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VOLUME 54 NUMBER 1 SEPTEMBER 20151
Newsletter of the Palisades - New Jersey Section
Communication Excellence
Pinnacle Gold
2015 Section Awards
The Society of Plastics Engineers September 2015
MEETING LOCATION: Olde Mill InnPassaic Room225 Morristown Rd (Rt. 202), Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 20154:00 PM Board Meeting 5:30 PM Networking6:00 PM Dinner and Speaker Presentation
Member Non-Member
Advance (before Noon 09/16) $40 $45At Door $45 $50Prosp. Mbr/Sig.Other/Guest $25Unempl. Mbr. $15Students (show I.D.) $15
R.S.V.P. to: Mr. Pete Hayles, [email protected] 732 239-8984
Table of Contents
This Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Upcoming Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Tribute To Dr. David Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Rutger’s Election Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Golf Outing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5
BOD Changes for Our Section . . . . . . . . . . 5
Meet your BOD Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Sponsor Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,7,8
BOD Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
VinylTec Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
AN INTRODUCTION TO CAST NYLONBY RICHARD CHADWICK, ENSINGER
Cast Nylon is used in a multiple of industrial applications. Richard Chadwickwill highlight this material technology and showcase the opportunities forits use from heavy-industrial plant to automotive power steering. Richardwill also present potential uses in 3D printing and green technologies. Comelearn why Cast Nylon is so flexible – you won't believe some of the partsthat can be made, from 1 oz. gears to 1000 lb. stabilizers for ships. Learnabout the machines and materials available to designers and how this tech-nology is fueling growth in the US economy.
BiographyRichard Chadwick currently has responsibility for technical nylon productionat Ensinger, (Grenloch, NJ), which he joined in 2013. Prior to this, Richardled the Technical Divisions of Europe’s leading manufacturer, producing boththe cast nylon material as well as the equipment needed for the manufac-turing of such. Richard’s polymer career kicked off with a management train-ing position at Dunlop UK, following his first degree (BSc in Chemistry,Leeds University- UK). This role covered TPE PU and the ‘Milan’ processfor rubber extrusion. Richard had a few stints aside (notably periods in ed-ucation, consultancy, and ‘peace-corps’ in Africa), and of course his entre-preneurial foray into the Skyrota wind turbine business (in Ireland), whichplayed alongside Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel at the 2009 Glastonburyrock festival! He landed in the USA to ‘build bridges in Pittsburgh’ (literally!).
As well as his BSc, Richard holds an MSc in Material engineering (Lough-borough University, 1995) and an MBA (Warwick University, 2005). You canread more about him on his LinkedIn profile, and he can be contacted [email protected] .
UPCOMING MEETING DATESSept. 17, 2015 Section Meeting at Basking Ridge, NJOct. 13-15, 2015 Vinyltec (Akron, OH)Oct. 29, 2015 tentative - Leistritz TourDec. 3, 2015 Section MeetingJan. 21, 2016 Section MeetingFeb. 18, 2016 Section MeetingMarch, TBDApril 21, 2016 Section MeetingJune, TBD Awards Meeting
Note this month’sNew location!
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Flame RetardantConcentrates & Compounds
Code TypeCarrierResin LDR
UsageFor V-0
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103132 0-Halogen EVA 100% Compound
11371 Brominated PE 18-20% Concentrate
401155 Brominated PP 18-20% Concentrate
Other flame retardants, foams and specialty additive concentrates for various resin types (HDPE, PVC, PP) are available.
Contact Joe Serbaroli at: [email protected] or:
Ampacet Corp., Tarrytown, NY 800-888-4267
President’s Message
Goodbye to SummerAs we say goodbye to summer, wesay hello to another exciting SPEyear.
Our Section leadership has alreadybegun taking action to make thisyear the most successful year yet,
and we would love your input! The leadership is hereto make sure YOU get the most out of your SPEMembership, so please contribute your ideas andfeedback by emailing me [email protected]
What, after all, is the objective of SPE and what doesthe membership want the Society to be? RussellBroome, former president of SPE, put it this way in hisLeadership Lane message of April 17th: “The objec-tive of SPE is to promote the scientific and engineeringknowledge relating to plastics…” Broome explainedthat success depends on the volunteers who makethings happen. We can all agree with this formulationbut are we making the best use of our efforts? The Palisades-New Jersey Section is financially soundand proud of its accomplishments: b An award winning newsletterb A program of meetings with interesting speakers b Two RETECs that we sponsor and run every
three years – one on PVC (Vinyltec) and one on Foams.
b An active program that supports students: we sponsor student chapters at Rutgers (mostly undergraduates) and at Stevens (mostly graduates) and we award scholarships that are intended to promote the development of the nextgeneration of plastics professionals.
We also provide great opportunities for networkingthrough dinner meetings and our annual golf outing. As we learn from each other, we find that relationshipsare essential to making progress, both individually andfor the industry. SPE provides a marvelous opportunityfor learning and educating the membership. It’s beensuggested to me that we replace our meeting withwebinars, which would undeniably eliminate the issuesof traffic and might be cheaper to run but would elim-inate face-to-face interaction and the unstructured in-teractions that are part of the pleasure and benefit ofmeetings. What would YOU prefer?
As always our goal is to bring the best value possibleto you, our membership, and we are open to trying newideas. We will experiment this coming year with a planttour as an alternative to a conventional meeting with aspeaker. If you see areas for us to improve or have newideas for meetings, let us know! Our objective is to ben-efit the membership by increasing individual knowledgein the plastics area while building solid relationships withplastics professionals in this community and in thegreater industry. And, of course, we also want to havea good time!There’s no substitute for the fellowship of colleagues in-volved in the plastics industry, so we look forward toseeing you at the next meeting, September 17th at theOlde Mill Inn in Basking Ridge. We can all grow togetherand have fun as we meet the needs of current plasticsprofessionals and those in the years to come.
Mike Fisch
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Dave also called me a decade ago and cajoled me to getactive in the then Palisades Section and run for the BOD.
Sal Monte
Tribute to Dr. David W. Riley (May 7, 1921-July 9, 2015)
A plastics pioneer and an Emeritus Director of our Section, Dave Riley, passed away at the age of 94. “David re-ceived his BS in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineeringfrom Ohio State University. … Mr. Riley is best remembered for his positive attitude, warm smile, brilliant mind,and his love of science. He loved tennis, golf, and of course, Chemical Engineering.” (Click here to view more)Dave worked for Goodyear Research in 1943, served in the Navy 1944-1946, and worked for DuPont, UnionCarbide, Western Electric, and Tenneco throughout his career.
Members of our Section remember him respectfully:
Having known Elliot Weinberg, Alva Whitney, and Dave formany years I feel very sad we have lost all three of thesefine gentlemen and mentors to us all. A great void has beendealt our Section and one that will be hard to fill going for-ward.
Keep the fond memories of all three of our founding fathersin your hearts for as long as we all shall live. It was ourhonor to have known and worked with such fine indi-viduals. That's what SPE is all about.
Rich Bradley
I would, however, like to add Jack Ryan to your list offounding fathers, fine gentlemen and mentors to usall. Dave will be missed and I specifically will always re-member my 6+ hour round of golf with him at PicatinnyArsenal! He can now join the board meeting with Elliot,Jack, Alva and Andrew.
Tom Martin
I am so sorry to hear of David's passing. He wasalways a strong proponent of the plastics industryand plastics professionals. Dave brought me ontothe board of Palisades Chapter and I feel privi-leged to have known him as my mentor and myfriend.
Lenny Davis
Dave was also the reason I stepped up to volun-teered with the Palisades NJ Section. That wasalmost twenty years ago. Al, Elliott, and Davewere the Palisades founding fathers and cheer-leaders. They will be missed.
Bob Kappus
Welcome New Board Officers of SPE Rutgers Chapter for academic year 2015-16:
President: Meredith TaghonVice President: Jamie WoodingPast President: Rachit MehtaSecretary: Ed HanTreasurer: Ojaswi AgarwalEGC* Representative: Rachit MehtaWebmaster: Aishwarya LimayePublicity Chair: Austin Cruz
Rutger’s Student Chapter
RU Staff Representative Arya Tewatia (for Dr. R. L. Lehman)EGC*:RU Engineering Governing Council
Source http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?pid=175262601
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GOLF OUTING 2015
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Board Member Profile
Peggy SchipperPeggy is currently Vice President Marketing & Sales Support for Akcros Chemicals, Inc. in New Brunswick, NJ. She startedher career as a Technical Supervisor in the PVC lubricants business of American Hoechst and then moved to Arkema, Incwhere she held various management positions in the Plastic Additives Technical Service Group, Acrylic Modifiers businesses,Organic Peroxides Crosslinking business and the Sustainability Additives Healthcare & Packaging Additives business.
In addition, Peggy was the recipient of numerous new product development awards and CEO-appointed leader of Arkema’sMarketing Excellence Board, a group charged with increasing the level of marketing excellence within Arkema. In her currentrole as VP Marketing & Sales Support for Akcros Chemicals, Inc, Peggy is in charge of the Akcrostab™ & Interstab™ tin &mixed metal stabilizer product lines, the Intercide™ biocide product line and the Plastoflex™, Interstat™, & Vulcabond™ aux-iliary additive product lines.
Peggy holds an MS in Polymer Science from the Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Chemical Studies from FairleighDickinson University and is a Past President of the Palisades Section of SPE, Past President of the Vinyl Division of SPE andan SPE Honored Service member. She serves on the Penn State Advisory Boards of the Brandywine Commonwealth Campus.
“After being away from the vinyl industry for almost 10 years, I was able to return when a great opportunity presented itself atAkcros,” says Peggy. “It was so heartwarming to find that many of the people that I had developed relationships with over theyears were still in the industry. Reconnecting with them has been amazing. I can’t think of a better way to give back thanworking on the Palisades Board to try to facilitate more involvement with the universities and support students. One thing thatwe need right now is more involvement from our youth!”
Golf Outing 2015
Thanks to all who helped make the golf outing a success! We had 24 golfers at Oak Hill Golf Club, who dodged the
thunderstorms and rain. All attendees won at least a door prize.
Other winners were:
Low Gross – Doug Eike - 83 Monson Trophy Prize – Golf Bag
2nd Low Gross – 84 - Frank Gaiteri (New York Wire) Leistritz Trophy, Prize- Golf Bag.
Long drive - Shawn Spear won a golf shirt
Closest to Pin – Winners won golf shirtsHole 3 Frank Gaiter 41’ Hole 5 Eric Leayman 7’11” Hole 11 Jim Williamson 13’ 6”Hole 15 Frank Gaiteri 19’ 11”
Low Net Jay Kolaya 71 Golf Shirt
Palisades-New Jersey Section Board of Director Changes As you can see in the contact list on page 9, we have hadsome changes. Thank you to those who've stepped up totake responsibility where it was needed:
Stu Kapp, who assumes the office of 1st VP
Jack Dispenza, who is now 2nd VP
Rich Bradley, who will help Tom Martin withcouncilor duties during the transition to the as yet unnamed new councilor
Bob Smith, who replaces Lenny Davis as Secretary
Peggy Schipper, appointed as director to fill the opening left by Giorgiana
And a warm welcome to Peggy Schipper…see profile below.
Board Changes (S103)
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2015-16 OfficersDr. Michael Fisch Consultant President 201-888-9066 [email protected] Kapp American Leistritz 1st Vice President 908-685-2333 [email protected] Dispenza Design Results 2nd Vice President 908-876-5774 [email protected] McAndrew Retired Treasurer 908-273-3152 (Hm) [email protected] Smith Arkema, Inc.. Secretary 215-495-3247 [email protected] Martin Retired Councilor 201-600-6874 [email protected]. Lee Sealed Air Past-President 201-221-6018 [email protected]
2016-17 DirectorsRich Bradley Shawnee Chemical Director 203-938-3003 [email protected] Klein Daikin Americas, Inc Director 732-735-4028 [email protected] Krauskopf Vinyl Consulting Co. Director 609-275-4561 [email protected] Monte Kenrich Petrochemicals Director 201-823-9000 [email protected]
2017-18 DirectorsMike Carnese Consultant Director 732-208-4333 [email protected] Finkle BASF Director 203-371-6677 [email protected] Kapp American Leistritz Director 908-685-2333 [email protected] Tewatia Rutgers University Director 908-565-1231 [email protected]
2018-19 DirectorsMatthew Bobertz CW Brabender, Inc Director 201-655-2552 [email protected] Schipper Akcros Chemicals, Inc. Director 610-745-6244 [email protected] Kappus R Kappus LLC Director 908-619-5858 [email protected] Director:Jay Kotak RK Tech Director 732-447-3093 [email protected]
Committee ChairsAwards: Paul Nardone 973-670-0234 [email protected]: Art Finkle 203-371-6677 [email protected] Chair: Mark Lavach 610-878-6985 [email protected] Fund: J. Stephen Duerr 908-500-9333 [email protected]: Pete Hayles 732-239-8984 [email protected]: Mike Carnese 732-208-4333 [email protected]: Jay Kotak 609-799-9034 [email protected]: Jennifer Markarian 908-638-5669 [email protected] & Org.: Robert MacFarlane, Jr. 973-410-0590 [email protected] Events: Jim Williamson 610-662-7779 [email protected]: Pete Hayles 732-239-8984 [email protected]
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JOIN USJoin us, in Akron, Ohio, October 13-15 for an exciting3-day Vinyl Plastics Division event focusing on both rigidand flexible vinyl.
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