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SPE Milwaukee is proud to offer an exclusive plant tour of J.W. Speaker, a leader in LED and emerging lighting technologies.

For more than 90 years, this family-run company has designed, manufactured, and assembled its products in Germantown, Wisconsin, delivering innovative lighting solutions to customers around the world. J.W. Speaker serves a wide range of markets, including power sports, agriculture, heavy-duty trucking and mining, military, specialty automotive, and more.

One of J.W. Speaker’s key differentiators is its strong commitment to vertical integration. During the tour, you will see how they:

• Design and build their own printed circuit boards for LED products
• Mold and metallize plastic housings and lenses in-house

• Assemble finished products under one roof

In the plastic injection molding department, attendees will observe unique and advanced processes such as multi-shot molding, thick optic molding, and intricate, delicate insert molding. The facility features 26 injection molding presses and 4 metallizers, with operations running 24 hours a day, five days a week.

This tour offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at a world-class manufacturing operation and is an excellent opportunity for professionals interested in advanced plastics processing, lighting technologies, and vertically integrated manufacturing.

We hope you’ll join us for this informative and engaging experience.

Itinerary:

5:30-6:00 pm – Registration and Networking

6:00-6:30 pm – Dinner (included in the event fee!)

6:30-7:30 pm – Company Presentation and Tour

Cost:

Non-Members $40
Members $35
Life Members $15
Students and Members between jobs $0

Join us for the Milwaukee SPE Education Night on Wed, April 15th from 4:00-9:00 pm at Waukesha County Technical College – Richard T. Anderson Education Center – 800 Main Street., Pewaukee, WI 53072.

It is time for our annual Milwaukee SPE Education Career Night and dinner! This is a chance to promote the plastics industry to the next generation. We have free table tops to showcase your company and meet with the students to talk about career paths and job opportunities. Feel free to bring gift cards for the student drawing at the end of the event.

Schedule:

4:00 – 5:30 PM Tour the WCTC Manufacturing labs – Dennis Pollari – WCTC Instructor (Meet in Richard T Anderson Education Center Lobby for Tours)

4:30 – 6:00 PM Registration Networking/ View Table Tops

6:00 PM – Welcome- Ray Ciezki

Dinner – Buffet with Dessert/beverages

6:30 PM Educator of the Year Recognition – Dennis Pollari – WCTC Tool & Die Moldmaking Instructor – School of Applied Technologies

6:45 PM Keynote Speaker- Joe Hamann – Executive Director, Connected Systems Institute at UWM.

7:20 PM “Wonders of Plastics” Essay Winners, Scholarships, Grants and Student Awards/Prize Drawings.

7:45 -9:00 PM Additional time to view tables/Network

Drawings at Education Night

College students in attendance will be eligible for 3 – $250 Jack Hill Grants. Attending College Students


COST:
SPE Members – $35.00  Members should register at www.milwaukeespe.org

Guest w/member – $25.00

Non Members -$40.00

FREE table top displays available on a first come first serve basis. Show off your company or as a recruitment tool for the attending college and Technical school attendees. Contact Ray Ciezki – 262-370-0485 to reserve your table.

Students, Parents and Educators are Free! Students, Parents and Teachers can register for the event by – emailing Ray Ciezki at ciezra6632@gmail.com or calling Ray Ciezki @ 262-370-0485.