Polymer Foam
Hamburg / 2018 Wednesday 28th November 2018
08.30 Registration and welcome coffee 09.30 Opening announcements
SESSION 1 - HOW ADVANCES IN MATERIALS ARE OPENING UP NEW APPLICATION
09.40 New generation building blocks for low density polymeric foams in the automotive and construction industries Mr. Emanuel van der Ven, Global Technology Leader, Foam & Lightweighting, SABIC, Netherlands
10.10
Exploring how innovative translucent aliphatic foams are creating new interior and exterior design opportunities Dr. Lutz Boehnke, Senior Manager, COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AG, Germany
10.40
Novel polyolefin foam solutions – properties, applications and processes Dr Antti Tynys, Application Development Engineer, HMS PP, BOREALIS POLYOLEFINE GmbH, Austria
11.10 Morning coffee
SESSION 2 - GOING GREEN WITH BIOBASED AND RENEWABLE MATERIALS
11.50
Advanced rigid polyisocyanurate foams with enhanced properties based on original biobased polyester polyol Mr. Pierre Furtwengler, Research Engineer, STRASBOURG UNIVERSITY, France
12.20 Reinventing wood chemistry for the development of innovative foams Dr. Samuele Giovando, Research & Innovation Manager, SILVATEAM Spa, Italy and Mr. Pascal Xanthopoulos, Developer Wood Chemistry, POLYBRIDGE Sàrl, France
12.50 Lunch SESSION 3 - FOCUS ON PHYSICAL FOAMING 12.50
14.20 Comparison of the physical foam injection molding processes: MuCell, CellMould and ProFoam Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Altstädt, Managing Director, NEUE MATERIALIEN BAYREUTH GmbH, Germany
14.50 Implementing a new physical foaming process that requires no modifications to the injection moulding machine Dr. Pawel Szych, Expert Plastics & Cryogenics, LINDE AG, Germany
15.20 15.50
Physical foaming in thin wall rigid packaging Mr. Martin Jacobi, Sales Manager, TREXEL GmbH, Germany
Afternoon tea 15.20
SESSION 4 - UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESSING AND PERFORMANCE OF FOAMS
16.30
Investigation of the influence of processing parameters on the mechanical properties of physically foamed TPE Ms. Yuxiao Zhang, Research Associate, INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS PROCESSING (IKV) AT RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY, Germany
17.00
Modelling the thermal properties of polymer foams: recent advances and perspectives Mr. Rémi Coquard, Research Engineer, EC2-MODELISATION, France
17.30
Testing the foaming of EPDM rubber and TPE with thermally expandable microspheres Mrs. Lena Jönsson, Senior Application Engineer, AKZO NOBEL PULP AND PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS AB, EXPANCEL, Sweden
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Afternoon tea and conference ends Lunch
14.20 Development of an inline unit for chemical material modifications during foam extrusion that is process- technically decoupled from the remaining extrusion system Mr. Nicolas Reinhardt,
M.Sc., Research Assistant Foam Extrusion, INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS PROCESSING (IKV) AT RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY, Germany
14.50
Optimising the extrusion of XPET sheet – studying the effect of blowing agent, chain extender and die design on foam morphology Dr. Daniele Tammaro, R&D Engineer, SULZER CHEMTECH, Switzerland
Thursday 29th November 2018
08.30 Registration and welcome coffee 09.00 Opening announcements SESSION 5 - ADDING FUNCTIONALITY AND VALUE 09.10
Advances in flame retardants for XPS/EPS – studying the environmental and technical advantages of a new monomeric HBCD-free solution Dr. Micaela, Lorenzi, Managing Director / Head of R&D, and Dr. Ethel Garlaschi, General Director GREENCHEMICALS SPA, Italy
09.40 Preventing microbial growth to maintain the functionality of polymer foams Ms. Christine Niklas, Product Manager, SANITIZED AG, Switzerland
10.10
Improving the melt strength and foaming ability of LLDPE using nanofibrillated nylon Prof. Chul Park, Professor, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Canada
10.40 11.20
Morning coffee
Implementing innovative endothermic additives for the eco- friendly chemical foaming of thermoplastics Dr. Theresa Wassmer, Business Development Manager Polymers,
CHEMISCHE FABRIK BUDENHEIM KG, Germany
SESSION 6 - IMPROVING THE EXTRUSION OF POLYMER FOAMS 11.50
Developing innovative mixing dies to improve the extrusion of polymer foams Dr. Heinz Gross, Director, DR. GROSS KUNSTSTOFF-VERFAHRENSTECHNIK, Germany
12.20 Combining melt cooling with static mixing to open up new possibilities for foam extrusion Mr. Christian Schlummer, Director Foam Extrusion, PROMIX SOLUTIONS AG, Switzerland
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