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C ONFERENCE PR OGR AM Wednesday, December 10, 2014
8:00 Registration and welcome coffee 9:00 Opening announcements
SESSION 1 - EXPLORING MARKET TRENDS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
9:10
Analyzing the current and future status of the world compounding industry Mr. Andy Beevers, Publisher/Editor, Compounding World Magazine, APPLIED MARKET INFORMATION Ltd., United Kingdom
9:40 Building a global compounding business and strategies for success in an increasingly competitive market Mr. Bernard Rzepka, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Offi cer, A. SCHULMAN, INC., United States
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
10:10 Key trends and opportunities in the North American compounding market Mr. Duane Shooltz, President, COO, S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS, United States
10:40-11:20 Coffee break sponsored by: SESSION 2 - OPTIMIZING PROCESSES AND FORMULATIONS
11:20 Using computer simulation for comparing screw confi gurations on mechanical fl ow Mr. Philippe David, General Manager, SCIENCES COMPUTERS CONSULTANTS, France
11:50 Innovative high-throughput-techniques for the rapid development of optimized polymer blends and compounds Dr. Gerhard Maier, CTO, POLYMATERIALS AG, Germany
12:20-1:50 Lunch SESSION 3 - ADDING VALUE AND DEVELOPING NEW MARKETS 1:50
2:20 2:50
8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00 Opening announcements
SESSION 5 - TAKING CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
9:10 9:40
Optimizing electrical conductivity with next generation carbon blacks and the potential for graphenes Dr. Angelos Kyrlidis, Principal Scientist, New Business Development, CABOT CORPORATION, United States
Thermally conductive plastics – developing new formulations, applications and markets Mr. Jason Eckel, Marketing Director, North America Specialty Engineered Materials, POLYONE CORP., United States
10:10 New fi ller concepts for increasing the thermal conductivity of thermoplastics Dr. Jörg Ulrich Zilles, Head of R&D, HPF THE MINERAL ENGINEERS, A DIVISION OF QUARZWERKE, Germany
10:40-11:10 Coffee break SESSION 6 - MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR COMPOUNDING LINES
11:10 Putting a compounding extrusion system together – an extruder manufacturer’s perspective Mr. Al Bailey, East Coast Controls Manager, ENTEK, United States
11:40
Top tips for effective vacuum degassing on twin-screw extruders Mr. Bert Elliott, Engineering Manager, LEISTRITZ, United States
12:10 Fundamentals of twin-screw extrusion – polymer melting: Common pitfalls and how to avoid them Dr. Paul Anderson, Director, Process Technology, COPERION CORPORATION, United States
Advanced materials development via smart compounding Dr. Roland Hingmann, Vice President, BASF SE, Germany
Specialty compounds for the 3D printing market Dr. Jeffrey Cernohous, General Manager, INTERFACIAL SOLUTIONS, A STRATASYS SUBSIDIARY, United States
Processing and market opportunities for bioplastic compounds and blends Mr. Edwin Tam, Manager, New Strategic Initiative, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY, United States
3:20-4:00 Coffee break SESSION 4 - SPECIFYING FUNCTIONAL FILLERS AND REINFORCING FIBERS 4:00
Selecting and using carbon fi bers in thermoplastic compounds – new developments, applications and opportunities Mr. David Purcell, Vice President, Composite Intermediates, ZOLTEK CORPORATION, United States
4:30
Glass fi ber reinforced plastics – the infl uence of glass fi ber sizing in various polyamides Dr. Jaap van der Woude, Director Science and Technology, Europe, PPG INDUSTRIES FIBER GLASS B.V., The Netherlands
5:00
Five exciting functional fi llers that you (probably) haven’t tried before Dr. Chris DeArmitt, Business Development Manager, Polymers & Coatings, LKAB MINERALS, INC., United States
5:30-7:00 Cocktail Reception sponsored by:
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2:30 3:00
12:40-2:00 Lunch 2:00
Enabling and optimizing mixing processes to open up new applications for twin-screw extruders Dr. Babu Padmanbhan, Founder and Managing Director, STEER ENGINEERING, India
Identifying and solving wear problems in twin-screw compounding extruders Mr. Adam Dreiblatt, Director of Process Technology, CENTURY EXTRUSION, United States
Putting the TriVolution kneader through its paces – real-life experiences with a new compounding machine Mr. Michael F. Lazorchak IV, Global Product Manager – Mixing Systems, B&P PROCESS EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, LLC, United States Mr. Jim Preston, Vice President of Business Development, RHETECH, INC., United States
3:30 Afternoon wrap up and questions. 3.40 Conference ends
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