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&ůĞdžŝďůĞWĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐĂƚEdϮϬϭϳ
Society of Plastics Engineers D-44
&ůĞdžŝďůĞWĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ EĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌ
THIS ISSUE
ANTEC Sessions 1
At Polyolefins 2
Division Scholar- 2-3
Division Webpage 3
2017 FlexPackCon 4
New Members 5
April 1, 2017 Volume 17, Issue 1
Flexible Packaging Division of SPE
The Flexible Packaging Divi-sion strives to provide, with clear focus and good repute, an industry-recognized fo-rum that facilitates the time-ly exchange of technical knowledge and business information in the market-driven, fast-evolving, multi-disciplinary field that en-compasses the arts and the sciences of production and processing of plastic materi-als, fabrication and conver-sion of films and sheets, and enclosure and protection of goods in end-uses.
&ůĞdžŝďůĞWĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽŶŶĂĂǀŝƐ;dždžŽŶ-DŽďŝůͿĂŶĚ:ƵĚLJtĞďď;^ĂƐŽůͿĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚĨŽƌƐĞǀĞƌĂů&ůĞdžWĂĐŬŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐĂƚƚŚĞϮϬϭϳ
^W/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůWŽůLJŽůĞĮŶƐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞŽŶǀĞƌŐĞŶĐĞŽĨdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚDĂƌͲŬĞƚƐdŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůĞǀĞŶƚŝƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞĚĂŶĚƐƉŽŶƐŽƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ^W^ŽƵƚŚdĞdžĂƐ^ĞĐƟŽŶ
;dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ,ŽƵƐƚŽŶĨƌŽŵ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϮϲ-DĂƌĐŚϭͿ
ŽĨ ϯϬ Žƌ ŚŝŐŚĞƌ ;ϰ-ƉŽŝŶƚ ƐĐĂůĞͿĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐĂϰ-LJĞĂƌƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵͲĂƚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ŽĨ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ Žƌ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŇĞdžŝďůĞƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ;ĂƐĞdžĂŵͲƉůĞƐ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ƉůĂƐͲƟĐƐ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƐĐŝͲĞŶĐĞ ĨŽŽĚ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƐĐŝĞŶĐĞͿ
dŚĞĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂǁŝůůƉƵďůŝĐŝnjĞǁŝŶͲŶĞƌ;ƐͿƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ
dŚĞ ŶĞǁ ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŽͲǁĂƌĚƐ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝŶ Ă ŇĞdžŝďůĞƉĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐ-ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵǁŝƚŚ Ă ŽŶĞ-LJĞĂƌ ΨϮϱϬϬ ĂǁĂƌĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ĂŶŶƵĂůůLJ ;dŚĞ ĐŽŵͲŵŝƩĞĞ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŵŽƵŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞͲƋƵĞŶĐLJ ŽĨ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉ ĂǁĂƌĚƐĞŶƟƌĞůLJĂƚŝƚƐŽǁŶĚŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶͿ
ZĞǀŝĞǁ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ĂϯƌĚ Žƌ ϰƚŚ LJĞĂƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐƵŵƵůĂƟǀĞŐƌĂĚĞƉŽŝŶƚĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ
ǁŝŶŶĞƌƐǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƚĞƐƟŵŽͲŶŝĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌŽƌƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŚĞƐĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉŚĂƐďĞŶĞĮƚĞĚƚŚĞŵ
dŚĞŶĞdžƚƉĂŐĞƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĂƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƐƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ
&ůĞdžŝďůĞWĂĐŬĂŐŝŶŐŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĂƚϮϬϭϳWŽůLJŽůĞĮŶƐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ
ŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ&ƵŶĚƐ^ĐŚŽůĂƌƐŚŝƉĨŽƌ&ƵƚƵƌĞ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ
&ůĞdžWĂĐŬWƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ 1. Trends and Strategies for Consumer Flexible Packaging (Thilo Henkes, Managing Di-
rector, L.E.K. Consulting)
2. 7/9/11 layer blown film lines - Which are the most suitable applications? (Thomas Bezigian, PLC Technologies Consulting Co.)
3. AGILITY™ Performance LDPE in Blends Elevates Film Mechanicals/Extrusion Output to Next Level (Lori Kardos, Senior Research Scientist, Dow Chemical)
4. INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins (Cristina Serrat, Fellow, Dow Chemical)
5. IPL Skinnypack Technology (Rodrick Levesque, Barrier Technologies Specialist, IPL Inc)
6. Overview and Advances in the Annular Nanolayer Blown Film Process (Patrick Thom-as, PR Thomas Technologies, LLC)
7. Tutorial: Food Contact Regulation at the Speed of Innovation (Mitchell Cheeseman, Managing Director, Steptoe & Johnson)
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EĂƉůĞƐ'ƌĂŶĚĞĂĐŚZĞƐŽƌƚ
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The Division welcomes its 16 new members joining since the first of the year. These include:
Þ 3 new Student members
Þ 3 new Young Professional members
Þ New members from 4 countries outside of the states
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