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SPE CAD Mission Statement
The Color and Appearance Division of SPE strives to educate, train, inform and to provide professional interaction opportunities to the global community involved in visual performance and aesthetics of plastics.
Color and Appearance Division / International Society of Plastics Engineers
We are mostly technical people from plastics producers, colorant and masterbatch producers, and plastics compounders. These pages serve our members and the community of plastics color specialists around the world.
We engineer the color and appearance of plastics, by attending to
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Selection and use of colorants and modifiers. |
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Measurement and matching of color. |
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Effects of colorants and additives on product durability and weathering. |
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Safety in handling, end use, and disposal or recycling. |
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Product quality and cost. |
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Equipment and processes to get the job done right. |
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For over 50 years, our annual meeting, CAD RETEC, has been the most important meeting for plastics coloring, attended by leading technologists from around the world. The 2008 meeting "Driving Color into the Next Decade" will be held in Dearborn, Michigan from Sept 21-23, 2008. We are very excited about this year's CAD RETEC as it is being cohosted with the Detroit Colour Council. Technical Papers are being accepted now.
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SPE CAD is proud to sponsor and manage the Endowment Scholarship Program. Each year up to 5 scholarships are awarded to students pursuing technical degress with an interest in the coloring of plastics industry. Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 school year.
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SPE CAD encourages all interested parties to become members of International Society of Plastics Engineers. This organization is dedicated to the communication and education in the art & science of coloring plastics. How to Become a Member
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Activities and Minutes from your SPE CAD Board of directors are available on line. View Communications
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Download a fresh list of SPECAD officers and chairs with complete contact information. View a table of officers and Board members and terms in SPECAD Contacts.
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View pictures from CAD sessions at ANTEC 2007 in our Gallery.
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The information in this website is furnished in good faith based on current technology, experience, and knowledge thought to be true. The Color and Appearance Division (CAD) of The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) makes no warranty or assumes no responsibility of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding this information. CAD and/or SPE does not assume any responsibility for any subsequent processing or compounding of any resources or materials in order to produce compound(s) or any finished article(s). Nor does CAD or SPE imply this information may suggest any legally binding assurance of certain properties or suitability for any specific purpose. It is the responsibility of those using this information to ensure their actions complies with any proprietary rights and/or existing laws or legislation.
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