SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
| 09/09 - 09/11/2015 |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Novi |
| Event Description |
The SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions jointly sponsor the annual Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE). This event is designed to educate and update automotive design and production engineers, sales personnel, and management from transportation OEMs and Tier suppliers about the benefits and expanding importance of thermoset and thermoplastic composites in passenger vehicles, light trucks, and other ground transportation applications. ACCE is the world's leading automotive composites forum. The event provides excellent networking opportunities and draws speakers, exhibitors, and attendees from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Conference Co-Chairs:
Fred Deans, Allied Composite Technologies, Ph: 
+1.248.760.7717+1.248.760.7717,
e-mail: ACCE-chair@speautomotive.com
Dale Brosius, Chief Commercialization Officer, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI),
Ph: +1.586.530.3372+1.586.530.3372,
e-mail: ACCE-chair@speautomotive.com
Registration Chair: Dawn Stephens, SPE Automotive Division
Ph:+1.248.244.8993+1.248.244.8993 extension 4, email: ACCE-registration@speautomotive.com
Event Smartphone App Opportunity
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taken during the conference, pre-conference meetings and receptions that may
include attendees within sessions, networking areas, exhibition areas, and
other areas associated with the conference both inside and outside of the
venue. By registering for this event, all attendees are providing
permission for SPE to use any photographs or audio/video recordings that
include them at its discretion on SPE's websites, marketing materials, and
publications. SPE retains ownership of copyright to all photographs and
audio/video recordings obtained by SPE at this event.
2015 Sponsors
This event would not be possible without the continued support of our sponsors. (Company Names in Orchid were Early-Bird Sponsors.)
Sponsorship Level |
Organization |
Logo(Links to sponsor website) |
| Premier Sponsor, Exhibitor, Lunch Sponsor, & Bag Sponsor | Celanese Corp. |  |
| Premier Sponsor, Exhibitor & Reception Sponsor | Hexion Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor, Exhibitor, Student Scholarship & Lunch Sponsor | Michigan Economic Development Corp. |  |
| Reception Sponsor | BYK USA Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Altair Engineering, Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Ashland Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | BASF |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Composites One LLC |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Core Molding Technologies, Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | CPI (Division of Core Molding Technologies) |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Cytec Industries Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | DIEFFENBACHER GMBH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Dow Automotive Systems |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Evonik Industries AG |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Fraunhofer Project Centre @ Western |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Huntsman |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | JHM Technologies, Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Owens Corning |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | PPG Industries |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company, Inc. |  |
| Premier Sponsor & Exhibitor | Toray Composites (America), Inc. (TCA) |  |
| Student Poster Competition Sponsor | Faurecia Automotive Exteriors |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | A&P Technology |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Abaris Training Resources, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | ACMOS Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Addcomp North America, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Advanced Structures and Composites Center - University of Maine |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | AOC Resins |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Arkema Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | A. Schulman, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Automated Dynamics |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Cannon USA |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | CHOMARAT |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Consortium for Manufacturing Innovation in Structural Thermoplastics (CMIST)- University of Maine |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Creative Foam Corp. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Coriolis Composites SAS |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Dolphitech AS |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Enercon Industries Corp. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Engel North America |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | ESI Group |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | e-Xstream engineering |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Fibrtec Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | FRIMO Group GmbH |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Fisher/Unitech, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Great Lakes Composites Institute |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Gurit (USA) Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Henkel Corp. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Hennecke, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | IDI Composites® International |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Innovium, LLC |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | KraussMaffei Group |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | KRÜSS USA |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | LANXESS Corp. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | LayStitch™ Technologies LLC |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Lydall Performance Materials |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Mafic SA |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Magna Exteriors |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Mitsubishi Rayon Carbon Fiber & Composites |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Molding Products LLC |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | National Research Council Canada (NRC-CNRC) |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | NETZSCH Instruments North America, LLC |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | North American Composites (NAC) |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Plasmatreat |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | PlastiComp, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Polystrand |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | RCO Engineering, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | SAERTEX USA, LLC |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Siemens PLM Software |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Sigmatex Carbon Composite Solutions |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Spectrus Informatics Pvt. Ltd. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Strothmann Machines & Handling GmbH |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | TenCate Advanced Composites USA, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Toho Tenax America, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Trexel, Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Weber Manufacturing Technologies Inc. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Williams, White & Co. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Youtec Co., Ltd. |  |
| Associate Sponsor & Exhibitor | Zoltek: A Toray Group Company |  |
| Lunch Sponsor | SABIC |  |
| Breakfast Sponsor | SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) |  |
| Breakfast Sponsor | Graco, Inc. - Applied Fluid Dispensing Division |  |
| Coffee-Break Sponsor | Johns Manville |  |
| Coffee-Break Sponsor | Plasan Carbon Composites |  |
| Coffee-Break Sponsor | WesTool Corp. |  |
| Advertising Sponsor | American Chemistry Council - Plastics Div. |  |
| Advertising Sponsor | DSC Consumables, Inc. |  |
| Advertising Sponsor | Shear Comfort Ltd. |  |
| Lanyard Sponsor | Dassault Systèmes |  |
| Media / Association | Automotive Design & Production Magazine |  |
| Media / Association | Automotive Engineering International Magazine |  |
| Media / Association | China Plastic & Rubber Journal |  |
| Media / Association | China Plastic & Rubber Journal International |  |
| Media / Association | CompositesWorld |  |
| Association | Information Forecast, Inc. |  |
| Media / Association | JEC Group |  |
| Media / Association | Modern Plastics India Magazine |  |
| Media / Association | Plaspec Global Plastics Selector |  |
| Media / Association | Plastics Engineering Magazine |  |
| Media / Association | Plastics Technology Magazine |  |
| Media / Association | Plastics: The Global Application Medium |  |
| Media / Association | Rubber Fibres Plastics International Magazine |  |
| Media / Association | SAE International® |  |
| Media / Association | The Molding Blog |  |
| Media / Association | WardsAuto.com |  |
