Thermoset TopCon 2025 calls for papers, sponsors and exhibitors

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoset Division (Bethel, Conn., U.S.) is announcing its call for papers, exhibitors and sponsors for the annual Thermoset TopCon event being held May 13-14, 2025, at the Monona Terrace and Convention Center in Madison, Wisconsin. “Thermosets: Setting new standards,” is the theme for next year.

“This theme highlights how thermoset material and manufacturing technologies are ‘setting new standards’ as the best solution for innovating new products and improving performance, mechanical properties and costs in a number of applications and markets,” says Sean Campbell, sales and marketing manager, engineered composites at LyondellBasell and SPE Thermoset Div. chair. “Thermoset plastics are known as the standard for high-heat applications such as electronics and appliances and where high strength-to-weight ratios, chemical inertness, dimensional stability and structure are important including aerospace, construction, transportation and more. Today, thermosets are expanding increasingly into electrical vehicles, urban air mobility, mass transit, oil and gas, medical devices, civil engineering infrastructure and more.”

Paper abstracts are due Feb. 15, 2025, and final presentations due April 15, 2025. Limited time slots are available. Moreover, a variety of exhibit and non-exhibit sponsorship packages including passes to the event and opportunities for company exposure are available. Companies interested in presenting papers and/or showcasing their products and/or services via sponsorship or exhibiting, and individuals interested in registering to attend the event should go to the Thermosets TopCon website for more information, or contact Teri Chouinard at intuitgroup@gmail.com.

SPE Thermoset TopCon 2024 event was a big success with 170 attendees (the largest attendance in recent years), 27 sponsors, two keynote presentations, 21 technical talks and networking during two breakfasts, two lunches and a cocktail reception with a band overlooking Lake Monona. Students presented their research and development in thermoset technology via student posters and were awarded cash prizes, and a $7,500 donation was made to the SPE Foundation to support STEM student programs.

The SPE Thermoset TopCon 2025 will follow the 2024 format featuring keynotes, technical presentations and exhibits highlighting advances in materials, processes and equipment for thermoset technologies in multiple applications. The 2-day conference also includes networking breakfasts, lunches and a cocktail reception.

Optional social events, including a tour of the Polymer Engineering Center at UW – Madison, a golf outing at University Ridge Golf Course and a cruise of the Madison shoreline on May 12, the day before the conference begins.