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Doug Smock

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Doug Smock, a contributing editor for Design News, is former chief editor of Plastics World and Purchasing magazines and former editorial director and associate publisher of Modern Mold and Tooling.

Doug began his career as a staff reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His beats there included the steel industry with stringing to the New York Times. He first began writing about technical plastics in 1986.

Doug is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and got his bachelor's degree from Case Western Reserve University. He is co-author of two leading books in supply chain management, including integration of engineering disciplines: "Straight to the Bottom Line" (2005 J. Ross Publishing) and "On-Demand Supply Management" (est. Feb 2007, J. Ross Publishing).

Doug is a resident of Needham, MA. He is married and has three grown children.

Title: Contributing Editor, Design News

Email: doug.smock@reedbusiness.com

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Boeing Picks South Carolina for Dreamliner Assembly Plant

Boeing is getting ready to put the pedal to the metal to accelerate production of the stalled 787 Dreamliner. A second final assembly plant will be built in North Charleston, SC. The new plant, expected to be operational in mid-2011, will also have the capability to support the testing and delivery of the airplanes. “Establishing a second 787 assembly line in Charleston will... More

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Xerox Ink Allows Printing of Electronic Circuits on Plastics

Xerox says it has developed a conductive ink that creates a low-cost method to add computing power to plastic and other surfaces. One potential application is a “smart” pill box that tracks how much medication a patient has taken. One of the technical breakthroughs was development of a conductive ink with a melting point below that of plastic. The silver ink has a melting... More

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Watch Your Injection Molding Suppliers

Companies such as Delphi and GM have emerged from bankruptcy, but considerable distress remains in the injection molding supply chain for automotive and other industries. A complete plastic injection molding machine operation in Los Fresnos, TX goes on the auction block tomorrow, for example. injection molders in the USA are barely budging 50 percent of capacity - and that’s with a... More

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Metabolix Tests Bio-Engineered Polymers With Tobacco

Metabolix is moving forward with its plans to produce bioengineered polymers from crops other than corn. The Massachusetts company announced it has completed a field trial of tobacco, genetically engineered to “express” polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biobased polymers. In the Metabloix plan, crops such as switchgrass are bioengineered to create a polymer that grows within the... More

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Aluminum Makes its Case for Electric Vehicles

The battle between materials for the next-generation vehicles continues to heat up. A new study by the Aluminum Association claims a savings of up to $3,000 per electric vehicle can be achieved by reducing structure weight by 10 percent with aluminum. “As automakers gear up for a new generation of plug-in electric vehicles, the high cost of battery power remains a barrier,”... More
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