A Holiday Letter to all members!
by Bob Rajkovich

As we all approach this Holiday season, we try to think of family and friends. And with the Spouse/Date Night on December 6th, I hope you will think of both. Once again the Miami Valley SPE is going back to its roots. This is the location of the first formal meeting of the “Miami Valley Plastics Engineers” the pre-cursor of the modern SPE.

It came out of the need to “spread the knowledge” of this new material…plastic. So much was being done in new applications, replacing metal in areas where it was not needed, making a more useful part easier, faster. We must remember Nylon® (PA) was a ten year old material at the beginning of WWII. Plexiglas® (PMMA) was the first stable clear material that could be made into an airplane canopy, take weight out, and not shatter into pieces when hit with bullets. As the wartime industries kicked into high gear, plastics and rubber was the new weapon of choice for engineers and designers.

The reason the group was founded at the Engineers Club of Dayton was because it was the brain trust of the area. Dayton was the engineering headquarters, and tooling backbone of the entire automotive industry. Airplanes were being tested and designed here, all of the tools of the Great War effort, were being proven, here.

We can all share this history and the company of all of the plastics family and friends if you will take the time today to stay online and sign-up for dinner and a tour. The dinner will be:

Saturday December 6th at the Dayton Engineers Club.

Price is $ 35.00 per person, and includes a buffet dinner of

• Chicken Florentine
• Baked ham
• Thin sliced top round with horseradish/sour cream sauce
• Mashed potatoes
• Cheesy linguini
• Roasted vegetables
• Waldorf salad
• Desserts of
• Chocolate cake
• Raspberry dream
• Apple pie

Sign-up online, please let us know how many people you are bringing, if you would like one table for your group. We need a final head count by December 3rd.