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Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:00
9:00 Friday, June 23, 2017
Registration and welcome coffee Opening announcements
SESSION 1: EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE DESIGN AND MATERIAL OPTIONS 9:10
Integral method of sealing window and door profile frames Mr. Kevin Seiling, Vice President of Engineering and New Business Development, VEKA, INC., United States
9:40
An alternative to extruded frames – using reaction injection molding (RIM) technology for the production of skylights Mr. Arthur Valentz, President, VTECH INDUSTRIES, United States
10:10
Performance characteristics of PVC/wood fiber composites Ms. Ella Rabinovitch, Vice President/Consultant, P3CONSULTANTS, INC., United States
10:40-11:10 Coffee break SESSION 2 : IMPROVING THE APPEARANCE OF PROFILES
11:10 Designs and colors that inspire and perform - the darker the color the higher the heat build up reduction Mr. Marco Patermann, Representative North and Latin America, KONRAD HORNSCHUCH AG, United States
11:40
Controlled aesthetics in thermoplastics through use of polymeric additives Mr. Kevin Yocca, Lead Technical Service Engineer, ARKEMA, INC., United States
12:10
Color development for weatherable PVC profiles Dr. Jaime A. Gómez, President, HOLLAND COLOURS, United States
12:40-2:10 Lunch SESSION 3 : TAILORING THE PROPERTIES OF PLASTICS FOR PROFILES 2:10
Performance of Ca/Zn and/or organic based stabilizers Dr. Timo Seibel, Product Manager, CHEMSON GmbH, Germany
2:40
The use and benefits of calcium stearate in a multi-functional, optimized lubricant system for rigid PVC Mr. Robert Decker, Business Manager, NORAC ADDITIVES, United States
3:10
Continued developments in impact modification of PVC substrate for coextruded building materials Mr. Robert Smith, Sr. Engineer R&D - ACR / Plastics Additives, ARKEMA, INC., United States
3:40-4:10 Coffee break SESSION 4 : TAKING CARE OF QUALITY CONTROL AND TESTING 4:10
4:40
8:30 Welcome coffee 9:00
Opening announcements
SESSION 5 : SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS 9:10
The role that the vinyl industry can play in purpose-driven sustainable development Mr. Cristian Barcan, VP Sustainability & Industry Affairs, THE VINYL INSTITUTE, United States
9:40
Utilizing sustainability in extruded profiles Dr. John Hudson, President, KELLER PRODUCTS, United States
SESSION 6 : SCALING UP AND OPTIMIZING PROFILE PRODUCTION 10:10
10:40-11:10 Coffee break 11:10
Pilot scale profile extrusion and its translation to production Mr. Alan Malott, Product Manager, Mixing Systems, B&P LITTLEFORD LLC, United States
Rigid PVC foam – properties and processing Ms. Ella Rabinovitch, Vice President/Consultant, P3CONSULTANTS, INC., United States
SESSION 7 : HARNESSING NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE EXTRUSION
11:40
Internet 4.0 - the connected extrusion system Mr. Mike Puhalla, Director of Engineering and Technology Extrusion, MILACRON, United States
12:10 New software for optimization of polymer extrusion dies to achieve uniform exit velocity distribution Dr. Mahesh Gupta, President, PLASTIC FLOW, LLC, United States
12:40-2:00 Lunch 2:00
Conference ends
Conference bag sponsored by:
Process capability studies for profile extrusion Mr. Dennis Reynolds, Vice President, STARRETT-BYTEWISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, United States
Accelerated testing vs real world performance: Assessing temperature considerations Mr. Scott Zimmerman, AWSG Global Sales Manager, ATLAS MATERIAL TESTING TECHNOLOGY LLC, United States
5:10 Afternoon wrap up and questions 5:15-7:15 Cocktail reception sponsored by:
AMI reserves the right to alter the program without
notice.The latest program including any new speakers or changes to schedules can be viewed on our website:
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