event preview | Compounding World Forum 2014
The Compounding World Forum 2014 will take place at the Loews Philadelphia, a National Historic Landmark
From top to bottom: Adam Dreiblatt, Michael Lazorchak, Jim Preston
Dr Paul Anderson, director of process technology at Coperion, was another very popular presenter last year, so we’ve invited him back to cover a new topic. This year he will be addressing the fundamen- tals of twin-screw extrusion with a particular focus on polymer melting.
According to the title of his presentation, he will identify common pitfalls in this area and provide tips on how to avoid them. Given Coperion’s huge installed machinery base and illustrious history in the develop- ment of twin-screw extrusion (going back to its Werner & Pfl eiderer days), he will have plenty of experience to draw on. Dr Babu Padmanbhan is the founder and managing director of Steer Engineer- ing, the Indian manufacturer of twin-screw extruders that has quickly built a strong reputation for its forward-thinking machine designs.
The company is particularly well known for its innovative screw geometries. Dr Padmanbhan will discuss research and development work that the company has been doing in this area as part of his
presentation, which has the title: “Enabling
and optimizing processes to open up new applications for twin-screw extruders”.
Adam Dreiblatt, director of process
technology at Century Extrusion, has written well-received articles for Compounding World, such as last year’s report on improving safety in compounding plants. He gave an excellent presentation at last year’s confer- ence on optimising screw confi gurations, and this year he is going to talk about how to identify and solve wear problems in twin-screw extruders.
This was the theme of a series of 82 COMPOUNDING WORLD | October 2014
features that Dreiblatt wrote for this magazine back in 2008 and 2009, covering abrasive, corrosive and adhesive wear. His talk will help you differentiate between these problems and tackle them effectively.
The fi nal talk of the conference will be on what is arguably the biggest innovation in compounding technology in the past 10 years – the TriVolution kneader from B&P Process Equipment and Systems. The machine provides three axial oscillations of the shaft for each revolution, instead of the single stroke used in traditional kneaders, delivering excellent distributive mixing with a short L/D and low screw speeds.
The company’s global product manager for mixing systems, Michael Lazorchak will discuss the evolution of the technology and how it works. He will be joined by Jim
Preston, vice president of business develop- ment at Rhetech, a compounder that is operating a TriVolution and will share its experiences of how it performs.
More information The Compounding World Forum 2014 is
sponsored by NFM and Omya. In addition to the
high-level conference sessions, the event will feature an enlarged exhibition area that will only be open to conference delegates and speakers. It will host displays from more than 50 exhibitors and will be used for networking during the refreshment breaks, lunches and the evening cocktail reception.
For more information about participating in the Compounding World Forum as a delegate, exhibitor or sponsor, please contact Kelly Cressman who is conference coordinator for the event:
kc@amiplastics-na.com; Tel: +1 610 478 0800. You can view the complete conference programme along with booking details at:
http://bit.ly/CWF14B
www.compoundingworld.com
Forum 2014 The international conference on business strategies and new technologies for compounders
December 9-10, 2014 Loews Philadelphia Hotel,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Organized by: Applied Market Information LLC & Compounding World
Organized by: Applied Market Information LLC
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