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May 2014 Vol. 57 No. 9 www.specleveland.org Editor: Bruce Bille
May Meeting: Tour and Moldex3D Demo at
Concept2Production, Inc. 1410 E. Highland Road, Suite # 7
Macedonia, OH
Monday, May 12, 2014
Agenda:
4:30 Board Meeting
5:30 Dinner at Concept2Production
6:30 Demonstration
Price: Members - $25
Retirees - $20
Students - $5
Reservations must be in by noon on Friday, May 9th with
John Sovis at [email protected] or 330-405-6770.
Quick Clicks:
Directions to the Meeting
President’s Message
About the Monthly Program
SPEC Survey
Cleveland Section Status
SPE-Cleveland Website
2013 – 2014 Section Officers and Board of Directors
President Secretary Treasurer
Gary Casterline Brian Sarvas Jerry Blayne
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
C: 330-240-2543 C: 440-396-8329 W: 440-526-4113
Past President Advertising Councilor
Robert Koch John Sovis Gary Petruska
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
W: 484-645-3297 330-405-6770 F:330-405-6773 H: 330-755-1341
Director
Dan Crist
W: (330)225-8080
President’s Message
By Gary Casterline
The end is here...At least for me as President of this local organization. I
still have a year to go on my membership so I expect you will be seeing me
drift in and out of meeting for some time yet. I have enjoyed working with
the various people who have been on the board of directors....I just wish
there could have been a few more board members along the way --
especially some younger ones. By that, I don't mean I don't like my older
peers, but we really need someone who can capture the spirit of what
younger engineers and marketing people would like to do or see from this
organization. I also appreciate all of the "regulars" who attend nearly every
meeting. I wish there were more of you too!
I know we yearn a little for the good old days when we had 75-100 at each meeting no matter what we
had to talk about, but there is no point in lamenting about that. Those were some really awesome times
for SPE. I wish SPE in general and especially the Cleveland and Akron Sections all the best in the future.
It has been an honor serving you. I like you!
Best regards,
Gary Casterline
3121 Interstate Parkway, Brunswick, OH 44212
Phone: 330 225 8080 Email: [email protected] Fax: 330 225 8777 Internet: www.cmd-tip.com
BOY MACHINES INC. 199 Philips Road Exton, PA 19341-1335
Robert Koch Midwest Regional Sales Manager Cell: 484-645-3297 [email protected] www.boymachines.com
www.CasterlinePlasticsConsulting.com cell: 330-240-2543 [email protected] 7895 Raglan Drive, Warren, OH 44484
Board Meeting Minutes April 14, 2014 SPE - Cleveland Section S03
Gary Casterline opened the meeting at 4:00 PM with 6 members present.
Present: Gary Casterline, John Sovis, Brian Sarvas, Dan Crist, Jerry Blayne and Bruce Bille.
Treasurer’s Report: Jerry Blayne distributed copies and reported Beginning Balance=$33,129.56,
Income=$1,687.30, Expenses = $2,496.82, Ending Balance=$32,320.04. Jerry informed the Board
CWRU does not have their billing finalized from the RETEC and rebates will be lower than expected, so
more accurate financials cannot be calculated. Gary Casterline motioned to accept the report, John Sovis
seconded and the motion carried.
Secretary’s Report: No report
National Councilor’s Report: Jerry Blayne will attend the ANTEC.
Program Report: Gary Casterline reviewed the last meeting and Akron’s awards meeting. Gary also
reviewed potential meetings and revealed Akron had already inquiredregarding meetings for next year.
Advertising: No report.
SPEC Sheet / Web site Report: All submissions are due by the end of the month. Gary suggested the
need for a new contact for Bruce regarding the newsletter.
Membership: No report.
House: Gary Casterline reported 26 attendees for the current meeting and that Dan Crist will be the new
House secretary.
Education: Jerry Blayne motioned to change the science fair awards to $300, $200, $100. Gary Casterline
seconded and the motion carried.
Awards: Gary Casterline reported the award for the current meeting, but that the Science Fair award need
to be finished.
Old Business: The Board discussed the termination timeline for the Section.
New Business: No new business.
Gary Casterline motioned to adjourn the meeting, Jerry Blayne seconded and the motion carried. The
meeting ended at 4:50 PM.
Geographically, the Cleveland area is still a stalwart of the
polymer industry, so it is surprising to find the Section’s
membership has dipped below the top 10 in the nation.
This organization is the “go-to” resource for 20,000 plastics
professionals around the world and provides members access
to valuable technical information.
Help us help you!
- Recommend co-workers as prospective members
- Attend the monthly meetings
- Volunteer for committees or Section positions
April 14th Tour of Automation Plastics
President Harry Smith and his staff did an excellent presentation of the facility and operations of
Automation Plastics. Twenty employees provided tour guides and presenters at several locations in the
plant during the tour.
We all learned much about high cavity molding, mold design and maintenance and heavy wall molding.
Cycle time ranging from a few seconds to 45 minutes was observed. Process control, quality control,
inventory control and mold maintenance software is used to make the plant operation efficient. The photos
show presenters during the tour.
SPE Cleveland and Akron sections thanks Automation Plastics for the excellent tour and hosting our
meeting.
John Sovis
About Concept2Production
We are pleased to host the SPE Cleveland section May, 2014 technical meeting and present and
demonstrate the Moldex3D plastic flow simulation software. Concept2Production has been in business
17+ years. We have completed 379 engineering and manufacturing projects. When you consider
outsourcing your need for mechanical engineering, engineering analysis, product and machine design,
prototypes and manufacturing, contact us.
We also provide sales and support PTC CERO 2 and Moldex3D software. We are VAR for Moldex3D
software. We can provide contract and direct hire personnel through our People Choice Staffing division.
We have provided our services to many local Companies (Steris, Parker-Hannifin, Moen, LuK, GED,
Fives NAC, Philips, Ajax-CECO, Lockheed-Martin, TTI Floorcare, Preformed Line Products, American
Auger, Trionetics, CSA Group, LMT, Halex, MetoKote, BPS Products, Applied Orthopedics, …) for their
product and machine development efforts in the past and look forward to serving them and others in the
future.
We will offer a 20% discount to all companies in attendance for the first mold simulation analysis or
engineering service purchased. Bring you business cards so we can use them to select winners of a few
prizes.
Michael Dolan
CEO, Concept2Production, Inc.
www.concept2production.net
Be a part of this active organization! If you would like to volunteer to be on the board or a committee
member of your Section, please contact one of the board members or attend a board meeting prior to the
monthly meeting. Help us make this professional organization do more for you!
Directions to May 12th Meeting
Concept2Production is located just east of the Rt. 8 and I-271 expressway interchange. This is 30 minutes
from both downtown Cleveland and downtown Akron Ohio.
From Cleveland, take I-77S to I-480E.
Stay on I-480E and merge with I-271S.
Keep right and stay on I-480/OH 14
In 4.3 miles, take Exit 36, and turn right (west) on OH 82
In 1 mile, turn left (south) on Chamberlain Road
In 0.9 miles, turn right on Highland Road.
Concept2Production will be located on the left, 1410 Highland Road, Suite #7.
From the SPE-Cleveland Board
The SPE Cleveland Section Officers and Board of Directors Want to Wish All Section Members and
Their Families Happy Holidays and A Prosperous New Year!
The SPE Cleveland Section has had a mixed year. Our membership has stabilized at almost three
hundred, the finances are in the black by almost one thousand dollars for the first time in five years and
we will be having a Topcon in Cleveland for the first time in ten years.
Unfortunately, this may all come to an end by June of 2014, because six months from now we will not
have enough leadership to continue. Last spring we sent an email to inform the membership of this
impending problem. We asked for a vote on direction for the future of SPE Cleveland section, comments
and volunteers to help. The results were very dismal. Less than 4% bothered to reply! Of the ones who
did reply:
The majority voted to revitalize the section.
The option to merge with another section received the second most votes.
No-one voted to deactivate the section.
We also had one person volunteer and he is now on our board. The board was dismayed over this
outcome. The 280 members who wouldn’t even bother to take the few seconds needed to check one box
and hit reply is an example of the apathy that is killing our section. However, the entire board
volunteered to stay on one more year to work on saving the section.
Unfortunately, as of this writing we only have a total of four officers and directors who will continue
into the 2014-2015 year. This is not enough to meet SPE Section Charter requirements.
What should we do?
The Current Section Officers and the Board of Directors are determined to not let the section fail from
apathy. We need to increase communication in the section. We want to know what we are doing well
and what we could change to make the section more valuable to our members. We want to know what
you like or don’t like about our meetings and how we could improve. We would like to hear from
members on why the Cleveland Section has been and is important to them. We would like to know your
opinion on how the section should reward members who serve on the committees, the board of directors
and are the officers.
Starting immediately we will:
1. Display the countdown to doom which will now appear in the next six newsletters.
2. You will get a monthly update on the successes and
failures in this campaign to save the Cleveland Section.
3. You will be contacted by newsletter, email, phone calls
and in person to get your input on this situation and
what we can do about it.
In closing, we know this will not be an easy battle. Apathy
has been the status quo of most section members. We all need
to work hard to turn this around. We think each one of us has
to look in the mirror and except our part in saving or killing
the Cleveland Section.
Where do you stand? Please click on the link below and take
this short 8-question survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FMMVYKZ
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The Newsletter of the Akron Section of the Society of Plastics EngineersOur 55th Year of Education and Service to the Plastics Industry
May 2014, Page 1
Newsletter ContentsMeeting Announcement 1Meeting Costs/Schedule 1Speaker Biography 2Meeting Location Map 2Advertiser Index 3Technical Questions on Plastics 3Akron SPE Past Presidents 3Join the Education Foundation 4Join the Board 4New Directions Initiative 5Pittsburgh Section info 17Job posting - Content Specialist 18Highlights of April meeting 16Update from Continuous Comp xxTPE TOPCON 2014 information 182013-2014 Program 21Akron Section Board Members 21SPE Educational Foundation 22Who Can Help You at SPE 23Member Benefits Guide 25Insertion Order form – 2013/14 27SPE Membership Application 28
Next meeting – see you in the fall
“Creating Butterflies: The Role Educational Support Plays”
Gail R. Bristol, Society ofPlastics Engineers
Costs, Schedules, Reservations
Member and/or guest $25.00Retired $20.00Student $5.00
Social / Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.Dinner 6:15 p.m.Program following dinner
Reservations must be in by noonon Friday, May 16 and canbe made to Mark Holtman [email protected] or330-972-6008Please request vegetarian option ifneeded when making reservations
See page 2 forMs. Bristol’s biography
Award’s Night
Monday, May 19, 20145:30 p.m.
Quaker Square – Ballroom B135 S. Broadway Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
Please join us as we honor and award scholarships to deserving recipients in our time-honored tradition.
Page 2
Map to Quaker Square135 Broadway Street, Akron, Ohio 44308
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Gail R. BristolManaging Director for theSociety of Plastics EngineersBrookfield, CT
A graduate of Alfred State College (Alfred, NY), Ms. Bristol has been employed by SPE for over 32 years. She worked for 18 of those years as liaison to the Society’s Sections, Divisions, Special Interest Groups and Student Chapters. Since then, she has managed the SPE Foundation, overseen SPE’s awards programs, edited Plastics Engineering and SPE Industry Update, handled press releases for the Society, and had management responsibility for operations at SPE Headquarters. Prior to her employment by the Society, she was Assistant Town Clerk in Brookfield, CT, worked for the Brookfield, CT school system, and for Kistler Instrument Corporation (then located in Clarence, NY).
Gail currently serves as Vice President of the Plastics Pioneers Association, is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives. She also does volunteer work for the American Cancer Society and serves as President for her homeowners association.
