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vOLUME 51 NUMBER 4 JANUARy 2013 1 HOW TO USE PIVOT TABLES TO ANALYZE DATA Presented by: Alex Pashaian THURSDAY , JANUARY 17, 2013 Pivot tables are a valuable tool offered by Microsoft Excel. Many organizations use “pivots” as a tool to communicate, but offer little training around the tool itself. The lack of training can make recipients feel overwhelmed. Pivots are not complicated, and after some detailed explanation of its construction, can then become quite simple. if you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide, you can understand anything a pivot has to offer. PivotTables can easily organize, group, and perform simple and com- plex calculations on all data sets, large and small. Large sheets of data are particularly difficult to analyze or change analysis parame- ters. PivotTables allow a drag-and-drop summation of data by any characteristic included in the data, for fast answers to complex ques- tions. if you work in any role that analyzes data, from Teacher to CEO, from Student to Professor, from football pools to nutritional informa- tion, a PivotTable can make your dataset much easier to understand in a short period of time. Alex is the global Finance Director at galata Chemicals, a multi-na- tional chemical manufacturing company with headquarters in South- bury, CT. Alex is responsible for all Financial Planning and Analysis as well as Business intelligence for galata. After the divestiture of galata from Chemtura Corporation, Alex successfully integrated all corporate and local financial analysis from SAP into Microsoft Excel. As a group of advanced users of Pivot Ta- bles, there is very little functionality behind this powerful tool that someone at galata hasn’t come across. Alex will bring galata’s experience and expertise to SPE, and work from the ground up on this pow- erful tool. if you have any questions before or after the presentation, you can contact Alex at [email protected]. The Society of Plastics Engineers January 2013 Newsletter of the Palisades - New Jersey Section MEETiNg LOCATiON: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel 515 Route 1 South; iselin, NJ (1/2 Mi. North of Interchange G.S. Pkwy) THURSDAy, JANUARy 17, 2013 4:00 PM Board Meeting 5:30 PM Networking 6:00 PM Dinner and Speaker Presentation Member Non-Member Advance (before Noon 1/15) $40 $45 At Door $45 $50 Prosp. Mbr/Sig.Other/guest $25 Unempl. Mbr. $15 Students (show i.D.) $15 R.S.V.P. to: Mr. Pete Hayles, Jr. [email protected] 732-270-4543 Communication Excellence Pinnacle Gold 2012 Section Awards Table of Contents This Month’s Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Upcoming Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Student Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Editor’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 9th Annual SPE Plastics Chemistry Fair . . . . .4 Past Meeting Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 Sponsor Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Eurotec 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Sponsor Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,11 BOD Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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vOLUME 51 NUMBER 4 JANUARy 20131

HOW TO USE PIVOT TABLES TO ANALYZE DATA

Presented by: Alex Pashaian

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013

Pivot tables are a valuable tool offered by MicrosoftExcel. Many organizations use “pivots” as a tool tocommunicate, but offer little training around thetool itself. The lack of training can make recipientsfeel overwhelmed. Pivots are not complicated, andafter some detailed explanation of its construction,can then become quite simple. if you can add,subtract, multiply, and divide, you can understandanything a pivot has to offer.

PivotTables can easily organize, group, and perform simple and com-plex calculations on all data sets, large and small. Large sheets ofdata are particularly difficult to analyze or change analysis parame-ters. PivotTables allow a drag-and-drop summation of data by anycharacteristic included in the data, for fast answers to complex ques-tions. if you work in any role that analyzes data, from Teacher to CEO,from Student to Professor, from football pools to nutritional informa-tion, a PivotTable can make your dataset much easier to understandin a short period of time.

Alex is the global Finance Director at galata Chemicals, a multi-na-tional chemical manufacturing company with headquarters in South-bury, CT. Alex is responsible for all Financial Planning and Analysisas well as Business intelligence for galata. After the divestiture ofgalata from Chemtura Corporation, Alex successfully integrated allcorporate and local financial analysis from SAP into Microsoft Excel.As a group of advanced users of Pivot Ta-bles, there is very little functionality behindthis powerful tool that someone at galatahasn’t come across. Alex will bringgalata’s experience and expertise to SPE,and work from the ground up on this pow-erful tool.

if you have any questions before or after the presentation, you cancontact Alex at [email protected].

The Society of Plastics Engineers January 2013

Newsletter of the Palisades - New Jersey Section

MEETiNg LOCATiON: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel

515 Route 1 South; iselin, NJ

(1/2 Mi. North of Interchange G.S. Pkwy)

THURSDAy, JANUARy 17, 20134:00 PM Board Meeting 5:30 PM Networking

6:00 PM Dinner and Speaker Presentation

Member Non-Member

Advance (before Noon 1/15) $40 $45

At Door $45 $50

Prosp. Mbr/Sig.Other/guest $25

Unempl. Mbr. $15

Students (show i.D.) $15

R.S.V.P. to: Mr. Pete Hayles, Jr.

[email protected] 732-270-4543

Communication

Excellence

Pinnacle Gold

2012 Section Awards

Table of Contents

This Month’s Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Upcoming Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Student Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Editor’s Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

9th Annual SPE Plastics Chemistry Fair . . . . .4

Past Meeting Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5

Sponsor Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Eurotec 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Sponsor Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,11

BOD Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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President’s Message

New Year’s Resolutions

Well, the presidential election is over,i guess we are still teetering on somesort of cliff, and now it’s time for an-other great American promise-keep-ing ritual, the New year’s DayResolution. By now, my own beliefis that most of these resolutions have

already been broken, with only the most stubborn ofus still hanging in there.

in the words of Nike (or was it Michael Jordan), “JustDo it”. Really simple, you don’t have to resolve or pro-claim anything, you just have to go do it.

For the last 5 years (OK, 49 for the legacy Palisades

Section and 69 for the legacy Newark/New Jersey

Section), that’s what we’ve been trying to do, and thislegacy continues today. No campaign promises, noresolutions, and no teetering.

Lots of things will be going on over the next fewmonths, the first of which will be our elections for ourofficers, followed by the Board and Councilor elec-tions, and i ask that you participate in this process thatwill keep Section healthy for years to come. Next isour monthly program which will really swing into highgear. This month we will feature a talk on using PivotTables. if you have ever managed large sets of data,this spreadsheet technique is for you. There is alsoANTEC®, the golf Outing, Scholarship Awards, and fi-nally, our preparations for hosting vinyltec 2013. Noresolutions or promises involved.

On behalf of our officers and Board, we wish you ahealthy, happy, and prosperous 2013. We hope youcan get involved in anyway possible.

And remember, Just Do it!

Mark Lavach

Upcoming Conferences

April 21-25, 2013

2013 - ANTEC® 2013, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

April 27-May 1,2014

ANTEC® 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

UPCOMING MEETING DATES

Jan. 17, 2013 Section Meeting, How to Use

Excel’s Pivot Table, Galata

Feb. 21 Section Meeting, Nanotechnology

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Mar. 14 Philadelphia Section Color Forum

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May 16 Section Meeting, TBD

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Student Article - Rutgers Chapter

We at the soon to be officially recognized Rutgers Univer-

sity SPE New Jersey-Palisades student chapter hope that

all of you had a great holiday season! Now that final

exams are over, we undergraduate students will have the

opportunity to reunite with our families, but also have the

free time to coordinate a meeting with all of you, our sup-

portive local chapter.

As undergraduate students in different stages in our ac-

ademic career, some of us are beginning to get a feel for

what academia is like and others are ready to move into

the workforce and become able-bodied members of so-

ciety. Unconditionally, all students in our position at some

point must make the conscious decision to continue a life

of academia, work in industry, or some combination

thereof. As a result, our last student meeting was primarily

a Q&A session with our graduate student member, Justin

Hendrix, who is currently researching under Tom Nosker.

Although that session provided useful insight, not all of us

have had the opportunity to receive input from industry

professionals about their take on graduate school and

what life as a professional really entails. i believe that we

always pose the question thusly, “Should i go to graduate

school or not?” and consider industry as an afterthought.

if i have learned anything in the past year from all of the

workshops i have participated in or speakers i’ve listened

to, it is that a career in industry following an undergraduate

degree is a viable option and ought to be wholeheartedly

considered.

if we as students are to a make a well-informed and self-

relevant decision, i believe it would be in our best interests

to hear from all of you. i believe that every one of you has

invaluable knowledge and anecdotal wisdom that can

provide us with further insight. Therefore i would like to

extend an invitation to all of you on behalf of the Rutgers

student SPE chapter to attend a student section meeting

at our university in the Spring 2013 semester (dates TBD).

This is the least we can do, considering your continued

open invitation for us students to attend your section

meetings.

Both Seth goonetilleke and i were more than happy to

attend your last meeting about the energy crisis and

prospect of hydrofracking in America. Our ability to be-

come an energy-independent nation in the future is a

topic of a concern pertaining to all Americans and espe-

cially for us engineers. We look forward to being able to

continue attending these meetings and being an active

part of the SPE family.

Although we aren’t officially a student chapter at this time

we will be in the near future. Regardless, i know that right

now we are your student chapter and will continue to be

in your care. We would like to thank all of you for your

support: especially Mark Lavach, Rich Bradley, and

Sarah Sullinger for their dedication and assistance to-

wards the expedition of our official recognition as your

student chapter.

By Michael Cruz, Student Section Secretary

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The Philadelphia SPE SectionPresents:

9th Annual SPE Plastics Chemistry FairSunday January 27, 2013 11 AM - 4 PM

Franklin institute, Philadelphia, PAThis exposition will introduce plastics to those of all ages. itincludes a plastics scavenger hunt and exhibits by local plas-tics companies.

vOLUME 51 NUMBER 4 JANUARy 20134

Section Past Meeting ReviewDecember 6, 2012 - Joe Duska

Dr. Frederic Leder, an acknowledged expert on energy,

gave an excellent presentation on the history and current

and future worldwide trends of American energy sources.

Dr. Leder provided the history of the energy sources used

to fuel the industrial Revolution, beginning with wood and

mined coal. When whale oil, used primarily for lamps and

lubrication, started to become scarce, coal tar was refined

to fill the void. When easily obtainable and user friendly

domestic crude oil reserves were discovered in Western

Pennsylvania and Texas, petroleum became the main in-

dustrial energy source of the US. in the late 19th and early

20th century, America was energy self-sufficient and the

largest user and exporter of coal and liquid petroleum. ini-

tially, natural gas was a useless byproduct of oil explo-

ration, and it was flared or burned at the well site. After

learning how to capture natural gas, it became a replace-

ment for oil and coal as a non-polluting energy source.

Nuclear, wind, and hydroelectric energy were developed

and still play a subordinate role to petroleum energy. in

the late 20th century, President Reagan decided that the

US would become a net importer of cheap oil.

Presently, America is the biggest importer of oil, followed

by China and india, and is dependent on foreign oil. How-

ever, Dr. Leder reported that there are sufficient energy

resources in North America to fuel our demand for the

foreseeable future. He reported that between oil from

shale and deep off-shore wells, newly discovered oil and

natural gas deposits, and the expansion of Hydraulic

Fracturing technology, the US will be able to meet its ex-

isting and foreseeable energy demands. Dr. Leder posits

that if the proper political steps are taken, the USA could

be a net exporter of energy.

He also stated that solar, wind, ethanol from plant starch,

and hydroelectric energy sources will continue to be de-

veloped, but that they will not be the energy panacea that

they are commonly touted to be. He is confident that nu-

clear will be the only energy source when coal, oil, and

natural gas are depleted in about 100 years.

The presentation and lecture was widely appreciated as

seen by the unusually high number of interim and follow-

up questions that Dr. Leder fielded.

EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy New year!

Welcome to 2013. Be sure to

check out the December meeting

recap, the Rutgers student section

news (p 3), and news from our

sponsors (p 9). We are always

looking for interesting news from

our section members and member companies.

if you’ve won an award or are presenting at a confer-

ence – or you know someone who has news - let us

know so that we can tell your colleagues in the next

newsletter. Thanks for reading!

Jennifer Markarian, Editor

[email protected]

Ongoing activities in the Plastics Lab:glow-in-the-Dark Slime glitter BeadsAn 'interesting' Ball guar Slime and ScentsPolymer Slush and Slime Polymers Clean UpPlastic Model Making

In Musser Auditorium:

Plastic Chemistry: Plastics and Nanotechnology 1 PM

Plastic Chemistry: Plastics are gross 3 PM

Informational displays throughout the Franklin Institute:Will it Stick? Plastic glamour Plastic is HistoricElectric Plastics What's inside Transparent?Separating the Recyclables How High Does it Bounce?What's it Made Of? The Franklin institute Science Store

Sponsorships, tabletop displays, student posters, hands-onparticipants and more are being sought for this special com-munity education event. visiting the Plastics Chemistry Fair ispart of the admission the Franklin institute for that day. Foradmission fees and other visitor information, visithttp://www2.fi.edu/visitor-guide/pricing.php group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more.

For sponsorships and other information:Contact Jamie Mosberg at 302-455-9500 ext 101 or TomFrederick at 302-562-3046 or [email protected]

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The Palisades-New Jersey Section Past Meeting - December 6, 2012

Mark Lavach presents certificate to speaker Frederic Leder

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CALL FOR PAPERS - DEADLiNE EXTENDED

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) invites you to present a paper at

its second EUROTEC® technical conference in Lyon, France. This two-

day event will be attended by several hundred industry professionals who

are interested in learning about the latest global developments in plastics.

SPE iNviTES PAPERS ON THESE SUBJECTS:

AutomotiveBiopolymers & Sustainability

Blow MoldingColor & Appearance

CompositesDecorating & Assembly

Extrusion/Flexible/Rigid Packaginginjection Molding/Micro Molding

Mold Making & Mold DesignMedical Plastics & Polymers

Process Simulation & Controls/Applied RheologyThermoforming

Joining of PlasticsPolymer Modifiers & Additives

New Technology & innovative Polymers Forumsgeneral Business, Marketing & Management

FoamingRapid Design & Development, Rapid Prototyping

Nanocomposites

We request a 100-word abstract outlining the topic of your paper, followed

by a 5- to 6-page technical paper if your abstract topic is accepted to be

part of the program. your paper will be published in the conference pro-

ceedings and in the Society’s online technical library. Presentation time is

limited to 30 minutes. All presentations will be in English.

Submit your technical abstract and paper online at:

http://eurotec2013.abstractcentral.com

Abstract Submission Deadline: January 20, 2013

Paper Submission Deadline: February 1, 2013

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The Palisades-New Jersey Section of the Society of Plastics Summary of Minutes from October 2012

Francis McAndrew for Leonard Davis, Secretary

At the October meeting, 16 were present and 6 excused.

Committee reports, motions, and action items:

PRESiDENT’S REPORT - President Lavach discussed

his appointment and the Board’s approval of Dr. gior-

giana giancola as a Director to fill in for Bob Kappas’s

resignation as a Director. He noted that the vast majority

of Board of Directors provided their approvals for Dr.

giancola’s election to the Board. Dr. giancola recently

received her Ph.D from Rutgers University, and now

works in New Jersey for Kobo Products Corporation.

COUNCiLOR’S REPORT - Rich Bradley presented the

Councilor’s Report (see October Spec Sheet).

FiNANCE REPORT - Francis McAndrew reported that

we expect a large dues rebate check to arrive from SPE

Headquarters and about $10,000 in sponsor money for

the Spec Sheet, thus, financially speaking, our section

is doing rather well presently. Francis provided copies

of our SPE Annual Financial Report and iRS form 990

(for non-profit groups) - thanks to our CPA, James

Stoltz of Flanders, NJ, and to Dr. Steve Duerr and the

Finance Committee.

TECHNiCAL PROgRAMS REPORT:

in the new year, we will have a presentation on Pivot Tables

and one (TBD) by a Stevens Tech professor. it was men-

tioned that directors and officers should provide Jay Kotak

with topics and/or speakers for future meetings. Jay and

the Program Committee will do their best to accommodate

people who make suggestions for technical programs.

PUBLiCATiONS: Al asked all of the directors and offi-

cers to seek out SpecSheet sponsors from their com-

panies and customers. President Lavach urged

everyone to do their best to assist Al in gaining new

sponsors.

HOUSE COMMiTTEE: Pete Hayles said that he ex-

pected 26 for dinner that evening. He asked the audi-

ence to make suggestions to him for new meeting ven-

ues, and he promised to investigate each and every

one. The reason for this effort, he noted, was to find a

meeting venue where we would ‘break even” on dinner

or make a few dollars.

gOLF COMMiTTEE - Jim Williamson reported that the

golf Committee has decided to hold our next golf out-

ing at the Oak Hill golf Club in Milford, New Jersey. Our

last outing, which was held at the Water gap Country

Club in Pennsylvania, did not meet the golf Commit-

tee’s expectations, and thus a new golfing venue was

sought out for the 2013 outing. Jim said that Milford,

New Jersey is south of Phillipsburg (and i-78) and near

Frenchtown in the western part of New Jersey. The

date for the golf outing there will be Tuesday, June 4th,

2013. More details (cost, time, food options, etc.) will

be provided shortly.

NEW BUSiNESS:

n The SPE Headquarters initiative to aid Student Chap-

ters was discussed. President Lavach recommended

that people consider this initiative and other possible

options for further discussion at a future meeting. Rens-

selaer Polytechnic institute students seemed to have

lost interest (for the moment, at least) in our possible

sponsorship of a chapter there. Regarding our student

chapter at Rutgers, President Lavach said that he

would like to have one member (at least) attend our

monthly meetings and report on chapter activities. He

noted that he would pursue this with the SPE group at

Rutgers.

n Significant staff reductions at SPE Headquarters are

taking place, and that it would soon devolve down to a

half dozen personnel there.

n Joe Duska (as past president) is responsible for the

upcoming election of officers in January 2013. Joe will

have a slate to present to the board at the December

6th, 2012 meeting. voting for directors will come there-

after in February 2013.

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Monson Companies

Monson Companies announced a partnership with Shin-

Etsu Silicones of America. Monson Companies will be

representing the Shin-Etsu silane product line in the entire

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (Maine to virginia). The dis-

tributor agreement will begin January 2013. Silanes are

derived from metallurgical silican and Shin -Etsu is one of

the world’s leaders in this product line. The silane coupling

agents that Monson will represent and sell into the market

can boost the mechanical strength of compound materi-

als to improve moisture resistance and adhesion.

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Dover Chemical Corporation

Dover was granted limited FDA clearance earlier this year

for its new antioxidant, Doverphos LgP-11, for use in all

LLDPE and block copolymer applications that will result

in products that come in contact with food. Once full FDA

approval is granted, it will be used by resin manufacturers

to produce such items as food wraps and covers, food

containers and pipes. Doverphos LgP-11 is in compli-

ance with REACH regulations and approved for use in Eu-

rope. With limited FDA clearance, there can now be trials

in plants to work with Doverphos LgP-11. This product

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numerous applications including cast film and blown film.

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BOD CONTACT LiST2012-13 OfficersMark Lavach Arkema, inc President 610-878-6985 [email protected]

1st vice PresidentS.T. Lee Sealed Air 2nd vice President 201-712-7412 [email protected] McAndrew Retired Treasurer [email protected]. Lenny Davis Sun Chemical Corp Secretary 201-933-4500 (x1296) [email protected] Bradley Shawnee Chemical Councilor 203-938-3003 [email protected] Duska Manetti group Past President 732-778-1599 [email protected] DirectorsRobert MacFarlane, Jr.THO Services Director 973-410-0590 [email protected] Hayles Monson Chemicals inc Director 732-270-4543 [email protected] Carnese Consultant Director 732-208-4333 [email protected] Monte Kenrich Petrochemicals Director 201-823-9000 [email protected] DirectorsAndrew yacykewych CW Brabender, inc Director 201-343-8425 (ext 22) [email protected] Williamson Dover Chemical, inc Director 610-662-7779 [email protected] Finkle BASF Director 203-371-6677 [email protected] giancola Kobo Products Director [email protected] DirectorsBrian gibson Tekni-Plex Director 973-743-7850 (Home) [email protected] Nardone CW Brabender, inc Director 201-343-8425 (ext 19) [email protected] Fisch Consultant Director 201-888-9066 [email protected] Martin Colorite, inc Director 201-600-6874 [email protected]

Committee Chairs

Past Presidents Advisory: Joe Duska 732-778-1599 [email protected]

Finance: Dr. David Riley 908-369-7260 [email protected]

Awards: Paul Nardone 201-343-8425 (x19) [email protected]

Education Chair: Brian gibson 973-743-7850 (Hm) [email protected]

Education Co-chair:Andrew yacykewych 201-343-8425 (x 22) [email protected]

Endowment: J. Stephen Duerr 908-500-9333 [email protected]

House: Pete Hayles 732-270-4543 [email protected]

Membership: Mike Carnese 732-208-4333 [email protected]

Program: Jay Kotak 609-799-9034 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor: Jennifer Markarian 908-638-5669 [email protected]

Rules & Org.: Robert MacFarlane, Jr. 973-410-0590 [email protected]

Special Events: Jim Williamson 610-662-7779 [email protected]

Sponsorship: Al Whitney 386-445-5408 [email protected]

Emeritus Directors

Jay Kotak [email protected]

609-799-9034

Dr. David Riley [email protected]

908-369-7260

Al Whitney [email protected]

386-445-5408

Society Of Plastics Engineers

P. O. Box 403

Brookfield, CT 06804-0403