Nov - Society of Plastics Engineers – Cleveland Section

November 2014 Vol. 58 No. 3
www.specleveland.org
Editor: Bruce Bille
Upcoming Meetings:
Monday, November 10, 2014
ColorMatrix / PolyOne Corp.
Hilton Akron/Fairlawn
3180 West Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44333
Quick Clicks:
President’s Message
About the Monthly Program
Directions to the Meeting
Meeting Registration Form
SPE-Cleveland Website
Agenda:
4:30
Board Meeting
5:30
Social/Networking
6:15
Dinner
Program to immediately follow dinner
Price: Members/Guest - $25 / Retired - $20 / Student - $5
Reservations must be in by noon on Friday, Nov. 7 with Gary Taylor at akronspe1@gmail.com or call
330-419-4280. Please be sure to include your company affiliation and include any dietary restrictions.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
AIChE presentation and plant tour
SPE Cleveland is forging ties with other technical societies in Northeast Ohio through the auspices of
the CTSC (Cleveland Technical Societies Council). As part of this endeavor, SPE members are invited
to the next event of AIChE’s (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) Cleveland Chapter. We will
visit the manufacturing facilities of Zook, a local manufacturer of rupture disks and relief valves.
Zook is located at 16809 Park Circle Drive, Chagrin Falls, OH
Agenda:
6:00
Dinner, graciously provided by Zook, followed by presentation and tour
Since there will be no charge for this meeting, we will be accepting donations of non-perishable food
items from members upon their arrival. These will be donated to a local food pantry.
RSVP using this form (November Registration) or contact John Kukwa at jlkukwa@gmail.com.
About ColorMatrix / PolyOne Corp.
ColorMatrix is a leading global innovator of liquid color and
additives for plastics. These advanced technologies are
engineered to improve the aesthetics, sustainability,
performance and processing of plastic products.
With worldwide R&D, production and commercial facilities, we supply our customers with consistent
formulations and dosing systems, backed up by global technical and regulatory support services.
About The Presenter
Doug Brainard started his career selling organic pigments with Sun Chemical in the 80s. He spent 18 years
with Holland Colours in Sales & Marketing roles in NA, Brazil and Europe. He started with ColorMatrix
Europe in 2006 and has had the opportunity to support ColorMatrix’s organizations in a variety of
management positions since. He is currently Director of Key accounts in North America.
Directions to November 10th Meeting
Directions from Cleveland:
Take I-77 south to Exit 137A (Rte 18 East).
In 2 miles, Hilton Akron/Fairlawn will be on the right hand side across from the Mall.
Parking is free in the hotel parking lot.
Become a part of your SPE Section.
 Join or Renew your membership.
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Future SPE Cleveland Section Programs
Month
December
Date Topic
8
Holiday Celebration
Location
Wolf Creek Winery, Akron
January
12
Innovation at PolyOne
PolyOne Corp., Hilton Fairlawn
February
9
Structural Foam Molding Processes
Sabic, Hilton Fairlawn
March
9
Two-part Molding
Thogus, Avon Lake
April
13
Sustainability of Plastics
Earth First Plastics, Hilton
Fairlawn
May
11
Awards Night
President’s Message
By John Sovis
Our first two technical meetings average attendance was 40. This
attendance rate does not improve our attendance over last year. The
Akron Section is hosting the next several meetings. I respectively
request that those of you that have not attended at least one meeting will
seriously consider attending several of the next five meetings. The dates
of the meetings are listed on the web site and newsletter so you can put
them on your calendar so you will be able to attend. If you want more
information about the topics you can contact our program chair Rik
Keeley, rkeeley@helixlinear.com.
Our committees are planning and organizing their activities for this
year. These activities’ purpose is to support our objectives. You should
look for the activities in the newsletter, your e-mail and on our website,
www.specleveland.org/. We still need more directors and committee
helpers to carry out these activities. Look for e-mails from these
committees communicating the details for what they are doing. Helping with these committees will help
achieve our objectives. The committee chair names are listed in the newsletter.
2014-2015 OBJECTIVES
A. Fill all director positions.
B. Recruit two assistants for all committee chairs.
C. Improve meeting attendance 10-15%.
D. Expand education opportunities for youth.
E. Improve communication with members,
industry and community.
F. Support student sections at local
universities.
G. Recognize section member for service given
to the section and industry.
H. Improve our web site format and use.
Advertise with the
Cleveland Section of the
Society of Plastics Engineers
I hope to see more new faces at our next meeting.
Regards,
John Sovis
BOY MACHINES INC.
199 Philips Road
Exton, PA 19341-1335
Robert Koch
Midwest Regional Sales Manager
Cell: 484-645-3297
bkoch@boymachines.com
www.boymachines.com
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Nottingham Spirk Innovation Center Tour
October 13, 2014 SPE Technical Meeting
Mr. Marc Vitantonio and his technical team did an excellent job of providing a very informative tour of
the Nottingham Spirk Innovation Center, http://www.nottinghamspirk.com/vertical-innovation/. Marc is
a Program Director on the Engineering Team with over 30 years of experience in product development
and manufacturing. Before joining Nottingham Spirk, Marc developed numerous home appliances for
Williams-Sonoma, Health-O-Meter, Mr. Coffee and Sunbeam. Marc also developed medical devices at
Frantz Medical Development for Abbott Laboratories and Ross Laboratories. In his 14 years of
employment with Nottingham Spirk, Marc has innovated in a multitude of brands including Alcoa, PetSmart, Tide and Black & Decker. Marc attended Case Western Reserve University, here he earned a
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration.
Prior to our tour of the Innovation Center Marc and his team gave us an overview of some of the more
dynamic projects that Nottingham Spirk has undertaken. We learned about the rich history that
Nottingham Spirk has had in the Cleveland area and that the company has well over one hundred patents
related to their design efforts.
The Nottingham Spirk Innovation Center is a 60,000 square foot facility filled with over seventy experts
with all the right skills and all the necessary equipment working together to make ideas into products using
a process they developed called Vertical Innovation. Their process cuts the development time and gets
your products to market faster and more cost efficiently. During our visit, we will have the Vertical
Innovation Process explained to us and have a chance to see it in action.
The 29 SPE Cleveland Section members who attendd were guided on a tour by the following members of
Nottingham Spirk’s engineering and manufacturing staff (left to right in picture below):
 Chris Riker-Director, Information Technology
 Bill Rabbitt-Project Manager, Engineering Team
 Trevor Jackson-Manufacturing Program Director, Global Sourcing Team
 Marc Vitantonio-Program Director, Engineering Team
 Jeff Taggart-Program Director, Engineering Team (not pictured)
Tom McQuaide, R&D Engineer at A. Schulman's
Innovation and Collaboration Center in Akron, OH,
presents information to the Cleveland Chapter.
2014 – 2015 SPE Cleveland Section Officers and Board of Directors
President
John Sovis
Choice Design
C: (216) 870-4608
F: (330) 405-6773
jsovis@juno.com
President Elect
Richard Keeley
Helix Linear Technologies
C: 440-840-4212
F: 216-539-7978
rwkplastics1@yahoo.com
Past President
Gary Casterline
Casterline Plastics Consulting
C: (330) 240-2543
gcasterline@gmail.com
Secretary
Dan Crist
Component Mfg. and Design
W: (330) 225-8080
C: (440) 227-5424
mail@cmd-tip.com
Treasurer
Jerry Blayne
Professional Polymer
Technical Services, LLC
C: (216) 272-9541
blaynejj@att.net
Finance
Moris Amon
M. Amon Consulting
C: (216) 870-8897
m.amon@roadrunner.com
Advertising
Brian Sarvas
RheTech Colors
440-396-8329
sarvii@hotmail.com
Education
Dennis Meade
Chroma Colors
(419) 202-6685
dmeade@chromacolors.com
Awards
Ron Raleigh
Ferro
440-596-8812
Ron.Raleigh@ferro.com
Membership
Ronald Oberstar
Fortune International Tech.
440-376-1642
RonOberstar@fortuneintltech.com
Councilor
Jerry Blayne
Professional Polymer
Technical Services, LLC
C: (216) 272-9541
blaynejj@att.net
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