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Plastec East
June 8-10 - New York, NY

The largest advances in primary processing mach-inery, computer-aided design and manufactur-ing, production machinery, molds and mold compon-ents, automation, and much more.
 

SPE Antec Chicago
June 22 -24 - Chicago, IL

The single largest tech-nical conference for the plastics industry in the world, with forums and sessions for working engineers, R&D, techni-cians, technical sales people, academia and managers in the plastics industry.

NPE 2009
June 22 -26 - Chicago, IL
A triennial plastics trade exposition sponsored by SPI and held at Chicago’s McCormick Place, and co-located with the industry’s most renowned technical conferences to comple-ment SPI’s Business of Plastics educational program to providing the largest educational offering at an international plastics tradeshow.

Moldmaking Expo 2009
June 22 -26 - Chicago, IL

The only event devoted exclusively to showcasing technologies and strate-gies used in moldmaking and rapid manufacturing.

SPI Alliance of Plastics Processors (APP) International Plastics Design Competition
June 22 – 26 - Chicago, IL

The first International Plastics Design Compe-tition (IPDC) will provide an opportunity for design-ers and manufacturers of components and finished products to display their most innovative achieve-ments before tens of thousands of plastics professionals attending NPE2009.


COMING SOON


Plasticos 2009
June 29 – July 2
Argentina

 

ProPak China 2009
July 15 – 17

Pudong, Shanghai


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Rapid Prototypes + Moldmaking = Profits

By Roger Spielman

Is there an easy way to avoid the pains of making mistakes in the mold building world? Absolutely! There are three simple steps that you can implement into your moldmaking process that will increase the moldmaking power of your shop and reduce your stress.

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BOOK OF THE
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Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World 

By Ronald A. Heifetz, Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow

Book Description: 

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership is a hands-on, practical guide containing stories, tools, diagrams, cases, and worksheets to help you develop your skills as adaptive leader, able to take people outside their comfort zones and assess and address the toughest challenges. The authors have decades of experience helping people and organizations to create cultures of adaptive leadership. In today’s rapidly changing world, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership can be your handbook to meeting the demands of leadership in a complex world.  

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