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News Release from: GI Plastek
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Team on 30 April 2003
Bycynski's pioneering work recognised
John Bycynski has been inducted into the Structural Plastics Pioneer Club, sponsored by the Structural Plastics Division of the SPI.
John Bycynski has been inducted into the Structural Plastics Pioneer Club, sponsored by the Structural Plastics Division of the SPI This honour was established to recognise outstanding members of the structural polymer industry whose knowledge and commitment has had a lasting impact on the industry
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 23 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Bycynski was officially inducted into the SPD Pioneer Club at the recent Structural Plastics 2003 conference in Nashville.
Bycynski's wife Betty was also in attendance and was recognised during the induction ceremony as a copartner in her husband's career-long success as a leader in the plastics industry.
John Bycynski began his career at the age of 16 on 9th June 1944 as an apprentice located at General Industries Company in Elyria, Ohio.
Despite a two-year military service obligation (1951-1952), Bycynski moved from Class C to Class A Tool Maker by January 1954 After several engineering and manufacturing assignments he was named Chief Engineer in 1966 for General Industries Plastics Division, which included three plants running both injection and compression moulded products.
During that time Bycynski influenced the plastic design and process direction of several major structural foam applications such as IBM's Lynx printer using foamed Noryl in covers and side panels.
He pioneered the use of thermoplastic structural foamed polypropylene in shower tubs and shower bases that can be seen in the USA in Home Depots and Lowes stores today.
Bycynski was extremely instrumental in design in several SPD award winning parts specifically the Diebold blower housing (1987 SPD award) and John Deere's combine rotary screen (1991 SPD award).
In 1982, Bycynski was promoted to Manager of General Industries' Themoplastics Division of General Industries in 1993 and, although now retired, still consults with GI Plastek's Ohio operations.
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