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Contact: spechicago.org

spechicago@gmail.com http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1028257

March 2010 Newsletter

Upcoming Events:

� March 23rd – Dinner Meeting – Mold Flow Analysis –

Holiday Inn Elk Grove

� April 13th – Injection Molding Optimization Seminar / Dinner

Meeting – Holiday Inn Elk Grove

� May 11th – Dinner Meeting – Awards Night – Holiday Inn Elk

Grove

� June – Golf Outing

Your

Ad

Here

In This Issue

� Page 2 – President’s Message � Page 3 – Social Chair News � Page 4 – Injection Molding

Optimization Seminar

Information � Page 5 – Mold Flow Analysis

March Dinner Meeting

Information � Page 6 – Membership Report � Page 7 – Jack E. Glatt and Joseph

F. Valenta Obituaries � Page 8-9 – List of LSR Exhibitors � Page 10 – Advertising

Information and Golf Outing

Sponsors � Page 11 – Advertiser Index � Page 12 – Chicago Section BOD

Contact Information

Our LinkedIn group page has JOBS!

Join us here to see for yourself. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1028257

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President’s Message – Ray Shute

I hope everyone is looking forward to Spring and the warmer weather that should be arriving shortly. I

personally have had enough of Old Man Winter for this year.

If you missed the Annual Section Educational Foundation / Suppliers Night on February 22, you really

missed a Great Event. We had an excellent turn out, lots of exhibitors and attendees, an enjoyable dinner and a

presentation by our incoming President-Elect, Russell Broom. To those of you that did attend, I want to offer my

sincere thanks for your support as this event helps to fund scholarships for students who are our future members

of SPE.

On March 23rd

(note the new date), we are planning on a technical meeting and dinner, Plastic Part Design

with Ansys and Moldex 3D, presented by Rick Fischer. For April 13th

, we have lined up companies that supply to

and provide products and services for an Injection Molding roundtable discussion. Watch for an announcement

and check the Section’s website for further information and details to attend this exciting event. On May 11th

, we

will host our Awards Night where we will be honoring our past presidents and those hard working individuals that

keep your Section running. We are hoping to have a political speaker for that evening’s event. Of course, in June

we will be back on the course for our Annual Golf Outing, which will again be held at White Pines Golf Club during

June. Check our out website for further details about these meetings.

Unfortunately, I have some bad news to share with you, 2 of our Past Presidents and long time members

of the Section have passed away and I wanted you to be aware of their passing and ask for your prayers and

condolences for their families in this time of sorrow.

Joseph F. Valenta, passed away on December 31 and condolences can be sent to his son, James Valenta

who can be reached at jim.valenta@spray.com. Jack E. Glatt, Past President and another long time section

member passed away, March 4. Services will be held on April 17 at Davenport Funeral Home in Barrington, IL.

Further details may be found in this newsletter.

We can always use a little help with running the Section, so if you have a little time each month that you

could volunteer to a great cause, please contact me or any of the other board members. Please read the monthly

newsletters, check the website, and attend the meetings so we can grow the Section and make it meaningful to

you, our members.

Our next board of directors meeting will be held right before the technical meeting on Tuesday, March

23rd

and you are always welcome to join us and participate in the planning for upcoming events. Future board of

directors meetings will move to the 2nd

Tuesday of the month, immediately preceding our Section Meeting. Give us

a call or check out the website http://www.4spe.org/technical-groups/sections/chicago.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 23rd of March at the Holiday Inn –Elk Grove Village for our

Technical Seminar - Plastic Part Design with Ansys and Moldex 3D.

Raymond Shute

SPE Chicago Section President

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Social Chair News – Matt Johnson

March Event

Do not miss the SPECS March dinner meeting with keynote speaker Rick Fischer discussing the

benefits of FEA and Mold Flow analysis. See page 5 in this newsletter for more information.

Thinking Summer

We had a great turnout for last fall’s golf outing and the feedback was good as well. That

doesn’t mean it can’t get better! Please send any and all suggestions my way and we’ll make

this year’s (June) outing the best we’ve had in years.

LinkedIn and Facebook

SPE Chicago has a LinkedIn group page and a Facebook fan page. Join either or both to stay in

touch and keep informed!

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1028257

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/SPE-Chicago/133482337793?ref=ts

Best,

Matt Johnson

JM Polymers

mjohnson@jmpolymers.com

773.818.7990

2009 Golf Outing Pictures - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=111904&id=133482337793&l=1031232e03

2008 Golf Outing Pictures – http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=111074&id=133482337793&l=49326d9c84

2007 Golf Outing Pictures - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=111257&id=133482337793&l=8667a8abc5

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Injection Molding Optimization Seminar (FULLY PACKED HALF-DAY SEMINAR)

Date: Tuesday – April 13, 2010

Location: Holiday Inn – Elk Grove Village, IL – Phone: 847-437-6010

1000 Busse Rd (corner of Route 83 & Landmier Rd) Elk Grove Village, IL 6007

Time: 12:30pm Registration

1:00pm – 5:00pm Seminar (study materials if available are included)

5:30pm – 9:00pm Section Dinner Meeting – Included With Seminar **

Cost: SPE Members: $ 130.00 Non Members: $ 160.00

** We invite you attend the Chicago Section Dinner meeting which follows the seminar

Westland Corporation: Screw Design Technology, and How It Affects Process Behavior

Presented by: Terry Williams

Reis Robotics Inc.: Robotics For Plastics Manufacturing, Selection, Sizing & More

Presented by: Doug Stangle

Mastui Incorporated: Dryer Optimization and Selection

Presented by: Greg Lewis

Incoe Corporation: Reological Melt Control via Hot Runner System

Presented by: Rick Hagsfor

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Fully Packed Half-Day Seminar – Tuesday April 13, 2010 Atendee:___________________________________________Company:___________________________________

Address:____________________________________City:__________________________State:_____Zip:_______

Work Phone:____________________________________Work Fax:______________________________________

E Mail Adress:_________________________________________________________________________________

Credit Card Number:___________________________________________________Exp Date:_________________ (Credit Cards Accepted: AMEX, Visa, and MC)

Signature:__________________________________________________________Date:_______________________

_____ Will Be Attending the Dinner Meeting ______ I Will NOT Be Attending Dinner Meeting

E Mail: R. Wyer :rwyer@marukausa.com or M.Wolverton: mark.wolverton@fhr.com

Or Fax Registration Form To: (630) 293-3307

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Plastic Part Design with Ansys and Moldex3D,

with Rick Fischer

March 23, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

Cost: $25 Members, $30 Nonmembers

Location: Holiday Inn Elk Grove

Description: The design of plastic parts can benefit from the early use of structural finite element analysis (FEA). This software can be used to determine stresses caused by service loads so that the part can be designed to sustain those loads and perform as expected. Similarly, early use of mold-filling simulation can help ensure moldability and a robust process. When the two are used together, their combined results can produce additional benefits. This presentation demonstrates this effect when the Ansys FEA program and the Moldex3D eDesign mold-filling simulation program are used in the design of some features often found in plastic parts.

Speaker: Rick Fischer is a mechanical engineering professional with over 20 years’ experience in plastic part design, structural FEA, and mold-filling simulation. He holds a BSME from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a certificate in Plastics Engineering Fundamentals from UMass.

RSVP: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/22SZGJM

RSVP Telephone: +1 773-818-7990

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Membership Report – Ken Szotek

Dear Chicago Section Members and Industry Professionals,

As of January 31, 2010 Chicago has 792 members, 23 of

which are New Members! Thank you also to those who have

renewed their membership to date and in keeping the Chicago

Section Strong.

Our New Members are:

Matt Vuturo Jeff Leighty Martin McCoy

Jeremy Baxter David Lee Peter Zafiro

Brian Pruis Bob Dutzi Andrew Kovari

Dee Johnson Michael Walsh

Patrick Murray Keller Sehringer Prakash Sanjeevaiah

Tom Splinter Kevin Versino Kevin Jongsma

Scott Volk Robert Langill Catherine Fields

Jeff Haeffner David Raia Chris Cerimele

Member-Get-A-Member Campaign

You know first-hand the value of being a member of SPE. Share your personal and professional

experiences with colleagues so they too can discover the benefits of membership. SPE will even

reward you for it! Click on the he link below and learn more information about the program,

including; “How-To’s”, Rewards, Recruitment Tips, and More.

Go to www.4spe.org/member-get-member-campaign

Thank you for your help with this important program.

Best regards,

-Ken Szotek

SPE Chicago Section

Membership Chair

SPE Chicago is on LinkedIn! Stay

informed of section activities or

engage other members in

plastics-centric discourse. Join

us here; http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1028257

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Obituaries

JACK E. GLATT

Jack E. Glatt of Barrington since 1967 Services

for Jack E. Glatt, 88, will be held at 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 17, at the Davenport Family

Funeral Home, 149 W. Main St. (Lake-Cook Rd.), Barrington, where the family will be

receiving friends from 4 p.m. until the time of the service. Born Nov. 4, 1921, in

Chicago, he passed away peacefully March 4, 2010, at Good Shepherd Hospital in

Barrington. Jack attended St. Mel's High School in Chicago, followed by IIT. He was a

captain "Bombardier Instructor" for the Army Air Corps during World War II. He

owned Keolyn Plastics in Chicago and was a member of Pioneers of Plastics, the

Society of Plastics Engineers, and the Society of the Plastics Industry. Founder of the

The Tritons, one of the Midwest's largest scuba diving clubs, he was the author of

"Underwater Navigation." He became a certified wind surfing instructor in his 50s. He was the loving husband of

Olivia H. (nee Holmes); the beloved father of Barbara Glatt of Barrington; and the cherished grandfather of twin

grandsons, Nicolas and Christopher (Elizabeth) Glatt. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Barrington Area

Council on Aging Social Services, 6000 Garlands Lane, Barrington, IL 60010-6025. For information, 847-381-3411 or

www.DavenportFamily.com, where online condolences may be left for the family.

Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald on March 14, 2010

Joseph F. Valenta,

Joseph passed away on December 31 and condolences can be sent to his son, James Valenta who can be

reached at jim.valenta@spray.com

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Special Thanks to our Liquid Silicone Rubber/Medical

Molding Exhibitors

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Advertise with the Chicago Section!

For the 2009-2010 year, the Chicago Section is adopting a flat rate of only $300 for a full year of

advertising. You will receive placement in every newsletter, on our webpage, noted in email

blasts, and signage at every event. The section needs your support!

Contact Matt Johnson (773.818.7990, mjohnson@jmpolymers.com) for more information.

Thanks to our 2009 Golf Outing Sponsors!

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Advertiser Index

• Admo

• Alba Enterprises

• Alpha Omega Plastics

• Chidley & Peto

• DME Company

• Engel

• Fluid Automation

• Fisher Sales

• Frigel NA

• Glenn Beall Plastics

• Huntsman Tioxide

• ITW Military Products

• Kistler Instrument

• Lawton Machinery Group

• M.R. Mold & Engineering

• Momentive Performance Materials

• Noble Polymers

• Plustech

• PolyOne

• Progressive Components

• RJW Transport

• Rogan Corp.

• Sil-Pro

• Single Source Polymers

• Wacker Silicones

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2009-2010 SPE Chicago Section

EBOD (Executive Board of Directors/Officers)

Ray Shute President rshute@cortechfoams.com Paul Calhoon Vice President & House Chair paulcalhoon@polylogicusa.com Reid Gillam Treasurer rgillam@techmerpm.com Matt Johnson Secretary & Social Chair mjohnson@jmpolymers.com Ray Wyer Councilor & Program Chair rwyer@marukausa.com Directors Ken Szotek Membership Chair speken1@sbcglobal.net John Dugan Education Chair plastic-recruiter@jhdugan.com Dave Mindick Education Committee ssp@ameritech.net Dave Plocinski Newsletter Chair dplocinski@tri-par.com Mark Wolverton Program Committee mark.wolverton@fhr.com

Chad Sypkens csypkens@lbworldwide.us Ad Hoc Glenn Beall Jon Burrow Rick Fischer Open Positions Advertising Chair

Alternate Councilor Awards Chair Public Relations Chair

If you are interested in any of the above open positions, or would like

more information, please contact Ray Shute, rshute@cortechfoams.com.

Section meetings are held before the monthly dinner meetings. Please

contact a current board member to be included in next month’s meeting.