Plastics Decorating - January/February 2008 - (Page 12) INDUSTRY INSIGHTS continued from page 11 by Design’ addressed the challenge of designing products that are beautiful, functional, and eco-friendly. For more information, call (800) 662-2927 or visit www.BayerMaterialScienceNAFTA.com and www.BayerDesignWorks.com. Spartanics and Systec to Create Custom-engineered Screenprinting Systems Spartanics and Systec have announced a partnership to provide custom-engineered screenprinting systems for plastic products to worldwide screenprinters. The systems will enable screenprinters creating flexible circuitry, nameplates, textile transfers, RFID, automotive parts, aeronautics parts, and other screenprinted products to get maximum yields or create large-format work previously difficult to do efficiently. The systems are built to customer specifications with globally available top-quality components. Since Spartanics obtained rights to the Klemm screenprinting systems two years ago, the system has been improved with extensive software engineering and upgrade of system components. The partnership will combine Systec’s 25 years in the screenprinting industry with Spartanics’ 45 years of serving the graphic arts industry. For more information, call (847) 394-5700 or visit www. spartanics.com or www.systec-bielefeld.de. ITW United Silicone Launches New Web Site SPE to Organize Technical Conference at SPI’s NPE2009 The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will present a conference with hundreds of original, peerreviewed papers on a broad spectrum of technical interests at the NPE2009 International Plastics Exposition of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI). The SPE conference, which will present the results of recent research in many industry sectors and introduce numerous innovations, will be held in Chicago, Illinois’ new McCormick West building June 22-26, 2009. The facility will serve as a new-technology showcase for industry suppliers, processors, and designers, and feature an exhibit floor with pavilions dedicated to emerging technologies and displays of the latest developments in materials, processing, and design. Other offerings include a design competition with a display of innovative products from processors and a theater where exhibitors can demonstrate their latest developments. For more information, visit www.4spe.org, the SPI at www. plasticsindustry.org, or www.npe.org. Register for IML Seminar in Chicago RBS Technologies, Inc. presents ‘The ABCs of IML: A Basic Course’ on March 27, 2008, at the DoubleTree Hotel & Conference Center Chicago North Shore in Skokie, Ill. Offered annually since 1989, this introductory IML seminar is designed for those new to the IML market and as a refresher course for more experienced participants. The seminar, updated yearly, provides a basic grounding in IML as well as the fundamentals of extrusion blow molding, injection IML, production of IMLs, functions across the IML value chain, and growth opportunities. The seminar now goes beyond packaging to include in-mold decoration of durable products. The seminar also is available as a private, in-house presentation. For more information, including a link to the seminar registration form, go to www.rbstechnologies.com/imlabcs.html, e-mail info@ rbstechnologies.com, or call (480) 473-0301. n ITW United Silicone, Lancaster, N.Y., has released its new image-rich web site featuring the latest product innovations in hot stamp and heat transfer equipment, tooling, and supplies. The new home page opens with a Flash introduction of equipment and decorated product samples. The site offers detailed product information, including a What’s New section and various video clips of machines in production which can be downloaded for viewing. Customers also can send inquiries via the Contact Us section and find sales representatives by location. For more information, visit www. unitedsilicone.com or call (716) 681-8222, ext. 187. 12 http://www.bayermaterialScienceNAFTA.com http://www.BayerDesignWorks.com http://www.bayermaterialScienceNAFTA.com http://www.spartanics.com http://www.spartanics.com http://www.systec-bielefeld.de http://www.4spe.org http://www.plasticsindustry.org http://www.npe.org http://www.plasticsindustry.org http://www.unitedsilicone.com http://www.rbstechnologies.com/imlabcs.html http://www.unitedsilicone.com
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