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SPE Is Accepting Nominations for 54th Annual Automotive Innovation Awards Gala

Innovation Award nominations are due Sept. 13, 2025, while Hall of Fame Award nominations are due by May 31, 2025.

SPE Announces New President, Board

Conor Carlin has been named the new president of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).

Mold Awards Return in 2022

SPE’s Mold Technologies Division is again seeking nominees for the Mold Maker and Mold Designer of the Year after two-year hiatus; winners will be named at the PTXPO in March.

SPE ACCE 2020 Virtual Event to Feature Lanxess' Technical Director as First Keynote Speaker

Lanxess’ Jose Chirino to present a roadmap for future mobility with a discussion on automotive plastics and polymer composites.

Dow's Landes to Address the Future Role of Plastics with Sustainability at Center Stage

Also the current president of SPE, Landes will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 SPE Thermoforming Div.’s conference.

Several 'Firsts' Characterize Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards

With the addition of an ‘additive manufacturing’ category, the winners of all nine categories exemplify continued innovation and transferability in the use of plastics.

Inaugural Student Radio Controlled Car Race & Design Competition

SPE’s Thermoforming Division announced the winners of this first-time event.

SPE Extrusion Holding Two Single- and Twin-Screw Minitecs

Twin-screw extrusion theory, principles, tips and practices covered in Detroit, with a single- and twin-screw seminar planned for Georgia.

Materials Innovations for Film, Molding & Automotive

Highlights of the SPE Polyolefins Conference included a ‘game-changing’ LLDPE family, and new stabilizers and other additives for film extrusion and all types of molding.

Winners of 2017 SPE Automotive Awards Wow with Many ‘Firsts’

Innovative, transferable, and intelligent use of thermoplastics capture eight of nine categories.

Lifetime Achievement Awardee Honored For Over 30 Years of Advances in Automotive Molding

Technical specialist Dr. Suresh Shah, who holds more than 45 Intellectual Properties including patents and trade secrets, was recognized at SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala.

Plastics Personnel Moves: OCTEX, SPE, PLASTICS, battenfeld-cincinnati, and Engel

New president at OCTEX; new CEO at SPE; new chief economist at PLASTICS; recognition for employee at Engel and more.

The Next Game-Changing Technology in Tools and Dies

The first conformal-cooled tools entered the European market 25 years ago; a new conference aims to determine what the next 25 years could hold.

Polyolefins Technology Continues to Evolve

New resins and additives among highlights of SPE Polyolefins 2017.

Interesting Finalists of 2016 SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Take a look at these “runner-up” finalists in exterior, interior and chassis/hardware categories.

Six More Winners of 2016 SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Take a look at top-rated innovations in chassis/hardware, powertrain, process/assembly, safety, environmental, and aftermarket categories.

SPE Auto Innovation Awards Winners Span Nine Categories

The 2016 interior category winner was also the grand award winner.

Winners of SPE’s Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition

A panel of judges selected the winners of the 3rd annual Plastics for Life Global Parts Competition from among a wide range of parts that had already won in competitions at previous SPE events during the past year.

Slideshow: SPE to Induct 12 New Fellows

The dozen leaders join an elite group of only 321 named over the last 32 years.

Slideshow: SPE Fellows Inductees

During the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC 2016, SPE will honor the newest Fellows of the Society, which are members who have made outstanding contributions in plastics science, engineering, or management.

SPE Auto Div. Names Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Winners

GM's 1984 Chevy Corvette and experts in automotive composite materials will be honored at the 45th SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala next month.

Recovery of Flexible Packaging Study Gets Underway

Collaborative industry project is aimed at recovering more packaging that is currently destined for landfill.

Nominations For SPE's 'Plastics For Life' Global Parts Competition Extended

SPE extends nomination deadline for its second-annual 'Plastics For Life' competition by two weeks.

Polymer Tech Innovations To Star At 'NPE2015 Startup Garage'

Expect to see at least twelve startup ventures with exciting new technologies at the 'NPE2015 Startup Garage' exhibitions.

Mission Statements Vs. Business Plans

A hotel conference room, management brainstorming and a new mission statement do not a strategic ��ý plan make.

New Light on How to Optimize Properties of Microcellular Foams

With the growing popularity of thermoplastic microcellular foams (such as those produced by the MuCell process of Trexel Inc.) comes increased need to understand how to optimize foam properties through appropriate foam structure.

Blow Molding Simulation: Ready for Prime Time?

Efforts have been made to simulate the extrusion blow molding process for at least a decade, but actual use has been slow to take hold.

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