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IN THE NEWS

Winners Announced for SPE Thermoforming 2023 Parts Competition

tics Unlimited, Preston, Iowa,
for the Agriculture Equipment
Wheel Cover.
• Sustainable Thermoforming–
Gold: Vantage Plastics for the
Returnable Recyclable Shipping
Tray.
• Sustainable Thermoforming–Sil-
ver: Good Natured Products,
Brampton, Ontario, Canada, for
the GoodGuard Tamper-Evident
Containers.
• Electric Vehicle and Battery Ap-
plications-Gold. Electro-General
Plastics, Grove City, Ohio, for the
Ford Maverick OEM Spoiler and
Door Skirt.

he Society of Plastics Engineers • Pressure Forming-Gold: Profile • Electric Vehicle and Battery
T(SPE) Thermoforming Division Plastics, for the Covers for Medi- Applications-Silver. DALB Inc.,
has announced the winners of its bi- cal Part Product Application. Kearneysville, W.Virginia, for the
ennial parts competition. The awards • Pressure Forming-Silver: Formed Car Grille.
were presented during the Thermo- Plastics, Inc. for the Rail Support “This year’s parts competition was
forming Division’s conference, held Chest Deck. especially impressive, as we had 31
October 23-26 in Cleveland. • Twin Sheet-Gold: Vantage Plas- entries, the most in recent memory,”
This year’s winners are: tics, Standish, Michigan, for the notes Travis Kieffer, 2023 SPE Ther-
• People’s Choice: Profile Plastics, Pallet and Lid. moforming Parts Competition Chair.
Lake Bluff, Illinois, for the Covers • Twin Sheet-Silver: Duo Form, “We received more than 10 entries
for Medical Part Product Applica- Edwardsburg, Michigan, for the alone for our new Sustainability cat-
tion. Twin Sheet Door. egory.”
• Vacuum Forming-Gold: Formed • Thin Gauge Medical-Gold: CMI “The quality and diversity of the en-
tries was also notable,” he adds. “We
Plastics, Inc., Carle Place, New Plastics, Ayden, North Carolina,
York, for the Medical Laboratory for the Pharma Tray. think the innovation and technology
on display was the best yet, and it
Equipment Covers. • 3D Printed Tooling-Gold: Duo shows that the plastics thermoform-
• Vacuum Forming-Silver: 2P Sup- Form, for the Wet Bath for Truck ing industry is stronger than ever.”
port & Focaccia Group, Italy, for Camper.
the LCD Tail Light. • 3D Printed Tooling–Silver: Plas-

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