Plastics with an Attitude! The 27th Annual SPE Automotive Division Awards
9 October 1997
Plastics with an Attitude! The 27th Annual SPE Automotive Division Awards
DETROIT, Oct. 9 -- PLASTICS! The very word strikes fear in
the minds of aluminum, steel and metal industrialists worldwide. And
understandably so. As an industry, plastics manufacturers continue to
redefine the way cars and trucks are designed and built. The most innovative
of this model year's applications will compete for top honors for the 27th
consecutive year at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Awards Banquet.
On Wednesday, November 12, 1997 over 1,000 OEM engineers, automotive
executives, suppliers and media will gather together at the Westin Hotel in
Detroit, as the plastics industry collectively celebrates their
accomplishments as an industry, by acknowledging this year's award winners.
The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails, during which this year's
nominated parts will be on display. Dinner follows promptly at 6:30 p.m.
"Historically, this event has been the platform on which the entire
Automotive Plastics industry shouts their achievements to the world," said SPE
Automotive Division Chairman Rich Seim of Blue Water Plastics. "It truly is
the Academy Awards of the industry," continued Seim, "as evidenced by our
record 40 sponsors (see attached list) and by the sheer number of key industry
players in attendance."
World Class Awards
The SPE Automotive Division Awards is the largest competition of its kind
in the world. More than 100 parts will vie for the prestigious "Most
Innovative Use of Plastics Award" in the categories of body interior, body
exterior, chassis/hardware powertrain, material, process, environmental, and
Hall of Fame. Qualified parts must be in production by January 1, 1998.
Nominations will be judged on the trend setting nature of the plastics
application and its impact on the automotive industry. Considered will be
innovations in design, engineering, manufacture, assembly, parts integration,
and weight and cost reduction. The "Grand Award" will be presented for the
nomination voted best overall.
Judging will be done in two stages, according to SPE Automotive Division
Publicity Chairman Jay Braboy of Braboy & Associates. Finalists will be
selected in each category by vow of the Automotive Division Board of Directors
on October 21. Winners in each category, including the Grand Award winner,
will be determined on October 28 by a Blue Ribbon Panel composed of technical
trade publication and industry experts. The winners will be announced at the
awards dinner. Tickets for the event are $70, or a table of ten for $650.
For more information on the SPE Automotive Division Awards Banquet,
contact Jay Braboy at 248-350-8770. For reservations call Denise Bondoni at
the American Plastics Council, 248-539-2112, fax: 248-539-3655, or e-mail:
dbondoni@ameriplas.org.
SPE AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION AWARDS BANQUET CORPORATE SPONSORS
Gold Sponsors
Advanced Elastomer Systems
America Plastics Council
Ashland Chemical Company
BASF Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Branson Automotive
CMI International, Inc.
Conix Corporation
Dow Automotive
DuPont Automotive
GE Plastics
JCI/Prince Corporation
Lear Corporation
Modern Plastics Magazine
Peregrine
Visteon
Ward's Auto World
Silver Sponsors
A. Schulman
The ABC Group
Allied Signal Plastics
The Becker Group
Blue Water Plastics
Britax Vision Systems, Inc.
Cambridge Industries, Inc.
Delphi Interior & Lighting
DSM Chemicals & Materials
Exxon Chemicals
Fiberite
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Kona Corporation
Lacks Industries
Lescoa, Inc.
Magna Interior Systems
Montell Polyolefins
P.E.T.S.
Plastic Omnium
Shell Chemical Company
Solutia, Inc.
Textron Automotive Company
SOURCE Society of Plastics Engineers