Thermoforming Division
Society of Plastics Engineers
Jay Waddell

Directors

Name: Jay Waddell
Title: Managing Partner

Contact Information:
Plastic Concepts & Innovations, LLC
1653 Marsh Harbor Lane
Mt. Pleasant,SC 29464

Tel: 843-971-7833
Fax: 843-971-7898
Email: jwaddell@plasticoncepts.com
Web: www.plasticoncepts.com


Mr. Waddell is the founding partner and key management principal of Plastic Concepts & Innovations, LLC, bringing the skills from his 23 years of military training and 22 years of experience in heavy gauge thermoforming. He held numerous positions from Manufacturing Manager to Executive Vice President. In the plastics industry, Mr. Waddell is considered to be an expert in materials and manufacturing techniques. Mr. Waddell is experienced in developing products for industries as diverse as circuit board handling packages to critical-care patient life-support systems. He is considered an expert in materials and manufacturing techniques having developed unique processes for fabrication and bonding of dissimilar materials such as for twin-sheet forming of talc filled olefins. Mr. Waddell has presented numerous seminars at major automobile manufacturers and their tier one suppliers, resin companies and private enterprises on thermoforming. He has done extensive work in the development of Class A thermoformed interior and exterior products for the major automobile manufacturers and their tier one suppliers. He has been active in the development of PVF and PVDF film technology in heavy gauge thermoforming and the use of TPOs in exterior and interior applications. Mr. Waddell has done extensive work in development of new products in the Marine and RV business. He is a Senior Member of Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) and has been a member of the national Board of Directors for the Thermoforming Division of the SPE for the past 11 years and SME. He was the chairman for the 2002 Thermoforming Conference held in Nashville, TN, September 14th through September 17th 2002. He has served as moderator, treasurer and presenter for the Thermoforming Conferences. He is currently a member of the Materials Technical Committee. Mr. Waddell earned his BA at the Citadel and also continued his graduate studies in business there also.

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