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Milwaukee SPE Sponsored two awards at this year’s Future Cites Competition held at MSOE. Over 40 elementary schools entered the event and judged on several different categories. Milwaukee SPE sponsored two $250 awards. It was great to interact with these outstanding young people. The teams showed great enthusiasm and talent. Milwaukee SPE Board members – Jack Hill, Renee Nehls, Matt Bennett and Ray Ciezki participated as judges.

Photos shown of the winners from the Future Cities competition:
Left: Best Knowledge of Plastics – Waukesha Stem Academy
Right: Roger Tamsen Memorial Award- Best use of Plastics – St Sebastian School – Milwaukee

May

Fri

SPE – UW Stout 4th Annual Golf Event NEW DATE May 4th, 2018 @ Tanglewood Greens

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May 4 all-day

All proceeds go to the UW-Stout Society of Plastics Engineers Student Chapter to fund travel for company tours and conferences, as well as other SPE Student Chapter activities. The golf outing will be at Menomonie at Tanglewood Greens on Friday, May 4th, and all information regarding sponsorship and attendance and registration of the event can be found in the attached brochure.

Tee-off is at 9:00 am and lunch is included. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Andrew Denzer (information below) or spe@uwstout.edu. Feel free to pass this along to anyone you may feel is interested as well. It will be a great opportunity to network with students and also help to fund the many important activities our student chapter participates in, and we are looking forward to a great turnout! Please note the RSVP form is on the 2nd page of the attached pdf. Click here to download.

Contact Information
Andrew Denzer
Society of Plastics Engineers – UW-Stout Chapter
denzera0730@my.uwstout.edu

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Jun

Wed

Plastics Theory and Practice – Plastics 101 Learn all About Plastics in Just Two Days! @ Hampton Inn Gurnee, IL

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Jun 6 – Jun 7 all-day

Plastics Theory and Practice is an entry-level course designed to introduce participants to basic concepts and techniques used throughout the plastics industry. This is a co-sponsored course of Chicago SPE + Milwaukee SPE!

Who and Why You Should Attend?

Sales and marketing personnel, engineers, product and tool designers, purchasing managers, plant managers, tool makers, molding supervisors, quality assurance personnel and anyone entering the field of plastics who wants to acquire basic knowledge of plastics in general, broaden their knowledge of material and processing techniques and/or take a refresher course on the subject.

Course Fees & Registration

$349 SPE Members | $399 Non-Members

https://tinyurl.com/plastics101chicago

Content

Plastics Industry Overview, History and Growth
Future Processing Techniques
Polymer Chemistry Basics
Plastics Tooling
Polymer Structure-Properties-Applications
Decorating and Printing
Modified Plastics-Alloys-Composites
Assembling and Secondary Operations
Elastomers
Part Costing
Product Design Basics
Testing and Failure Analysis
Material Selection Process Plastics
Industry Standards and Organizations
Interpreting Material
Data Recycling
Plastics Identification Technique
Educations and Seminars, Information Sources

Meet the Instructor: Vishu H. Shah

Vishu H. Shah is President of Consultek Consulting Group, a fully integrated Management and Technical Consulting firm for the Plastics and Medical industry with over hundred years of combined hands-on experience and strong Plastics Engineering educational background.

His 35 years of extensive practical experience in plastics Industry includes positions as president and cofounder of Performance Engineered Products – a custom injection molder, Senior Plastics Engineer for Rain Bird Corporation and Nibco Inc.

His areas of expertise include product design, processing, automation, materials, rapid prototyping, tooling, failure analysis and testing. He is the author of Handbook of Plastics Testing and Failure Analysis and has taught various plastics related subjects throughout his career.

REGISTER

https://tinyurl.com/plastics101chicago