EVENT PREVIEW | POLYMER FOAM USA
The inside track on polymer foams
The latest innovations in foaming markets and technology will come under the spotlight at Polymer Foam USA in June. We take a look at the event
Main image: Polymer foams can meet the environmental and cost requirements of end users while enhancing processing and performance
Whether for environmental, weight saving, cost reduction or processing gains, polymer foaming technology is attracting plenty of interest. However, achieving optimal results is not straightforward, with a growing range of different technical solutions open to processors. AMI’s upcoming North Ameri- can Polymer Foam conference provides an opportu- nity to learn more about this fast developing sector. Taking place on 18-20 June 2018 at the Pitts-
burgh Marriot City Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Polymer Foam 2018 will detail the latest innovations and trends that are driving change in the polymer foam industry. Over two days, expert speakers will explore market and technical trends in thermoplastic and elastomer foam technology and applications. Topics on the agenda will cover suitability of polymer resins, structure control, additive selection, bio-based materials and equip- ment innovations. This article takes a closer look.
Foam advances The conference will be opened by Ir Leo Smit, Venture Leader at Low & Bonar in the Netherlands, discussing ‘The future of comfort - a future beyond foam?’. He will be followed by Barry Cik, Founder and Technical Director at Naturepedic Organic
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Mattresses in the US, who will present an end user perspective on foam material use in the manufac- ture of organic mattresses. Dr Cristina Saiz-Ar- royo, Manager New Products and R&D at Cellmat Technologies in Spain, will discuss the challenges involved in producing advanced cellular materials with improved properties. Then Steven R Sopher, Technical Director at JSP International in the US, will cover innovations in soft bead foam technol- ogy, new developments and applications. The second session of the day looks at cell
structure. Dr Vahid Shaayegan, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto in Canada, will present an experimental and theoretical study of the development of cellular structure in foam injection moulding. Then Dr Peng Guo, Senior Engineer / Project Leader at the Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Sinopec, in China, will detail the effects of saturation temperature on melting behaviour and cell structure of expanded polypropylene beads. Attention will then turn to some of the bio-based options available to foam makers. Dr Denis Rodrigue, Professor at Laval University in Canada, will detail production and characterisation of fully biobased foamed films based on gelatin. Dr
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