Category: Events

We invite you to join us at the Rubber Roller Group Annual Meeting May 7 – 9, 2023, at Treasure Island, a Radisson Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. RDAbbott will have a table-top exhibit set up during their expo on Monday, May 8. We plan to feature our product lines from ARLANXEO, Parker Lord, TSE, Dow, Hallstar, and NovationSi and more.

RDAbbott Canada, Ltd., will showcase materials and technologies for the mining industry at the CIM Convention & Expo in Montreal, Canada, in Booth #2028 this spring. The Convention runs from April 30 to May 3 and includes short courses and presentations. The Expo runs from April 30 to May 2.

The mobility industry is rapidly transforming, driven by the accelerating adoption rate of electric vehicles and the need for more sustainable material science solutions. During this webinar you’ll be introduced to a new series of selective adhesion liquid silicone rubber from Dow that is targeted to improve efficiency in designing and fabricating various automotive seals. Join us on Thursday, April 27, 2023, from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (ET) for this free webinar.

RDAbbott plans to attend the 2023 Spring Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, ACS, a division of the American Chemical Society. This year’s event is scheduled for April 25 through April 27 at the Marriott Cleveland East in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, near the popular Beachwood area.

Starting April 11, ARLANXEO is hosting a webinar series titled “Elastomers x Adhesives.” From April 11 through May 23, 2023, ARLANXEO will hold 45-minute webinars each week addressing various product development in adhesives. Attendees will learn how ARLANXEO’s elastomers can be utilized in adhesives across a broad range of applications and industries, such as footwear, automotive, wood, furniture, and more.

Join RDAbbott on Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 10:00 – 11:00 AM (ET) for “The ABCs of RDC: Rubber Dispersion Chemicals,” a free webinar about leading products and new solutions from RDC S.r.l., a global supplier of pre-dispersed chemicals and additives. This live event will also highlight VEAFLAME, a new halogen-free flame retardant that provides compounders with a safer and healthier alternative to antimony trioxide and borate salts.

Join ARLANXEO and RDAbbott on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET) for a free webinar about Keltan® Eco, a bio and sustainably sourced EPDM product line from ARLANXEO with a 10-year commercial history, and a new approach, based on ISCC+ certification standards, that’s extending the company’s sustainable portfolio.

Join us on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) for a Women of Rubber Division (WORD) Conversation with Krista Toutant, Business Line Manager at RDAbbott and Chair-elect of Rubber Division, ACS. This free, online event will highlight a discussion between Krista, the featured guest, and Terry DeLapa, the first-ever woman Chair in the Rubber Division’s 100-year history.

Starting February 23, RDAbbott will launch its 2023 webinar series that will feature technical insights, material updates, and processing recommendations from our supplier partners throughout the year.

Rick Ziebell, RDAbbott’s Vice President of Technology and Technical Fellow, will be an instructor for Silicone Elastomers Technology and Fabrication, an in-person course from M.R. Toub Training, scheduled for January 31 to February 3, 2022. This university-accredited course will provide participants with 3.2 continuing education credits from California Polytechnic State University.