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ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES
 
Society of Plastics Engineers International Organization
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Chemical Society (ACS)
FIberSource - American Fiber Manufacturers Association and the Fiber Economics Bureau
American Mold Builders Association
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Plastics Council (APC)
 

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
American Society for Quality
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ASM International
Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe
Association of Rotational Molders
Automotive Industry Action Group
Automotive Recyclers Association
British Plastics Federation
California Film Extruders & Converters Association
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
Composites Fabricators Association
Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Association
Expanded Polystyrene Molders Association
Flexible Packaging Association
Future Scientists and Engineers of America (FSEA)
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
International Association of Plastics Distributors
Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC)
Japan Society of Polymer Processing (JSPP)
JETS - Junior Engineering Technical Society
National Association for Plastic Container Recovery (NAPCOR)
National Association of Manufacturers
National Plastics Center and Museum (NPCM)
National Research Council (NRC) and Industrial Materials Institute (IMI) of Canada
National Tooling & Machining Association
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
North American Die Casting Association (NADCA)
PackInfo-World- global resource for information about packaging needs
Plastica.IT - Italy
Plastic Bag Association
Plastics Institute of America
Poly Home Page - Division of Polymer Chemistry Inc. of the American Chemical Society
PolymerOhio - Ohio's processors, materials suppliers, manufacturers, mold builders, etc.
Polymer Science Learning Center - Multimedia Polymer Education
 
Polystyrene Packaging Council
Polyurethane Foam Association
Polyurethane Manufacturers Association
Royal Society of Chemistry
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
Société Française des Ingénieurs des Plastiques (SFIP) (France)
Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals
Society of Automotive Engineers
Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI)
 
  • NPE - the world's plastics showcase
  • Plastics USA - North America's plastics marketplace
Society of Rheology
Society of Vacuum Coaters
Tooling & Manufacturing Association
Vinyl.org - one material, infinite uses
Vinyl Institute
 
The Wire Association International, Inc.
Women in Packaging
Plastics Related Websites:
Appliance Manufacturer Magazine
ARoutsis Associates - interactive training for the plastics industry
Asia Package
British Plastics & Rubber Magazine
ChemIndustry.com - a worldwide search engine of the chemical industry
Chemical News and Intelligence - latest news and business information on the chemical industry
Discover Engineering Online - the basics - what an engineer does and how to become one
Eng-Tips Forum - peer-to-peer forum for engineering professionals
European Tool & Mould Making magazine
The Green Sheet - where plastics industry buyers and sellers meet
Hanser Gardner Publications - technical books for industry, science and education
IDES - world's source for plastic materials
Injection Molding Magazine Online
Kangan Batman Institute of Technical and Further Education - Tertiary Education organization, Melbourne, Australia
MatWeb - a free searchable materials database of polymers, composites, metals, ceramics, etc.
Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials - journal devoted to time-dependent behavior of materials and structures
Medical Design Technology Magazine
Medical Device Link
Modern Plastics Magazine
myplasticsinfo.com - custom news service
National Academy of Sciences/National Academy of Engineering - for beginning scientists & engineers
Northwestern University - Masters Program in Product Development
Packaging Buisness- intenet marketing solutions for the packaging and converting industries
Packexpo - packaging info on the web
Packaging World Interactive
PaintExpo - online trade show and information center
Pigment Resin and Technology - journal on developments in the paint and resin industry
Plastics Commerce - connecting plastics businesses the world over
Plastics Machining & Fabricating Magazine - technical/management magazine for the secondary plastics processing industry
Plastics Mall - plastic industry info plus full web site design services
Plastics Network - e-Volved Solutions for the Plastics Industry
PlasticsNews on the Web
Plastics Technology Center
Plastics Technology Online - the magazine of plastics manufacturing
Plastics Technology - website for the plastics industry
Polymers on the Web - (College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at Univ. of Akron)
PolySort - the plastics and rubber industries' home base on the Internet
PolySurfaces Bookstore - polymer surfaces, coatings, adhesives
Powder and Bulk Dot Com - information on the dry materials conveying, batching and processing industry
Recycler's World
SelectScience.net - the Scientists' Choice
Technomic Publishing Company - publishing technical and reference books, journals and software
Thomas Regional - your marketplace for regional buying
Trends in Plastics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Plastics Courses (Center for Continuing Engineering Education)
William Andrew Publishing - includes Plastics Design Library, Noyes Publications & Sci-Tech Publishing Inc
World Wide Composites Search Engine - Newsletter - largest search engine for composite materials
Other Plastics Websites
Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
 

SIGS explore new and/or emerging areas of science or technology not presently being covered by SPE and determine where those areas fit into the Society's structure. Affiliation with a SIG is free.

 

Additives & Color Europe (SIG017)

Alloys & Blends (SIG010)

Applied Rheology (SIG013)

Failure Analysis & Prevention (SIG002)

Joining of Plastics & Composites (SIG012)

Process Monitoring& Controls (SIG016) 

Thermoplastic Elastomers (SIG006)

Total Quality (SIG005)