CONFERENCE PREVIEW | COMPOUNDING WORLD EXPO
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olds, Director of Advance Bidco (owner of AMI), who analyses global market trends and asks what the future holds for compounders. Meanwhile, in Theatre Two, Laurent Ratte, Sales Manager at France-based Sciences Computers Consultants, kicks off the first day with a training seminar covering the use of computer simulation to improve control of chemical reactions in twin-screw extruders. The second day in Theatre Two opens with a training seminar on understanding gelation for PVC and explaining why ‘good’ product fails in testing, which will be given by Daniel Stephens, VP & Senior Plastics Engineer at Routsis Training. Turning back to Theatre One, the second session on the first day is a debate discussing the future of technical compounding. The carefully-selected list of participants includes Jean Sirois, Managing Director of Strategic Planning and Acquisitions/GM Canada at RTP Company, Kara Noack, Business Director of Engineered Compounds at Techmer PM, and Larry Johnson, President of Distribution at Foster Corporation. This is followed by Dr Joseph C Golba, Jr, VP of
Innovation and Implementation at Equitech, who will discuss applying in-line, real-time ultraviolet- visible spectroscopy for control of compounding
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operations, while the fourth session of the day is delivered by Shawn Cook, Technical Manager of Plastic Additives at Dover Chemical Corporation, who discusses the use of novel phosphites to make better compounds. Development of advanced polymeric modifiers for enhancing properties, compatibilisation and sustainability of PLA and polyesters is covered by Jörg Garlinksy, Head of Global End Use Additives for Thermoplastics at German company BYK Chemie. Then Alex He, Founder & CEO of Infinical Technologies, discusses innovative technologies for recycling multi-layer packaging films into valuable applications. This is followed by a second debate session looking at the future of cable compounds. This includes Dave Camillo, Chief Engineer in Formulations at Southwire Company and Fekri Rhayem, Head of Purchasing at cable and wire specialists COFICAB Americas. The final session of the day in Theatre One sees
Jeffrey Best, Senior Business Development Man- ager at Sanitized (USA), talking about selection of the best antimicrobials for masterbatch applications. The keynote for the second day in Theatre One is followed by a debate on the future of the concentrates industry, with participants including Frank Ruiz, Vice President of R&D at Heritage Plastics, Matthew Miklos, Vice President of Global Technology and Innovation at Americhem, Shruti Singhal, CEO of Chroma Color Corporation, and Tom Stevning, Managing Partner of ATC Plastics. The next session sees Martin Baumann, VP/GM
of Maag Americas discuss some practical tips for producing the perfect plastic pellet, followed by a presentation on flame retardant polyolefin com- pounds for transparent film and sheet applications by Stephanie Angelo, Commercial Manager at PMC Polymer Products. Next, Jordan Newton, Chief Operating Officer
at dust control systems manufacturer SonicAire, delivers a talk on dynamic particle control and the
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