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Contact: spechicago.org

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

February 2010 Newsletter

Upcoming Events:

� February 22nd – 19th Annual Suppliers Expo – Holiday Inn

Itasca

� March 9th – Dinner Meeting –

Mold Flow Analysis – Holiday Inn

Elk Grove

� April 13th – Dinner Meeting –

BioPlastics – 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 4-5 – 2010 Educational

Foundation Supplier Expo

Information � Page 6-7 – LSR/Medical Molding

Exhibitors � Page 8 – Advertising Information,

Golf Outing Sponsors � Page 9 – Membership Report � Page 10 – Technical Article � 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 had a very Happy and Joyous Holiday season and that you were able to enjoy

the holidays, and perhaps ”recharge your batteries”, so you are ready for the New Year and the New

Decade. It is hard to believe that we have already passed the 1st

decade of the 21st

century. Your Chicago

section technical programming committee has been working hard on the schedule and has finalized our

programming for the balance of the SPE year. We hope that we have several meetings and topics that

will appeal to you.

We start the New Year off with the annual Section Educational Foundation / Suppliers Night on

February 22. This event will be held at the Holiday Inn – Itasca (for additional information and

registration forms, check out the rest of this newsletter). Please be sure to attend to show your support

for the Educational Foundation and the funds that this event provides for our future members of SPE.

On March 9th

, we are planning on a technical meeting and dinner, Mold Filling & Structural Analysis Case

Studies, presented by Rick Fischer. For April 13th

, we have lined up some Bio-Plastic companies to

educate us on bio-plastics and their applications in today’s world. 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.

Once again, I challenge you to get involved with your local Chicago Section as we attempt to

provide you with strong, technical programs and opportunities for social networking in a relaxed forum.

This is your section and we need your help to make it meaningful, useful and relevant for you to

participate in and realize the benefits of your SPE membership.

We can certainly 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 meetings will be held right before the Educational Foundation

meeting on Monday, February 22 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 22nd

of February at the Holiday Inn – Itasca for our Educational

Foundation’s Annual Suppliers Night and Expo.

Raymond Shute

SPE Chicago Section President

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Social Chair News – Matt Johnson

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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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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Membership Report – Ken Szotek

Dear Chicago Section Members and Industry Professionals,

As of November 30, 2009 Chicago has 769 members, 21 which

are New Members!

The New Members are:

Matt Quirke Raj Chauhan Peter Jasinski

T. Cruise Paul Georgelos Giaia Ludwig

David Geick Jr. Stephen Kras Yoichiro Ishikawa

Chad Sypkens Pete Grundberg Gary Jacobsen Ph.D.

Seth Jones Cory Cramer Paul Nosek

David Litt Glenn Kutzer James Gacek

Tim Manley Scott Norton Matt Hancock

SPE Benefit Fact:

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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February Technical Article

To be considered for future articles, please email spechicago@gmail.com for more information.

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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.