The Science of Plastics
Date: November 5
Time: 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: West Bend, WI
Venue: Moraine Park Technical College – Advanced Manufacturing Center, West Bend, WI
GSC invites you to an immersive, in-person training event designed for engineers, designers, and manufacturers working with plastics and injection molding. Whether you’re optimizing part design, exploring material behavior, or navigating the complex world of compliance and sustainability, this event will provide help you take your 3D engineering capabilities to the next level.
What You’ll Learn:
- Best practices for designing parts and tooling specifically for injection molding
- The critical role of accurate CAE material data in simulation and product performance
- How regulatory trends and innovation are reshaping the future of plastics and manufacturing
- Insights from a customer success story with Rosti Group, including real-world applications
- Opportunities to connect in roundtable discussions with peers and experts on key industry topics
Agenda:
7:30 – 8:00 | Light Breakfast & Networking
8:00 – 8:50 | Session 1: Design for Injection Molding – Tooling Considerations
Speakers: Chris & Wes
9:00 – 9:50 | Session 2: The Importance of Accurate CAE Material Data
Speaker: Peter Rucinski
10:00 – 11:00 | Keynote: Plastics and Possibility: Innovation, Regulation & What’s Next
Keynote Speaker: Len Czuba, SPE
- Future of polymers & “forever plastics”
- Navigating regulatory compliance
- Plastics beyond lightweighting
- Building Back Better: impacts across the industry
- Educating the next generation
11:00 – 12:30 | Lunch & Customer Success Story with Rosti Group
Roundtable discussions at topic-focused tables
12:30 – 1:30 | Session 3: Design for Injection Molding – Part Design
Speakers: Chris Schaefer & Peter Rucinski