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impact on air quality and fugitive dust accumula- tion. This is followed by the second business debate of the day, which explores the future of PVC compounding. Participants include John Kamin- sky, Vice President and Business Manager in the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex Company, Larry Shaw, Chief Commercial Officer at Geon Perfor- mance Solutions, and Matthew Kuwatch, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Innovation & Business Development at Ohio’s own Aurora Plastics. The second day in Theatre One draws to a close with a talk on sustainable additive solutions for engineered plastics from Carolyn D. Pressley, Head of Sales Americas (Division Material Science) at Budenheim.
Training and development Laurent Ratte’s keynote opener on the first day in Theatre Two is followed by a talk from Jonathan Thorn, Executive Director of Process Technology at Schenck Process, on advances in pneumatic conveying for optimising process flow. Up next is a presentation on enhancing the properties of recycled PP resins in injection moulding applica- tions by two Milliken representatives: Global Product Line Manager Allan Randall and Global Product Technical Specialist Madison Nisi. The next session sees Sabine Schönfeld,
Recycling Business Development Manager at Coperion, address the challenges faced in me- chanical, advanced and solvent-based recycling when using a twin screw extruder and explores some possible solutions. Then Mike McCormack, Business Unit Manager at Saco AEI Polymers, discusses the use of innovative additives to reduce die drool and sharkskin in extrusion applications. Phil Cascais, Technical Sales Manager at Galata Chemicals, then explores the use of SAN process- ing aids for PVC as an alternative to MMA-based additives, before a training seminar covering installation and commissioning of twin-screw extruders from Adam Dreiblatt, Director of Process Technology at CPM Extrusion Group. The first day in Theatre Two closes out with Sean Doran, Krauss Maffei Corporation’s Region Manager of North America, talking about solvent-based recycling and emerging technology for reclaiming and purifying polyolefins with twin-screw extruders. Day two’s opening training seminar in Theatre
Two will be followed by John Amendola III, President of heavy gear specialists Artec Machine Systems, delivering a talk on inspection and maintenance techniques for extrusion system gearboxes. That is followed by Amjad Abu-Ali, Business Development Manager at Geon, who
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Compounding industry experts sharing their perspectives across the Compounding World Expo conference streams include (clockwise from top left): RTP Company Managing Director of Strategic Planning and Acquisitions/GM Canada Jean Sirois; Techmer PM Business Director of Engineered Compounds Kara Noack; Foster Corporation President of Distribution Larry Johnson; Southwire Company Chief Engineer in Formulations Dave Camillo; COFICAB Americas Head of Purchasing Fekri Rhayem; Americhem Vice President of Global Technology and Innovation Matthew Miklos; Chroma Color Corpora- tion CEO Shruti Singhal; and Aurora Plastics Senior Vice President of Marketing, Innovation and Business Development, Matthew Kuwatch
presents an investigation into the use of innovative micro-pellets to increase extrusion rates. Then Slay- ton Altenburg, Application Specialist at TPEI, presents on how to maximise space, labour, capital and versatility with continuous mixer upgrades . The final session of the day sees Philipp Koller,
from the Sales & Service department of German upcycling experts MAS, explore the benefits of combining recycling and compounding in one process step. And the event is brought to a close by William Johnson, Director of R&D at Ecopuro, who discusses the use of additive technology to reduce the carbon footprint of plastics products.
Secure your place The free-to-attend Compounding World Expo, through its exhibition and conference streams, provides a valuable opportunity for those involved at all levels in the plastics materials, polymer additives and compounding industries to share insight, ideas, and industry knowledge. You can learn more about the expo, which takes place at the Huntington Convention Centre in Cleveland, Ohio, US, on 9-10 November 2022 HERE and browse the complete and most up-to-date conference agenda HERE. Click HERE to register for your free ticket, which
provides access to the Compounding World Expo and conferences and the three other co-located expo events.
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