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SUMMARY:NPE2024: The Plastics Show
DESCRIPTION:Visit SPE at Booth W15 at NPE2024 in Orlando\, Florida\, from May 6th-10th at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). \nWith more than 55\,000 leaders from over 110 countries representing every industry—from automotive to healthcare to consumer products to construction and more\, NPE is the largest plastics trade show in the Americas and one of the most innovative business events in the world. \n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/npe2024-the-plastics-show/
LOCATION:Orange County Convention Center\, 9800 International Drive\, Orlando\, FL\, 32819\, United States
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SUMMARY:SPE Central Indiana: 2024 Day at the Track
DESCRIPTION:Find out more about the event here: https://centralindiana.4spe.org/events/2024-day-at-the-track/ \nAlso\, Kimball Medical Solutions will be hosting the “FUEL-UP 500” to support the Day at the Track. Kimball will providing breakfast and giving tours of their injection molding area\, clean room\, and automation area. \nPlease contact Kyle Kulwicki if you wish to attend! \nkyle.kulwicki@kimballelectronics.com \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/spe-central-indiana-2024-day-at-the-track/
LOCATION:Indianapolis Motor Speedway\, 4790 W 16th St - Tower Terrace Suite 002\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46222
CATEGORIES:Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals":MAILTO:spe@4spe.org
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SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Plastic Material Selection
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nSelecting the right plastic material is a challenging task. While there are numerous online tools available for researching plastic materials\, they do not provide any insight into the process of material selection. This workshop will provide a methodology to select materials effectively. \nUsing common language\, we will translate general terms about a material’s characteristics – such as stiffness\, strength\, and toughness – into specific technical properties that are relevant – and quantifiable – to the intended application. We will review industry standard tests that are used to quantify material properties\, and discuss how to interpret the data and understand the behavior of the material to assess its use in an intended application. \n\nSession 1 – Material Science Refresher\nSession 2 – Key Plastic Materials\nSession 3 – Performance\, Cost\, and Sustainability\nSession 4 – Managing the Material Specification Process\n\nDates: \nMay 20\, 2024 \nMay 21\, 2024 \nMay 22\, 2024 \nMay 24\, 2024 \n \nEric Larson\nOwner & Founder\nArt of Mass Production\n\nEric R. Larson has over forty years experience in plastics engineering. He is the founder of Art of Mass Production\, an engineering consulting company based in San Diego\, CA. He has worked on a diverse range of products\, including disposable lighters\, cell phones\, office chairs\, and hand-held medical devices. Eric has a keen understanding of materials\, and knows the value of good design. He also writes and teaches about the effective use of plastics. His book Plastics Materials Selection: A Practical Guide was nominated for a PROSE Award. It is available on Amazon\, and in over 600 university libraries in more than 20 different countries.
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/fundamentals-of-plastic-material-selection/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals":MAILTO:spe@4spe.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T110000
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SUMMARY:Thermal Analysis in Failure and Compositional Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Thermal analysis is an important group of tests used in the analysis of plastics and other polymeric materials. It consists of a family of well-established techniques that evaluate material properties as they change with temperature\, time\, and ambient environment under conditions of thermal programming. The results of thermal analysis tests provide qualitative and quantitative information about the material being evaluated. In particular\, this information is important to address plastic failures or in characterization of the material composition and physical properties. \nThe upcoming webinar on thermal analysis will introduce the four primary techniques: \n\nDifferential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)\nThermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)\nThermomechancial Analysis (TMA)\nDynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)\n\nThe webinar is designed to introduce the techniques to the attendees so that they may get a better understanding of how the techniques can be used to evaluate plastic materials and solve problems. No single thermal analysis technique is best suited universally\, but together they provide essential data for the characterization of plastics materials. This presentation will review thermal analysis techniques and their application to plastic problem solving through case studies. The webinar will be a practical treatment of the techniques\, and the focus will be on how the techniques can be utilized to better understand polymeric materials.
URL:https://pd3.4spe.org/event/thermal-analysis-in-failure-and-compositional-analysis/
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ORGANIZER;CN="SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals":MAILTO:spe@4spe.org
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