Registration opens for SPI’s ‘Business of Plastics Conference’ at NPE2015

NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase will take place 23 – 27 March 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, USA. The Business of Plastics Conference, also produced by SPI, will be held during the first three days of the exposition. NPE2015 attendees can register for the conference as part of the process of registering for the show.

The Business of Plastics Conference will consist of 37 presentations. Session topics will include:

• Cyber Security, focusing on protecting business sites.
• Substrate Enhancement Effects, including surface treating, decorating, and integrated electronic functionality.
• Legal & Regulatory affairs such as tax and compliances issues.
• NPE3D, technical presentations complementing SPI’s NPE3D exhibition on 3D printing located on the NPE exhibit floor.
• Outside Market Forces such as the public image of plastics, workforce issues, and global business and technical trends.
• Material Sciences, presentations ranging from sustainability issues to developments in composite vessels, thin-walled connectors, and TPEs.
• Accelerated Product Development, covering diverse techniques for shortening time to market.
• Advanced Manufacturing, with topics ranging from thick-wall lenses to new composite processes to energy management.
• Sustainability as a Part of the Business Case for Thermoplastic Composites (hosted by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)), focusing on emerging technologies, case studies, material innovations, and opportunities in a market driven by the sustainability-conscious customer.

Charges for attending the conference are in addition to the fee for NPE2015 show registration. Discounts are available for SPI members and those registering in advance. A detailed agenda can be found at www.npe.org/general-information/spi-business-plastics-conference.

The Business of Plastics Conference is one of five educational events co-located with NPE2015. The others are the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Antec 2015; a Spanish-language seminar sponsored by Carvajal Medios B2G; the Southern District Design Conference organised by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA); and two IDSA-sponsored panel discussions on design that are free to NPE attendees.