PUBLICATIONS:
Books
In support of its primary objective, to help advance the growth and progress of the plastics industry through education and research, the Plastics Institute of America, has various publications in handbook, directory, book, journal, and conference proceeding format, in print and/or development. These works have been prepared in collaboration/co-sponsorship with members of the plastics community:
Books in Print
Plastics Institute of America:
Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing & Data Handbook
 This book will be of interest to a range of plastics professionals: tool makers, fabricators, designers, plant managers, materials suppliers, equipment suppliers, testing and quality control personnel, sales/marketing managers and cost estimators. It is also an excellent introduction to students studying the plastics field. Over 20,000 subjects are reviewed with 1060 figures and 415 tables in two volumes. Online development is underway. Hardbound, ISBN 0-7923-7316-2, October 2001, 2200pp. €1085.00 / US$995.00 / GB£687.00.
For complete information and to order, visit the handbook’s website www.wkap.nl
Plastic Product Material & Process Selection Handbook
 This book is for people involved in working with plastic material and plastic fabricating processes. The information and data in this book are provided as a comparative guide to help in understanding the performance of plastics and in making the decisions that must be made when developing a logical approach to fabricating plastic products to meet performance requirements at the lowest costs. Book/Paperback ISBN: 1-85617-431-X September 2004 US $245
For complete information and to order, visit the handbook’s website books.elsevier.com
Directory of Plastics Education and Training Programs
in the US and Canada, 10th Edition
 This comprehensive directory, co-sponsored by the PIA and SPI with distribution through the SPE is available and is currently being updated for reissue. The directory provides detailed information about institute listings, colleges and universities, community colleges, associate degree programs, vocational schools, mold making institutes, commercial seminars, industrial training, Scholarship sources, employee recruitment, potential research sources, consulting services and faculty listings. A must have resource for the plastics community.
Spiral, loose leaf bound, copyright by SPI, 1998, 197pp. $152.00 (SPE member)/$190.00 For complete information and to order, visit the directory’s website at the SPE Bookstore
Conference Proceedings
The Plastics Institute of America has historically sponsored topical conferences in the plastics and plastics related fields. Proceedings of these conferences are made available as separate archived conference proceedings publications. Proceedings from past PIA sponsored conferences are available at $50 per volume through the Plastics Institute of America
Foodplas IV 1987, V 1988, VI 1989, VII 1990, VIII 1991
Recyclingplas I 1986, II 1987, III 1988, IV 1989, V 1990, VI 1991, VII 1992, VIII 1993, and Constructionplas 1992.
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