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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 What makes a successful compounding company? Mr. Michael Huff, CEO, CITADEL PLASTICS, United States
10:40-11:10 Coffee break
11:10 Key trends and opportunities in the North American compounding market Mr. Duane Shooltz, President, COO, S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS, United States
SESSION 2 - OPTIMIZING PROCESSES AND FORMULATIONS
11:40 Using computer simulation for comparing screw confi gurations on mechanical fl ow Mr. Philippe David, General Manager, SCIENCES COMPUTERS CONSULTANTS, France
12:10 Innovative high-throughput-techniques for the rapid development of optimized polymer blends and compounds Dr. Gerhard Maier, CTO, POLYMATERIALS AG, Germany
12:40-2:10 Lunch SESSION 3 - ADDING VALUE AND DEVELOPING NEW MARKETS 2:10
2:40 3:40
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
12:40-2:00 Lunch 2:00
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
3:40-4:10 Coffee break SESSION 4 - SPECIFYING FUNCTIONAL FILLERS AND REINFORCING FIBERS 4:10
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
4:40
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
5:10
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
5:40-7:10 Cocktail Reception sponsored by: 2:30 3:00
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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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:
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