PERSPECT IVESection S-71 Covering Eastern North CarolinaNewsletter of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Piedmont-Coastal Section, North Carolina

Promoting the Scientific & Engineering Knowledge of Plastics

Volume XXXVIII No. 1 Sept 2013 A few SPEcial Words from our President -

Tuesday September 17th

“MARTY” RYBA MEMORIAL SPE GOLF

OUTING

Schedule9:00 am - 10:30

Check In, Driving Range or Putting Green

11:00 am SHARP Shotgun Start

Lunch on your own 4:00 pm - 6:30

Continuous Social Hours, Awards, Door Prizes, SPE

Presentation 4:30 pm - 5:30 All American

Buffet & 50/50 Raffle

To Register Contact Walt Carey,

(919) 631-9202;waltcarey@charter.net

or Jackie Ryba, (919) 345-6709;

marty.ryba@juno.com

Details on Page 3

Put on your calendarTuesday

September 17th“MARTY” RYBA MEMORIAL SPE GOLF OUTING

Questions?? ContactRodney Joslin

rodney.joslin@te.comor call 336.314.7667

before May 10

Rodney JoslinPresident, P-C Section S71, SPE

The 2013/2014 SPE-Piedmont Coastal Section year is beginning and I would like to welcome everyone back. My name is Rodney Joslin. I have the privilege of returning for a second year as President of the section and I am looking forward to working with the great board of directors we have this year. During our summer planning meeting we’ve identified a number of interesting tour opportunities and a tentative calendar is included in the newsletter. Updates will be made throughout the year as we finalize details and confirm tours.

A major change this year is that the Annual Martin A. “Marty” Ryba Memorial SPE Golf Outing is being held on September 17, 2013 which is one month earlier than in past years. Jackie Ryba and Walt Carey have done another fantastic job organizing this great event. I ask that you help support their efforts with attendance and hole sponsorships. Contact information and details are included in the newsletter. Another change is that Tim Earley has taken over the duties of Membership Chair. Tim has done an outstanding job so far. I have faith that he will continue to drive the increasing growth that George Millington was able to accomplish. Please contact Tim if you have any membership ques-tions.

Last year was very successful for the Piedmont-Coastal section as we earned the Pinnacle Award (Gold) from the national SPE office. We also enjoyed growth in membership and increased participation at monthly meetings. I want to thank all of our members for help-ing us to accomplish that. One of my goals for the year is to see that continue. I ask that you please help us by identifying potential new members and interesting locations for monthly meetings.

I have a major goal for the next year to see more participation and interaction with students and young professionals. I joined the NEXT Generation Advisory Board at SPE ANTEC this last year. I have been participating in planning for various national events with that group. We have initial plans for the next ANTEC which I believe will get a lot of attention from students and young professionals. Locally I am planning to visit each of the schools we support and meet with the student members along with one or two other veteran members who are willing to help relay the benefits of belonging to SPE.

Thank you all for supporting our chapter.

Rodney Joslin

President Piedmont-Coastal S71 SPE

OUR NEW 2013/2014 PIEDMONT-COASTAL SECTION OFFICERS

Rodney Clark Lewis Tim Todd

Officers Name Business Phone Cell (home) E-Mail

President Rodney Joslin TE Connectivity 336-544-1316 336-259-9804 rjoslin@triad.rr.com / rodney.joslin@TE.comPres-Elect Clark Broome TE Connectivity 336-665-4527 336-686-0007(c) eclarkbroome@TE.comTreasurer Tim Bryant Tim Bryant, Inc 336-978-9598 timbryant@triad.rr.comSecretary Lewis Wilson SABIC 336-601-6669(c) Lewis.wilson@sabic-ip.comCouncilor Todd Bryant TE Connectivity 336-665-4650 336-392-7531(c) todd.bryant@te.com

Board of Directors 2013/2014 Paul Sonkin, Jim Chapman, Todd Bryant, Geoff Foster 2014/2015 Walt Carey, Dan Fuccella, Tim Earley, Jim Griffith 2015/2016 Mike Ellison, Maury Balik, Don Aiken, Glenn ShearinBoard of Directors by Position: House - Clark Broome; Education - Maury Balik; Advertising - George Millington; Rules - open; Historian - open; Membership - Tim Earley; Newsletter Editor - Mike Jensen; Awards - Russell Broome; Golf Outing - Jackie Ryba and Walt CareyLiaisons: NCSU - Dr Maury Balik CCCC - Glenn Shearin Carolinas Section SPE - Dennis Hayford NC A&T - Geoff Foster PCE - Dan Fuccella SPE Executive Committee - Russell Broome

PERSPECTIVE is published electronically monthly from September through June, to inform members of the Section’s activities, national events, and news. Communications should be sent to the Editor: Mike Jensen, 420 Kings Hollow Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603; mljensen514@earthlink.net, or telephone at 919-329-7390 (home). To advertize in our newsletter, contact George Millington at 910-512-0834 georgemillington@ec.rr.com. Our newsletter is available on our web page at International SPE two weeks prior to the next meeting, at http://www.4spe.org/technical-groups/newsletters/161. You should be notified by e-mail when it is posted.Neither the Society of Plastics Engineers or the Piedmont-Coastal Section is responsible for views that are expressed by individual contributors, either in the articles published in the newsletter or in any of the technical presentations.

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P-C Section Golf OutingSOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS

THE MARTIN A. “MARTY” RYBA MEMORIAL SPE GOLF OUTING ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PER HOLE GOLF OUTING

Joint Carolinas, Piedmont-Coastal Sections Meeting Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club - Chapel Hill

- 11:00AM Shotgun Start Golfers can only WIN $100/hole, not lose $100/hole

$100.00 Prize on Sponsored Holes - Door Prizes - Awards - 50/50 Raffle Prizes - Golf - SPE Board Meeting - Social Hour - Dinner - A Lot of Fun

2 Mulligans to help win a $100.00 Hole Prize $100.00* per Golfer includes Greens Fee - Cart - Range Balls - Dinner & 50/50 Raffle Details & Schedule Below

Plus: 50/50 Education Raffle, $5 per ticket, 3 for $10

Schedule 9:00 am - 10:30; Check In, Driving Range or Putting Green 11:00 am SHARP Shotgun Start Lunch on your own 4:00 pm - 6:30; Continuous Social Hours, Awards, Door Prizes, SPE Presentation 4:30 - 5:30; All American Buffet 50/50 Raffle - Cash winners (expect over $250.00 total pot)

*SAVE $10.00/GOLFER BY REGISTERING BY AUGUST 15TH ($90/GOLFER VS $100/GOLFER)

A short Board meeting will follow the event - For hole sponsorships ($250/hole), golf reservations and information contact Walt Carey, (919) 631-9202; waltcarey@charter.net or Jackie Ryba, (919) 345-6709; marty.ryba@juno.com. - Confirm space is available before sending payment. Payment may also be made by credit card over the phone to anyone in the golf shop at The Preserve at 919-542-5501. - Make check payable to: P-C Section SPE or Society of Plastics Engineers, Federal Tax ID # 51- 0195190 - Remit checks to: P-C Section, SPE c/o Walt Carey, Outing Co-chairperson, 712 Dogeye RD, Benson, NC 27504-7407 - Country Club attire required (No blue jeans or denim allowed. Shirts must have collars)

- For directions, phone number (919-542-5501) and to check out the course layout, go to The Preserve’s link:

http://www.thepreservegolf.com

NOTE: Format - play your own round of golf (not Super ball) and keep your score card. There are no prizes for how well you score. The $100 prize won on each hole is based on one of the following; Closest To The Pin (on par 3’s), Closest To The Pin, Second Shot (on some par 4’s), Most Accurate Drive (closest to the line) and Longest One Putt Made (on some holes). Singles & doubles will be paired with other golfers. -- If possible, please bring a Door Prize from your company (include your business card).

PLAN EARLY MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY PAY EARLY

PLAN TO HAVE A FABULOUS TIME!!!

Training: Consultants/Training Page WebsiteApplied Technologies Inc. . . . . 6 www.ati-engineers.com chemlabconsulting, LLC . . . . . 5 www.chemlabconsulting.comPiedmont Industry, LLC . . . . . . 7 www.piedmontindustry.comPorticos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 www.porticos.net

Design:Origin 3D Design . . . . . . . . . . 7 www.origin3Ddesign.com

Equipment:BMS Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 www.visionbms.comFordham Plastics . . . . . . . . . . 9 www.FordhamPlastics.com

MaterialsDayson Polymers . . . . . . . . . 7 www.daysonpolymers.comPolymer Technology & Services . 4 www.ptsllc.comPolyOne Distribution . . . . . . . 2 www.polyone.comTriangle Central Warehouse . . . 6

ProcessorsAdvanced Plastiform, INC . . . . . 9 www.advancedplastiform.com American Extruded Plastics . . . . 6 www.aeplastics.com American Injection Molding . . . 2 www.aimolding.comDouglas Fabrication & Machine . 6 www.douglasfab.comFR Male and Associates . . . . . . 8 www.FRMale.comPlastic Molding Connection . . . . 6 Polymers Center of Excellence . . 5,8 www.polymers-center.orgRaleigh Precision Products . . . . 9 www.raleighprecision.comSapona Plastics, LLC . . . . . . . . 6 www.saponaplastics.comSyracuse Plastics . . . . . . . . . . 5 www.SyracusePlastics.com

Professional SearchDimensions Professional Search . . 5 www.ncplastics.com

ToolingCarson Tool and Mold . . . . . . . 4 www.carsonmold.comEmerald Tool and Mold . . . . . . 4 www.emeraldtoolandmold.comHi-Tech Plating . . . . . . . . . . . 8 www.hitecplating.comFR Male and Associates . . . . . . 9 www.FRMale.comMaloney Tool and Mold . . . . . . 11 www.maloneycos.comMeusburger USA . . . . . . . . . . 7 www.meusburger.comPCS Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 www.pcs-company.comRichmond Tooling . . . . . . . . . 4 www.richmondtooling.comSuperior Tooling, Inc. . . . . . . . 5 www.sti-nc.comTool-All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 www.toolall.com

THANK YOU!The members of the Piedmont-Coastal Section, a non-profit organization, thank these sponsors for

their generosity. Donations to our section are used for educational purposes.

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Danville Community College

Our Sponsors

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William B. Pollard IIIPO Box 4552

Charlottesville, Virginia 22905434-962-9371

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Piedmont-Coastal Section S71As of July 30th –

we have 208 members!

I look forward to being membership chair for this 2013-2014 year. We all very much appreciate George Millington’s hard work as our past Chairman. Please continue to support him as our advertising chairman for the year.

SPE has these rates for the 2013-2014 year:

• New member to SPE A07-NEW $99

• Renew (between 60 & 120 days) EBM1 $109

• Renew (59 days until Expire date) $129

• Lapsed (LO1-LAP) $129

If you are a lapsed member and would like to rejoin SPE – please let me know and I will work with SPE HQ. I am also updating contact information for members, if you have any changes, please send me your up-dated information. (Preferred email for newsletter is helpful).

I encourage every member to sign up a new member in 2013-2014. Let’s all work toward increasing our membership. If you have someone you feel can ben-efit from joining SPE give them an application

or send me their name and I will submit it to SPE and have you as the referring member.

If you have any questions, please contact me by e-mail at wolftim@msn.com

Tim Earley SPE Piedmont Coastal Section S71 Membership Chairman and BOD

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Polymer Processing Career Studies CertificateAt Danville Community College’s

Advanced Technology Center!Convenient schedule! Monday evenings….

One or two courses per semester• Hands-on learning using state-of-the-art equipment• 80 Ton Krauss Maffei Injection Molder• 1 ¼” Wayne Extruder – inline and crosshead, tubing, rod,

pelletizing • 1” Wayne Extruder with cast film• Tinius Olsen Pendulum Impact Tester, Tinius Olsen Tensile

Tester, Melt Indexer, Densimeter and more• Courses taught by INDUSTRY Professionals• Low Tuition when contracted through your company

 Jerry Franklin 434-797-8573  email:  jfranklin@dcc.vccs.edu

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Minutes - June 11th, 2013 Board of Directors Planning Meeting

Rodney Joslin-President called the meeting to orderMinutes from May 2013 meeting were voted on and ap-proved.Treasurer’s ReportNo official report from Tim Bryant. Overall financial status similar for June as was reported in May 2013.Membership ReportTim Earley has taken over Membership Chairperson role for the Section for new year. Tim reported that the current membership is 207. Tim noted that SPE still offering incen-tive for membership renewals.Advertising ReportGeorge Millington reported:1) Thank you letters have been sent out to past year ad-vertisers2) Already has commitment for over $3000 for new year3) Booked 3 new advertisers4) George pushing hard for new advertisersGolf OutingWalt Carey reported:1) Received commitment for 3 full hole sponsors and 3 ½ hole sponsors to date2) Plans to continue email advertisement blast for June/July/August announcing tournament details3) Requested help from all Board Members in promoting eventEducationMaury Balik lead this discussionSPE Student Essay Scholarship:There are four candidates from NCSU. Maury reviewed the details on the candidates. Due to the fact that not all of the Board Members had been able to review the essays to date – it was decided that Maury would request voting input from Board Members – ranking the essays 1 to 4 – requested response to Maury by 6/28/13. Future SPE Student Scholarships @ NCSU:Maury reported an update on the new policy whereby a 5% fee will be assessed on all scholarship funds that go through NCSU Engineering Foundation. Discussion was held on investigating possibility of a trust fund for distribution of scholarship funds – Tim Bryant to investigate.Another option to be considered is to increase the scholar-ship amount by 5% so the student will receive the intended $$ amount. Further review is planned.New BusinessNext Generation Program for SPE- Goal is to have each sec-tion to have a Next Gen theme for at least one meeting or schedule separate meeting(s) for this purpose. Intention is to invite college students to introduce them to SPE and

educate them on SPE activities.Need to check on current student membership fees- Tim EarleyRodney Joslin agreed to lead Section program on schedul-ing 3 Next Gen meetings in the new SPE year – Raleigh/Greensboro/Sanford areasSection Survey-Tim Earley shared some of the key Section survey results:Plant tours- Plastic processing (88% of respondents); Tool-ing -35%Topics for meetings- Plastic processing; Tooling; Quality; MRFGolf outing- several positive responsesGeographic- Raleigh then Greensboro; Also a request for FayettevilleMeeting Plan for 2013-2014 SPE YearRodney Joslin led this discussion – a draft was developed for the meetings for the new year. Rodney shared a hard copy of the schedule and will also distribute the draft via email.Budget for 2013-2013 SPE YearA draft of budget was developed. Final version to be com-municated and will require Board approval.Student Support for 2013-2014Discussion held on developing a mentoring program using a SPE Section blog- intent is to help provide incentive for college students to be involved with SPE- R Joslin and W Carey to work on this programStudent Membership Support: Motion was made and approved to pay 50% of the annual membership fee for a maximum of 25 students (first 25 membership submittals) – cost of $375. Each student will be required to attend 1 regular SPE section meeting and 1 Next Generation meeting.Medical Mini-TechDan Fuccella reported that it appears a Mini-Tech in fall 2014 was possible. Motion made and approved to try to hold the event on October 14,2014 – location to be PCE in Charlotte.Piedmont Coastal SPE Section 2013-2014 Section Leaders and Board of DirectorsRodney Joslin reported the election results:Rodney Joslin- PresidentClark Broome- President ElectTim Bryant- TreasurerLewis Wilson- SecretaryTodd Bryant- CouncilorBoard of Directors:2013/2014- Paul Sonkin/Jim Chapman/Todd Bryant/Geoff Foster2014/2015- Walt Carey/Dan Fuccella/Tim Earley/Jim Griffith2015/2016- Mike Eillison/Maury Balik/Don Aiken/Glenn ShearinMeet was adjourned

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SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS, INC.13 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, CT 06470

Phone: 203.775.0471 Fax: 203.775.8490www.4spe.org

2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chief Executive Officer Willem De Vos wdevos@4spe.org

President Jon Ratzlaff jratzlaff@4spe.org

President-elect Vijay Boolani vboolani@4spe.org

Senior Vice President Raed Al-Zu’bi ralzubi@4spe.org

Vice Pres & Treasurer Greg Campbell gcampbell@4spe.org

Vice Pres & Secretary Jeffery Helms jhelms@4spe.org

Vice Pres/Event Mgmt Jimmy Masrin jmasrin@4spe.org

Vice Pres/Marketing Oliver Crave ocrave@4spe.org

Vice Pres/Operations Dick Cameron dcameron@4spe.org

Vice Pres/Communications Dr Jaime A. Gomez jgomez@4spe.org

CONTACTS

Website TechnicianPedro Matos pmatos.4spe.org

Annual Awards:Sarah Sullinger ssullinger@4spe.org

Membership Programs:Sue Wojnicki swojnicki@4spe.org

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Society of Plastics Engineers - Piedmont-Coastal Section (S71)Newsletter Advertising Campaign Update

The Piedmont Coastal Section S17 of SPE has begun our 2013-14 campaign to renew and recruit new adver-tisers for the Piedmont-Coastal Section monthly on-line newsletter, the “Perspective”. Advertising in our monthly newsletter can lead to new customers for your organization – our newsletter is e-mailed to over 500 professionals in North & South Carolina. Our section is proud to be one of the top growing sections in the world. You can view our newsletters at the SPE website – http://www.4spe.org/technical-groups/newsletters/161.

Your support via an advertisement in our newsletter is vital to improving the current and future workforce in the plastics industry. A key mission of SPE is to promote and provide the knowledge and education of plastics and polymers worldwide. Locally, you can greatly impact the workforce in your area by advertising with us, as these monies are used to support local student scholarships and educational grant programs. We appreciate your consideration in assisting us to continue to provide support for training in the plastics industry.

Newsletter improvements, implemented without an increase in the cost of the advertisement, include:• We have a quick link to your company website on the index page listing all our sponsors.• Text and advertising are now more interspersed than before to ensure readers know the companies that support the Piedmont Coastal Section’s programs and offer cost effective services and products. • Our newsletter is published electronically and is posted to our Section Web Page and broad-cast as an e-mail - an attachment to all our section members, other section members in our area and many non-member friends of our section – your ad will be sent to over 500 professionals - SPE mem-bers and friends of SPE throughout North and South Carolina.

We appreciate your support and hope that you will sponsor, or consider sponsoring an advertisement in our newsletter to support the Society of Plastics Engineers and its plastic industry supporting programs. Also – ½ page and full page Ads can be changed monthly in order for you to highlight different specialties of your company.

Fee Schedule – one cost covers one year (10 monthly issues)

Ad size – Ads may be in color AD Cost Structure

• Business card (1/8 Page - 2”x3.5”) $250• ¼ Page $500• ½ Page $900• Full Page $1,700

An electronic version of your ad may be emailed to Mike Jensen, at mljensen514@earthlink.net or a hard copy (business card, etc.) may be mailed to: Mike Jensen, 420 Kings Hollow Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603. If you would prefer to make an educational donation to us without advertising, we will proudly recognize your sponsorship by posting your website on each newsletter and recognize your company on education night. Sponsorship levels are: Gold - $200; Silver - $150; and Bronze - $100.

We appreciate your consideration in advance and look forward to hearing from you. Please submit your check payable to P-C Section, SPE to: P-C Section SPE, c/o George Millington,

1134 Veranda Court, Leland, NC 28451

Thank you in advance for your advertising sponsorship and support of the SPE and the Piedmont-Coastal Section. If you have any questions please contact me,

phone 910-512-0834, e-mail - georgemillington@ec.rr.com.

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