The Baker Electric Motor Car. Tour of original showroom building and talk of the history of this innovative vehicle from Cleveland. More detail below. Speaker: Eric Rivet, Curator of Collections and Exhibits at the Western Reserve Historical Society Tentative Schedule: 4:30 – 5:30 — Cleveland section executive committee meeting 5:30 – 6:30 — social time with […]
Cleveland SPE is pleased to present: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: PRINTING THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024 WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH Hosted by the SPE Cleveland Section and SPE International MORE INFORMATION To Register for the Conference: CLICK HERE
AMI Compounding World Expo 2024 November 13-14th Cleveland, OH We are also pleased to participate in this major show at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland. The conference will feature four key sectors: Plastic Extrusion, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Testing and Plastic Compounding. In addition to technical presentations and exciting industry innovations, this two-day event provides […]
SPE Akron Presents: Nova Chemicals will present a virtual session on PE101 for Durables: Exploring Polyethylene Materials for Blow, Injection and Rotational Molding Monday, February 10, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. This is a PE101 session focusing on polyethylene applications in durable goods, specifically blow, injection and rotational molding. A high-level overview of each molding application will […]
Dr. Sadhan Jana of the University of Akron VP of Research and Business Engagement and BF Goodrich Professor, SPSE Abstract: Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an emerging class of contaminants that are environmentally persistent, bioaccumulative, and noxious to human health. Among these, the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) molecules are widely found in ground and surface water sources. […]
SPE Cleveland Presents A Presentation on “Layered Polymer Lens Manufacturing for Advanced Night Vision Systems” Followed by a Plant Tour and Dinner Micro- and nanolayer coextrusion processing incorporates tens, hundreds, or thousands of alternating polymer layers within the thickness of traditional polymer films.Reducing the individual polymer layer thicknesses down below a micron, sometimes to 25-50 […]
SPE Thermoplasic Elastomer Conference 2025 "Compound Interest: TPEs in a Circular Economy" April 8-10, 2025 Akron, OH UPDATE: This event is now virtual. More details can be found at: CLICK HERE The Akron Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers, along with the TPE Technical Interest Group of the SPE, will again be hosting […]
SPE Cleveland to Attend the PiNO 2025 Conference Ohio's largers industry is polymers, with 2,800+ polymer companies and over $49 billion in shipment each year, all right here in Ohio. In additiona to industry, there are numerous academic programs in and around Ohio that offer polymer focused degrees or conduct polymer specific research. This presents […]
Please join SPE Akron for a tour and dinner at Nottingham Spirk. For over 50 years, Nottingham Spirk's innovation consulting and product design firm has developed hundreds of patented products that have generated over $50 billion in sales for industry-leading businesses and fast-growth entrepreneurial firms. Nottingham Spirk offers a unique product design and development process in which all phases are […]
SPE Cleveland Presents A Presentation on “Challenges and Opportunities in High- Performance Plastics for Space and Aerospace Applications” Followed by Dinner NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) leads numerous high-performance plastics research and development efforts with the goal of achieving a sustainable human presence in space and developing the US aerospace sector. This presentation will discuss […]
