Extrusion International 3-2017

13 Extrusion International 3/2017 ZUMBACH Electronics sales@zumbach.ch I www.zumbach.com Learn more about our unique solutions Get Your Extrusion Process Under Control Based on decades of experience in on- line measuring solutions, developing key technologies and optimizing processes, ZUMBACH is YOUR partner! • Best price-performance ratio in the market • Faster start-ups / Scrap optimization • Measure and adjust concentricity/eccentricity from the very first second regardless of the materials’ temperature • Investment recovered within a few months SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) announced to- day that their flagship annual technical event AN- TEC ® , which took place May 8-10, 2017 in Anaheim, CA, had total attendance just shy of 1,500 people. This year SPE tested a new concept of ANTEC add- ing additional forums to the known technology ses- sions. 1,350 attendees listened to over 550 techni- cal presentations. The “Plasticity Forum” focused on sustainability issues and the “Industry 4.0 Forum” focused on the internet-of-things in our industry. Both forums attracted an additional 150 people to the event. Other ANTEC event attendance included The Plastics Race (115 participants), Student Speed Interviews (86 participants) and Women Networking Breakfast (120 participants). SPE will start the 2017-2018 governance year with Dr. Raed Al Zubi as its new president. Under his leadership SPE’s new governance structure will of- ficially begin with a renewed Executive Board. Vice Presidents of the society will now have functional roles and more authority. This will make SPE more agile and allow them to better serve the plastics pro- fessionals and the industry. It will also allow them to adapt faster to changing industry market conditions. SPE announces a successful ANTEC ® 2017 and new governance structure