Sixteen years ago Smithers Rapra launched its first TPE conference. The 2013 event “Thermoplastic Elastomers 2013” will take place in Duesseldorf, 15-16 October 2013 in the run-up to K 2013 (16-23 October 2013). The programme is now available:
TPE MAGAZINE subscribers benefit from a 10 % discount for Smithers Rapra TPE 2013 !
Discount code: TPE13GV
08.55 Opening Address\r\nConference Chair Patrick Ellis, Associate Consultant, Smithers Rapra, France
KEYNOTE SESSION
09.00 Innovation takes root in thermoplastic elastomers\r\nDr. Krishna Venkataswamy, Senior Global Technology Director, GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, PolyOne Corporation, USA
09.30 The TPE industry: maturity, growth and regional dynamics\r\nRobert Eller, President, Robert Eller Associates LLC, USA
10.00 Requirements of TPEs for the automotive industry\r\nDr Valentina Cerato, Senior Materials Engineer, Ford Motor Company Ltd, UK & Dr Matthew S Corley, Materials Engineering & Testing, Ford Werke GmbH, Germany
SESSION 2: TPEs in Automotive Applications
11.10 Use of TPE within instrument panels for passenger airbag solutions\r\nRichard Hilpert, Product Line Senior Manager, Safety Mechanics & Decoration, Faurecia Interior Systems, France
11.40 Airbag optimisation based on plastic components\r\nAchim Haertel, TRW Automotive GmbH, Germany
12.10 Characterisation of TP materials and process using specifically designed "rheometric" and "pressure drop" dies for die flow and extrudate cooling analysis\r\nMahmoud Oumohand, Manager Product Development CAE, Cooper Standard, France
13.50 New TPE solutions for synthetic leather in automotive and other markets\r\nAkira Sannomiya, Assistant Manager Sales & Marketing -Elastomers Division, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc, Japan
14.20 TPV contra styrene block copolymers (SBC) in several automotive applications\r\nGer Vroomen, Strategic Marketing Director Automotive, Teknor Apex, The Netherlands
SESSION 3: Material Developments
14.50 A new heat and oil resistant TPV\r\nDr. Dirk Kilian, R.Bieringer, D. Ecknig, H.-M.Issel, & C.Klingshirn, Unimatec Chemicals Europe GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
16.00 Electrically conductive and flame retardant thermoplastic elastomers\r\nDipl.-Ing (FH) Christian Berg, Chemical Engineer, Müller Kunststoffe GmbH & Dipl.-Wirt. Ing Sven-M. Druwen, European Sales Coordinator, HEXPOL TPE, Germany
16.30 Recovery management of thermoplastic elastomers\r\nLaurent Millier, Senior Research Scientist, PolyOne Th. Bergmann GmbH, & Dr. Liang Xu, Product Development Manager, GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, PolyOne Corporation, USA
Wednesday 16 October
SESSION 4: Sustainability in TPEs
09.00 Increasing renewable, bio-based content in co-polyester TPE: results from two different approaches\r\nFrancis Aussems, Innovation Manager, DSM, The Netherlands
09.30 Olefin block copolymers - a sustainable solution for TPE compounds\r\nDr. Olaf Henschke, Technical Service and Development, Dow Elastomers, Switzerland
10.00 Paper to be confirmed\r\n
SESSION 5: Innovative TPEs for the Consumer Markets
11.10 New TPE materials for the consumer electronic market\r\nDr. Martin Geissinger, Product Management, Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
11.40 Estane aliphatic TPU novelties for non-yellowing automotive, electronics and industrial applications\r\nMariaJosep Riba, Technical Service & Applications Manager for Estane Elastomers - EMEAI, Lubrizol Advanced Materials Manufacturing Spain S.L.
12.10 Hydrophilic PEBA for healthcare applications\r\nLaure Berdin, Market Development Engineer, Specialty Polyamides Division, Arkema, France
12.40 New low styrene SBS block copolymers for elastomeric films\r\nAndre J. Uzee, Sr. Research Scientist, Global Technology Manager - Elastics, Dexco Polymers, USA
SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=de;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:TPE 2013 PRIORITY:5 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-PT150M DESCRIPTION:Sixteen years ago Smithers Rapra launched its first TPE conference. The 2013 event “Thermoplastic Elastomers 2013” will take place in Duesseldorf, 15-16 October 2013 in the run-up to K 2013 (16-23 October 2013). The programme is now available:
TPE MAGAZINE subscribers benefit from a 10 % discount for Smithers Rapra TPE 2013 !
Discount code: TPE13GV
08.55 Opening Address
Conference Chair Patrick Ellis, Associate Consultant, Smithers Rapra, France
KEYNOTE SESSION
09.00 Innovation takes root in thermoplastic elastomers
Dr. Krishna Venkataswamy, Senior Global Technology Director, GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, PolyOne Corporation, USA
09.30 The TPE industry: maturity, growth and regional dynamics
Robert Eller, President, Robert Eller Associates LLC, USA
10.00 Requirements of TPEs for the automotive industry
Dr Valentina Cerato, Senior Materials Engineer, Ford Motor Company Ltd, UK & Dr Matthew S Corley, Materials Engineering & Testing, Ford Werke GmbH, Germany
SESSION 2: TPEs in Automotive Applications
11.10 Use of TPE within instrument panels for passenger airbag solutions
Richard Hilpert, Product Line Senior Manager, Safety Mechanics & Decoration, Faurecia Interior Systems, France
11.40 Airbag optimisation based on plastic components
Achim Haertel, TRW Automotive GmbH, Germany
12.10 Characterisation of TP materials and process using specifically designed "rheometric" and "pressure drop" dies for die flow and extrudate cooling analysis
Mahmoud Oumohand, Manager Product Development CAE, Cooper Standard, France
13.50 New TPE solutions for synthetic leather in automotive and other markets
Akira Sannomiya, Assistant Manager Sales & Marketing -Elastomers Division, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc, Japan
14.20 TPV contra styrene block copolymers (SBC) in several automotive applications
Ger Vroomen, Strategic Marketing Director Automotive, Teknor Apex, The Netherlands
SESSION 3: Material Developments
14.50 A new heat and oil resistant TPV
Dr. Dirk Kilian, R.Bieringer, D. Ecknig, H.-M.Issel, & C.Klingshirn, Unimatec Chemicals Europe GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
16.00 Electrically conductive and flame retardant thermoplastic elastomers
Dipl.-Ing (FH) Christian Berg, Chemical Engineer, Müller Kunststoffe GmbH & Dipl.-Wirt. Ing Sven-M. Druwen, European Sales Coordinator, HEXPOL TPE, Germany
16.30 Recovery management of thermoplastic elastomers
Laurent Millier, Senior Research Scientist, PolyOne Th. Bergmann GmbH, & Dr. Liang Xu, Product Development Manager, GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, PolyOne Corporation, USA
Wednesday 16 October
SESSION 4: Sustainability in TPEs
09.00 Increasing renewable, bio-based content in co-polyester TPE: results from two different approaches
Francis Aussems, Innovation Manager, DSM, The Netherlands
09.30 Olefin block copolymers - a sustainable solution for TPE compounds
Dr. Olaf Henschke, Technical Service and Development, Dow Elastomers, Switzerland
10.00 Paper to be confirmed
SESSION 5: Innovative TPEs for the Consumer Markets
11.10 New TPE materials for the consumer electronic market
Dr. Martin Geissinger, Product Management, Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
11.40 Estane aliphatic TPU novelties for non-yellowing automotive, electronics and industrial applications
MariaJosep Riba, Technical Service & Applications Manager for Estane Elastomers - EMEAI, Lubrizol Advanced Materials Manufacturing Spain S.L.
12.10 Hydrophilic PEBA for healthcare applications
Laure Berdin, Market Development Engineer, Specialty Polyamides Division, Arkema, France
12.40 New low styrene SBS block copolymers for elastomeric films
Andre J. Uzee, Sr. Research Scientist, Global Technology Manager - Elastics, Dexco Polymers, USA