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THIRD QUARTER 2012 N VOLUME 31 N NUMBER 3 Conference Edition ® Thermoforming ® Quarterly A JOURNAL OF THE THERMOFORMING DIVISION OF THE SOCIETY OF PLASTIC ENGINEERS THIRD QUARTER 2012 n VOLUME 31 n NUMBER 3 Conference Edition Made IN MICHIGAN Thermoformer of the Year page 7 INSIDE … Market Outlook page 10 Influencing Thermoforming Properties of PP Films with Additives page 14 Scholarship Winners page 24 Thermoforming QUArTerLY 1 WWW.THERMOFORMINGDIVISION.COM 2 thermoforming QUArTerly Thermoforming THIRD QUARTER 2012 Thermoforming Quarterly® VOLUME 31 n NUMBER 3 Quarterly® A JOURNAL PUBLISHED EACH Contents CALENDAR QUARTER BY THE n Departments THERMOFORMING DIVISION OF THE SOCIETY OF Chairman’s Corner x 2 PLASTICS ENGINEERS Thermoforming in the News x 4-5 Editor University News x 24-25 Page 24 Conor Carlin (617) 771-3321 [email protected] made in michigan Sponsorships Laura Pichon (847) 829-8124 Fax (815) 678-4248 [email protected] Page 24 Front Cover Conference Coordinator n Features Gwen Mathis (706) 235-9298 Fax (706) 295-4276 The Business of Thermoforming x 10-13 Market Review and Outlook 2012 [email protected] Thermoforming Quarterly® is pub- ANTEC Paper x 14-18 lished four times annually as an infor- mational and educational bulletin to Influencing Thermoforming Properties of Polypropylene Films with the members of the Society of Plastics Additives Engineers, Thermoforming Division, and the thermoforming industry. The name, “Thermoforming Quarterly®” Industry Practie x 20-21 and its logotype, are registered trade- marks of the Thermoforming Division Pressure Forming and Special Effects – A Game Changer for Designers of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. No part of this publication may be re- Page 7 produced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the publisher, copyright holder. Opinions n of the authors are their own, and the In This Issue publishers cannot be held responsible for opinions or representations of any 2011 Thermoformer of the Year x 7 unsolicited material. Printed in the U.S.A. 2013 Conference x 29 Thermoforming Quarterly® is regis- tered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Sponsorships x 36 Office (Registration no. 2,229,747). x Cover Artwork courtesy of Page 29 Molded Plastic Industries, Inc. Holt, MI www.thermoformingdivision.com All Rights Reserved 2012 Thermoforming QUArTerLY 1 Thermoforming Chairman’s Corner Quarterly® Inspiration, Ideas Phil Barhouse and Innovation Several large processers, we will all be ready to raise a toolmakers and machinery glass to this ambitious program builders all call the Wolverine and to future of the industry. State home. Of course, no conversation about Michigan is With experts in thermoforming s a Board, one of our complete without talking about processes, materials and goalsA is to find better and more the profound impact that the sustainability, this year’s efficient ways of reaching out automotive industry continues technical program has something to the thermoforming industry. to exert in U.S. manufacturing. for everyone. Jim Throne will The flagship annual conference Thermoforming touches on be covering advanced topics is the most visible way that we multiple aspects of automotive while Eric Shiffer from Tech II accomplish this goal. supply, including innovative will explain how his company new developments in material When I started in this industry has brought the European in- science, exciting part design and mold labeling technology to the almost 20 years ago, we value-added service. communicated by telephone U.S. We will have our popular and by attending conferences. Grand Rapids offers us a unique thermoforming workshops, full Of course, today’s technology view into the heart of this days of technical presentations provides multiple ways of manufacturing mecca. While this and plant tours. Allen Extruders, gathering the information we region of the country still faces Formed Solutions and Fabri-Kal need, but I will argue that it is challenges, we can celebrate will be opening their doors for technical conferences that truly recent accomplishments such as you. provide the most effective means the $700,000 National Science of exchanging ideas for all of us Foundation grant awarded to As always, I would like to in the thermoforming industry. Mid Michigan Community hear your ideas, comments and No matter how advanced our College (see story on page 25). feedback. Together we will communication gets, I believe It is perhaps the most important continue to advance our industry that face-to-face discussions topic in our industry – workforce through inspiration, ideas and between suppliers, vendors, development – and we are consultants, customers and innovation. x delighted to celebrate this award students help keep our industry growing and competitive. with the recipients in their home state. Given that Grand Rapids Phil Barhouse Michigan is a state renowned was named “Beer City USA” for expertise in thermoforming. (well, tied with Asheville, NC), 2 thermoforming QUArTerly Thermoforming New Members Quarterly® Chris Allen Ron Eugene Hengst, Jr. Doug Ripley Mike Thornton Fabri-Kal Corp. MTS Medication Duo-Form Plastics Thermoforming Consulting LLC Duncan, SC Technologies Edwardsburg, MI Cadiz, KY St. Petersburg, FL Ian Ashton Marco Roche Riccardo Tresso Lake Forest, IL Joe Herres Plasticos Del Litoral S A Skydex Technologies Spartech PEP Guayaquil Centennial, CO Joseph L. Blass Newark, NJ Fabri-Kal Corp. Eduardo A. Rosales Kurt E. Valaskey Hazleton, PA Andrew Hinsley Dart Container Corp. University of Wisconsin-Platteville KYDEX, LLC Mason, MI Hazel Green, WI Randy Blin Barnsley, South Yorks Blin Management Co. Javier Alejandro Sabena Kjetil Vier Independence, IA Dan Kellenberger Cordoba Bryne Plast EGR USA Bryne, Rogaland Dave Bonadona Ontario, CA Dipak Sen Gupta ITW Deltar Ridat Co. Bart J. Wagner Frankfort, IL Mark Kishel London Computer Designs Inc. Arrowhead Plastic Whitehall, PA Ray Brooks Engineering Inc. Mohan Shanmugam Georg Utz Inc. Eaton, IN IAC Keith D. Ware Edinburgh, IN Rochester Hills, MI Designware Inc. Babu Kuruvilla Shelton, WA Steve Campbell Duni Corp. David A. Shipman Les Plastiques Qualiplast, Griffin, GA Hampel Corp. James Lynn Winters, Jr. Inc. Germantown, WI Commercial Vehicle Group Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Gilles Le Du Tigard, OR QC Schneller Inc. Sev Sorensen Kent, OH Brentwood Industries Inc. Matt Wurz Simon Cheung Reading, PA Subzero Freezer Co. Summit Mfg. Pty. Ltd. Anthony Lewis Madison, WI Huntingwood, NSW CCMI Inc. John Thibado Geneva, NY Advanced Extrusion Inc. Sonia Villamizar Roger H. Dean Becker, MN Multipartes SA Prent Corp. Bryan Mace Cali Janesville, WI Solo Cup Co. Lake Forest, IL Blake Michael DuPont Willamette Plastics Inc. Tim Mallory Canby, OR Centennial, CO Why Join? Brian Paul Dupont Daniel Merritt Willamette Plastics Arrowhead Plastic Canby, OR Engineering Inc. Eaton, IN Hector L. Echaniz EasyPak LLC Steven Meyns Leominster, MA Vitalo Industries Meulebeke Tony Eigenmann Nursery Supplies Inc. Sylvia S. Moore Orange, CA Shintech Inc. Akron, OH Hemit D. Gandhi It has never been more important to be a member Mutual Industries Ltd. Matt O’Hagan Mumbai Maharashtra LyondellBasell Industries of your professional society than now, in the current W. Bloomfield, MI climate of change and volatility in the plastics industry. Gustavo Gomes De Amorim PLM Plastics SA Armando A. Petitjean Now, more than ever, the information you access and Curitiba Parana CEP AP4 Business LLC the personal networks you create can and will directly Miramar, FL Cory David Greene impact your future and your career. The Fabri-Form Co. Mario Perez New Concord, OH Creative Ideas S.A. Active membership in SPE – keeps you current, keeps Bogota Phillip Grim you informed, and keeps you connected. Robinson Industries, Inc. Gregory R. Pockat Coleman, MI Bemis The question really isn’t “why join?” Oshkosh, WI Daniel M. Hawkins, Sr. but … Spectre Industries Ralph Danny Quillen Chandler, AZ D&W Fine Pack Fort Wayne, IN Larry Hawkins Carlisle FoodServices Dan J. Renn Products CVG Why Not? Batavia, IL New Albany, OH Thermoforming QUArTerLY 3 Thermoforming in the news Mid Michigan The college is also going to create The acquisition will allow CW to expand its customer base and offer Community College programs to teach skills in welding and computer numerical controlled Analytic’s products at a lower cost, he Starting Two-Year machining. said. Thermoforming A Mid-Michigan Plastics Industry Analytic vacuum forms parts, mainly Degree Alliance is forming to serve as an for commercial customers, in contrast advisory board. to CW who uses both vacuum and By Bill Bregar, Plastics News Staff pressure forming to make specialized Posted July 25, 2012 HARRISON, MI (12:55 p.m. ET) Govitz said community colleges can and technical parts, he said. play a key role in helping industry id Michigan Community compete. MMCC officials say CW also offers in-house tooling, MCollege is starting an Michigan has more than two thousand engineering and assembly. It largely associate’s degree program in skilled-trade job openings, the most of serves the transportation, aerospace, thermoforming plastics technology – any state. industrial and medial markets. the latest two-year plastics program CW is more focused on using the designed to teach job skills. “It’s a national issue and there’s this huge mismatch that’s occurring out in expansion to broaden its customer The National Science Foundation the world between people who are job- base rather than its product offerings, has awarded a $717,000 grant over and plans to “use our technologies to skill ready. And it’s at every level,” he three years to fund the program at get to a broader range of customers,” said. MMCC’s campus in Harrison, MI, x Brennan said. northwest of Midland. CW, a privately owned company, does “We’re looking primarily to serve Thermoformer not disclose financial information. It the local employment needs here, CW Thomas Buys currently has 45 employees. which are crying for people,” said Analytics reported sales of $1 million Scott Govitz, MMCC executive Local Rival Analytic in 2012, according to the most director of workforce and economic Plastics recent Plastics News survey of North development.
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