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Plastics Hall of Fame class of 2009
Hall of Fame conversation: Robert Swain
Plastics Hall of Famer Robert Swain sat down at his home in East China, Mich., with senior reporter Bill Bregar to talk about the importance of color and contrast ratio. "Color probably has the greatest value of any component in a product [a client] is evaluating," Swain said. (4:55)
   
  

Hall of Fame conversation: Don Witenhafer
Don Witenhafer, a 2009 inductee of the Plastics Hall of Fame, told senior reporter Bill Bregar about his work to reduce cancer rates in PVC workers. In an interview at his home in College Station, Texas, Witenhafer also lamented a loss of research and development across U.S. industry. (2:46)
   
  

Hall of Fame conversation: Ralph Noble
Ralph Noble, a newly inducted member of the Plastics Hall of Fame, discusses being the first non-American president of the Society of Plastics Engineers with senior reporter Bill Bregar. "I had a very good relationship with a lot of members of SPE ... We had a good time together," said Noble, of Hudson, Quebec. (3:25)
   
  

Hall of Fame conversation: Robert Barr
Robert Barr, member of the Plastics Hall of Fame class of 2009, spoke with Plastics News senior reporter Bill Bregar about screw design in the 1960s and his early experiences in the plastics industry. "You could almost do no wrong -- it was an exciting time," Barr said. (2:50)
   
  

Hall of Fame conversation: James Hendry
James Hendry, a 2009 inductee into the Plastics Hall of Fame, spoke with senior reporter Bill Bregar about the work he did during World War II. At his home in Brookesvile, Fla., Hendry said postwar, plastics grew with help from German and Japanese engineers. (4:40)
   
  

 


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