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SMI Thanks Sue Zubek

For the past 13 years, Sue Zubek has served as art director forSprings. She was responsible for designing each cover of the magazine, along with the layout and design for the entire contents of Springs. In addition, she designed various materials for SMI, including the logo for the Metal Engineering eXpo, along with ads, postcards and other collateral materials.

Zubek recently announced that she needed to step away from her duties with SMI to focus on her full-time work as a graphic designer at Quintessence Publishing USA in Batavia, Illinois, along with the needs of her aging parents and her three teenage daughters, Eva, Sonya and Alaina.

“Sue will be greatly missed,” said Lynne Carr, SMI executive director. “Sue’s creativity shone through with every issue she helped put together. Sue was an integral part of the SMI family and always acted in the best interests of staff and members.”

“I started at SMI at the same time as Sue and Dina Sanchez, assistant editor of Springs, back in 2008,” commented Gary McCoy, managing editor of Springs. “It’s going to be a bit strange to work on the magazine without the steady and creative hand of Sue. Often SMI members have complimented me on the quality of the magazine, and I have always been quick to point out that it’s a team effort. Sue

Outgoing Springs art director, Sue Zubek (right), meets with incoming art director Lisa Haskin to begin the transition process.

was an important part of the team, and I will miss working with her.”

“Sue has been a friend of mine for many years, and it was a pleasure to work with her as part of the well-oiledSprings machine,” added Dina Sanchez.

Sue is married to Luke Zubek, who for many years served as SMI’s technical director. The Zubeks live in Wheaton, Illinois.

Joining SMI as the new art director for Springs is Lisa Haskin. Haskin attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she received two degrees in graphic design and advertising/marketing.

Haskin spent five years as a designer in the college advertising department at Scott, Foresman & Co. in Glenview, Illinois before joining NeigerDesign Inc. in Evanston, Illinois. She worked there for 11 years as senior art director and later as the company’s studio manager/ art director.

Haskin opened her own decorative/ faux painting business in 2000 and closed it in 2007 to care for an elderly parent. Since 2008 she has worked as a freelance graphic designer and has managed a local food pantry since 2007.

In 2016, Haskin opened an Etsy shop selling original art, art-related products and other products at www.etsy.com/ shop/HASKINesque.

Lisa is married to Paul Haskin and they live in Evanston, Illinois.

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ISO/227 – Springs Meeting Will Be Virtual

The ISO/TC 227 — Springs meeting was originally scheduled to be held in Las Vegas in conjunction with the SMI Metal Engineering eXpo, but due to the new delta variant, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently announced that all ISO meetings should be held virtually through Sept. 30, 2021.

As a result, ISO/TC227 — Springs will meet virtually from Monday, Sept. 27, to Friday, Oct. 1 in half-day sessions, with two working groups scheduled to meet regarding cold formed cylindrical helical extension springs and cold formed cylindrical helical torsion springs. A plenary session is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 1.

Working Group 3 (WG3) is responsible for the development of the new ISO standard “Springs — Measurement and Test Parameters — Part 2: Cold Formed Cylindrical Helical Extension Springs.” A second draft revision is currently being reviewed.

Working Group 4 (WG4) is responsible for the development of a new ISO standard “Springs — Measurement and Test Parameters — Part 3: Torsion Springs.” The delegation from China is leading the development of this new standard. A draft standard has been circulated for review.

SMI serves as the technical advisory group to the American National

Calendar of Key Events for the Global Spring Industry

2021

Oct. 5 – 7

Wire South America

São Paulo Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, São Paulo, Brazil www.wire-south-america.com

Oct. 7 – 9

11th International Congress of Springs

Barcelona, Spain www.federnverband.com

Oct. 26 – 27

WAI InterWire

Atlanta, Georgia wirenet.org/events/interwire Nov. 25 - 27

12th WireShow, China International Wire and Cable Industry Exhibition

Shanghai New International Expo Centre

2022

Feb. 9 – 11

wire Southeast Asia

Bangkok, Thailand www.wire-southeastasia.com April 22 – 26

SMI Annual Meeting

Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona www.smihq.org May 9 – 13

wire & Tube 2022

Düsseldorf, Germany www.wire-tradefair.com

June 7 – 9

WAI WireExpo

Dallas, Texas wirenet.org/events/wire-expo Oct. 12 – 14

SpringWorld 2022

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois www.casmi-springworld.org Nov. 23 – 25

wire India

Mumbai www.wire-india.com

SMI Welcomes New Member

Please join us in a warm welcome for SMI’s newest member. BB Spring Technology, Como, Italy and Ft. Wayne, Indiana Standards Institute (ANSI) for ISO/ TC227. The role of the U.S. delegation is essential to ensuring that the interests of American spring manufacturers, designers, and consumers are represented in international standards development.

In the past, attendees from nine producing-member countries (China, Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand) have attended the meetings.

For more information about the ISO/ TC 227 — Springs meeting, contact SMI’s technical director, Rick Gordon, at c.richard.gordon@gmail.com.

Useful Fatigue Definitions for Springmakers

In the technical committee’s work on the 301 spring design training module, Al Mangels of Lee Spring found fatigue definitions from the Wire Association International (WAI) publication, “The Book of Wire and Cable Terms.” This is a great reference for springmakers and it is free online. Or you can purchase a hardcopy from WAI for $75 (nonmembers), $50 (members). For more information, visit www.wirenet.org/the-book-of-terms.

SMI’s Pooled Employer Retirement Plan

SMI has introduced a new 401(k) pooled employer plan (PEP) through Core Financial Partners. The program, Empower Select, was put together through Empower Retirement, the second largest retirement plan provider in the country.

Liz Hickox of Core Financial Partners is responsible for SMI’s new program.

For more information, contact Core Financial Partners at 401-235-2350 or email Hickox at liz@newportcfp.com.