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.
Jan. 8-The Road to QS9000 Registration at the Northfield Hilton in Troy, Mich., sponsored by the Detroit Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers. QS9000 was developed to standardize the requirements of Chrysler Corp., Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. Contact Becky LaPine (810) 364-4550.
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. 22-24-Injection Molding Technology at the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. in Candler, N.C., at (704) 667-0580.
Jan. 23-24-Fundamentals of Extrusion at the Embassy Suites in Schaumburg, Ill. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500.
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. 25-26-Fundamental of Injection Molding at the Adam's Mark Caribbean Gulf Resort in Clearwater, Fla., sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Contact (313) 271-1500.
Jan. 25-26-Fundamentals of Injection Mold Design at the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. in Candler, N.C., at (704) 667-0580.
Jan. 29-31-Advanced Injection Mold Design at the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. in Candler, N.C., at (704) 667-0580.
Jan. 29-Feb. 1-Ten seminars on materials and processing, injection molding, thermoforming, color science, part design, die design, extrusion, and purchasing and quoting parts will be held at the Holiday Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE at (203) 775-0471.
Feb. 1-2-Design for Moldability will be held at the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton in San Diego. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. in Candler, N.C., at (704) 667-0580.
Feb. 7-8-Fundamental of Injection Molding at the International Plaza Hotel in Toronto, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Contact (313) 271-1500.
Feb. 12-14-Industrial and large part blow molding workshop at the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel in Greensboro, N.C. Contact the Society of Plastics Engineers Education Department at (203) 775-0471.
Feb. 14-16-Hot Runner Molds at the GE Plastics facility in Pleasanton, Calif. Contact John Klees Enterprise Inc. in Candler, N.C., at (704) 667-0580.
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. 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, at the Wilson World Hotel. 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 at (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 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 5-6-Fundamentals of Extrusion at the Hilton Hotel in Cherry Hill, N.J. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500.
March 13-15-Thermosets - The True Engineering Polymer at the Rosemont, Ill., Ramada Hotel, 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 at the Stapleton Plaza Hotel and Fitness Center in Denver, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact SPE in Brookfield, Conn., 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 or fax at (407) 728-9071.
March 25-26-Molding '96 in at the Novi Hilton Novi, Mich. Contact Executive Conference Management at (313) 420-0507.
March 27-28-Technology and Engineering - To Compete in the World Economy, co-sponsored by the SPE Pioneer Valley Section and Injection Molding Division, in Fitchburg, Mass. Contact Nick Schott at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell's Institute For Plastics Innovations, (508) 934-3445.
March 26-28-Extrusion & Injection Molding Plasticating seminar held by Spirex Corp. at its technical center in Youngstown, Ohio. Contact (216) 726-4000, ext. 160.
DuPont Engineering will be holding seminars on the Design of Experiments from February through June at various locations. Contact DuPont at (800) 601-3733 for details.
Michigan State University's School of Packaging of East Lansing, Mich., is offering a variety of plastics-related courses. Contact Robert LaMoreaux at (517) 355-3603.
Society of Plastics Engineers will be holding one- and three-day seminars on thermoforming at various locations. Contact Diane Leaman in SPE's Education Department at (203) 775-0471.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be holding courses on thermoplastic foams, product design, and more on its Milwaukee campus. Contact Roger Hirons at (414) 227-3105.
