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Papers Schedule

Tuesday, June 15, 2004
1:05 PM to 5:00 PM - Paper Presentations

Wednesday, June 16, 2004
8:00 AM to 10:10 AM - Morning Paper Presentations
1:15 PM to 4:20 PM - Afternoon Paper Presentations
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Tuesday, June 15th 2004

Paper 1 - 1:05 PM to 1:30 PM
SEAL NOISE: AN OEM'S SQUEAK AND RATTLE PERSPECTIVE
Martin Trapp, Ph.D.
Ford Motor Company

Paper 2 - 1:30 PM to 1:55 PM
LIQUID INJECTION SEALING: THE GASKETS OF NOW
Thomas Jacobs
Wacker Chemical Corporation

Paper 3 - 1:55 PM to 2:20 PM
PERFORMANCE OF LOW TEMPERATURE CURING EPDM EXTRUDED PROFILES FOR WEATHERSTRIP APPLICATIONS
Author: John Harris, Ph.D., MERL Ltd.
Co-authors:    Bob Campion, Ph.D., MERL Ltd.
M. V. Lewan, MERL Ltd.

Paper 4 - 2:20 PM to 2:45 PM
IMPACT OF ELASTOMER FORMULATIONS AND MIXING PROTOCOLS ON PRODUCT QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY OR CASE STUDIES OF "BLACK MAGIC"
Roger Dailey
Goodyear Chemical

Paper 5 - 3:20 PM to 3:45 PM
HIGH PERFORMANCE TPU'S BASED ON POLYCARBONATE SOFT SEGMENTS
David Russell
Smithers Scientific Services Inc.

Paper 6 - 3:45 PM to 4:10 PM
COMPRESSIVE STRESS RELAXATION AND NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FLUOROCARBON ELASTOMER (FKM)
Rick Fong
Acadia Polymers, Inc.

Paper 7 - 4:10 PM to 4:35 PM
FREQUENCY RESPONSES OF ELASTOMER BLENDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND LOSS
Eric Castner, Ph.D.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Chemical Division

Paper 8 - 4:35 PM to 5:00 PM
CHANGING THE GAME IN TPVs: FORMULATING ADVANTAGES FOR AUTOMOTIVE WEATHERSTRIP WITH NORDEL® MG
Author: Gary H. Williams, Ph.D., Dupont-Dow
Co-author:    Robert T. Johnston, DuPont-Dow


Wednesday, June 16th 2004

Paper 9 - 8:30 AM to 8:55 AM
SLIDING FRICTION - EFFECTS ON VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
Imad Bazzi
General Motors Corporation

Paper 10 - 8:55 AM to 9:20 AM
LIQUID PHASE NR/CARBON BLACK COMPOSITES IN VIBRATION ISOLATION APPLICATIONS
Author: James Shell, Cabot Elastomer Composites, Cabot Corporation
Co-authors:    Viktor Vejins, Cabot Corporation
Ting Wang, Cabot Corporation
Yee Ling Wong, Cabot Corporation

Paper 11 - 9:20 AM to 9:45 AM
ZEOTHERM 150C HEAT AND OIL-RESISTANT TPVs - LONG-TERM FLUID AND SPIKE TEMPERATURE COMPARISON
Author: Jeffrey Dickerhoof, Zeon Chemicals L.P.
Co-authors:    Brian Cail, Zeon Chemicals L.P.
Sam Harber, Zeon Chemicals L.P.

Paper 12 - 9:45 AM to 10:10 AM
LIGHT-INDUCED GOLD IRIDESCENCE (SUNBURN) OF EPDM WEATHERSEALS
Robert Ohm
Crompton Corporation, Uniroyal Products

Paper 13 - 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
An OEM Panel Discussion: THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE RESTRICTIONS ON POLYMER MATERIALS
Author: Claudia Duranceau, Ph.D., Moderator, Ford Motor Company
Co-authors:    Angie Coyle, Delphi Corporation
Ross Good, DaimlerChrysler
Doris Hill, General Motors
Everett Rezendes, Ford Motor Company

Paper 14 - 1:15 PM to 1:40 PM
HIGH PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFER ACCELERATORS FOR ELASTOMERS
Author: Roger Couchman, Robinson Brothers Ltd.
Co-author:    Khirud Chakraborty, Ph.D., Robinson Brothers

Paper 15 - 1:40 PM to 2:05 PM
USING DITHIOPHOSPHATES TO DEVELOP SYNERGISTIC ACCELERATOR PACKAGES THAT ACHIEVE TOTAL PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS FOR NON-NITROSAMINE FORMULATIONS
Author: Steven Monthey, Rhein Chemie
Co-author:    Anders Johansson, Ph.D., Rhein Chemie Corporation

Paper 16 - 2:05 PM to 2:30 PM
ASSESSMENT OF EPDM AND THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES SEALING PERFORMANCE THROUGH CONTINUOUS STRESS RELAXATION MEASUREMENT
Author: Eric P. Jourdain, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Co-author:    Abdelhadi Sahnoune, Ph.D., ExxonMobil Chemical

Paper 17 - 3:00 PM to 3:25 PM
NEW THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATES (TPVs) TECHNOLOGY MAKES INJECTION MOLDING EASIER AND FASTER
Author: Ken Moore, DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers
Co-author:    Chris LaTulippe, DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers

Paper 18 - 3:25 PM to 3:50 PM
DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE TPEs
Author: Coreen Y. Lee, Dupont
Co-author:    David J. Wrigley, Dupont

Paper 19 - 3:50 PM to 4:15 PM
HALOGEN ATOM CONTAINING ELASTOMER COMPOUND PROCESSING WITH PROCESSING ADDITIVES
Kwang-Jea Kim, Ph.D.
Struktol Company of America

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