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Compounding World Expo to host free training seminars
Visitors to the Compounding World Expo will be able to attend a series of six free training seminars covering a range of plastics compounding topics. The practical seminars will take place over both days of the exhibition, which is being held at the Huntington Convention Center in downtown Cleveland, OH, in the US on 8-9 May 2019. Topics being covered in the training seminars include process optimisation, compound formulation, regulatory compliance, polymer stabilisation, machine specification, and colour measurement and control. “The practical seminars will be
delivered by acknowledged experts and experienced trainers,” said Andy Beevers, Events Director at AMI, organiser of the exhibition and publisher of Compounding World. “We want to provide visitors with valuable educational content, in addition to the opportunity to meet more than 140 suppliers who will be exhibiting at the Compounding World Expo.” The opening training seminar will cover specification of twin-screw extruders for compounding. It will be given by Adam Dreiblatt, Director of Process Technology at CPM Extrusion Group. Dreiblatt has more than 35 years of twin-screw extrusion experi- ence. Prior to joining CPM in 2007 he ran a consulting and training company focused on compounding technology. He also developed training workshops for the Society of Plastics Engineers. The second training seminar will focus on regulatory compliance. Bernie Henn, Supplier Development Manager at Verisk 3E, will speak about modern- ising product stewardship for com- pounded, extruded or recycled
The training seminars attracted large audiences at the first Compounding World Expo in Essen, Germany, and expected to be equally popular in Cleveland
plastics. Verisk 3E provides compliance solutions to more than 5,000 compa- nies around the world, including many leading chemical companies. The next free training seminar will focus on understanding and formulat- ing plastics compounds and will be delivered by Chris DeArmitt, President of Phantom Plastics. His extensive plastics industry background includes technical and management positions at BASF, Electrolux, and several suppliers of fillers and additives. DeArmitt has also written a book on innovation and works as a consultant on breakthrough materials, problem solving and training. The first free training seminar on the second day of the Compounding World Expo will focus on optimising twin-screw extrusion and will be given by Bert Elliott, Engineering Manager at Leistritz Extrusion. He has extensive experience of commissioning and optimising compounding lines for a variety applications. Elliott also wrote a series of articles on this topic for Compounding World magazine and has delivered talks on the subject at
the Compounding World Forum and other events. The vitally important topic of
evaluating and controlling colour in plastics will be covered in a seminar by Frank Koger, Technical Sales Engineer at Konica Minolta Sensing Americas. He will share key knowledge garnered during 30 years of work in the world of colour. The final training seminar will be on understanding the basics of polymer degradation and stabilisation. It will be delivered by Ronald Becker, Business Development Manager at SI Group, who speaks regularly on this funda- mentally important topic for com- pounders. If you wish to attend any of the
training seminars at the Compounding World Expo, register for your free ticket here. This will give you free admission to the exhibition and the two confer- ence theatres, featuring technical presentations and business debates in addition to educational seminars. It will also ensure free entry to the Plastics Recycling World Expo and the Plastics Extrusion World Expo.
For more information on the Compounding World Expo, including the exhibitor list, stand booking details, conference programmes and online registration for your free ticket, please visit
www.compoundingworldexpo.com/na/
12 COMPOUNDING WORLD | February 2019
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PHOTO: AMI
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