JUNE 2012
Call for Papers
Abstract/Paper Submission Deadline: July 19, 2012 – 5:00pm Eastern Time USA
NOTE: Previously Presented/published papers are not eligible for submission SPE is soliciting papers in the following areas:
· Advances in Materials: Polymers in Medical Devices, Bioplastics, Composites, Aerospace, Automotive · Advances in Processing: Extrusion, Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding, Thermoforming, Calendering, Rota-
tional Moulding · Advances in Materials Performance: Design Innovation, Engineering Properties and Structure, Polymer Modifi-
ers and Additives, Polymer Composites, Failure Analysis, Polymer Blends, Recycling · Advances in Machinery: Design of Screws, Barrels, Mixing Equipment, Down-Stream Equipment, Hydraulic,
All-Electric, Control System, Robotics, Other Plastics Processing Machines · Advances in Rheology, Modeling and Simulation: Flow behavior of polymers, Rheological Models, Analysis of
Modeling of Processes, Theoretical Models and Co-Relations
New Technology Forum – this forum will consist of papers from invited speakers only; no papers will be ac-cepted through the normal paper-submission process
Technical paper presentation styles: Podium or Poster
Student Poster Template Abstract Submission Site Guide to Submitting Abstracts and Papers Call for Papers Author's Release Form How to Prepare Your Presentation - Guidelines Paper Template Poster Presentation - Guidelines Failure to Present Policy Write Now Brochure
Online submission site: http://antec-mumbai2012.abstractcentral.com
ANTEC® MUMBAI (continued) JUNE 2012
Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel Venue: 2 & 3B, Near Chinmayan and Ashram
Powai Mumbai, 400 087
INDIA PH: +91-22-6692 8888
CONTACTS:
Ken Braney, Email: [email protected] Sponsorship Chair Phone: +44-7793144542
Vijay Boolani, Email: [email protected] Technical Program Chair Phone: +91-22-24302790 +91-22-24302826
Prof. D. D. Kale, Email: [email protected]
Technical Program Co-Chair Phone: +91-9769776552
Ashok Misra, Email: [email protected] Sponsorship Co-Chair Phone: +91-80-66485501
Sapan Ray, Email: [email protected] Vice Chair Phone: +912244780241
For sponsorship packages please see
main website or download Conference
flier pdf
FOAMS® 2012 JUNE 2012
Tenth International Conference on Foam Materials & Technology
Co-Sponsored by the Spain Section & TPM&F Division The Society of Plastics Engineers
Topical Conference: September 12-13, 2012
Tutorial: September 10-11, 2012 At the Porta Fira Hotel Barcelona, Spain
Special Conference hotel rate: 90 Euros for a single, 110 Euros for a double including breakfast (VAT @ 8% not included). Please use the Hotel Booking Form to book direct with the hotel to ensure you get the SPECIAL RATE. BEFORE 10th August 2012 at https://netforum.avectra.com/Public/DocumentGenerate.aspx?wbn_key=a421b341-6af9-4ba3-a8e2-b38ee02d5c00.pdf Register: https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=SPE&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=54790cdf-52a0-4c18-b8a7-9e0c9adcdc8d SPE is bringing the International Conference on Foams and Foams Technology to Europe (Barcelona) Septem-ber 12-13, 2012, for the first time. The program will span two full days, consisting of 25 groundbreaking pres-entations on the key areas of developments for these materials. The five major topic areas will focus on:
Innovation in Foams:
Topics include new blowing agents, new matrix polymer and additives, new methods to characterize foamed products. All these new technologies focus on improving the foaming process and the performance of foams.
Novel Foaming Technologies:
New processes and technologies are developed each year to produce new foamed products more efficiently and with su-perior properties. These presentations include novel foaming routes, modifications of current foaming methods, im-provements in foaming processes, etc.
Sustainable Foams:
Topics include foams produced from bioplastics, foams from natural products, energy efficiency in foam production, and replacement of solid plastics by foamed products, etc.
Nanocomposite Foams:
The use of nanoparticles (nanoclays, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibres, graphenes, silica, etc.) has opened up new possibilities to develop foams with better cellular structures and properties. Papers on this topic deal with the improve-ments that are possible by infusing and dispersing a given amount of nanoparticles in a foamed plastic.
Micro and Nanocellular foams:
Topics include methods to reduce cell sizes in cellular polymers to improve the physical properties of the foams. Cur-rently the most challenging topic is producing foams with cell sizes below 200 nm, which would allow impressive im-provements in mechanical and thermal properties.
APRIL 2012
Technical Program Committee, FOAMS 2012
Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Perez, CellMat Lab, University of Valladolid, Spain. Miguel Muñoz, Conference Co-Chair, Editec S.A Vipin Kumar (University of Washington) Neil Witten (Crosslink Technical Consulting)
A poster session for graduate student papers will also be held. [email protected] and [email protected] are co-chairing the poster session.
FOAMS® 2012 TUTORIALS 10–12 September 2012
Led by Prof. Chul Park – Tutorial Chair - [email protected] Instructors: Dr. S.T. Lee Prof. Chul B. Park Prof. Hani E. Naguib Purpose & Review This tutorial will provide practical information that will help you enhance your technical capability in foaming. It will help you develop new blowing agents to meet growing challenges, design foam products that meet customers’ needs, and improve the effectiveness of your foam R&D and processing projects. The attendee will also receive updated key references on plastic foams. Who should attend? This tutorial is intended for a range of companies and individuals involved in thermoplastic foam development, produc-tion, and applications:
1. R&D scientists and engineers, formulation scientists, process engineers, quality engineers and application engineers from thermoplastic foam production and manufacturing companies.
2. Chemists and chemical engineers involved in development of foaming grade resins and blowing agents. 3. Foaming equipment manufacturing: design engineers, project engineers, and rheology specialists. 4. Development engineers and research scientists working on new foam developments. 5. Foam users and application specialists.
Tutorial Content
How to apply scientific principles to improve existing foaming technologies The chemical, rheological and mechanical aspects of foam extrusion Microcellular foam evolution Strengths and weaknesses of thermoplastic foam products
State-of-the-art foaming technologies
FOAMS® 2012 (continued)
JUNE 2012
Workshops : practical information on the development of new blowing agents, design of foam products, and basic technical background on foaming polymers. Led by Prof. Chul Park – Tutorial Chair - [email protected] with two other experts in foam technology, the tutorial is a must for new entrants to polymeric foaming, and for individuals seeking a strong technical understanding of the foaming process. We are grateful to our sponsors: Kenrich Petrochemicals, BASF-Spain, Total Petrochemicals for their support of this new event in Europe, but established for 10 years in USA by SPE FOAMS Division. For sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please contact Theresa Healy
A poster session for graduate student papers will also be held. [email protected] and [email protected] are co-chairing the poster session.
Gold Sponsors:
FOAMS® 2012 (continued)
Exhibitors: Coffee Break Sponsors:
JUNE 2012
6–7 March 2013
Steigenberger Grandhotel Petersberg Königswinter-Bonn, Germany
http://www.grandhotel-petersberg.steigenberger.de
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline July 15th Intention to submit a paper should be communicated to the Conference Secretariat as soon as possible. Include the pro-spective title and a general outline of the work. Authors are invited to provide an abstract (300 words maximum) of their paper before 15 July 2012. In addition, abstracts may include essential figures and references. Please fax this form to SPE ACE Division +32 3 541 84 25 or mail to [email protected] What makes the ACE conferences different? Why should I attend? The purpose of ACE is clear: the prime objective is to create a forum that encourages industry participants to share technical knowledge and expertise. When selecting speakers and topics, the technical content of the presentations is key. Attending this conference allows you to keep a finger on the pulse of developments in the world of additives and color. Alongside the technical talks, we also offer the opportunity for companies to present their goods and services by means of table-top displays. The nature of our organization, led purely by volunteers, results in conferences with a very per-sonal and friendly atmosphere. This personal atmosphere makes the Additives and Color Europe conference the ideal venue for networking and establishing contacts throughout the industry. In the past we had the pleasure of welcoming colleagues from a mix of raw material and equipment suppliers, converters and end-user product manufacturers. Being a not-for-profit organization, we are able to keep the registration fees low, encouraging wide participation. A selection of companies attending and presenting at past events: 3M, AkzoNobel, BASF, BYK Chemie, Clariant, Du-Pont de Nemours, Eckart, Evonik, Lubrizol, Milliken, Nubiola, Radiant Color, SABIC, SABO, Schulman, Shepherd Color, Shimadzu, Sibelco, Volkswagen.
ADDITIVES AND COLOR CONFERENCE 2013
ANTEC® 2013 JUNE 2012
Duke Energy Convention Center April 22-24
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/Shopping/Event/Registration.aspx?
Site=SPE&WebCode=Registration&prd_key=e70829ef-bb8e-493d-8fa6-bc726d59b466
Since 1947, when it took place in Chicago, IL, ANTEC® has been SPE’s annual Technical Conference. To see the full list of dates and locations click on Chronology. http://www.4spe.org/past-and-future-antec-locations
Two submission formats: Commercial and Technical Two presentation styles: Poster and Podium
Technical Questions?
Barbara Spain, Online Program Specialist Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 203-740-5418
Conference Questions?
Lauren McCarthy, Event Planner Email:[email protected]
Tel: +1 203-740-5472
SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS Current Floor Plan
http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/antec13-floorplan.pdf 2013 Exhibitor Space
http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/antec13-exhibitorcontract.pdf Contract
http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/antec13-exhibitorcontract.pdf
ANTEC® 2013 (continued) JUNE 2012
Call for Papers
Paper Deadline: October 23, 2012 – 5 p.m. US Eastern
SPE is soliciting papers in the following areas: Advanced Energy; Alloys and Blends; Applied Rheology; Automotive; Bioplastics; Blow Molding; Color and Appear-ance; Composites; Decorating and Assembly; Electrical and Electronic; Engineering Properties and Structure; Extru-sion; Failure Analysis and Prevention; Flexible Packaging; Injection Molding; Joining of Plastics and Composites; Mar-keting and Management; Medical Plastics; Mold Making and Mold Design; Nano/Micro Molding; Non-Halogen Flame Retardants; Plastic Pipe and Fittings; Plastics Educators; Plastics Environmental; Plastics in Building and Con-struction; Polymer Analysis; Polymer Modifiers and Additives; Process Monitoring and Control; Product Design and Development; Radiation Processing of Polymers; Rotational Molding; Thermoforming; Thermoplastic Elastomers; Thermoplastic Materials and Foams; Thermoset; Vinyl Plastics Paper Deadline: October 23, 2012 – 5 p.m. Eastern.
Authors must submit an abstract (up to 100kb file) to the Abstract Submission Site http://antec2013.abstractcentral.com/
Guide to Submitting Your Abstract/Paper Through ScholarOne http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/guidetosubmit.pdf
ANTEC Paper Template by the Paper Deadline in ANTEC format. http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/papertemplate.docx
Further information may be found in the Technical Program section of http://www.antec.ws Never submitted a paper to ANTEC before? How to Prepare Your ANTEC Presentation
http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/howtopresent.pdf Author's Release Form
http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/authorrelease.pdf Papers will be reviewed by the Technical Program Committee, and authors will be notified of status or required revisions by November 13, 2012. Two submission formats: Technical and Commercial Sample Commercial Paper http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/samplecommercialpaper.pdf
Two presentation styles: Podium and Poster Presentation Guidelines http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/posterpresentguidelines.pdf
Special events for Students and Young Professionals (up to age 30), including grants and bursaries, will be detailed in the next newsletter, but in the meantime please start working on your poster here Student Poster Template http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/antec2013/studentpostertemplate.ppt
ANTEC® 2013 (continued) JUNE 2012
ANTEC® – Recent and Future
2014 – ANTEC® 2014, April 27-May 1, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2013 – ANTEC® 2013, April 21-25, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 2012 – ANTEC@NPE2012, April 2-4, Orlando, Florida, USA
Hundreds of technical papers are presented in 30-minute parallel sessions on a wide and constantly updated range of subjects, encompassing every aspect of plastics. And now this format is being rolled out in other parts of the world such as Europe last year and next, in Barcelona and Lyon, respectively, and Asia, in Mumbai this year in December, and pre-viously in Tokyo.
ANTEC®, SPE’s Journals, and SPE Technical Conferences around the world make SPE the largest single publisher of original technical papers on plastics in the world. Members can access this vast Online Technical Library as part of their membership; members also regularly receive Plastics Engineering magazine and downloadable cutting-edge papers via Plastics Research Online. Live, interactive Webinars are scheduled several times per month, backed up by an extensive back-list of previous webinars. Why not be a presenter? Call for Presenters
In future editions of this newsletter we will focus on the many social events, new ideas and developments to be show-cased at ANTEC®. Questions? Contact us: Mark Spalding, Technical Program Chair PH: +1 989-636-9849 [email protected] Barbara Spain, Online Program Specialist PH: +1 203-740-5418 [email protected]
EUROTEC® 2013 JUNE 2012
Cite Congress Centre July 4-5
LYON, France Call for Papers coming soon.
Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
JUNE 2012
For more information about the SPE Automotive Composites Conference, visit the Automotive Division’s website at http://speautomotive.com/comp.htm, or the Composites Division website at http://compositeshelp.com, or con-tact the group at +1 248-244-8993, or write SPE Automotive Division, 1800 Crooks Road, Suite A, Troy, MI 48084, USA. For more information on the Society of Plastics Engineers or other SPE events, visit the SPE website at http://www.4spe.org, or call +1 203-775-0471.
The World's Leading Automotive Composites Forum Like to do advance planning? Our 2013 SPE ACCE dates are now set: 10–12 September 2013. The SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions jointly sponsor the annual Automotive Composites Conference & Ex-hibition (ACCE). This event is designed to educate and update automotive design and production engineers, sales per-sonnel, and management from transportation OEMs and Tier suppliers about the benefits and expanding importance of thermoset and thermoplastic composites in passenger vehicles, light trucks, and other ground transportation applica-tions. ACCE is the world's leading automotive composites forum. The event provides excellent networking opportuni-ties and draws speakers, exhibitors, and attendees from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Location: MSU Management Education Center, 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy, MI 48084 USA (See link at http://mectroy.com/) Register Now at http://www.4spe.org/conferences/automotive-composites-conference-exhibition $375 USD - SPE Member $475 USD - Nonmember (Includes 1 yr of SPE membership - $140 USD value) or Renewing SPE Member (Extend Membership by 1 year & save $18 USD) $100 USD - Student $150 USD - 1-Day Rate (SPE Membership Not Included)
Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
JUNE 2012
PARTS COMPETITION At this year’s event, for the first time in its twelve-year history, the SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhi-bition (SPE ACCE) will host a parts competition. One innovative composites application will be selected by the com-mittee and invited judges from entries submitted by sponsors/exhibitors or automakers. The winner will be announced on the last day of the show during closing ceremonies, with a follow-up announcement describing the application and why it was selected by the judges to be released after the event. To nominate a part, companies should download a nomination instruction form from http://speautomotive.com/comp.htm. Preliminary descriptions and photos about the application’s innovations are due August 15 and should be emailed to [email protected] .Physical parts must be brought to and displayed at the SPE ACCE for final review by judges during a formal walk-through at a date and time to be announced. For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/comp.htm or http://compositeshelp.com.
Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
JUNE 2012
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SPE® ACCE Issues Call for Graduate-Level Scholarship Applications for Research in Automotive Composites TROY (DETROIT), MICH. The organizing committee for the SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (SPE ACCE) will again bestow two $2,000 USD scholarships for graduate-level research in polymer composites that has impact on ground transportation, particularly in the automotive industry. Students interested in applying will find a scholarship application form available for downloading at http://speautomotive.com/comp.htm. Applications should be submitted electronically to [email protected] by July 1, 2012, for awards to be announced in August. The scholarships are funded by proceeds from previous SPE ACCE conferences and donations made by the SPE Composites and Auto-motive Divisions, which jointly organize the conference. http://speautomotive.com/comp.htm. Winners will be selected from the pool of qualified applicants by SPE ACCE committee members. Winning students will be required to report on the results of their findings during the thirteenth annual SPE ACCE, which takes place September 10-12, 2013. This is the sixth year that conference organizers have offered these graduate-level scholar-ships to fund transportation composites research.
Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
JUNE 2012
Last year’s SPE ACCE Scholarship Award winners were David Inglefield, a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a dual degree in Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic In-stitute & State University for work involving the synthesis of functionalized carbon nanotubes for optimized properties in polymer composites; and Thomas (Tom) G. Loken, a doctoral candidate in Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as a project engineer at The Madison Group for a project analyzing the effects of processing conditions on fiber-length distribution in short-fiber composites.
Both Inglefield and Loken will present the results of their work at this year’s SPE ACCE, Sep-tember 11-13, 2012. The 2010 winners were Benjamin Hangs, then a doctoral candidate at the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology, for work on Integration of Features into Parts made from Thermoplastic Unidirectional Tape—Overview &Case Study; and Francesco Deleo, then a doctoral student at the University of Washington, on Crashworthiness Energy Absorption of Carbon Fiber Composites: Experiment & Simulation – a report that also won a conference Best Paper Award. The 2009 awards were presented to Gregorio Manuel Vélez- García, then a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, now an academic chairing the SPE Next Generation Advisory Board, whose work fo-cused on Development of a New Method for Predicting Fiber orientation in Fiber-Reinforced Injection-Molded Ther-moplastics, and to Zeba Farheen Abdul Samad Parkar, then a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, whose research topic was Novel Aromatic Thermosetting Copolyester (ATCP) / Carbon Fiber Composites. In 2008, the winners were Uday Sharma of University of Michigan-Dearborn, whose topic was Analysis of Thermoplas-tic Woven Composites at High-Strain Rates, and Tobias Potyra of Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology, who worked on New Direct Processing Technology for the Manufacture of SMC Parts (Direct-SMC). The first scholarships were given in 2007 in honor of journalist and composites-industry insider Steve Loud, who passed away in 2006. The recipients were Roston Elwell from Texas A&M University for research on the Use of Active-Core Composite Sandwich Panels for Improved Automotive Safety; and Alejandro Londono-Hurtado from University of Wisconsin- Madison, whose work involved Simulation and Numerical Modeling of Fiber Orientation and Density Distribution During Molding of Fiber-Reinforced Automotive Parts. For more information, see http://speautomotive.com/comp.htm or http://compositeshelp.com. T
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AUTOMOTIVE AWARDS 2012 JUNE 2012
Klicken Sie hier zu einem kurzen Filmbericht der Award-Night 2010: Click here for a short video of the 2010 Award night
http://www.automanager.de/media/spe10_bestof_dsl.wmv
http://www.spe-ce.org/award.htm
14th Automotive Awards—SPE Central Europe—22 June at Swissotel Neuss/Duesseldorf Next one October 14th, Monday before K Show 2013 – visit SPE Stand at K Show Hall 11 E21
Download Registration Award-Night 2012 http://www.spe-ce.org/anmeldung-awardnight-2012%20englisch.pdf
INTERNATIONALE GESELLSCHAFT FUR KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK E.V. Firderung des wissenschaftlichen und technischen Fortschritts in der Kunststofftechnik
SPE Central Europe Automotive Division Awards Meinstrasse 13 38448 Wolfsburg Germany Email: [email protected] Fax: +49 53 63 - 81 30 65 Flyer/Registration form: http://www.4spe.org/sites/default/files/htmlemail/Flyer-Automotive-Award-Night-2012-.pdf
Friday, June 22, 2012
AUTOMOTIVE AWARDS NIGHT Registration EUR 180,- per person
5:00 pm: "Get-together" Swissotel Duesseldorf / Neuss - "Jupiter-Foyer" See the exhibited parts & components / media & publications
6:30 pm: "Award-Announcements" Swissotel Dusseldorf / Neuss - "Room Jupiter" Presentation of the "Automotive Award Winners"
INNOVATION AWARDS COMPETITION & GALA
JUNE 2012
Location: Burton Manor, Livonia (Detroit), Michigan -- Click for Map Part Nomination Due: September 1, 2012
2012 Program 2011 SPE Automotive Innovation Award Program Chair: Jeff Helms, Ticona Engineering Polymers Registration & Tickets: Dawn Stephens, SPE Automotive Division email: [email protected] Ph: +1.248.244.8993 SPE’s Automotive Innovation Awards program is the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the the automotive and plastics industries. Dozens of teams made up of OEMs, tier suppliers, and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part, system, or complete vehicle module and why it merits the claim as Year’s Most Innovative Use of Plastics. Applications must be on a commercially available vehicle by November 1st of the year in which a nomination is submitted.
The competition’s most coveted prize - the Grand Award - is chosen from winners in the other categories. This annual event typically draws 600 - 800 OEM engineers, automotive and plastics industry executives, consultants, and media. Funds raised from the event are used to support SPE educational efforts and technical seminars, which help to secure the role of plastics in the advancement of the automobile.
Visit http://www.speautomotive.com/inno.htm for more information.
Auto TPO Conference JUNE 2012
14th Annual Conference - September 30-October 3, 2012
Call for Papers Exhibit & Sponsorship Opportunities Attend the World’s leading Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Forum Now in its 14th year, the show is the world’s leading automotive engineered polyolefins forum featuring 40+ technical pres-entations, panel discussions, keynote speakers, networking receptions, & exhibits that highlight advances in polyolefin materials, processes, and applications technologies as well as a growing range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs). This year’s show will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2012, at the Troy-Marriott. Present to the largest group of decision-makers in Automotive Engineered Polyolefins The SPE Automotive TPO Global Conference typically draws over 500 attendees from 20 countries on 4 continents who are vitally interested in learning about the latest in rigid and elastomeric TPO as well as TPE and TPV technologies. Fully a third of conference attendees work for a transportation OEM, and roughly 20% work for a tier integrator. Few conferences of any size can provide this type of networking opportunity or put you before such an engaged, global audi-ence vitally interested in hearing the latest olefin advances. Interested in presenting your latest research? Abstracts are due April 27, 2012 and Papers/Presentations in July 31, 2012. E-mail abstracts/papers to [email protected]. Showcase Your Products & Services at the World’s largest Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Forum A variety of sponsorship packages are available. Companies interested in showcasing their products and/or services at the SPE Auto TPO should contact [email protected]. For More Information http://www.auto-tpo.com or http://www.speautomotive.com/tpo Ph: +1.248.244.8993 or email: [email protected] SPE Detroit Section, 1800 Crooks Road, Suite A, Troy, MI 48084, USA
Auto TPO Conference (continued) JUNE 2012
The fourteenth annual SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference, the world’s leading automotive engi-neered-polyolefins forum, which is organized by the Detroit Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE®), features five keynote speakers who will highlight important trends that are reshaping the global automotive-plastics market. According to Bill Windscheif, conference chair and president, Advanced Innovative Solutions, “The 2008-2009 global automotive crash triggered major changes in the engineered polyolefins supply chain that are still impacting the indus-try three-and-a-half years later. That’s why our committee intersperses keynote talks throughout the conference to help attendees better understand challenges and opportunities still facing the automotive-supply community.” The conference will open on Monday morning with a keynote by ExxonMobil Corp. Energy Advisor Vincent Yuskiewicz, who will give a talk titled The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040, which will address a long-term view of the world’s energy future, including the more efficient use of energy through technologies such as hybrid vehicles. Yuskiewicz will discuss global energy demand, which is expected to rise by about 30 percent from 2010 to 2040. “ExxonMobil expects that demand growth would be approximately four times that amount without projected gains in efficiency,” he says. “Efficiency is the key reason why energy demand will rise by only about 1 percent a year on average even as global GDP rises by nearly 3 percent a year. It also is the reason why energy demand in the developed world will remain relatively unchanged through 2040 even as its economic output nearly doubles.”
After lunch on Monday, Patrick (Pat) Stewart, vice-president and executive director of Inte-rior Systems at Inteva Products, LLC, will speak on the topic of Innovative Concepts for Auto-motive Interiors. About his topic, Stewart says, “The automotive interior continues to evolve into a home away from home. What the OEMs considered luxury 5 years ago is now being styled into entry-level and mid-level vehicles. In addition, the pressure on fuel economy contin-ues to drive the need for lower mass materials and systems.” On Tuesday morning, Mary-Beth Kellenberger, director-Global Automotive Aftermarket Re-
search, Frost & Sullivan, will speak on Throwing Light On the Future: Mega Trends and their Ability to Shape Per-sonal Mobility.
JUNE 2012 Auto TPO Conference (Continued)
Kellenberger explains, “This presentation will examine a variety of megatrends currently at work in society at large and discuss how they will impact personal mobility and the vehicles we use for personal mobility. We’ll cover topics like the evolution of urbanization and smart cities, including implicit social changes, business-model evolution, and a look at the countries in 2020 that will be the next game changers beyond the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations. We’ll also review the evolution of personal commuting and its effects on personal vehicles, and then explore future mobility innovations, including multi-modal commuting and alternative transportation plans already under way at various auto-makers. Since smart is the new green, we’ll define what a smart connected car is and what that implies. We’ll also look at the top 50 emerging vehicle technology trends, take a snapshot of a ‘Zero-Concept’ world in 2020, and then conclude with how to view from the macro level but implement from the micro level.” Tuesday afternoon will feature a keynote on Global Polyolefins Overview by Howard Rappaport, senior director-Global Plastics at IHS Chemical. Rappaport notes, “The global polyolefin market is changing dramatically in response to the fast-advancing industrializa-tion process in emerging markets, as well as improvements in global communications and trade liberalization. Invest-ments are increasingly concentrated in feedstock cost-advantaged or high-demand growth areas, like the Middle East and the Asia/Pacific region. The same trend, particularly in West Europe, is driving industry consolidation, operations optimization, and moves toward the production of higher value, performance products. In North America, low-cost feedstock from shale gas is revitalizing the polyethylene (PE) business, making PE exports highly competitive globally.” And Wednesday will start off with a keynote from Alexander (Alex) Buechler, owner and publisher of HB Media, who will give a talk about Less Polypropylene in Automotive Applications. “An average passenger car contains 130 pounds (60 kilograms) of polypropylene,” says Buechler, “but each year that number drops by approximately 0.70 pound (0.33 kilogram) due to better-flowing materials, which allow wall stock to be reduced; use of foamed polypropylene that lowers mass; and reduction in heavy fillers like talc – all of which means less polypropylene in our cars. We will show which components are most affected, as well as the vehicle segments where polypropylene is making a particularly strong return. Contradictory trends in North America, Europe, and Asia are also covered.”
Automotive Division BOD Meeting All InvitedAmerican Chemistry Council Troy, MI June 18, 2012 Dusseldorf Award CeremoniesDusseldorf June 22, 2012
2012 Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE)MSU Education Center Troy, MI Sept 11-13, 2012 2012 SPE TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins ConferenceTroy Marriott Sept 30 - Oct 3, 2012 2012 Innovation Award GalaBurton Manor Livonia, MI Nov 7, 2012 2013 AutoEPCONMSU Education Center Troy, MI April 30, 2013
Dusseldorf Award CeremoniesDusseldorf Oct 14, 2013
Automotive Division Board of Directors meetings are open to all SPE members. All events are listed on our website at
http: speautomotive.com/ecCall Anthony Gasbarro at 248.721.0276 for more information.
Automotive Division meeting scheDule & speciAl events cAlenDAr
JUNE 2012 AutoEPCON
2012: Best-Ever SPE AutoEPCON by Terrence Cressy, AutoEPCON Conference Co-Chair By any measure—attendance, keynote speakers, technical presentations and sponsorship support— the 2012 SPE AutoEPCON show ranks as an outstanding success in evaluations by participants and the organizing committee, led this year by Nippani Rao, conference chair. The sixth-annual conference was organized by both the Automotive Divi-sion and Detroit Section of SPE. Attendance exceeded 230 people, and the event drew the greatest number of automotive OEM participants to date. Highlights included four top keynote addresses, 19 technical presentations, and a record 18 sponsors, including exhibi-tors.
Maria Ciliberti, Americas Business director, Ticona Engineering Polymers, and former SPE Europe Chair, likened what is possible today to the Age of Enlightenment during the Italian Renaissance. New thinking about materials and methods of processing and fabrication will allow greater function, more pleasing aesthetics, and connectivity for vehicle occupants. Her analogies were packed into an inspiring talk” ,The Automotive Renaissance: Re-Inventing Transportation.”
Kathy Minnich, manager, Materials Engineering & Testing at Ford Motor Co., spoke about the need for materials development to be focused less on plurality and more on worldwide supply consistency and cost-effectiveness, focused squarely on part and vehicle system function for global platforms. Her insights including needs for better predictive engineering test data and innovation were contained in her presentation, “Material and Supplier Selection: Global Challenges and Evolving Expectations.”
The bulk of the one-day conference was devoted to three concurrent technical sessions with presentations on new mate-rials, requirements and methods for predictive engineering data, and new application developments to address advanced vehicle-engineering functions. The presentations were organized by Technical Committee co-chairs, Norm Kakarala, Sandra McClelland, and Laura Shereda. Materials suppliers, tier integrators, and OEMs gave presentations moderated by AutoEPCON committee members listed in the program. The agenda and committee leaders are posted on our SPE websites. With this record-setting con-ference on auto industry trends and the expanding role of engineering plastics development in the books, sights are now set on the
2013 AutoEPCON, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 MSU Management Education Center
Troy (Detroit), Michigan, USA
JUNE 2012 DETROIT SECTION NEWS
College Scholarships for Sons & Daughters of SPE Members
The SPE Detroit Section is now accepting scholarship applications from qualified applicants pursuing undergraduate degrees in engineering science. Children of Detroit Section and Automotive Division members who are pursuing a degree course are eligible. More details and requirements are provided in the application. Last date to submit an applica-tion is September 30, 2012. For more information, please contact [email protected] or see the Detroit Section website, www.speautomotive.coms
Automotive Division hotline
ph: +1 248.244.8993 web: www.speautomotive.com email: [email protected]
Global Automotive Lightweight Materials Detroit
JUNE 2012
21–22 August 2012; Detroit, Michigan, USA
http://www.global-automotive-lightweight-materials-detroit.com
EXHIBITION OF HORN AND PLASTICS
JUNE 2012
July 10th – August 17th The Parker Gallery,
London Metropolitan University (Commercial Road entrance, nearest underground Aldgate East.)
A joint Horners Company, Plastics Historical Society and SPE event
Part of the London 2012 Olympics cultural events.
This exhibition is linked to the
Exhibition at The Guildhall Art Gallery
Guildhall Art Gallery is managed by the City of London Corporation as part of its contribu-tion to the heritage and cultural life of London and the nation.
http://www.guildhallartgallery.cityoflondon.gov.uk/GAG/Exhibitions/ForthcomingExhibitions/BBC.htm From the rare to the curious, the ancient to the modern, this major exhibition showcases the collec-tions held by London’s livery companies, usually not on view to the public. Visitors are invited to marvel at the splendour of medieval manuscripts and wonder at the rituals of livery company life, as the objects reveal the stories behind some of the world’s oldest crafts and trades. The Horners’ Company will have 5 items on display at the Guildhall, from their extensive collection dating back to the Middle Ages and currently held at the Museum of Design in Plastics, Arts University College, Bournemouth. The current Master of the Horners’ Company, Georgina Rowland Scott, is the granddaughter of the Master whose de-cision it was to embrace the then new plastics industry. Her father was a former Lord Mayor of London. Several SPE members are also Horners, sharing similar educational and charitable aims to further the interests and understanding of the plastics industry.
26–29 August 2012 Sunday - Wednesday
Columbus, Ohio GPIE 2012 will focus on six key growth areas: Conductive & Electronic Polymers Polymer Nanocomposites High Performance Polymers Bio-based Polymers & Feedstocks Degradable & Recyclable Polymers Direct Digital (Additive) Manufacturing Registration is now OPEN for the Global Polymer In-novation Expo. Go to our website www.GlobalPolymerInnovationEXPO.com and secure your spot for the first international conference hosted by RAPRA Limited in the U.S. Click on the "Register Now" button. At sign-up you can choose to attend one or both days of the business conference; attend optional workshops or a seminar on the final day; book your hotel all within a few minutes. If you would like help making your travel arrange-ments, we have a relationship with a local travel agent whom you may contact at [email protected] Mr. Ted Roy has negotiated discount flights with United Airlines and their Star Alliance of affiliated airlines to provide flights from anywhere in the world to Columbus, Ohio. (domestic and international).
JUNE 2012 Global Polymers Innovation Expo
Since 1919, RAPRA has represented a heritage of discov-ery, of community, and of commitment to furthering the polymer industry. Looking to the future, we continue to listen to our members’ needs and structure our programs to meet their challenges. RAPRA continues to partner with other leaders in the polymer industry: PolymerOhio, Ohio Polymer Strategy Council, the Society of Plastics Engi-neers, and the British Plastics Federation to further global collaboration and innovation. Strategic Opportunities... Accelerated Results! The Global Polymer Innovation EXPO (GPIE) is about getting business done. RAPRA presents GPIE: its inaugural international confer-ence and trade exhibit. Regional partner, PolymerOhio, and the Ohio Polymer Strategy Council join RAPRA in 2012 in making GPIE a seminal event that creates growth and jobs.
Practical tools to stay competitive today and become the market leader. Be challenged by thought-provoking keynote speakers. Get motivated by real-world opportunities, actions and out-comes. Depart GPIE with realistic approaches and applications, and the contacts to make them happen.
Keynote Speaker Dr. (VG) Vijay Govindarajan - Tuesday 2011 Thinkers50.com Ranking: #3
Winner: 2011 Breakthrough Idea Award
