Sigma donates polymer process simulation software

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Sigma donates polymer process simulation software
Monday, September 26, 2011
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Schaumburg, IL - Sigma Plastic Services has donated Sigmasoft polymer process simulation software to Penn State Erie’s School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, a gift valued at $3.7 million. With this software, the campus has new technical capabilities for its soon-to-open Medical Plastics Center of Excellence and current Medical Plastics certificate program, two initiatives that address the emerging medical plastics market. ”Thanks to SIGMA Plastic Services, our students and faculty members will be able to develop the next generation of medical devices. This is a great partnership between academia and industry that ultimately benefits our students,” said Ralph Ford, director of the School of Engineering. Penn State Behrend’s Medical Plastics Center of Excellence is an applied research and outreach center that supports companies in the development of new medical devices and packaging, technologies that could not exist without advanced plastics materials. Sigmasoft software, designed for the molding of advanced elastomer, silicone and thermoplastic materials, supports these technologies.