2017 EDITORIAL CALENDAR
2017 EDITORIAL CALENDAR JANUARY Ad materials due: December 9, 2016 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Globalization Roundtable” on Primary Machinery Markets
•• Robots & Automation Report •• The Smart Factory & Industry 4.0
Primary machinery & tooling (molding, extrusion), auxiliaries (testing services & machines, monitoring, inspection), robots, automation related software, composites, corporate investment, supply chain services, energy savings & sustainability.
Q&A interview piece built on comments from 4-6 key plastics industry players - machinery experts at VDMA, etc. Focus on injection molding, extrusion & blow molding.
FEBRUARY
Ad materials due: January 11, 2017
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Medical Plastics
•• D Printing/Additive Mfg. Update •• Sterilization Techniques for Medical Plastics •• Wearables Technology
Medical parts (design & validation); resins (medical) and thermosets; healthcare packaging; sterilization; 3D printing/additive manufacturing; primary machinery & tooling (molding, extrusion, thermoforming); auxiliaries (robots, testing services & equipment, monitoring, inspection), legal services; universities & technical colleges, training providers, energy measurement products & management services, etc.
• March 7 (Medical Plastics Conf., Brussels) • March 28 (Medical Design Conf., UMass Lowell)
The latest in medical product materials, processes & product design.
MARCH Ad materials due: February 10, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Building & Construction
•• Advanced Thermosets •• Foam Molding (for building insulation, etc.) •• Smart Energy Strategies for Processors
Materials (PVC, polyurethane foam, expanded PS foam, PE & PP for piping); extrusion machinery, tools & dies; foaming additives; green building & sustainability (certification services, LEED, etc.); carbon fiber and advanced composites (glass fiber, etc.) materials suppliers & compounders.
• March 21 (Thermoset Conf., Scottsdale, AZ)
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Advances in Packaging
• ANTEC 2017 PREVIEW AND SHOW ISSUE • Stand-up Pouches • Barrier Materials
Package design (film, rigid containers, foams); materials (polyolefins, PET, PS, barrier resins, foaming agents); extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, and thermoforming technology; IML & decorating; additives (food contact, clarity, etc.); recycling & sustainability.
• May 8 (ANTEC 2017)
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Injection Molding
•• Overmolding
Latest processing and application developments for injection molding — the industry’s most widely used process — and its many variants.
•• Micromolding
Injection molding machinery; mold making & tooling; molding automation; primary compounding equipment (extruders, pelletizers); and auxiliaries (blending and feeding, material handling, quality control, resin drying and cleaning).
Assess trends related to plastics use in siding, roofing, pipe, decking, wire & cable, insulation, etc.
APRIL Ad materials due: March 19, 2017 Recap of the latest trends in materials & processing for both rigid and flexible packaging, to include such topics as “smart” packaging, flexible pouches, lightweighting & recycling, etc.
MAY Ad materials due: April 10, 2017
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•• Injection/Compression Molding
IN EVERY ISSUE: From SPE (From SPE Leadership), Industry Events, Patents, Consultant’s Corner, ACC’s Plastics Make It Possible and Inside SPI. IN EVERY OTHER ISSUE: Design Notes and Question Everything by John Beaumont.
JUNE Ad materials due: May 10, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
The Green Issue
•• Bioplastics •• Recycling Advances
Materials (bioplastics, bio-based fibers and additives, recycled materials, composites); tooling and processing equipment for composites; auxiliaries (recycling equipment, size-reduction equipment); sustainability and related software tools; energy-saving technologies.
Plastics & the Circular Economy - Strategies & technologies for lowering the carbon footprint and environmental impact of one of the world’s most versatile & valuable materials .
Bonus Coverage • June 27 (SPI Re|focus, Orlando)
JULY/AUGUST Ad materials due: July 10, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
SPE 75th Commemorative Special
•• ANTEC 2017 Wrap up
Landmark industry innovations (materials, machinery, processing, software); molding automation & simulation; 3D printing; auxiliary equipment (blending and feeding, material handling, quality control, resin drying and cleaning), human resources & management consulting.
• Sept. 11 Thermoforming Conf., Orlando), Sept. 12 (FOAMS Conf., Seattle), Oct. 2 (Blow Molding Conf., Oak Brook, Ill.)
Three-quarters of a century of serving the industry glancing back, forging ahead.
SEPTEMBER Ad materials due: August 11, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Building & Construction
•• Electronics in Vehicles •• Adhesives & Joining •• The Latest in Glazing
Resins (engineering thermoplastics and thermosets for automotive); injection molding technology; 3D printing; composites (thermoset & reinforced thermoplastics); reinforcing fibers (glass & carbon); primary equipment and molds & tooling for composites; blow molding machinery & tooling; primary processing equipment.
• Sept 6- SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) )
Assess trends related to plastics use in siding, roofing, pipe, decking, wire & cable, insulation, etc.
OCTOBER Ad materials due: September 11, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Design Issue
•• Design Software Update (CAD/ CAM, etc.) •• Colors & Finishing •• Aerospace Design & Materials Update
Consumer product design & product development (testing, industrial design services); software (CAD/ CAM, collaboration, color matching, etc.); colorants, finishes & effects; mold making & tooling; 3D printers, service bureaus, prototyping, and additive manufacturing materials; resins & compounds; intellectual property & legal services.
• Nov. 6 (Design in Plastics Conf., Detroit)
The key role in product development of interdisciplinary collaboration between design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and R&D - and tools & tactics for making it succeed.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Ad materials due: November 11, 2017
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Focus on Molds & Tooling
•• Additives Annual Yearbook •• Award-winning Automotive Composites •• Rotational Molding
Injection molds and tooling; mold steel & materials; hot runners; rotational molding (primary equipment, controls monitoring, tooling, resins); research centers & services; primary compounding equipment (extruders, pelletizers) and auxiliaries (blending and feeding, material handling, quality control).
The latest in tooling materials, design, software and technologies to drive speed, precision & efficiency.
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Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Globalization Roundtable” on Primary Machinery Markets
•• Robots & Automation Report •• The Smart Factory & Industry 4.0
Primary machinery & tooling (molding, extrusion), auxiliaries (testing services & machines, monitoring, inspection), robots, automation related software, composites, corporate investment, supply chain services, energy savings & sustainability.
Q&A interview piece built on comments from 4-6 key plastics industry players - machinery experts at VDMA, etc. Focus on injection molding, extrusion & blow molding.
FEBRUARY
Ad materials due: January 11, 2017
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Medical Plastics
•• D Printing/Additive Mfg. Update •• Sterilization Techniques for Medical Plastics •• Wearables Technology
Medical parts (design & validation); resins (medical) and thermosets; healthcare packaging; sterilization; 3D printing/additive manufacturing; primary machinery & tooling (molding, extrusion, thermoforming); auxiliaries (robots, testing services & equipment, monitoring, inspection), legal services; universities & technical colleges, training providers, energy measurement products & management services, etc.
• March 7 (Medical Plastics Conf., Brussels) • March 28 (Medical Design Conf., UMass Lowell)
The latest in medical product materials, processes & product design.
MARCH Ad materials due: February 10, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Building & Construction
•• Advanced Thermosets •• Foam Molding (for building insulation, etc.) •• Smart Energy Strategies for Processors
Materials (PVC, polyurethane foam, expanded PS foam, PE & PP for piping); extrusion machinery, tools & dies; foaming additives; green building & sustainability (certification services, LEED, etc.); carbon fiber and advanced composites (glass fiber, etc.) materials suppliers & compounders.
• March 21 (Thermoset Conf., Scottsdale, AZ)
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Advances in Packaging
• ANTEC 2017 PREVIEW AND SHOW ISSUE • Stand-up Pouches • Barrier Materials
Package design (film, rigid containers, foams); materials (polyolefins, PET, PS, barrier resins, foaming agents); extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, and thermoforming technology; IML & decorating; additives (food contact, clarity, etc.); recycling & sustainability.
• May 8 (ANTEC 2017)
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Injection Molding
•• Overmolding
Latest processing and application developments for injection molding — the industry’s most widely used process — and its many variants.
•• Micromolding
Injection molding machinery; mold making & tooling; molding automation; primary compounding equipment (extruders, pelletizers); and auxiliaries (blending and feeding, material handling, quality control, resin drying and cleaning).
Assess trends related to plastics use in siding, roofing, pipe, decking, wire & cable, insulation, etc.
APRIL Ad materials due: March 19, 2017 Recap of the latest trends in materials & processing for both rigid and flexible packaging, to include such topics as “smart” packaging, flexible pouches, lightweighting & recycling, etc.
MAY Ad materials due: April 10, 2017
w w w. P l a s t i c s E n g i n e e r i n g .o r g
•• Injection/Compression Molding
IN EVERY ISSUE: From SPE (From SPE Leadership), Industry Events, Patents, Consultant’s Corner, ACC’s Plastics Make It Possible and Inside SPI. IN EVERY OTHER ISSUE: Design Notes and Question Everything by John Beaumont.
JUNE Ad materials due: May 10, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
The Green Issue
•• Bioplastics •• Recycling Advances
Materials (bioplastics, bio-based fibers and additives, recycled materials, composites); tooling and processing equipment for composites; auxiliaries (recycling equipment, size-reduction equipment); sustainability and related software tools; energy-saving technologies.
Plastics & the Circular Economy - Strategies & technologies for lowering the carbon footprint and environmental impact of one of the world’s most versatile & valuable materials .
Bonus Coverage • June 27 (SPI Re|focus, Orlando)
JULY/AUGUST Ad materials due: July 10, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
SPE 75th Commemorative Special
•• ANTEC 2017 Wrap up
Landmark industry innovations (materials, machinery, processing, software); molding automation & simulation; 3D printing; auxiliary equipment (blending and feeding, material handling, quality control, resin drying and cleaning), human resources & management consulting.
• Sept. 11 Thermoforming Conf., Orlando), Sept. 12 (FOAMS Conf., Seattle), Oct. 2 (Blow Molding Conf., Oak Brook, Ill.)
Three-quarters of a century of serving the industry glancing back, forging ahead.
SEPTEMBER Ad materials due: August 11, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Building & Construction
•• Electronics in Vehicles •• Adhesives & Joining •• The Latest in Glazing
Resins (engineering thermoplastics and thermosets for automotive); injection molding technology; 3D printing; composites (thermoset & reinforced thermoplastics); reinforcing fibers (glass & carbon); primary equipment and molds & tooling for composites; blow molding machinery & tooling; primary processing equipment.
• Sept 6- SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) )
Assess trends related to plastics use in siding, roofing, pipe, decking, wire & cable, insulation, etc.
OCTOBER Ad materials due: September 11, 2017 Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Bonus Coverage
Design Issue
•• Design Software Update (CAD/ CAM, etc.) •• Colors & Finishing •• Aerospace Design & Materials Update
Consumer product design & product development (testing, industrial design services); software (CAD/ CAM, collaboration, color matching, etc.); colorants, finishes & effects; mold making & tooling; 3D printers, service bureaus, prototyping, and additive manufacturing materials; resins & compounds; intellectual property & legal services.
• Nov. 6 (Design in Plastics Conf., Detroit)
The key role in product development of interdisciplinary collaboration between design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and R&D - and tools & tactics for making it succeed.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Ad materials due: November 11, 2017
Cover Story
Also in this issue…
Markets Covered
Focus on Molds & Tooling
•• Additives Annual Yearbook •• Award-winning Automotive Composites •• Rotational Molding
Injection molds and tooling; mold steel & materials; hot runners; rotational molding (primary equipment, controls monitoring, tooling, resins); research centers & services; primary compounding equipment (extruders, pelletizers) and auxiliaries (blending and feeding, material handling, quality control).
The latest in tooling materials, design, software and technologies to drive speed, precision & efficiency.
w w w. P l a s t i c s E n g i n e e r i n g .o r g
