036 - Wednesday, June 21st - On Wednesday morning at NPE 2006, SPI and Nypro Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a collaborative relationship to foster training and education of plastics industry employees. Present at the signing were (left to right) Ted Lapres, Acting President and CFO of Nypro; SPI President and CEO William R. (Bill) Carteaux; Catherine Randazzo, SPI Chief Operating Officer; and Angelo Sabatalo, Nypro Director of Corporate Training and Development.


037 - Wednesday, June 21st - A crowded aisle in the South Hall on Wednesday at NPE 2006.

038 - Wednesday, June 21st - Crowds at the entrance to the North Hall on Wednesday at NPE 2006.


039 - Wednesday, June 21st - At SPI’s Fantastic Plastics Works exhibit in the North Hall during NPE 2006, visitors had fun putting together plastic robots from bins of multi-colored parts. The exhibit offers a taste of SPI’s much bigger Fantastic Plastics Works exhibit at Disney World’s Epcot Center.

040 - Wednesday, June 21st - Close-up of the toy robots at SPI’s Fantastic Plastics Works exhibit.


041 - Wednesday, June 21st - Visitors at NPE 2006 examine a thermoplastic elastomer panel on display at the multi-exhibitor TPE / Rubber Pavilion, the first NPE pavilion devoted exclusively to elastomer technology.

042 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of William R. (Bill) Carteaux, President and CEO of SPI, taken during NPE 2006.


043 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of William R. (Bill) Carteaux, President and CEO of SPI, taken during NPE 2006.

044 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of William R. (Bill) Carteaux, President and CEO of SPI, taken during NPE 2006.


045 - Wednesday, June 21st - Blown film bubble as it leaves the die in a three-layer coextrusion system operating at the Windmoeller & Hoelscher exhibit during NPE 2006.

046 - Wednesday, June 21st - View of exhibits in the South Hall of McCormick Place during NPE 2006.


047 - Wednesday, June 21st - Visitors examining an injection molding cell in the Husky booth during NPE 2006.

048 - Wednesday, June 21st - Polycarbonate roof dome, windshield, side windows, and seat shells were among many innovations in the “zaZen” concept car shown by Bayer Material Science during NPE 2006.


049 - Wednesday, June 21st - Visitors peer through polycarbonate roof dome at brightly colored interior of “zaZen” concept car in the Bayer Material Science booth. Visible inside the car are transparent polycarbonate seat shells.

050 - Wednesday, June 21st - As visitors look on, Bayer Material Science CEO and President Greg Babe demonstrates the enhanced controllability of official World Cup soccer ball, designed by Bayer and sports equipment producer Adidas using materials from Bayer. The ball was on display at the Bayer Material Science booth during NPE 2006, which was concurrent with the 2006 World Cup games in Germany.


051 - Wednesday, June 21st - All-plastics children’s playhouse, “The Cottage,” was part of the Alliance of Plastics Processors design display at NPE 2006. The playhouse was manufactured by Horizon Plastics Co. Ltd.

052 - Wednesday, June 21st - One of these NPE 2006 visitors tried out “The Cottage” children’s playhouse at the Alliance of Plastics Processors design display.


053 - Wednesday, June 21st - This model patio on display at the Cincinnati Milacron exhibit was produced from wood / plastics composite “lumber” like that whose extrusion was being demonstrated in a nearby production line.

054 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of Walt Bishop, SPI Vice President of Trade Shows, taken during NPE 2006.


055 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of Walt Bishop, SPI Vice President of Trade Shows, taken during NPE 2006.

056 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of Randy Pearson, Vice Chairman of NPE 2006, taken during the show.


057 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of Randy Pearson, Vice Chairman of NPE 2006, taken during the show.

058 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of Tim Stojka, Chairman of NPE 2006, taken during the show.


059 - Wednesday, June 21st - Portrait of Tim Stojka, Chairman of NPE 2006, taken during the show.

060 - Wednesday, June 21st - View of NPE 2006 exhibits in the North Hall of McCormick Place.


061 - Wednesday, June 21st - View of NPE 2006 exhibits in the North Hall of McCormick Place.

062 - Wednesday, June 21st - During NPE 2006, international visitors meet with a U.S. Dept.of Commerce representative at SPI’s International Center.


063 - Wednesday, June 21st - During NPE 2006, international visitors meet with U.S. Dept.of Commerce representatives at SPI’s International Center.

064 - Wednesday, June 21st - Scene in one of the NPE 2006 Free Conference sessions, this one dealing with elastomer technology.


065 - Wednesday, June 21st - View of crowded aisle in the North Hall of McCormick Place during NPE 2006.

066 - Wednesday, June 21st - View of crowded aisle in the North Hall of McCormick Place during NPE 2006.


067 - Wednesday, June 21st - View of the Canada pavilion in the East Hall of McCormick Place during NPE 2006.
   
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