Europe Rubber Processing Education Week 2014

In addition to a specialised conference on Cost Reduction in Rubber Processing (featuring invited speakers) on 12 November 2014 the following six seminars will be offered during this training week for the rubber industry:

10 – 11 November 2014, Rubber Compound Formulation Design

(Instructor: Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf, Germany; Participants will receive 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

(Instructor: Van Walworth, USA; Participants will receive “Rubber Molding Principles” book)

• 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

(Instructor: Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf, Germany)

• 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

(Instructor: 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

(Instructor: 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

(Instructor: Dr. Hans-Joachim Graf, Germany)

• 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

Contact:

TechnoBiz USA Inc.
Tel. +1 615 443-0094
Fax +1 615 443-0082
E-mail inquiry@technobiz-usa.com
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