Golden Gate Polymer Forum, Monday – Wednesday, Oct 24-26, 2011
Topic: “Polymer Processing – A Comprehensive Three Part Series”
Presented by Chris Rauwendaal, Ph.D.,www.rauwendaal.com
Dates: October 24, 25, and 26, 2011
Location: Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA
See details at www.GGPF.org (register on GGPF web site) For more detailed information, or to register, see www.GGPF.org
Early registration discount ends Sept. 30, or when capacity is filled.
Late registration ends Oct. 15
Course Description
Would anyone you know benefit from an advanced introduction or refresher course on extrusion/mixing? If so, the following course may be of interest.
- A three-day seminar covering important polymer processing principles, presented in a practical manner with a focus on polymer extrusion, extrusion troubleshooting, and polymer mixing & compounding. You may customize what you want to learn by attending one, two or all three days.
- The combination of an excellent and very experienced primary instructor, guest lecturers, low price, and focus on practical applications makes this an exceptional opportunity.
- The series of tutorials given over three days are geared toward technical individuals with backgrounds in engineering, materials science, or chemistry. Some knowledge of polymer processing is a plus. If you or your colleagues work with extrusion or mixing, or intend to in the future, then this course could be of benefit.
A three-day seminar covering important polymer processing principles, presented in a practical manner with a focus on polymer extrusion, extrusion troubleshooting, and polymer mixing & compounding. You may customize what you want to learn by attending one, two or all three days.
The combination of an excellent and very experienced primary instructor, guest lecturers, convenient location in the Bay Area, low price, and focus on practical applications makes this an exceptional opportunity.
The series of tutorials given over 3 days are geared toward technical individuals with backgrounds in engineering, materials science, or chemistry. Some knowledge of polymer processing is a plus. If you currently deal with extrusion or mixing, or intend to in the future, then this course could be of benefit to you.
COURSE SCHEDULE:
Day 1: October 24, 2011.
Fee for each day: $295.
Discounted fee for the 3-day program: $785 (Late registration: add $50 for each day; $150 for all 3 days)
Extrusion Fundamentals
Day 1 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast; Attendees must wear their GGPF badges.
Morning 8:30 – 10:00 AM Introduction – Extrusion Machinery
10:00 – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM Important Polymer Properties – Flow and Thermal
11:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch
Afternoon 1:00 – 2:00 PM What Happens inside the Extruder
2:00 – 2:30 PM Hot Melt Extrusion (Andrew Yacykewych)
2:30 – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 – 5:00 PM Screw and Die Design
5:00 – 5:30 PM Implementing On-Line NIR for Polymer Applications (Michelle A Pressler)
5:30 PM Adjourn
5:30 – 6:00 PM Chance to discuss specific issues with instructor
Day 2: October 25, 2011.
Fee for each day: $295.
Discounted fee for the 3-day program: $785 (Late registration: add $50 for each day; $150 for all 3 days)
Extrusion Troubleshooting
Day 2 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast; Attendees must wear their GGPF badges.
Morning 8:30 – 10:00 AM Systematic Troubleshooting
10:00 – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM Degradation and Instabilities
11:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch
Afternoon 1:00 – 1:30 PM Air entrapment
1:30 – 2:30 PM Gel Problems
2:30 – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 – 5:00 PM Wear Problems and Case Studies
5:00 PM Adjourn
5:00 – 6:00 PM Chance to discuss specific issues with instructor
Day 3: October 26, 2011.
Fee for each day: $295.
Discounted fee for the 3-day program: $785 (Late registration: add $50 for each day; $150 for all 3 days)
Mixing Compounding
Day 3 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast; Attendees must wear their GGPF badges.
Morning 8:30 – 10:00 AM Basic Principles of Mixing
10:00 – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 – 11:30 AM Mixing and Compounding Machinery
11:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch
Afternoon 1:00 – 2:00 PM Distributive Mixing
2:00 – 3:00 PM Twin Screw Extruders - Operational Principles with Applications in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Charlie Martin)
3:00 – 3:30 PM Break
3:30 – 5:00 PM Dispersive Mixing
5:00 PM Adjourn
5:00 – 6:00 PM Chance to discuss specific issues with instructor
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Chris Rauwendaal - President of Rauwendaal Extrusion Engineering, Inc. since 1990; previously with American Enka Company and Raychem Corporation. Chris received a M.Sc. from Delft University and a Doctorate in Polymer Processing from Twente University in the Netherlands.
Chris is a well-known author, lecturer, entrepreneur, and consultant in the field of extrusion. He holds numerous patents and has written more than 200 articles and seven books related to extrusion, mixing, injection molding, and statistical process control. Chris has developed video training courses and interactive training programs on extrusion, injection molding, and SPC. He has been involved in technical meetings of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and Polymer Processing Society (PPS) for many years as a speaker as well as a technical program chairman. Chris is a Fellow of the SPE. He was technical program chairman for the international Plastic Extrusion Asia Conference that was held in Bangkok, Thailand March 2008 and again in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2010.
Chris is the developer of the CRD, VIP, ASM mixing technology that utilizes strong elongational flow to improve mixing in extrusion and molding. CRD mixing devices are successfully used in many extrusion operations. VIP mixers were recently introduced to the plastics processing industry and are gaining rapid acceptance. Work is ongoing to extend this technology to a new generation of extruders and injection molding machines. The most recent development is the HHT (high heat transfer) extruder screw developed to improve cooling in foam tandem extrusion operations.
ANDREW YACYKEWYCH
C. W. BRABENDER® INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Andrew Yacykewych (Ya si ke’vitch) has been Vice-President of the Technical Applications Laboratory at C. W. BRABENDER Instruments in South Hackensack, NJ since 2004. His responsibilities include oversight of instrument process demonstration trials, hardware/software support, and new technology research. He was previously the lab manager at CWBI from 1997, and quality control chemist for American Safety Technologies, a division of Illinois Tool Works, in Roseland, NJ.
He graduated with a B. S. in Ceramic Engineering from the Rutgers University College of Engineering in New Brunswick, NJ. He has been an active member of several ASTM committees and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). He served two consecutive terms as the President of the Palisades-NJ Section between 2004-6 and is currently serving as Board Member and Education Chair.
Charlie Martin
Charlie has worked in the extrusion industry since 1984. In his current position as President and General Manager, he is responsible for the Leistritz product line of twin screw extruders and systems in North and South America. Charlie has given presentations at more than 100 worldwide events. In addition to authoring numerous technical articles and chapters, he is the author of the chapter entitled “Twin Screw Extrusion” for the SPE Guide on Extrusion Technology and Troubleshooting (2002), and the co-editor of the textbook entitled Pharmaceutical Extrusion Technology (2003). Charlie sits on the Board of Directors for both the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Extrusion Division and the Polymer Processing Institute, was the Technical Program Chairman for ANTEC 2008, and was the 2009-2010 Chairman for the SPE Extrusion Division.
Charlie earned his undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College, and his graduate degree from Rutgers University.
Michelle A Pressler
Michelle is an expert in the area of implementing on-line FTNIR for various applications. Over the 11 years of working in this area, she has been working with customers to solve real world applications for process control. Such areas include: online monitoring of polymer production, fermentation, and food production control.
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