The following is a list of technical meetings, courses and seminars of interest to the plastics industry.
For regional meetings held in more than one location or for more than one session, see the alphabetical list of sponsoring organizations at the end.
This feature is updated and published once a month.
May
May 16-Performance Testing of Transport Packaging in Toronto sponsored by The Institute of Packaging Professionals. Contact (800) 432-4085.
May 23-Plastics Compounding Seminar & Field Demonstration at the Polymer Building of the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact Pomini Inc. at (216) 838-0500.
May 24-25-The Fundamentals of Fail at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. Contact (313) 271-1500.
May 30-31-Injection Mold Design will be at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Mich., at (313) 271-1500.
May 30-June 1-High Performance Plastics-High Temperature Polymers at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The course is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for Continuing Engineering Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
May 31-June 1-Fundamentals of Manufacturing Injection Molds at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Mich., at (303) 271-1500.
June
June 1-2-How to Apply Failure Mode & Effects Analysis to Injection Molding will be held in Livonia, Mich. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500, ext. 361.
June 4-7-Conference on Rapid Prototyping at University of Dayton (Ohio). Contact (513) 229-3115.
June 5-6-Fundamentals of Injection Molded Part Design, sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, at Sheraton Airport Plaza in Charlotte, N.C. Contact (313) 271-1500.
June 5-6-Biodegradable Polymers '95 will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich. Contact organizer, Executive Conference Management in Plymouth, Mich., at (313) 420-0507.
June 7-8-Fundamentals of Injection Molding, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, will be held at the Mall of America Grand Hotel in Minneapolis. Contact (800) 733-4763.
June 7-8-The Fundamentals of Failure Mode & Effects Analysis at the Holiday Inn in Charlotte, N.C., sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers of Dearborn, Mich. Contact (313) 271-1500.
June 7-9-Thermoplastic Foams at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The course is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for Continuing Engineering Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
June 8-9-Designing Injection Molded Parts for Assembly, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, in Detroit at the Novi Hilton. Contact (800) 733-4763.
June 12-13-Fundamentals of Injection Mold Design at the Sheraton Inn Midway in St. Paul, Minn. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. at (704) 262-1044.
June 12-13-International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly at Newport Islander Doubletree Hotel in Newport, R.I. Contact sponsor Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc. in Wakefield, R.I., at (401) 783-5840.
June 12-14-International Conference on Advances in the Stabilization and Degradation of Polymers in Luzern, Switzerland. The conference is offered by the Institute of Materials Science of State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 257-3800.
June 13-Training as an Investment for injection molders will be held in Cleveland. The Paulson Training Programs Inc.-sponsored event will examine case studies of how training impacts the bottom line. Contact (203) 526-3099.
June 14-15-Two-Phase Injection Molding at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The course is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for Continuing Engineering Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
June 14-15-Thermoplastic Elastomer at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The course is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for Continuing Engineering Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
June 14-16-Advanced Injection Mold Design held at the Sheraton Inn Midway in St. Paul, Minn. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. at (704) 262-1044.
June 15-Plastics in Pharmaceutical Packaging at Embassy Suites Hotel in Parsippany, N.J. Contact Irene Sacks at Plastics Institute of America Inc. in Fairfield, N.J., at (201) 808-5950.
June 15-16-Introduction to Compounding Plastics, a Tuesday and Thursday evening plastics processing course, will be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
June 20-21-ABCs of Purchasing Plastics at the Board of Trade in Etobicoke, Ontario. Contact Canadian Plastics Institute at (414) 441-3222.
June 20-21-Effective Quotes for Plastic Parts at the Sheraton Northshore Inn in Northbrook, Ill., sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers of Dearborn, Mich. Contact (303) 271-1500.
June 20-22-AUTOFACT Southeast Computer Technology Conference and Exposition for Manufacturing at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500.
June 22-23-Fundamentals of Injection Molding at the Sheraton Northshore Inn in Northbrook, Ill., sponsored by Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Contact (303) 271-1500.
June 27-28-Medical Packaging Symposium '95, Designing the Medical Package of the Future will be held in Princeton, N.J. at the Scanticon conference center, sponsored by Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News of Paoli, Pa. Contact (610) 647-8585.
July
July 10-14 - International Conference in Organic Coatings Science and Technology in Athens, Greece. The conference is offered by the Institute of Materials Science of State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 257-3800.
August
Aug. 14-16-Injection Molding Technology will be held at the Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center in Boone, N.C. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. at (704) 262-1044.
Aug. 17-18-Design for Moldability will be held at the Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center in Boone, N.C. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. at (704) 262-1044.
Aug. 22-23-Fundamentals of Manufacturing Injection Molds in Chicago, hotel information to be announced. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Mich., at (303) 271-1500.
Aug. 24-25-Injection Mold Design in Chicago, hotel information to be announced. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Mich., at (313) 271-1500.
Aug. 28-30-Hot Runner Molds will be held at the Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center in Boone, N.C. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. at (704) 262-1044.
September
Sept. 7-8-How to Apply Failure Mode & Effects Analysis to Injection Molding will be held in Chicago. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500, ext. 361.
Sept. 11-12-Injection Molding Conference at the Westin Hotel at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. Contact sponsor Injection Molding Magazine at (919) 933-2547.
Sept. 12-Training as an Investment for injection molders will be held in Detroit. The Paulson Training Programs Inc.-sponsored event will examine case studies of how training impacts the bottom line. Contact (203) 526-3099.
Sept. 12-14-Electrical Discharge Machining 1995 will be at the Rosemont Conference Center in Chicago. The conference and exhibit is sponsored by Modern Machine Shop Magazine of Cincinnati. Contact (513) 527-8977.
October
Oct. 2-4-RETEC New Tools Available for the Modern Tool Maker sponsored by SPE's Mold Making/Design Division will be held at the Hotel Sofitel in Rosemont near Chicago. Contact (708) 991-4629.
Oct. 10-12-Autofocus '95 will be held at Cobo Hall in Detroit by American Machinist and its parent Penton Publishing of Cleveland. Contact (216) 696-7000.
Oct. 16-17-Packaging Sales: An Innovative, Problem Solving Approach in Anaheim, Calif., sponsored by The Institute of Packaging Professionals. Contact (800) 432-4085.
Oct. 24-Training as an Investment for injection molders will be held in Boston. The Paulson Training Programs Inc.-sponsored event will examine case studies of how training impacts the bottom line. Contact (203) 526-3099.
Oct. 30-31-TPOs in Automotive '95 conference will be held in Novi, Mich. at the Novi Hilton. Contact Executive Conference Management Inc. of Plymouth, Mich., at (313) 420-0507.
November
Nov. 3-4-IoPP Technology of Packaging Conference sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals of Herndon, Va., will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Contact IoPP at (703) 318-8970.
Regional
ASTM will hold two courses at a number of locations on different dates. Major Testing Techniques for Plastics will be held May 16-18 in Charlotte, N.C.; September 19-21 in Philadelphia; and Nov. 28-30 in San Francisco. Instrumental Analysis of Thermoplastic and Thermoset Polymers is scheduled for Oct. 23-25 in Philadelphia. Contact (215) 299-5480.
The Macbeth Division Kollmorgen Instruments Corp. has announced the schedule for its traveling Fundamentals of Color seminar. The two-day conference is an introduction to the basic principles of color science and is for people involved in the design, production, quality control or inspection of materials. The seminars are scheduled for Newton, Mass., May 23-24; St. Louis, June 6-7; Rosemont, Ill., June 20-21.
The National Center for Tooling & Precision Components training programs and course schedule for the second and third quarters has been released. Course topics include ISO, Unix- and PC-based CAD/CAM, design engineering, rapid prototyping, and tooling and manufacturing. Contact NCTPC in Toledo, Ohio, at (419) 531-8340.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Rapid Prototyping Association will hold Fundamentals of Rapid Prototyping and Applications in Manufacturing June 21 in Charlotte, N.C.; Sept. 20 in Chicago; Sept. 28 in Denver; Oct. 11 in Cincinnati; and Dec. 6 in Detroit. Contact (313) 271-1500.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers and its Associations for Finishing Processes released its schedule of 1995 finishing events. Course topics include the fundamentals of electrocoating, powder coating and tool coating; troubleshooting powder systems; radiation curing for automotive applications; spray application methods for powder coating; environmental compliance for coating. Contact (313) 271-1500, ext. 376.
