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• HowwilltheJapancrisisimpactusthisyear?

• CanImakebetterengineeringmaterialchoices?

• Inwhatwayscanwetakeweightandcostoutof

turbochargersystems?

• Whatarethetoughestissuesfacedbyauto

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KeynoteAddresses:

“Global Market Outlook: Divergent Paths and Pressure Points”

Mike Jackson – IHS,Global Insight

“When Materials and Applications Collide”

Ashish Kulkarni – Ticona Engineering Polymers

“Top Issues Facing Automotive Engineers – 2011”

Mike Day – DuPont Automotive

“Down-sizing engines with no performance compromise”

Tom Grissom – Borg Warner, Turbo-charging Systems

16TechnicalPresentations:

New Materials Development, Mass Reduction Technology, Application Developments

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7:00 —8:15 Registration & Continental Breakfast8:15—8:30 Opening Remarks—Nippani Rao AutoEPCON Conference Chairman

8:30—9:15Mike Jackson: Director of Global Forecast Services for IHS

“Global Market Outlook: Divergent Paths and Pressure Points”

9:15—10:00Dr. Ashish Kulkarni: Vice President, Research and Development, Ticona Engineering Polymers

“When Materials and Applications Collide”

10:00—10:30Mike Day: Director, Marketing and Development, DuPont Automotive

“Top Issues Facing Automotive Engineers - 2011 SAE Member Survey Results”

10:30—10:45 Break/Exhibit ReviewHigh Heat Materials

Sandra McClelland, Chevron PhillipsMass Reduction Technologies

Dr. Gary Kogowski, Entec Resins

10:45—11:15More High Heat Materials Beat Back the Boundaries in Advanced PowertrainsSteven Mok, DuPont Automotive Global Powertrain

Lightweighting the Vehicle - Achieving Mass and Weight Reduction Through a Holistic View of Design and Materials SelectionCraig Dlugos, Ticona Engineering Polymers

11:15—11:45

A New Generation of Flexible Polyphthalamide (PPA) for Higher Temperature SystemsGreg Poterala, Dr. Eric Gamache, Dr. Michaela Steng, Arkema Technical Polymers

Rising to Meet the CAFÉ Challenge; The Next Generation of Polyamide ApplicationsRob Cunningham, Americas, LANXESS Corp.

11:45—12:15Overmold Evaluation of PPS, PPA, and PPS/PPA Alloyed CompoundsJ. Robert Wareham, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Benefits of Using Engineering Thermoplastic Resins in Traditional Metal ApplicationsDave Krueger, BASF Engineering Plastics

12:15—1:15 Lunch, Sponsored by Ticona Engineering Polymers

1:15—2:00Tom Grissom: Director of Global Business Development - Turbo-charging Systems at Borg Warner

“Down-sizing engines with no performance compromise”

Material DevelopmentsJim Keeler, A. Schulman Inc.

Application DevelopmentsDr. Suresh Shah, Delphi Corp.

2:00—2:30PPS Compounds and Alloys for Use with Chemically Aggressive FuelsWilliam E. Sattich, Ph.D., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, L.P.

Mass Reduction with Lower Cost Seat Construction: Blow-Molded Seat Back Technology Steve Rogers, Styron LLC

2:30—3:00Carbon Nanotubes in Plastics and Elastomers for AutomotivePatrick Collins, Hyperion Catalysis

Enhanced Performance of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Applications with the Use of Stanyl ForTiiGreg Costantino, DSM Engineering Plastics

3:00—3:30 Break/Exhibit Review

3:30—4:00Next Generation Low Emission Colored Polyacetal Copolymer (POM)Bruce Mulholland, Ticona Engineering Polymers

Engineering Thermoplastics in Crash and Energy Management ApplicationsMatthew Marks, SABIC Innovative Plastics

4:00—4:30 Advanced Copolymers for Automotive LightingPeter Vollenberg Ph.D., SABIC Innovative Plastics

New Value Propositions for Polycarbonate GlazingRuss Craighead, SABIC Innovative Plastics

4:30—5:00DSM High Performance Engineering Plastics for Usage in Challenging Automotive ApplicationsPeter Schmieg, DSM Engineering Plastics

Lightweight Composite Materials Developed for Light Duty VehiclesConrad F. Zumhagen, PlastiComp, LLC.

5:00 Networking Reception, Sponsored by SPE Detroit Section & Automotive Division

The sixth annual Engineering Plastics Conference (2011 AutoEPCON) will have four sessions with presentations on 1. Mass Reduction Technologies, 2. High Heat Materials, 3. Materials

Developments, and 4. Applications Developments. The one day conference will feature two concurrent sessions in the morning and two concurrent sessions in the afternoon.

Most of the automotive engineering plastics materials suppliers have joined the conference as sponsors and provide finances, exhibits, and more importantly high value technical resources.

2011 AutoEPCON Conference Technical Program HighlightsDr. Norm Kakarala, Technical Chair AutoEPCON

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President’s MessageGary Kogowski, Entec Polymers

As we approach the end of the SPE calendar year with the ANTEC meeting, there will be a significant change in the SPE Automotive

Division and SPE Detroit Section personnel. Pat Levine, our “super” administrative associate, will be retiring at the end of my term in May. Pat has provided her services to every event hosted by the division and section over the past 13 years. We wish Pat the best of luck and congratulations on her retirement. We are planning a special event for Pat’s retirement. Please consult our web site for a date and location as we move closer to Pat’s retirement date.

Over the past three months Jeff Helms and I have led a committee to undertake the difficult task of finding a replacement for Pat. We interviewed many candidates for the position and our committee ultimately decided on Dawn Stephens as the most qualified person to replace Pat. Dawn was formally an executive administrative associate with Ticona. Dawn is currently training with Pat during conferences and committee meetings. Dawn’s office will be located at the American Chemistry Council office building, Troy, MI. Please feel free to stop by and say hello to Dawn. Thank you to our committee members involved in finding Pat’s replacement; Anthony Gasbarro, Bob Petrach, and Bill Windschief.

The SPE AutoEPCON conference is rapidly approaching. This is a must attend conference that highlights new advances in engineering thermoplastics for automotive applications. This year we are planning sixteen technical presentations, a high tech exhibit area, and even more OEM engineers to join in networking throughout the day. The conference will be located at the MSU Conference Center, Troy, MI. The date of the conference is Tuesday, April 26. If your company would like to sponsor the AutoEPCON conference please contact Dr. Gary Kogowski at gkogowski@entecresins.com or (248) 797 7433.

This year the SPE national ANTEC conference will be held in Boston, MA on May 1-5. This is the premier conference for plastics. Please see our web site for additional information.

We are always seeking new volunteers for the section. If you are interested is assisting with the newsletter, our web site, educational programs, or conferences please contact any one of our board members listed on the back page of this newsletter.

College students majoring in an area of plastics, a science, or engineering curricula related to the plastics field should consider applying for the SPE Detroit Section educational scholarship at this time. The application, scholastic requirements, and additional information are located on our web site, www.spedetroit.com.

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Thank you Pat!We wish Pat the best of luck and congratulations on

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Membership ReportBob Petrach, Safety Technology International, Inc.

Membership numbers for SPE are not out for March yet, but I’m happy to say we are welcoming, or welcoming back 7 “new” members in February.

Glenn CannavoDSM Engineering Plastics

Timothy GeigerDetroit Testing Laboratory Inc

Matthew KayeClinton Aluminum and Stainless Steel

David LawrenceMilacron LLC

Angela Neagos

Chris PollackGentex Corporation

Ermanno Ruccolo

Detroit Section member total at the end of November was up to 731 since August (728). It’s a broken record, but we are still trailing Chicago that also has grown slightly to 773. SPE as a whole also is up, in August it was 14,387, at the end of November it was 14,663.

Overall, SPE membership is relatively static, showing a bit of growth but not enough for me to say it is statistically significant. As of the last report on February 28, the Detroit Section has 735 members second to Chicago with 754. Two years ago we were at 892 and #1 so like the entire region; we have some work to do.

I must say I was disappointed at the turnout (<20) for our great dinner meeting March 30 where John Chrisekos, Jr., President, Intellicosting, LLC. talked with us about Intellicosting’s “true cost” analysis techniques and how that enables them to help make material cost tradeoffs and carbon footprint assessments.

At our board meeting last night (4-4), we talked about the dinner meeting format and how it doesn’t seem to fit with member’s schedules as it did in the past.

Let us know what type of programs you would like to see and how you’d like to see them. (more techfasts, tours, webinars, etc.)

Also please remember, the board meetings are open to all, stop in and let us know your thoughts. If you can’t stay for the entire meeting, that’s ok, if you have something to say or a question to ask, we’ll rearrange the agenda to suit.

I really hope we see some unfamiliar faces May 9.

Bob – robertpetrach@aol.com

ScholarshipSPE Detroit Section is accepting Scholarship Applications for the 2011-12.Sophmore, Junior and Senior students Pursuing Engineering and Chemistry are eligible to apply.

Last day to send in the applications is August 31,2011.

Application and the requirements are posted on our website: www.spedetroit.com.

For information, contact the scholarship chair: Nippani Rao at nippanirao@aol.com or at 248.444.1753, or Pat Levine at spe_automotive_detroit@yahoo.com or 248.244.8993.

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March 2011 SPE Technical Dinner at Sterling Inn, MI was attended by many SPE members, SPE

Detroit board members and various plastic industry representatives. Attendees enjoyed an hour of networking and a great dinner before presentation started at 7:00 PM. John Chrisekos Jr. President of Intellicosting, LLC presented “Material Cost Tradeoffs and Carbon Footprints”.

Intellicosting a Troy, Michigan company, was founded in 2006 to provide forensic activity based component cost analysis, benchmarking service and Independent third party “True Cost/Price” analysis to various Automotive and non-automotive customers. Consumer Product, Electronics, Energ, Health Care, Materials, Defense, Transportation, Financial Firms, Consulting Firms and Engineering firms are among many industries benefited from Intellicosting unique approach in understanding true product cost.

Engineers at Intellicosting disassemble parts to identify all subcomponents and how they are manufactured. Next, they provide material and manufacturing cost

required to make the final assembly based on part volume, material specification, process condition, country of manufacturing, labor rates, utility rates, taxes and burden.

Intellicosting analysis has been used to make internal investment decisions for new product development and R&D investigation as well as external client investment to clearly understand production piece cost and total material cost.

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PlastiVan VisitsPlastivan thank you note, Wilkinson Middle School

Visits are still being scheduled. If you would like more information or know of a school that would like the Plastivan to visit please contact Tom Miller at (586) 291-5289.

Dear Mr. Miller,

Just a little note sending our appreciation and gratitude for having Marjorie Weiner and the PlastiVan come back and visit our students again this year. We are very fortunate that we get to have a wonderful science day with Marjorie and the kids absolutely love the hands-on activities she does with them. She is the best! Our students learn so much about plastics, engineering and career opportunities available to them. It is one of the highlights of the 8th grade year in science for my students. We sincerely hope that we can see Marjorie and the PlastiVan again next year.

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Detroit Section Officers for 2010–2011TiTle Name Company O/W Phone Mobile Phone EmailPresidenT Gary Kogowski Entec Polymers 248/615-9886 248/797-7433 gkogowski@entecresins.comPresidenT elecT Bob Petrach Safety Technology Int’l, Inc. 248/618-6809 248/703-5995 robertpetrach@aol.comFirsT Vice PresidenT Vineet Kapila Styron 248/393-3895 VKapila@styron.comsecond Vice PresidenT Kelly Beauchamp DME 248/705-4188 kelly_beauchamp@DME.netPasT PresidenT Sandra McClelland Chevron Phillips Chemical 586/264-0063 586/292-1794 mccles@cpchem.comTreasurer Tom Powers Consultant 248/877-0689 tpowers@ejourney.comcouncilor Norm Kakarala Inteva Products 248/655-8483 nkakarala@intevaproducts.comsecreTary Pete Grelle Retired (Dow) 248/788-7144 bevcard70@aol.comdirecTor emeriTus Irv Poston Retired (GM) 248/646-9574 ieposton@juno.com

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