SPE – Bright Idea Shops Tour

Please join us for a tour of this 15,000 sq ft manufacturing facility.

The evening will be very conducive to interaction, and Q & A. ACESS has a wide variety of engineering interests that will be explored.

• Equipment, various products, materials (combinations) and their evolution from recycled plastics.
• The markets served are Commercial Park and Recreation furniture, Architectural Signs to the park industry, Specialty Branding using high recycled content materials.
• Alan has experience in leading the development of ASTM Technical Standards for a new material system.

Picnic-style meal following tour.  SPE Members $15, Non-members $20, Students $5. Reserve by Nov. 16 using the ticket links below or by email at akronspe1@gmail.com. Be sure to include your company affiliation and dietary restrictions.

Alan Robbins Bio:
Alan Robbins formed the Plastic Lumber Company, Inc. in 1989 for the manufacturing of recycled plastic lumber materials and related fabricated products.
1993 to 2003, Alan was the founding President of The Plastic Lumber Trade Association, a non-profit consortium to develop proper standards and testing methodology for a new class of materials coming into the marketplace. This 10-year effort was done on cooperation with the ASTM D20 Committee, resulting in seven (7) new test methods.
2009 Alan started the Bright Idea Shops, LLC, Akron, Ohio which was formed to manufacture commercial grade products and architectural signage to the Park & Recreation industry, utilizing high recycled content plastic materials, primarily Rigid – HDPE.
1995 to 2010, Mr. Robbins had a long-term relationship with the University of Akron, College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, Advancement Council, the world’s largest post-graduate and PhD Polymer program. 1969 Graduate of Miami University, BS Applied Science.