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Dr. Lawrence Drzal Wins SPE Lifetime Achievement Award

Please join us in congratulating IACMI Vehicles Technology Director, Dr. Lawrence Drzal, as the winner of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. First given in 2000, the SPE Automotive Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the technical achievements of individuals whose work — in research, design, and/or engineering — has led to significant integration of polymeric materials on passenger vehicles. Drzal is the first academic winner of the award. Learn more in Drzal's interview with Plastics News. 

Register Today for the Winter Members Meeting February 1-2 in Denver, Colorado!

All IACMI members are invited to attend the Winter Members Meeting in Denver. Program highlights include: 

  • Member Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Colorado History Museum
  • Opportunities to engage with other members during multiple networking sessions
  • Projects overview and technology capabilities 
  • Featured industry keynote speakers
Pre-event activities include Brunch with Bryan, and opportunity to meet the new IACMI CEO, and a Ribbon-Cutting Event for the recently completed CoMET facility at NREL's National Wind Technology Center.  
ARM Automation
Custom automated manufacturing solutions
Cincinnati Incorporated
Innovative, durable, high performance machine tools
Dralon
Manufactures acrylic fibres
Moldex3D
World leading CAE product for the plastics injection molding industry
TenCate
Development and production of functional materials for safety/protection, sustainability and environmental areas
Wabash National
Producer of commercial trucking equipment
October 22: Ford kicks in $5M, becomes first OEM charter member of carbon-fiber researching Composites Institute
October 23: Composites leading way to manufacturing's future in ET 
October 25: Ford commits to $5 million investment in the future of composites
October 25: Ford cements IACMI status with US$5m letter of intent
October 25: Manufacturing Research and Education Facility Gets $50-Million Facelift
October 31: IACMI-The Composites Institute Welcomes New CEO, Bryan Dods
October 31: Peninsula College composites program’s open house set Tuesday in Port Angeles
October 31: IACMI Announces Bryan Dods as new CEO
November 1: SPE Composites Person of the Year Named
November 2: IACMI and LIFT to Jointly Invest Nearly $50M in Detroit Manufacturing Facility
November 7: Dods replaces Blue as IACMI CEO
November 8: IACMI-The Composites Institute Welcomes John Unser as Project Director
November 17: SPE Lifetime Achievement winner Drzal sees opportunity in composites
November 18: NTEA News: Manufacturing Innovation
November 26: UM Engineering Hosts Transformative Science and Technology Conference
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