The following is a list of technical meetings, courses and seminars of interest to the plastics industry. This feature is updated and published once a month.
August
Aug. 2-4-Dr. Kenneth Case: Correctly Applying SPC Tools in Laboratory and Flow & Batch Manufacturing Processes in Las Vegas. Sponsored by Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla. Contact George Collington at (405) 744-9223.
Aug. 16-17-Injection Molding Troubleshooting: Problem Solving Techniques in Etobicoke, Ontario, at the International Plaza. Contact sponsor the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500.
Aug. 22-23-Fundamentals of Manufacturing Injection Molds will be held at the Schaumburg Marriott in Schaumburg, Ill., near Chicago. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Mich., at (313) 271-1500 for more information.
Aug. 24-25-Injection Mold Design will be held at the Schaumburg Marriott in Schaumburg, Ill., near Chicago. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in Dearborn, Mich., at (313) 271-1500 for more information.
Aug. 28-30-Industrial and Large Part Blow Molding Workshop, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers, in Cincinnati at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Rivercenter. A workshop and machine demonstration will be held Aug. 30 at Cincinnati Milacron's Plastics Machinery Group facilities in Batavia and Mount Orab, Ohio. Contact SPE in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
September
Sept. 12-15-Plastics USA/95 at McCormick Place Exhibit Complex in Chicago. Contact the Society of Plastics Engineers in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
Sept. 24-26-Coloring Plastics for Performance regional technical conference will be held at the Wild Dunes resort in Isle of Palms, S.C., near Charlotte. Contact the Society of Plastics Engineers conference services at (203) 775-0471.
Sept. 25-29 - Plastics Fracture Analysis Workshop, Plastics Failure Analysis/Prevention and Testing Semi and Failure Prevention of Plastic Parts by Stress Analysis Methods make up the Society of Plastics Engineers five-day plastics failure analysis and prevention courses to be held in Chicago at the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel. Contact SPE in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
October
Oct. 2-3-Good Clinical Practices for Medical Devices at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 4-5- International Clinical Trials for Medical Devices at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 10-11-Silicones for Biomedical/Pharmaceutical Applications in Atlanta at the Sheraton Colony Square Hotel. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 11-13-Biosensors in Secaucus, N.J., at the Meadowlands Hilton Hotel. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 16-17-Practical Applications for Melt Rheology in Polymer Processing Workshop at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton, N.J., sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
Oct. 16-18-Production Injection Molding Manufacturing Techniques Workshop at the El Paso (Texas) Marriott Hotel. Contact the Society of Plastics Engineers in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
Oct. 18-20-Foamed Polymers and Composites in Seattle at the Crowne Plaza Seattle. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 23-24-Annual Seminar on Biostability of Polyurethanes at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 25-27-Advances in Medical Plastics in Cambridge, Mass., at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Oct. 30-Nov. 1-SPC in Extrusion Workshop at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Austin, Texas, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
November
Nov. 2-3-HealthPack '95 Conference in Northbrook, Ill., at the Northbrook Hilton Hotel. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Nov. 3-6-Joint Topical Conference on Processing, Structure and Properties of Polymeric Materials, sponsored by the Polymer Processing Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, will be held in Chicago at the Palmer House Hotel. Contact Robert Cohen at Massachusetts Institute of Technology at (617) 253-3777.
Nov. 6-10-The SPE Seminars materials and processing, injection molding, thermoforming, extrusion, design, PVC, and melt rheology will be held at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Contact the Society of Plastics Engineers in Brookfield, Conn., at (203) 775-0471.
Nov. 7-8-Packaging Productivity Forum, sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute of Arlington, Va., will be held at the Westin O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill. Contact (703) 243-8555.
Nov. 8-9-Automotive Regional Technical Conference at the Marriott Dearborn Inn in Dearborn, Mich., sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers Detroit Section. Contact Walter Herzig (313) 454-9800.
Nov. 9-10-Chemistry of Engineering Plastics in Atlanta at the Sheraton Colony Square Hotel. Sponsored by Technomic Publishing Co. Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Contact (717) 291-5609.
Regional meetings
Regional meetings
AutoCAD Helpline-AutoCAD Release 13 Productivity Tips On the Road will be held in Cleveland on Sept. 12, San Francisco on Sept. 19, Los Angeles on Sept. 21, New Haven, Conn., on Oct. 3, Pittsburgh on Oct. 5, Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 17 and Miami on Oct. 19. The class costs $148 and teaches dimensioning techniques, PaperSpace tricks, customization for AutoCAD DOS and Windows, how to use multi-line text and general construction and editing tips. Contact AutoCAD Helpline at (800) 373-3284.
