Visit RDAbbott in booth 122 at the 2018 International Elastomer Conference October 9 – 11 in Louisville, Kentucky. We’ll be featuring innovations in 3D printing using Dow SILASTIC™ 3D 3335 Liquid Silicone Rubber as well as studies in optimal loadings of Cancarb Thermax® N990 Thermal Carbon Black to enhance processability of TSE Industries’ Millathane® Millable Polyurethane.
BE OUR GUEST
Register online at https://www.rubberiec.org/event-registration.aspx by October 8 and use the customer invitation code EP122 to receive a free expo pass compliments of RDAbbott. (Please note: Only a limited supply of guest passes are available, so you’ll want to act quickly.)
FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
- Keynote Address: Using Fundamental Polymer Science to Accelerate Elastomer Innovations by Florian Schattenmann, Vice President of Performance Materials & Coatings R&D for Dow (October 9 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM)
- 3D Printing of Liquid Silicone Rubber using Liquid Additive Manufacturing by Rick Ziebell, Vice President of Technology for RDAbbott (October 10 | 2:00 – 2:30 PM)
OUR PARTNERS’ TECHNICAL PAPERS
Tuesday, October 9
- Tailoring the Properties of Hydrogenated Styrenic Block Copolymers for Medical Tubing, including Kink Resistance, Solvent Bonding, and Processability by Aparajita Bhattacharya of Kraton Corporation (October 9 | 2:00 – 2:30 PM)
- Very High Cure Rate EPDM for High Productivity by Pete Spanos of ARLANXEO (October 9 | 2:30 – 3:00 PM)
- Advantages of New Developmental Cariflex™ Elastomer in Healthcare and Industrial Applications by Aparajita Bhattacharya of Kraton Corporation (October 9 | 3:15 – 3:45 PM)
- New HNBR Elastomers with Improved Fluid Resistance and Low Temperature Flexibility by Victor Nasreddine of ARLANXEO (October 9 | 4:15 – 4:45 PM)
- ASTM International and ISO TC45 Rubber Standards in Today’s World Economy by John Dick (formerly) of Alpha Technologies (October 9 | 4:45 – 5:15 PM)
Wednesday, October 10
- Chemlok CB Cold Bonding Adhesive for Vulcanized Elastomers by Scott Durso of LORD Corporation (October 10 | 10:15 – 10:45 AM)
- Chemlok® 300 Series Film Adhesives for Tank and Pipe Lining by Scott Durso of LORD Corporation (October 10 | 10:45 – 11:15 AM)
- Advances in Primer Technology for Bonding Silicone to Plastics and Metals by Paul Wheeler of LORD Corporation (October 10 | 11:15 – 11:45 AM)
- LORD introduces LokRelease™ 800-Series Adhesive and Coating Removal Solutions by James Williams of LORD Corporation (October 10 | 1:00 – 1:30 PM)
- Why do Small Additions of Natural Rubber Greatly Improve the Fatigue Lifetime of Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Rubber? by Christoph Goegelein of ARLANXEO (October 10 | 2:00 – 2:30 PM)
- Comparison of States of Mix for Silica Loaded Compounds Using New ASTM Methods by John Dick (formerly) of Alpha Technologies (October 10 | 4:45 – 5:15 PM)
Thursday, October 11
- New Developments in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Rubber by Victor Nasreddine of ARLANXEO (October 11 | 8:00 – 8:30 AM)
- Overcoming Tear and Hot Tear Strength Issues in EPDM Compounds by Pete Spanos of ARLANXEO (October 11 | 10:15 – 10:45 AM)
- New Polymeric Esters for Low Polarity Elastomers by Erica Anderson of HALLSTAR (October 11 | 2:00 – 2:30 PM)
- Perfluoroelastomers: Compounding & Application Engineering by Ed Cole of 3M (October 11 | 2:30 – 3:00 PM)
- Plasticizers for Increased Surface Energy of Rubber Articles by Erica Anderson of HALLSTAR (October 11 | 2:30 – 3:00 PM)
OUR PARTNERS’ BOOTHS
- 3M, Booth 316
- Alpha Technologies, Booth 312
- ARLANXEO, Booth 125
- Blachford, Booth 525
- Burlan Manufacturing, Booth 244
- Cancarb Limited, Booth 130
- Dow, Booth 573
- Franklynn Mold Release, Booth 243
- HALLSTAR, Booth 362
- LORD Corporation, Booth 425
- TSE Industries, Inc., Booth 544
