Optimizing Reactive Compounding of TPEs and TPVs
 

This e-Training Course will help you develop optimal TPE & TPV with reactive compounding in order to get the most out of your selected thermoset and thermoplastic phases.

The course will provide practical guidance to achieve optimal phase inversion and crosslinking and will then consider how to meet more complex requirements (oil-resistant, adhesion to metal, greening TPEs...).

5 reasons to attend this online course:
Reason 1 Save time reaching your requirements (hardness, tensile strength, compression...) by wisely adjusting reactive compounding parameters

Reason 2 Gain control over phase inversion and crosslinking by learning about formulation and processing tips: twin screw design, catalysts, etc...

Reason 3 Make production of TPE and TPV more consistently & with higher quality by finding ways to efficiently extend the processing window

Reason 4 Integrate faster new options (halogen-free, low COF, using recycled tire rubber...) in your future developments with practical case studies

Reason 5 Benefit from customized advice on your own projects by interacting with Dr. Ashok Adur, expert in optimizing TPE & TPV performance / cost ratio

COURSE TYPE: Advanced Formulation
Ideally suited for Polymer Producers, Compounders, Engineers, Managers and those in R&D who want to find new solutions to optimize the reactive compounding of TPEs and TPVs and better meet customers' demanding requirements.

Prerequisite: A working knowledge of polymers (plastics and/or rubber) and preferably in TPEs & TPVs or at least a minimum understanding of chemistry and physics at a college / university level is recommended to fully benefit from the course.


WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS COURSE:
When developing TPE or TPV, one always try to get the most out of the hard and the soft phases but performance are often limited by insufficient mixing and uncontrolled crosslinking during the reactive compounding step.

By attending this course, participants will identify how they can further optimize in practice TPE / TPV composition and processing for optimal reactive compounding: rubber dispersion, phase inversion & crosslinking.

This will prove very useful for any future projects – material replacement & new market demand for green, oil resistance, high temperature TPVs...

Early Registrants: Submit your specific needs when registering and let Dr. Ashok Adur help you find appropriate solutions.

The following sections will be covered during this session:

    1. Introduction to TPEs and TPV:
    - criteria for selection,
    - types of TPEs & TPVs,
    - why Reactive Compounding,
    - typical issues when compounding TPVs

    2. How to optimize the reactive compounding of TPEs and TPVs

    3. Developing TPEs and TPVs for applications such as:
    - expansion joints,
    - specialty gaskets & rollers,
    - automotive & appliance parts,
    - aerospace and defense applications,
    - medical devices,
    - wire & cable,
    - building materials,
    - material handling,
    - and other industries

    4. New developments

    5. Green issues & recycling

    6. Specific examples and case studies from real world applications, including:
    Oil-Resistant TPEs & TPVs, TPEs & TPVs with adhesion to polar substrates, Silicone rubber-based TPVs, Halogen-free flame retardant TPVs, TPEs with low COF, TPEs with improved barrier properties, Green TPEs & TPVs, TPEs made from recycled tire rubber

At the end of the training there will be a Q&A Session where you can pose questions to Ashok Adur. A transcript of all the questions and answers will be made available after the event.

Ashok Adur Ashok Adur
      Dr. Ashok M. Adur has been active in the polymer industry for over 35 years – both in the technology and the commercial sides of the industry. He has B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. in Chemistry degrees from The University of Bombay, India and a Ph.D. from Polymer Science and Engineering inter-departmental program at the University of Tennessee and an Executive Entrepreneurship from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

He was employed as Research Scientist at Chemplex Co.(now part of Lyondell- Basell), as Project Leader at Air Products & Chemicals, as Development Manager and later General Manager, Polybond Products at BP Chemicals, as Manager, Applied Polymer Science at International Paper, Senior VP & Chief Technical Officer at FiberTech Polymers, as Technology Leader at PolyOne and as Innovations Director at Crane Plastics.

His experience includes innovation, R&D, business development & marketing, development and positioning and introduction of products. His expertise is in polymer, plastics & rubber technology including polyolefins, nylons & engineering plastics, adhesion, tie-layers, films molding & other processes, polymer compounding, reinforced & filled thermoplastics, polymer alloy compatibilization, wood & cellulose fiber plastic composites, reactive extrusion & grafting, TPEs & TPVs, wire & cable compounds, and barrier materials. Dr. Adur has published 13 papers in professional journals and presented over 40 papers at regional national & international professional conferences. Throughout his industrial career, Dr. Adur has been successful as an innovator having filed over 65 patent applications resulting in over $1 billion in new annual sales.

Currently, Dr. Adur is an independent consultant and sole proprietor of Everest International Consulting (LLC) providing innovative & disruptive solutions and improving bottom line results by developing high margin value-added products to customers in different markets; customer-focused resourceful problem-solver with expertise in plastics, polymers, composites, compounding, packaging & specialty products. He is results-driven with demonstrated ability to profitably position corporations in today’s volatile markets via superior strategic product development, product positioning & introduction of new products, cost optimization, persuasive contract negotiations and optimizing the right intellectual strategy.
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Category

Advanced Formulation

Objective

Help attendees reach faster their performance targets by reviewing how to adjust composition & processing for optimal reactive compounding of their TPEs and TPVs.

For Whom

  • R&D / Product Developers
  • Polymer Producers
  • Compounders
  • Engineers
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