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SPETHE SPECIALISTSociety of Plastics Engineers • Upper Midwest Section November 2013 • Volume 41
2013 MEGATECHTUESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2013
9:30 am – 3:30 pm (9:00 am Registration)
PRE-REGISTRATION STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
Hennepin Technical College9000 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55445-2320
www.hennepintech.edu • 1-800-345-4655
ADVANCING PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATIONS
REGISTRATIONAdvance Reservation by November 8th: SPE Members: $100 Non-Members: $125.00
All Registration after Nov 8th: $150.00 Student with ID: $20.004 or more from same company (must register together): $100 SORRY – NO REFUNDS!
Snacks, Lunch and Conference are included in costing.Register at www.uppermidwestspe.org
For more information contact or questions: Dan Mishek ([email protected])
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President’s RemarksDan Mishek
As another year wraps ups and kid’s activities are in full bloom, I wonder how did wemake it through another year? How did we manage to fit anything into our busy sched-ules? What else can we fit in or where can we fit it in? If you look around, we haveenormous distractions with little focus on balance. We are focused on the daily grind,taxiing kids around, office meetings, sad stories in the news, the government shutting down, elections, etc.
I, personally, have been through a lot over the last 12 months. Selling a division, mov-ing into 4-times more space, adding 8 pieces of capital equipment, adding 7 new employees, coaching myson’s baseball team, helping with my three daughters and their piano, guitar and play dress-up routine,putting solar panels on my roof, getting to an 8 handicap, working with the U of M Medical Device Center,plan a golf tournament for church, join the local city chamber, etc. This paragraph sounds ridiculous!
My point is that we are all busy. My challenge to you is to take a deep breath and admit that this is life as weknow it. It will not slow down and the days will not get longer. We need to find balance. Balance your work,family, faith and fun. The more balance you find, the more fun you will have. I have recently been blessed tobe in certain meetings because of my networking through the local SPE Chapter. If I did not make time forSPE, my work may have suffered. The opportunities that are out there waiting to be had are for the balancedpeople. Include a friend, spouse or co-worker and join SPE in our activities. Create your own opportunitieswith the knowledge that you gain from the local level to the national level. Leap and the net will appear - Zensaying.
We are gearing up for another Councilor’s meeting on November 16, 2013. Ifthere are issues you would like addressed, please contact me. In the meantimeI’d like to remind you of the upcoming activities and tools we’ve built to supportcommunications between members.
Make sure to have the following events on your calendar. Materials Characterization Workshop on October29th hosted by Aspen Research. The Annual banquet and awards ceremony in January. And the MedicalPlastics Minitech the week of March 24th hosted at Hennepin Technical College. The Medical PlasticMiniTech is a joint-program with the Medical Plastics Division of SPE and will have a good representation ofall the stakeholders in the medical industry, including attendees from all over the nation. It’s a “must attend”event. Finally, I know you have ANTEC on your calendars already. See you in Las Vegas!
Many of you communicate very effectively with us by e-mail. I’d also like to point out there are a number ofother online tools you can use to communicate with us. Look for Upper Midwest Section SPE in Facebook,Twitter and Linked In. Join the conversation online. Or visit the Section’s website at uppermidwestspe.org.
In closing we’d encourage you to share with your colleagues the reasons why you are a member of SPE.We’d appreciate a few more good people like you in SPE. A special shout-out to the University of St.Thomas class ETLS 771 led by Dr. Genevieve Gagnon. We look forward to welcoming your class as a stu-dent chapter of SPE.
Councilor’s Corner Paul Rothweiler -
Councilor - Upper Midwest Section
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Spotlight on theBoardMichael ArneyMichael Arney is a Minnesota native. He earnedhis BS in Chemical Engineering and PhD inAerospace Engineering from the University ofMinnesota, where he studied polymeric andrheological fluid mechanics. He then went on tobe a post-Doctoral research assistant for ElfAtochem, Normandy, France, where he investi-gated multilayer coextrusion instabilities. Hewas a Principal Engineer at Aspen Research forfive years before joining Boston Scientific, wherehe is currently a Research Fellow. His areas ofexpertise include polymer analysis, FiniteElement Analysis, and polymer processing,including extrusion, injection molding, and ultra-sonic welding. Michael joined SPE in 1997 andhas been a member of the Medical PlasticsSpecial Interest Group.S
POTLIGHT ON THE BOARD
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS - Mahin Shahlari, Membership Chair We are pleased to welcome our newest members of the Upper Midwest Section. As of October 16th, our section has 399 active members! Tell your friends and co-workers about the SPE Upper Midwest Sectionto help us grow and extend our servece to them.
New Member Affiliation
Scott Voisin
Mike Gorzek......................Air Logic Power Systems
Pierce Hanson
Matthew H. Lundblad...........................Winona State
Sheridan Sparrow ...............................LINDAR Corp
David Bogenhagen...................Airworthy Aerospace
Rick Burnton ...................................Aspen Research
David Chou .................................Prophotosynthetics
Mark Schweitzer.......................Airworthy Aerospace
Jake Stephany.....................Wilbert Plastic Services
Ajay Kathuria ....................Michigan State University
Evan W. Collins ..................Winona State University
Nicholas D. Helberg............Winona State University
Benjamin D. Adams......Hennepin Technical College
Rayshawn L. Bentley....Hennepin Technical College
Robert L. Cassell ..........Hennepin Technical College
Alex B. Charlton............Hennepin Technical College
Colin A. Cook................Hennepin Technical College
New Member Affiliation
Gelate D. Disasa ..........Hennepin Technical College
Jason H. Ernst ..............Hennepin Technical College
John T. Francis .............Hennepin Technical College
Himie Freeman .............Hennepin Technical College
Sylvester R. Gayekpar..Hennepin Technical College
Joseph R. Hansen........Hennepin Technical College
Mohamud O. Hersi .......Hennepin Technical College
Charles H. Hutchinson....Gotta Go Gotta Throw Inc.
Abdi Isak.......................Hennepin Technical College
Grams Kolleh................Hennepin Technical College
Thomas S. Lipe ............Hennepin Technical College
Saosamprathna Oudom .Hennepin Technical College
David Solomon .............Hennepin Technical College
Nicholas D. Stocker ......Hennepin Technical College
Mary L. Sundeen ..........Hennepin Technical College
Chester Weah...............Hennepin Technical College
Kongpheng Yang ..........Hennepin Technical College
Doug Culbertson .....................Premold Corporation
New Member Affiliation
Jacob Young.........................................................3M
Daniel Men .........................................Gopher Sport
Diana B. White......................Pine Technical College
Tyler V. Young...................Plastic Products Co., Inc.
QingHui Yuan...................................................Eaton
Gordon Eby..........Spray Control Systems/Minimizer
Steve Turch ..........................................................3M
Jay Jennen ...........................................................3M
Adam Bossert ......................Raven Industries, Inc.
Ross Jackson
ScholarshipCommitteeThomas McNamara & Paul RothweilerThe academic year is off to a great start and weare excited to start receiving applications for ourthree scholarships. Award levels are the same as2013 at $400 for the Tony Norris Award, $500 forthe Jerome Formo Award, and $1,000 for theFounder’s Award. We encourage everyone todirect students with an interest in plastics to visitthe website at ‘uppermidwestspe.org/edu.htm.’Hyperlinks to the current forms and instructionsare located there.
A quick reminder to those in industry. There are anumber of ways you can support our studentmembers. They range from providing internshipand mentorship opportunities, to hiring theirschools for projects, where the school can use themoney to offset costs associated with attendingANTEC. If you need help getting connected to astudent chapter, please feel free to contact us.
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WHO CAN HELPYOU
SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS, INC.PO BOX 0403, BROOKFIELD, CT 06804-0403PHONE: 203-775-0471 • FAX: 203-775-8490
WEB: www.4spe.orgOffice Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m (Eastern Time)
ACADEMIC OUTREACHGail Bristol 203.740.5447 [email protected]
ANNUAL AWARDSSarah Sullinger 203.740.5422 [email protected]
ANTEC BOOTH SALES/CONFERENCE MANAGEMENTLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
ANTEC PAPER SUBMISSIONBarbara Spain 203.740.5418 [email protected]
BOOK ORDERSBonnie Kaczowski 203.740.5428 [email protected]
CHANGE OF ADDRESSCustomer Relations 203.775-0471 [email protected]
COMMUNICATIONS EXCELLENCE AWARDSarah Sullinger 203.740.5422 [email protected]
CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
CORPORATE AFFILIATE PROGRAMGail Bristol 203.740.5447 [email protected]
CORPORATE OUTREACHGail Bristol 203.740.5447 [email protected]
DUES/BILLING/PAYMENTSCustomer Relations 203.775-0471 [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING888-491-8333 ext. 1063 [email protected]
FELLOW & HONORED SERVICE NOMINATIONSSarah Sullinger 203.740.5422 [email protected]
GOVERNANCE LIAISONSarah Sullinger 203.740.5422 [email protected]
MARKETING/MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORTom Conklin 203.740.5453 [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP PROCESSING/QUESTIONSCustomer Relations 203.775-0471 [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS/RETENTIONSue Wojnicki 203.740.5420 [email protected]
PINNACLE AWARDSarah Sullinger 203.740.5422 [email protected]
PLASTICS ENGINEERING MAGAZINE ADVERTISINGJoseph Tomaszewski 908-514-0776
SECTION & DIVISION INVESTMENT PROGRAMDawn Roman-Weide 203.740.5414 [email protected]
SECTIONS, DIVISIONS & SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ADM.Sarah Sullinger 203.740.5422 [email protected]
SEMINAR PROGRAM & IN-PLANT TRAININGLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
SEMINAR REGISTRATIONLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
SOCIAL NETWORKINGTom Conklin 203.740.5453 [email protected]
SPE FOUNDATION/SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTSGail Bristol 203.740.5447 [email protected]
SPE INDUSTRY RESOURCE GUIDE800-816-6710 [email protected]
STUDENT CHAPTERSSue Wojnicki 203.740.5420 [email protected]
TOPICAL CONFERENCE PLANNINGLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
TOPICAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONLauren McCarthy 203.740.5472 [email protected]
WEBINARS (Non Registration)Barbara Spain 203.740.5418 [email protected]
WEBINARS REGISTRATIONBonnie Kaczowski 203.740.5428 [email protected]
WEBSITE ADMINISTRATIONPedro Matos 203.740.5438 [email protected]
SUBMISSION OF EDITORIAL MATERIAL FOR PLASTICS ENGINEERING;QUESTIONS REGARDING SPE JOURNALS
Dan Domoff 203-740-5429 [email protected]
OPEN Invitation to all Upper Midwest Section
Schools/Colleges to JOIN the Society of Plastics
Engineers (SPE)Top 10 reasons to join the SPE
Student Members of SPE have all the privileges of SPE membership afforded to other membergrades, including:
• Reduced SPE membership dues – ONLY $31.00 peryear
• Plastics Engineering magazine every month
• Reduced registration for all educational seminars;Reduced registration at ANTEC and other technicalconferences
• Discounts on over 100 important publications
• Insurance programs
• 3 free “position wanted” ads in Plastics Engineering;Access to Career Solutions, SPE’s Online PlasticsEmployment Network
• Scholarships offered through the SPE Foundation, SPESections and Divisions; Cash Awards for BestPaper/Poster at many SPE-sponsored Conferences.
• FREE membership to your local SPE Section; FREEDivision affiliation
• Section dinner meetings; technical programs andeven Special Events.
• Professional contacts
… and much more!!!
Upper Midwest Section
(S22) MembershipOctober 2013
Section Total ............................ 399
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PRESIDENTDan MishekVista Technologies380 Oak Grove Pkwy, Suite 100Vadnais Heights, MN [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENTRichard C. BoppNatureWorks LLC15305 Minnetonka Blvd.Minnetonka, MN 55345952-562-3314952-562-3462 [email protected]
ADVERTISING CHAIRBill Priedeman405 S. Willow DriveLong Lake, MN [email protected]
TREASURERMarv Grussing7-SIGMA4832 Winterset DriveMinnetonka, MN 55343612/252-6242 W952/933-8008 H612/252-6292 FAXOffice: [email protected]: [email protected]
INTL. COUNCILOR/EDUCATION CO-CHAIRPaul RothweilerAspen Research Corp.8401 Jefferson HighwayMaple Grove, MN 55369651-842-6100651-842-6199 [email protected]
SECTION AMBASSADORAWARDS CO-CHAIRDave Erickson13502 Essex CourtEden Prairie, MN 55347952/937-0960952/829-5966 FAX
SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIREric SwensiedHarbor Plastics, Inc.1470 County Road 90Maple Plain, MN 55369763-479-4772763-479-4776 [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Mahin Shahlari4201 Woodland RoadP.O. Box 69Circle Pines, MN 55014P: [email protected]
NEWSLETTER/ONLINE EDITORRolly EnderesChemCeed, Corp.2252 Olson DriveChippewa Falls, WI 54729715-726-2300715-726-2314 [email protected]
SECRETARYShilpa ManjureNorthern Technologies InternationalCorp.4201 Woodland RoadP.O. Box 69Circle Pines, MN 55014763-225-6600763-225-6645 [email protected]
EDUCATION CO-CHAIRThomas McNamaraThermotech1202 S. Fifth StreetHopkins, MN 55343952-933-9438952-933-9499 [email protected]
AWARDS CO-CHAIRLuVerne (Verne) EricksonClariant Corporation9101 International ParkwayMinneapolis, MN 55428763-971-6143763-971-6133 [email protected]
BOARD MEMBEREric Cybulski3MBLDG 235-3F-08P: [email protected]
BOARD MEMBERMatt HavekostAdvanced Technology Systems255 Roselawn Ave E, Ste 45St. Paul, MN 55117Office: 651-489-6990Cell: [email protected]
Upper Midwest Section Board of Directors 2012 - 2013
SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERSUpper Midwest SectionMahin ShahlariP.O. Box 69, Circle Pines, MN 55014
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MEGATECH...........................November 12, 2013
HOLIDAY EVENT............................January, 2014
ANTEC.....................................April 28 - 30, 2014
2013 MEGATECHTUESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2013
9:30 am – 3:30 pm (9:00 am Registration)
PRE-REGISTRATION STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
Hennepin Technical College9000 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55445-2320
www.hennepintech.edu • 1-800-345-4655
ADVANCING PRODUCT COMMERCIALIZATIONS
REGISTRATIONAdvance Reservation by November 8th: SPE Members: $100 Non-Members: $125.00
All Registration after Nov 8th: $150.00 Student with ID: $20.004 or more from same company (must register together): $100 SORRY – NO REFUNDS!
Snacks, Lunch and Conference are included in costing.Register at www.uppermidwestspe.org
For more information contact or questions: Dan Mishek ([email protected])
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