Robert Slawska, founder of plastics processing consultancy Proven Technology Inc., Hillsborough, N.J., passed away on Aug. 28. His plastics career began with Midland Ross in 1964 and included a host of accomplishments, including the creation of Sterling Extruder Corp.'s blow molding division; serving on the first board of the SPE Blow Molding Division; and the founding of Proven Technology in 1994.