event preview | Compounding World Forum 2014
The speaker line-up for the second day of the Compound- ing World Forum 2014 includes (from top to bottom): Dr Angelos Kyrlidis, Jason Eckel, Dr Jörg Ulrich Zilles, Bert Elliott, Dr Paul Anderson, Dr Babu Padmanbhan
Beevers, the publisher and editor of Compounding World magazine.
Conductive compounds The opening session on day two will focus on technologies for adding electrical and thermal conductivity to plastics. Com- pounding World’s regular articles on such technologies always attract high levels of interest, while the conference session on these themes was very popular at the fi rst Compounding World Forum. This year, we have three new speakers to provide different perspectives on conductive compounds. Dr Angelos Kyrlidis, principal scientist, new business development at Cabot, will discuss how to optimize electrical conductiv- ity with next generation carbon blacks. He will also cover exciting new developments in graphene and how these can be applied to thermoplastic compounds.
Graphene is widely regarded as the next ‘wonder material’, and Cabot has been busy developing the technology since it signed key license agreements with XG Sciences in 2011. Dr Kyrlidis’s presentation will be one of the fi rst opportunities to hear fi rst-hand about the progress that the company has made in harnessing the unique properties of graphene for practical applications.
Jason Eckel, who is PolyOne’s North
American marketing director for specialty engineered materials, will give a presen- tation on thermally conductive com- pounds, covering the development of new formulations, applications and markets. PolyOne has been an active global
player in the growth of thermally conduc- tive plastics with its Therma-Tech com- pounds being used in applications such as LED lighting, electrical housings, industrial products and automotive components. This means that Eckel is well placed to discuss the latest trends in this dynamic market. Dr Jörg Ulrich Zilles, head of R&D at HPF The Mineral Engineers, a division of Quarzwerke based in Germany, will
discuss a new fi ller concept for increasing the thermal conductivity of thermoplas- tics. The company’s Silatherm mineral- based additive has been shown to
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increase the thermal conductivity of poly- mers, such as polyamide, while maintaining their good electrical insulation properties. Dr Zilles will discuss how the resulting thermally conductive compounds can be used to effi ciently dissipate heat and
improve the reliability of electronic devices with high energy densities.
Making the most of compounding lines
The fi nal session of the Compounding World Forum will feature presentations from six leading suppliers of twin-screw extruders and kneaders for compounding lines. We have asked the companies to give practical talks on how to get the most from compounding plants. This approach proved extremely popular at last year’s event, so we’ve invited back a slection of speakers to cover some brand new topics, and also added some fresh names to the line-up. Al Bailey, east coast controls manager at Entek, will open the session with a talk on putting together a complete compounding extrusion system. Speaking from the independent perspective of an extruder manufacturer, he will provide guidance on the specifi cation of upstream materials handling equipment and downstream pelletizing systems.
Entek has been active in supplying complete turnkey compounding lines in recent years, so is well placed to address the factors that need to be considered when assembling such a system.
Bert Elliott is engineering manager at Leistritz in the US, and he has written some of the most popular process-related articles that we have published in Compounding World. These include his ‘Top Tips for twin-screw extrusion’ features, which formed the basis for his well-received talk at last year’s conference.
We recently published Elliott’s article on optimising vacuum venting from twin-screw extruders, and this topic will be the focus of his talk at the Compounding World Forum 2014. He will examine the best ways to ensure effi cient and effective devolatilization of melts in extruders. It is bound to be another well-explained presentation packed with practical advice and useful suggestions.
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