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.
November
Nov. 18-19-Composite Aircraft Design seminar will be held at the Composites Technology Center in Norwalk, Calif. Contact (310) 860-2451, ext. 2927.
December
Dec. 12-Rapid Prototyping seminar in Cleveland. Contact Cleveland Advanced Management Program at (216) 432-5326.
Dec. 13-Internet seminar will be held at the Composites Technology Center in Norwalk, Calif. Contact (310) 860-2451, ext. 2927.
Dec. 15-Internet World-Wide-Web clinic will be held at the Composites Technology Center in Norwalk, Calif. Contact (310) 860-2451, ext. 2927.
January
Jan. 8-11-Finite Element Analysis of Elastomeric Components will be held at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Center for Continuing Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
Jan. 15-16-Plastics Fracture Workshop in New Orleans at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers and L.J. Broutman & Associates Ltd. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
Jan. 16-Injection Mold Design seminar in Cleveland. Contact Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program at (216) 432-5326.
Jan. 17-18-Factors Affecting the Service Life of Plastics seminar in New Orleans at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers and L.J. Broutman & Associates Ltd. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
Jan. 19-Failure Prevention of Plastic Parts by Stress Methods seminar in New Orleans at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers and L.J. Broutman & Associates Ltd. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
Jan. 24-26-Extrusion Seminar and Laboratory in Clearwater, Fla., at the Doubletree Resort Surfside, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
Jan. 29-Feb. 1-Ten seminars on materials and processing, injection will be held at the Holiday Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
February
Feb. 1-2-Design for Moldability will be at the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton in San Diego. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc at (704) 262-1044 or fax at (704) 264-6325.
Feb. 19-21-Additives '96: The Quest for Green Products in Houston at the J.W. Marriott hotel. Contact Executive Conference Management at (313) 420-0507.
Feb. 20-Processing for Injection Molding seminar in Cleveland. Contact Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program at (216) 432-5326.
Feb. 21-Self Lubricated Non-Metallic Bearings course in Orlando, Fla. Contact the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at (800) 222-3623.
Feb. 25-28-Styrenics, co-sponsored by SPE North Texas Section and the Thermoplastic Materials & Foams and Marketing and Management divisions, will be held in Irving, Texas. Contact Ed Scroggins at A. Schulman Inc. at (817) 265-8000.
Feb. 26-28-Production Injection Molding Manufacturing Techniques workshop at the Ontario Airport Hilton Hotel in Ontario, Calif., sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE (203) 775-0471.
Feb. 28-March 1-Inherently Conductive Polymers: An Emerging Technology short course at the Ocean Resort Conference Center in Deerfield Beach, Fla. Contact Advanced Polymer Courses at (508) 540-9587.
March
March 4-5-Metallocene Technology '96 in Houston. Contact Executive Conference Management at (313) 420-0507.
March 4-7-Industrial Thermoforming Symposium and Workshop at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Dallas sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
March 13-15-Thermosets - The True Engineering Polymer in Rosemont, Ill., sponsored by the SPE Chicago Section and Thermoset Division. Contact Norm Andre at Van Norman Molding, (708) 430-4343.
March 14-15-Practical Applications for Melt Rheology in Polymer Processing Workshop in Wilmington, Del., sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
March 18-Thermoplastic Foams course in Milwaukee. Contact the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at (800) 222-3623.
March 18-20-Materials and processing, injection molding, extrusion and flexible PVC seminar series will be held in Denver, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
March 19-21-The Sixth International Conference on Marine Applications of Composite Materials will be in Melbourne, Fla., sponsored by the U.S. Ship Structure Committee, Composites Education Association and the Structural Composites Inc. Contact (407) 951-9464.
March 25-26-Molding '96 in at the Novi Hilton Novi, Mich. Contact Executive Conference Management at (313) 420-0507.