Thermoforming Division
Society of Plastics Engineers

Thermoformer of the Year

Thermoformers
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2008 - George Lueken

Owner, Mullinix Packages, Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN

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2007 - Curtis J. Zamec Wilbert, Inc.
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2006 - Paul Alongi MAAC Machinery
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2005 - Manfred Jacob Jacob Kunststofftechnik GmbH
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2004 - Stephen D. Hasselbach CMI Plastics, Cranbury, NJ
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2003 - William Benjamin Benjamin Mfg. Company
15324 Illinois Avenue,
Paramount, CA 90723
Tel: 562/531-6224
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2002 - Stephen Sweig Profile Plastics
65 South Waukegan Drive,
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Tel: 847/604-5100
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2001 - Joe Pregont Prent Corporation
P.O. Box 471
2225 Kennedy Road,
Janesville, WI 53547-0471
Tel: 608/754-0276
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2000 - James Throne Sherwood Technologies
1797 Santa Barbara Drive,
Dunedin, Florida 34698-3347
Tel: 727/733-8424
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1999 - Art Buckel Founder of Specialty Manufacturing Inc.
3452 Bayonne Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
Tel: 858/273-9620
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1998 - Lyle Shuert Shuert Industries
6600 Dobry Road,
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
Tel: 810/254-4590
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1997 - John Hopple (Founded Hopple Plastics)
5225 Ivy Farm Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
Tel: 513/561-3978
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1996 - John Griep (DECEASED) (Founded Portage Casting & Molding)
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1995 - James L. Blin, CEO The Blin Corporation
P.O. Box 773
Independence, Iowa 50644
(Founded Triangle Plastics)
Tel: 319/334-3401
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1994 - R. Lewis Blanchard 2701 State Rd 26 W
Lafayette, IN 47906-4750
Tel: 765/746-2116
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1993 - John Grundy (Founded Profile Plastics)
12 Nal Paso Road
Carmel, CA 93923
Tel: 831/625-9324 Fax 831/625-1522
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1992 - Samuel Shapiro (DECEASED) (Founded Maryland Cup & Sweetheart Plastics)
01 E Gregory Island Rd.
South Hamilton, MA 01982-2619
Tel: 781/592-767 Fax 781/625-1522
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1991 - Stan Rosen (Mold Systems Corporation)
10209 Button Willow Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Tel: 702/592-7670
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1990 - Ripley W. Gage, CEO Gage Industries
P.O. Box 1318
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Tel: 503/639-2177
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1989 - Jack Pregont/ President & CEO Prent Corporation
P.O. Box 471
Janesville, Wisconsin 53547-0471
Tel: 608/754-0276
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1988 - Robert Kittredge Fabri-Kal Corporation
Plastics Place
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001-4600
Tel: 616/382-6930
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1987 - Herman R. Osmers (DECEASED) (Educator - Organized first Board of Directors)
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1986 - George Wiss (Founded Plastifilm - Wheaton, IL)
28 W 021 Marion
Winfield, IL 60190
Tel: 630/668-2338
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1985 - Robert L. Butzko (DECEASED) (Pioneer in designing and building thermoforming machines - Auto-Vac Company)
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1984 - Gaylord Brown (DECEASED) (Founded Brown Machine)
2325 N. Rockwill Drive, Apt. 28
Midland, Michigan 48642
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1983 - E. Bowman Stratton, Jr. (DECEASED) (Pioneered many techniques during early stages of development of thermoforming)
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1982 - William K. McConnell, Jr. McConnell Company
P.O. Box 11512
Ft. Worth, Texas 76110 817/926-8287
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