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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 8:00


9:00 Wednesday, September 14, 2016


Registration and welcome coffee Opening announcements


SESSION 1 - EXPLORING NEW APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES 9:10


Understanding the fundamentals of medical tubing extrusion, and exploring advanced manufacturing techniques such as co-extrusion, PTFE tubing production, micro-extrusion and wire coating Mr. Mark Warrix, Technical Sales Manager, RAUMEDIC INC., United States


9:40


The development and applications of extruded silicone tubing with optimized precision and consistency for fluid management applications Mr. Adam Nadeau, Process Technology R&D Manager, SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS, United States


10:10 Manufacturing medical tubing by polymer solution casting - examining the performance options Mr. Andrew Schombs, Sr. Manager, Product Engineering, NORDSON MEDICAL, AVALON CATHETER SOLUTIONS, United States


10:40-11:10 Coffee break 11:10


The use of rheology and flow simulation in the extrusion of thermoplastic polyurethane cardiac leads Mr. Ajay Padsalgikar, Senior Principal Scientist, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, United States


11:40


Intelligent tubing for bioresorbable scaffolds Mr. Stephen Maxson, Director, Business Development - Medical, AMERICAN KUHNE - GRAHAM ENGINEERING, United States


SESSION 2 - DEVELOPMENTS IN POLYMER MATERIALS FOR MEDICAL TUBING 12:10


The role of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE’s) in flexible medical tubing functionality Mr. Lawrence Johnson, Vice President, Business Development, FOSTER CORPORATION, United States


12:40-2:10 Lunch 2:10


Innovations in kink-resistant ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer formulations specially developed for single-layer medical tubing applications Dr. Bin Zhang, Platform Research Scientist, CELANESE, United States


2:40


Developing styrene-butadiene copolymers for kink-resistant medical tubing Dr. Joe Zhou, Team Leader, K-Resin Technology, CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States


3:10


Hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers for medical tubing and catheter applications Mr. Bing Yang, Sales Development Manager, KRATON POLYMERS LLC, United States


3:40-4:10 Coffee break 4:10


Formulating PVC compounds to enhance medical tubing performance and to add new functionalities Mr. Andrea Zanichelli, R&D Director, RESILIA S.r.l. - KEM ONE INNOVATIVE VINYLS, Italy


SESSION 3 - MAKING CONNECTIONS: ADVANCES IN BONDING SOLUTIONS 4:40


Solvent bonding of flexible non-phthalate PVC tubing to different medical plastic luers Mr. Thomas Markley, Senior Applications Development Scientist, EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, United States


5:10


Bonding solutions for styrenic TPE medical tubing Dr. Kevin Cai, Product Development Manager, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY, United States


5:40-7:10 Cocktail reception sponsored by: Wednesday, April 6, 2016


8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00


Opening announcements


SESSION 4 - EXAMINING ANTIMICROBIAL DEVELOPMENTS 9:10


Evaluating the role of embedded antimicrobial additives in medical grade tubing Ms. Lise Moloney, Director of Business Development - Healthcare, SCIESSENT LLC, United States


9:40


New frontiers for developing antimicrobial silicone catheters through nanotechnology Ms. Luting Liu, Graduate Research Assistant (Ph. D.), NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, United States


SESSION 5 - OPTIMIZING THE PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL TUBING 10:10


Examining the production of drug-loaded monofilament multi-layer polymer strands for controlled release applications Mr. Corné Verstraten, CSO / Joint Partner, DR. COLLIN GmbH, Germany


10:40-11:10 Coffee break


11:10 Developing a direct approach to medical tubing production by integrating compounding and extrusion Mr. Francis Lai, Professor, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL, United States


11:40 Advances in extrusion die design for medical tubing Mr. Denis Finn, Project Engineer, GUILL TOOL & ENGINEERING, United States


12:10


The science of cutting medical tubing with minimal distortion and particulates Mr. Robert Bessemer, Sales Manager, Medical Extrusion, THE CONAIR GROUP, INC., United States


12:40-1:40 Lunch SESSION 6 - ADVANCES IN TESTING AND QUALITY CONTROL 1:40


Rapid evaluation of surface properties of medical tubing for process development and quality assurance Dr. Giles Dillingham, President, Chief Scientist, BTG LABS, United States


2:10


Testing for extractables and exploring leachables: Exploring best laboratory practices, changes in the regulatorylandscape, and methods for accurate component identification Dr. Howard Jordi, Founder, JORDI LABS LLC, United States


2:40


Optical Interferometry - a new method to solve the challenges of modern medical tubing measurement Mr. Jeremy Crouse, Opto-Mechanical Engineer, LUMETRICS, United States


3:10 3:30


Afternoon wrap up and questions Conference ends


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AMI reserves the right to alter the programme without notice. The latest programme including any new speakers or changes to schedules can be viewed on our website: www.amiplastics-na.com


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