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ADVANCEMENTS IN HOT RUNNERS INCOE Hot Runners Speaker:
DENNIS VASBINDER For the past year and a half Dennis has been the District Sales Manager for INCOE, responsible for the six state mid-Atlantic region from New York to Virginia.
Dennis will provide us with a brief presentation and overview on the 5 Step Process, outlining the potential benefits such an approach offers. He will also update us on the most recent developments and additions at INCOE.
Looking Ahead to the November Meeting:
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siebenbuerger club 2114 French Street, Erie
5:30 P.M. - SOCIAL 6:00 P.M. - DINNER 6:30 P.M. - SPEAKER Menu to Include: Honey Dipped Chicken, Baked Ham, Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes with Sauce $16.00 members $20.00 for non-members and you can cancel up until Tuesday, October 18 otherwise all reservations will be charged. For those who show up without a reservation there is a price penalty of $5.00
Students: A fixed price for Student Members of $10.00 for dinner has been set for 2011 - 2012, not including the December Meeting or Golf Outing
Reservations: Call LUCY at 814.898.6146 or e-mail [email protected]
Thursday, NOVEMBER 17
Board of Directors MEETING Tuesday, November 1
tpStek - Review of sigmasoft
5:30 pm at ECTS Oliver Road
Advanced Flow Simulation
NORTHWEST 2011 / 12 Officers and Board President / Elect MASON MYERS Lord Corp. 814-868-0924 [email protected] Vice President / Chair-Elect LYNZIE COLLARD Accudyn 716-982-8256 [email protected] Secretary LUCY LENHARDT Penn State 898-6146 [email protected] Treasurer DENNIS SANDERS Sanders Tool 833-5497 [email protected] National Councilor / Membership BRIAN YOUNG Penn State 898-6149 [email protected] Past President ROBERT COONEY Plastikos 814-868-1656 [email protected] Education Committee Chair JON MECKLEY Penn State 814-898-6147 [email protected] Director MARK DeHAVEN X-Cell Tool 814-860-6101 [email protected] Director RICHARD DEETER Deeter Tool 814-838-4062
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President's Message Mason Myers
SPE Members, Well the calendar says that it is officially fall and it’s hard to believe that October is here already. Last month, Patrick Gannon and Russ Wolff from Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing stopped by and reviewed some very exciting new developments in the field of 3D prototype parts. They brought along an entire car load of various prototypes ranging from tiny electrical connectors to cavity/core blocks. Earlier this year at the SPE golf outing, several members asked me about having a meeting topic that focused around hot runners. This month we have invited Denny Vasbinder from INCOE Hot Runners to come and talk about recent developments in hot runner technology and how to review hot runner performance during start up. Also included in the upcoming events is our November SPE Board of Directors meeting which will be held at the Erie County Technical School. Please feel free to join us if you are interested in becoming more involved in the SPE organization.
Mason
Upcoming Events: November 1st....... SPE Board of Directors Meeting Erie County Technical School
Director DON McMILLEN Engineered Plastics Inc. 814-774-2970 [email protected]
November 17th..... TPStek Review of SIGMAsoft
Awards Chair SHELLY CZULEWICZ Encore 814-833-3721 [email protected]
December 9th....... SPE Christmas Party
House Chair / Tech Programs JASON WILLIAMS Penn State 814-898-6142 [email protected] Public Interest / Tech Program Chair TREVOR THORWART Plastikos 814-868-1656 [email protected]
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Dennis Vasbinder is a graduate of Penn State Erie with a Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering Technology. Dennis has over 10 years of industry experience as a Plastics Engineer with responsibilities ranging from part design to processing; procurement of resins & tooling; qualification & sourcing of injection molding suppliers; project management and qualification of tooling. Most recently he’s ventured into sales, utilizing his technical knowledge and past experiences to guide him in support of his customers. Past employers include Motorola, Electrolux / Husqvarna, and Canon along with custom injection molders.
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The fall career fair is now over, and many students are excited for the internship, co-op, or full time positions that they are now being considered for. This year the career fair had a record breaking amount of companies, 150 in all. This number could have actually been higher, but due to space limitations there were some companies turned away. My classmates and I are all happy for the impressive turnout, because it is a positive sign among all of the negative ones about the economy. Traveling seems to be a theme for the month of October. A few students have been to Chicago already for a conference, and a few more are scheduled to attend some later this month. Furthermore, the class trip will be taking place this month. All of the anticipation for the trip is finally going to come to an end. I am confident that the stories from this trip will get all of the current juniors excited for the trip their class will be taking, and the waiting will begin for them. Best Regards, Bradley Koren (Class of 2012 President)
Dean M. Tabich, Owner [email protected]
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NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS Board of Directors Meeting Minutes The NWPA SPE Board of Directors Meeting was held on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at ECTS. The meeting was called to order at 5.36 p.m. with seven members present: Lynzie Collard, Lucy Lenhardt, Jon Meckley, Mason Myers, Denny Sanders, Jason Williams, Brian Young. Officer Reports 1) Secretary’s Report – there are no previous minutes to submit. 2) Treasurer’s Report – The golf outing was very successful this year. Don did a great job chasing down sponsors. Expenses were about $9000, income was about $18000 with a net gain of $9000. Next year the outing will be August 13, and we can discuss where – do we want to stay at Culbertson? PLASTCAR is coming up on December 13. Jon has requested funding again for the event. We are considering purchasing the T-shirts for the event and having the SPE logo added to them. After some discussion the item was tabled until next BOD meeting. Committee Reports 3) Newsletter Report – This will be the first all electronic emailing of the newsletter. We need to verify advertisers and also work on expanding that. Classified ads are also available. RNS will print at least 20 copies to be available at the meetings in case anyone prefers the paper copy and also for archivals. The price quote for layout and 20 is approximately $450/month. We need to make arrangements to pick up the newsletters every month. The newsletter will be posted to the SPE section website through 4spe.org. Dennis suggested possibly sending extra copies of the newsletters to past members or companies. 4) Council Report – The next Council meeting is November 12, 2011 in Barcelona. Brian will attend via remote access. 5) Membership Report – Brian Young is the new membership chair. Lynzie will send the email list to him this week for sending the newsletter out.
6.) Program Report – September is Rapid Prototyping with Thogus at the QS & Lube. Lucy will send the projector in case there are tv issues. October 20 meeting is Incoe talking about hot runners at the Siebenbeurger Club. November meeting is at Syd’s Place with TPStek and the December meeting is tentatively at Ricardo’s on December 9, 2011. This is a Friday as many board members have a conflict on the regular Thursday schedule. Mason suggested moving up the meeting time to 5.30 for the social and 6.00pm for the dinner, then speaker to follow. Consensus agreed and meeting time was moved. 7) Advertising Report – Sponsorship for the golf outing was great, see Treasurer’s report for details. 8) Publicity Report – Trevor will have a notice for the meeting put in the Thursday Showcase of the Erie Times News. He will also take photos at the meeting. 9) Education Report – 10) Special Events Report – see Treasurer’s golf report 11) Awards Chair – Shelly will arrange for the past president award with Championship Awards. This can be awarded to Rob at a future meeting. Dennis has 2 speaker plaques left and will order 10 more. 12) Student Chapter Liaison (student) – no report 13) Old Business – none 14) New Business – Lucy submitted the 2011-2012 NWPA SPE Penn State Scholarship application for review. Jon motioned to adjourn, motion seconded by Jason. Meeting adjourned at 6.42pm. Respectfully submitted, Lucy Lenhardt, SPE Secretary 2011-2012
SPE – Akron Section – October Meeting MiniTech – Nanomaterials and Composites
Akron Section SPE – Society of Plastics Engineers located in Akron, Ohio has MiniTech Meeting on Nanotechnology Development and Commercial Activities set for Monday, October 17th at the University of Akron – Martin Center. Sign up to start at noon and run through 5:30 PM and will include seven papers and Panel discussion followed by Table Top and Literature Displays along with networking social hour. Flyer of the topics including keynote address from NanoSperse – Kettering, Ohio and papers from PolyOne and Applied Science. The cost will be $80.00 to attend and $100.00 for company display. Contact Mark Holtman for reservations; e-mail: [email protected] page 6 October 2011
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ADVANCEMENTS IN HOT RUNNERS INCOE Hot Runners Speaker:
DENNIS VASBINDER For the past year and a half Dennis has been the District Sales Manager for INCOE, responsible for the six state mid-Atlantic region from New York to Virginia.
Dennis will provide us with a brief presentation and overview on the 5 Step Process, outlining the potential benefits such an approach offers. He will also update us on the most recent developments and additions at INCOE.
Looking Ahead to the November Meeting:
Meeting Location:
siebenbuerger club 2114 French Street, Erie
5:30 P.M. - SOCIAL 6:00 P.M. - DINNER 6:30 P.M. - SPEAKER Menu to Include: Honey Dipped Chicken, Baked Ham, Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes with Sauce $16.00 members $20.00 for non-members and you can cancel up until Tuesday, October 18 otherwise all reservations will be charged. For those who show up without a reservation there is a price penalty of $5.00
Students: A fixed price for Student Members of $10.00 for dinner has been set for 2011 - 2012, not including the December Meeting or Golf Outing
Reservations: Call LUCY at 814.898.6146 or e-mail [email protected]
Thursday, NOVEMBER 17
Board of Directors MEETING Tuesday, November 1
tpStek - Review of sigmasoft
5:30 pm at ECTS Oliver Road
Advanced Flow Simulation
NORTHWEST 2011 / 12 Officers and Board President / Elect MASON MYERS Lord Corp. 814-868-0924 [email protected] Vice President / Chair-Elect LYNZIE COLLARD Accudyn 716-982-8256 [email protected] Secretary LUCY LENHARDT Penn State 898-6146 [email protected] Treasurer DENNIS SANDERS Sanders Tool 833-5497 [email protected] National Councilor / Membership BRIAN YOUNG Penn State 898-6149 [email protected] Past President ROBERT COONEY Plastikos 814-868-1656 [email protected] Education Committee Chair JON MECKLEY Penn State 814-898-6147 [email protected] Director MARK DeHAVEN X-Cell Tool 814-860-6101 [email protected] Director RICHARD DEETER Deeter Tool 814-838-4062
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President's Message Mason Myers
SPE Members, Well the calendar says that it is officially fall and it’s hard to believe that October is here already. Last month, Patrick Gannon and Russ Wolff from Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing stopped by and reviewed some very exciting new developments in the field of 3D prototype parts. They brought along an entire car load of various prototypes ranging from tiny electrical connectors to cavity/core blocks. Earlier this year at the SPE golf outing, several members asked me about having a meeting topic that focused around hot runners. This month we have invited Denny Vasbinder from INCOE Hot Runners to come and talk about recent developments in hot runner technology and how to review hot runner performance during start up. Also included in the upcoming events is our November SPE Board of Directors meeting which will be held at the Erie County Technical School. Please feel free to join us if you are interested in becoming more involved in the SPE organization.
Mason
Upcoming Events: November 1st....... SPE Board of Directors Meeting Erie County Technical School
Director DON McMILLEN Engineered Plastics Inc. 814-774-2970 [email protected]
November 17th..... TPStek Review of SIGMAsoft
Awards Chair SHELLY CZULEWICZ Encore 814-833-3721 [email protected]
December 9th....... SPE Christmas Party
House Chair / Tech Programs JASON WILLIAMS Penn State 814-898-6142 [email protected] Public Interest / Tech Program Chair TREVOR THORWART Plastikos 814-868-1656 [email protected]
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Dennis Vasbinder is a graduate of Penn State Erie with a Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering Technology. Dennis has over 10 years of industry experience as a Plastics Engineer with responsibilities ranging from part design to processing; procurement of resins & tooling; qualification & sourcing of injection molding suppliers; project management and qualification of tooling. Most recently he’s ventured into sales, utilizing his technical knowledge and past experiences to guide him in support of his customers. Past employers include Motorola, Electrolux / Husqvarna, and Canon along with custom injection molders.
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Hot Runner Solutions For All Applications Direct-Flo™ Gold Systems For Technical Molding I Designed for Engineered Resins I Unitized, Integrated, and Hot Half Systems
TOOLING COMPONENTS, INC. (Mold / Die / Polishing) Supply & Equipment
Quick-Flo™ Systems For Hi-Cavitation Molding I Designed for Commodity Resins I Complete Hot Half Systems
IF TOMORROW WON'T DO . . . CALL TOOLING COMPONENTS TODAY.
Opti-Flo® Manifold Technology
“ WE STOCK ” Your complete source for Mold and Die products
• Pins / bushings / springs • Press Knock Out Extensions • Cycle Counters • Metric / Inch side Locks • Superior Slide Locks • Metric / INCH Ejector Pins • Brass Extension Plugs • Ceramic Polishing Stones • metric mold components
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INCOE® Hot Runners Today INCOE® Systems are designed for optimal performance and cost effectiveness in demanding applications. With more than 50 years of in-field experience, we partner with our customers to help them exceed their expectations. That's INCOE® performance ... Right From The Start North America | Europe | South America | Asia
INCOE® Corporation 1740 East Maple Road Troy, Michigan 48083 USA T: +1 (248) 616-0220 F: +1 (248) 616-0225 E: [email protected] www.incoe.com
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The fall career fair is now over, and many students are excited for the internship, co-op, or full time positions that they are now being considered for. This year the career fair had a record breaking amount of companies, 150 in all. This number could have actually been higher, but due to space limitations there were some companies turned away. My classmates and I are all happy for the impressive turnout, because it is a positive sign among all of the negative ones about the economy. Traveling seems to be a theme for the month of October. A few students have been to Chicago already for a conference, and a few more are scheduled to attend some later this month. Furthermore, the class trip will be taking place this month. All of the anticipation for the trip is finally going to come to an end. I am confident that the stories from this trip will get all of the current juniors excited for the trip their class will be taking, and the waiting will begin for them. Best Regards, Bradley Koren (Class of 2012 President)
Dean M. Tabich, Owner [email protected]
TOOL & MACHINING INC. MOLD - TOOL - PRODUCTION MACHINING CNC - EDM - GRINDING 2130 Warfel Avenue Erie, PA 16503
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NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS Board of Directors Meeting Minutes The NWPA SPE Board of Directors Meeting was held on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at ECTS. The meeting was called to order at 5.36 p.m. with seven members present: Lynzie Collard, Lucy Lenhardt, Jon Meckley, Mason Myers, Denny Sanders, Jason Williams, Brian Young. Officer Reports 1) Secretary’s Report – there are no previous minutes to submit. 2) Treasurer’s Report – The golf outing was very successful this year. Don did a great job chasing down sponsors. Expenses were about $9000, income was about $18000 with a net gain of $9000. Next year the outing will be August 13, and we can discuss where – do we want to stay at Culbertson? PLASTCAR is coming up on December 13. Jon has requested funding again for the event. We are considering purchasing the T-shirts for the event and having the SPE logo added to them. After some discussion the item was tabled until next BOD meeting. Committee Reports 3) Newsletter Report – This will be the first all electronic emailing of the newsletter. We need to verify advertisers and also work on expanding that. Classified ads are also available. RNS will print at least 20 copies to be available at the meetings in case anyone prefers the paper copy and also for archivals. The price quote for layout and 20 is approximately $450/month. We need to make arrangements to pick up the newsletters every month. The newsletter will be posted to the SPE section website through 4spe.org. Dennis suggested possibly sending extra copies of the newsletters to past members or companies. 4) Council Report – The next Council meeting is November 12, 2011 in Barcelona. Brian will attend via remote access. 5) Membership Report – Brian Young is the new membership chair. Lynzie will send the email list to him this week for sending the newsletter out.
6.) Program Report – September is Rapid Prototyping with Thogus at the QS & Lube. Lucy will send the projector in case there are tv issues. October 20 meeting is Incoe talking about hot runners at the Siebenbeurger Club. November meeting is at Syd’s Place with TPStek and the December meeting is tentatively at Ricardo’s on December 9, 2011. This is a Friday as many board members have a conflict on the regular Thursday schedule. Mason suggested moving up the meeting time to 5.30 for the social and 6.00pm for the dinner, then speaker to follow. Consensus agreed and meeting time was moved. 7) Advertising Report – Sponsorship for the golf outing was great, see Treasurer’s report for details. 8) Publicity Report – Trevor will have a notice for the meeting put in the Thursday Showcase of the Erie Times News. He will also take photos at the meeting. 9) Education Report – 10) Special Events Report – see Treasurer’s golf report 11) Awards Chair – Shelly will arrange for the past president award with Championship Awards. This can be awarded to Rob at a future meeting. Dennis has 2 speaker plaques left and will order 10 more. 12) Student Chapter Liaison (student) – no report 13) Old Business – none 14) New Business – Lucy submitted the 2011-2012 NWPA SPE Penn State Scholarship application for review. Jon motioned to adjourn, motion seconded by Jason. Meeting adjourned at 6.42pm. Respectfully submitted, Lucy Lenhardt, SPE Secretary 2011-2012
SPE – Akron Section – October Meeting MiniTech – Nanomaterials and Composites
Akron Section SPE – Society of Plastics Engineers located in Akron, Ohio has MiniTech Meeting on Nanotechnology Development and Commercial Activities set for Monday, October 17th at the University of Akron – Martin Center. Sign up to start at noon and run through 5:30 PM and will include seven papers and Panel discussion followed by Table Top and Literature Displays along with networking social hour. Flyer of the topics including keynote address from NanoSperse – Kettering, Ohio and papers from PolyOne and Applied Science. The cost will be $80.00 to attend and $100.00 for company display. Contact Mark Holtman for reservations; e-mail: [email protected] page 6 October 2011
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