Europe Rubber Processing Education Week 2014

Neben einer Fachkonferenz zum Thema Cost Reduction in Rubber Processing (mit eingeladenen Referenten) am 12. November 2014 werden im Rahmen dieser Fortbildungswoche für die Kautschukindustrie folgende sechs Seminare angeboten:

10. – 11. November 2014, Rubber Compound Formulation Design

(Seminarleiter: Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf; Teilnehmer erhalten Graf Compounder Software)

• Rubber Compounding Principles
• Formulation (Recipe) Development
• Review of Rubbers used in Compounding
• Function of Additives in Rubber Compounding
• Recipe Development Methods
• Practical Excercises on Various Compound Formulation
• Exercise on Compound Cost Reduction – Value Analysis of Compounds and their Processing
• Rubber Compounding Process – Forum

10. – 11. November 2014, Molding of Rubber + Rubber Mold Design

(Seminarleiter: Van Walworth, USA; Teilnehmer erhalten das Buch “Rubber Molding Principles”)

• Principles of Rubber Material & Behavior During Molding
• Principles of Molding Methods (Compression/Transfer/Hybrid Transfer/Injection)
• Principles of Molding Equipment
• Principles of Mold Construction
• Compression Mold Design
• Transfer Mold Design & Workshop
• Hybrid Transfer Molding
• Injection Mold Design
• Runner Design Techniques
• How Runners and Cavities Fill
• Cross-Section Designs
• Laminar Flow Ratio
• Vanturi Runner Feature
• Flashless Molding
• Wasteless Molding
• Operator Assist Techniques
• Prototype Molding Techniques
• Principles of Rubber to Metal Bonding and/or Over-Molding
• Mold Release & Mold Maintenance
• Rubber Product Performance& Tolerances
• Troubleshooting

13 November 2014, Design of Experiments in Rubber Compound and Process Development

(Seminarleiter: Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf)

• Short Introduction to Practical Use of DoE
• Case Studies on Compounding
• Processing like Extrusion, Injection Molding
• Rubber Metal Adhesion and Thermoplastic Processing
• DoE Program demonstration

13 – 14 November 2014, Rubber Rheology

(Seminarleiter: Henri Burhin, Belgium)

• General Concept of Material Properties
• Polymer Description and Rheological Properties
• Shear type Testing
• Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
• Effect of Processing/Measurement Conditions on Rheological Properties
• Effect of Material Characteristics on Polymer and Compound Rheology
• Effect of Strain on Rubbers and Compound Rheology
• Special Applications
• Nonlinear Visco-Elasticity
• Good Testing Practices

14 November 2014, Injection Cold Runner Blocks for Rubber Injection

(Seminarleiter: Van Walworth, USA)

• Cost Justifications for Using Cold Runner Blocks
• General Construction Designs for Cold Runner Blocks
• Basic Solid Cold Runner Block Design Details
• Basic Split Cold Runner Block Design Details
• Care and Maintenance Of Cold Runner Blocks
• Process Troubleshooting Cold Runner Blocks

14 November 2014, Mold Fouling: Reasons and How to Fix

(Seminarleiter: Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf)

• Organic Ingredients and Chemistry causing Mold Fouling
• Structure of Fillers and Plate out in Molding
• Solubility of Ingredients and It Effect on Mold Fouling
• End Groups of Polymers Regarding Mold Fouling
• Process Conditions Supporting Mold Fouling
• Checklist of Ingredients to Avoid Mold Fouling

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