{"id":14634,"date":"2020-10-15T00:37:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T00:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speautomotive.com\/?page_id=14634"},"modified":"2022-12-07T21:05:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T21:05:53","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/speautomotive.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14634\" class=\"elementor elementor-14634\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2181f46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2181f46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About SPE Automotive<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7643785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7643785\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-415655d elementor-sm-100\" data-id=\"415655d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1862fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1862fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Innovative Tech<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f691a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f691a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241dce2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"241dce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Ours is one of 22 divisions or sections within SPE. It was chartered on September 9, 1970 to communicate with Division members as well as to industry and the public about current and developmental automotive and ground-transportation uses of polymeric materials, such as rigid and elastomeric thermoplastics and thermosets, rigid and flexible foams, composites, nanocomposites, films, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The Division presents technical sessions at <b><i>ANTEC<\/i><\/b> (SPE\u2019s <b><i>ANnual TEChnical Conference<\/i><\/b>) and organizes topical conferences (such as our popular <b><i>Automotive Composites Conference &amp; Exhibition (ACCE)<\/i><\/b> and our new <i><b>Plastics in Electric &amp; Autonomous Vehicles Conference (EAV Conference)<\/b><\/i>, and works with other technical societies to increase knowledge about current and future automotive plastic applications. We fund college scholarships and sponsor and participate in additional educational outreach programs for school children through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4spe.org\/i4a\/pages\/index.cfm?pageid=3312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlastiVan Program<\/a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4spe.org\/i4a\/pages\/index.cfm?pageID=3280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPE Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>SPE members are invited to attend board meetings<\/b> and are welcome to participate on committees organizing any of the annual events. Meet at 5:00 pm for networking and dinner and then stay for the meetings, which typically run from 5:30-7:30 pm. Please contact our current Automotive Division chair (e-mail <a href=\"mailto:auto-div-chair@speautomotive.com\">auto-div-chair@speautomotive.com<\/a>), in advance if you are interested in attending a meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">In addition to educational activities, the Division sponsors the oldest and largest awards competitions in the automotive and plastics industries to recognize the year\u2019s <b><i>Most Innovative Use of Plastics<\/i><\/b> in ground-transportation applications. Winning teams are recognized at our annual <b>SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala,<\/b> a glittering evening of celebration to recognize excellence in automotive plastics engineering and executive leadership.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d6731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d6731\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0f36bf elementor-sm-100\" data-id=\"f0f36bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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developments in automotive plastics<\/li><li>Publishes a quarterly automotive newsletter<\/li><li>Sponsors educational outreach programs at middle-, high school, and college levels<\/li><li>Recognizes individuals and companies for innovative new uses of plastics in the automotive industry.<\/li><\/ol><h6>In conjunction with SPE, other divisions and technical organizations, the SPE AD organizes technical sessions:<\/h6><ul><li>ANnual TEchnical Conferences (ANTEC)<\/li><li>TOPical TEchnical Conferences (TOPTEC)<\/li><li>REgional TEchnical Conferences (RETEC).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c2df5f elementor-sm-100\" data-id=\"9c2df5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6514bb elementor-widget 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Manage budgets, resources and events to meet on-going program needs.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a34cd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a34cd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38f145d elementor-sm-100\" data-id=\"38f145d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23e916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a23e916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More About SPE<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9695041 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9695041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ec208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76ec208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our parent organization, the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE\u00ae) International\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.4spe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.4spe.org<\/a>, is a 20,000 member network of plastics professionals, including:<\/p><ul><li>Account Managers<\/li><li>Marketing Personnel<\/li><li>Engineers<\/li><li>Scientists<\/li><li>Designers<\/li><li>Technical Specialists, and<\/li><li>Representatives from Related Industries<\/li><\/ul><p>For more information about SPE International, please visit the following website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.4spe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.4spe.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing Accomplishments in Automotive Plastics About SPE Automotive Innovative Tech Who We Are The Automotive Division of SPE is dedicated to recognizing and communicating technical accomplishments in all phases of new automotive plastics and plastic-based composite applications and has over 1000 members worldwide. 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