 Dr.
James A. Harvey, consulting materials engineer to PlastiComp™, LLC, has been named a Fellow of the Society for the Advancement
of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE). Harvey will be
inducted at the International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition
in Long Beach, California on May 17, 2004.
SAMPE Fellows are selected based on their contributions to
materials and process engineering, innovation, professional
growth and development of other people in the field. It is
the highest honor that SAMPE bestows on its members, and only
88 scientists and engineers have been previously inducted
as Fellows.
Harvey has enjoyed a long and productive career in the areas
of polymers and plastics, composite materials, adhesives,
electronic materials and smart materials and structures. As
a professor at Winona State University, he helped establish
the first undergraduate composite materials engineering program
in the United States. Harvey went on to lead materials applications
research at the University of Dayton Research Institute and
Hughes STX Corporation, and to consult on materials applications,
analysis and testing at Hewlett Packard Company. Harvey now
owns a consulting company, Under the Bridge Consulting, and
works with PlastiComp™, LLC on materials development and applications.
With over 50 articles and book chapters and 23 patents, Harvey
has been a prolific contributor to materials applications
and process engineering. In addition to his consulting work,
he continues to teach numerous classes, short courses and
technical seminars.
For PlastiComp™, LLC, Harvey is working to further develop
materials and applications for the company’s Pushtrusion™
technology. In the Pushtrusion™ composites molding process,
fiber and molten polymers are fed directly into the injection
molding barrel while still hot, eliminating the need for pre-compounded
resin pellets and giving molders the ability to maintain longer
fiber lengths. Composite product performance is greatly increased,
while costs are lowered dramatically. Pushtrusion™ technology
is compact and can be retrofit to existing conventional injection
molding machines.
PlastiComp™, LLC is the exclusive source for both Pushtrusion™
Direct Long-Fiber Thermoplastics (D-LFT) process and for Complēt®
composite pellets. Complēt® composite pellets are
complimentary to Pushtrusion™, providing the convenience
of fast response for special needs and short production requirements,
while Pushtrusion™ Direct In-Line Compounding provides
substantial savings on raw material costs while delivering
higher performance from thermoplastic composite materials.
For additional information, contact:
PlastiComp™, LLC USA
4455 Theurer Blvd.
Winona, MN 55987 USA
(507) 454 4334
info@plasticomp.com
PlastiComp™, LLC USA - Corporate Headquarters
4455 Theurer Blvd.
Winona, MN 55987 USA
PlastiComp™, LLC USA - Technical Development Center
25 McConnon Drive
Winona, MN 55987 USA
PlastiComp™, LLC Europe GmbH – Technical Sales
Center
4650 AC Steenbergen
The Netherlands
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