Publications & Articles

Publications, periodicals, presentations, press releases and articles.

Publications & Articles

Stopol parent opens UK office, September 2013
SOLON, OHIO - Plastics Machinery Group LLC, the parent of Solon-based machinery dealers Stopol Thermoforming and Stopol Extrusion, is establishing a company in the United Kingdom, headed by Ken Braney - a European thermoforming leader and the former president of the Society of Plastics Engineers. [View press release] [Read full story]
SPE President Speech, May 2010
Speech by Ken Braney, President The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2010-2011. [Read more]
SPE News Roundup, Plastics Engineering, June 2010
Ken Braney's monthly look at SPE's activities. [Read more]
Plastics News, May 2010
The Society of Plastics Engineers' next two presidents, Ken Braney and Russell Broome, embody the two main goals as SPE reinvents itself: Get more global and attract young members. [Read more]
SPE Council Meeting Interview
Ken J. Braney, becomes President of The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) in May 2010 and this interview was recently shot when he was at a SPE Council meeting. [View it here]
SPE President-Elect: Announcement
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) is pleased to announce that Ken J. Braney was chosen as president-elect of the association during SPE's council leadership meetings last week in Connecticut. [Read more]
Focusing on new technologies in tough times
Interview with Plastics and Rubber Asia: Asia's leading magazine for the plastics and rubber industry. [Read more]
Michael Cappelletti Leadership Award, 2007
The recipient of the Michael Cappelletti Leadership Award is Ken Braney. Ken is recognised for his commitment to SPE and the progress he has made in Europe, spreading the word about SPE, getting people to work on various committees, and starting numerous projects to provide education on plastics to the European community. [Read more]
Plastics In Packaging, July 2008
There are numerous views and opinions on the future of thermoforming in the packaging industry. Ken J Braney discusses some expected future trends. [Read more]
European Thermoforming Division of SPE
This is a electronic magazine published by the European Thermoforming Division of SPE and edited by Ken Braney. The last issue was issued in the summer of 2008. [Read more]
SPE News Roundup, April 2008
At the recent SPE Council meeting in Savannah, Georgia, USA, three SPE officers were elected for 2008-2009: Paul Andersen, President; Jon Ratzlaff, Vice President; and me - Ken Braney - Senior Vice President. [Read more]
Presentations and Seminars
The presentation on twin sheet thermoforming was last made in Oporto Portugal in 2007. [see initial part of presentation]. This is typical of the types of presentations made for the thermoforming industry. [Read more]