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SUMMARY:National Week of Flame Retardants 2026
DESCRIPTION:Are you navigating increasing regulatory pressure around flame retardant (FR) use and chemical safety? Do you struggle to evaluate new FR technologies\, alternatives\, and additive packages with confidence? Are you looking for clearer guidance on testing requirements\, compliance expectations\, and material performance across industries? \nIf you’re responsible for evaluating FR technologies\, selecting additives\, or ensuring compliance across industries\, then you need to be at SPE’s National Week of Flame Retardants 2026\, taking place online March 23-25 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET each day. \nThis three-day program delivers a focused\, technical overview of: \n\nHalogen-free flame retardant innovations and material performance tradeoffs\nThe evolving regulatory landscape impacting FR use and chemical safety\nCurrent testing standards and compliance expectations across key industries\n\nAt SPE’s National Week of Flame Retardants\, you’ll hear directly from flame retardant technical experts\, regulatory specialists\, and major suppliers—and gain practical insights that you can apply to your processes immediately. \nMore Info Here 
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/national-week-of-flame-retardants-2026/
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SUMMARY:SPE WORKSHOP - Smart Injection Molding: Hands-on Design of Experiments (DOE) for Success and Competitiveness
DESCRIPTION:April 14\, 15 & 17\, 2026 | Online\n11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET (each day) \nLearn More \nDo you struggle to identify the real root cause of molding defects? Are you tired of relying on guesswork\, intuition\, or tribal knowledge? \nDo you want to reduce scrap\, stabilize processes\, shorten startups\, and justify process settings with data instead of trial‑and‑error? \nIf you’re troubleshooting molding defects by trial-and-error\, you’re losing time and margin. This three-day\, practice-oriented workshop delivers a structured\, repeatable approach to process optimization—built specifically for injection molding professionals. \nThis program is for you if you need to: \n\nIdentify the true root causes of defects\nReduce scrap and stabilize processes\nShorten start-ups\nReplace guesswork with data\nJustify process settings with measurable ROI\n\nRather than theory-heavy lectures\, this workshop focuses on machine-side Design of Experiments (DoE)—practical tools you can apply immediately. Across three focused 90-minute sessions\, you will learn how to plan\, execute\, and interpret efficient experiments that deliver meaningful insight into part quality\, process robustness\, and optimization opportunities. \nYou’ll leave with a practical DoE toolkit that strengthens decision-making\, improves consistency\, and enhances competitiveness.
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/spe-workshop-smart-injection-molding-hands-on-design-of-experiments-doe-for-success-and-competitiveness/
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SUMMARY:Viscoelasticity: Implications for Plastics
DESCRIPTION:Plastics are viscoelastic materials\, meaning that they exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation. This is due to their unique molecular structure. The polymer molecules consist of long chains with high molecular weight. Those individual polymer chains are and tangled into each other\, but are mobile and can slide past each other because they do not share chemical bonds with the other chains. \nBecause of their viscoelastic nature\, the mechanical properties of plastics vary depending on the conditions under which stress is applied. Most commonly\, the mechanical properties of plastics will vary with temperature\, time under load\, and strain rate. \nTheir viscoelastic nature is important to those designing\, manufacturing\, or using plastic components. and is a fundamental concept of plastic behavior that needs to be understood. It is important to recognize the viscoelastic nature of plastic materials so that their behavior in the intended application can be understood. \nThis course will expose the attendees to the following concepts: \n\nThe viscoelastic nature of plastics is attributed to their molecular structure.\nThermoplastic materials have both long-term and short-term properties – they flow due to the application of stress over time.\nMost mechanical testing of plastic materials is actually testing the material’s viscoelasticity – how the plastic flows when different stresses are applied.\nPlastics are time\, temperature\, and strain rate sensitive.
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/viscoelasticity-implications-for-plastics/
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