PAST 2005 CONFERENCES
Silicone
April 5-6 Dearborn, MI
Focusing on:
• New silicone
  technology
• Improved product
  quality
• Cost savings
  opportunities

Automotive Elastomers
June 14-15 Dearborn, MI
Designed specifically for:
• Vehicle manufacturers
• Rubber component
  manufacturers

Latex
July 26-27 Charlotte, NC
Broaden your focus in regard to processing with synthetic or natural latex.

   2005 PAPERS (selected to date)

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Papers Schedule

Tuesday, April 5, 2005
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Paper Presentations

Wednesday, April 6, 2005
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM - Morning Paper Presentations
1:15 PM to 4:45 PM - Afternoon Paper Presentations
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005

1:30 PM to 2:15 PM
UNDERSTANDING MOLD COATINGS & FINISHES
Harry Raimondi
Bales Mold Service

2:15 PM to 2:45 PM
MAXIMIZING YOUR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES' CAPABILITIES
Walter Koroluk
TechShop International

3:15 PM to 3:45 PM
STEEL TRENDS IN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY
Paul Britton
International Mold Steel

3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
FLASHLESS MOLD TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE WASTE
John Roembke
Roembke Manufacturing & Design


Wednesday, April 6th 2005

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
INSERT MOLD BONDING: TROUBLESHOOTING BOND FAILURES
Gene Polaski
Lord Corporation

10:00 AM to 10:35 AM
HOW TO REDUCE THERMAL DISPERSION IN RUBBER INJECTION MOLDS
Stéphane Demin
REP

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS APPLIED IN INJECTION MOLDING
R. J. Del Vecchio
Technical Consulting Services

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
THE USE AND ABUSE OF RUBBER IN MECHANICAL SHOCK AND VIBRATION MOUNTS
Peter Lindsay, P.E.
Vibration Mountings & Controls, Inc

1:15 PM to 1:45 PM
IMPROVED RUBBER CURING USING DIELECTRIC MONITORING AND CONTROL
Richard W. Magill Jr.
Signature Control Systems

1:45 PM to 2:15 PM
COMPOUNDING WITH THE FACTORY IN MIND
Edine Heinig
Cooper Power Systems

2:15 PM to 2:45 PM
IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY OF THERMOPLASTIC AND ELASTOMER COMPOUNDS WITHOUT ADDING PLASTICIZER OR HEAT
Salvatore J. Monte
Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc.

3:15 PM to 3:45 PM
CRYOGENIC FINISHING OF MOLDED RUBBER PARTS
Stacy Morgan
Cryogenic Systems & Parts

3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
AUTOMATIC VISION INSPECTION APPLIED TO RUBBER MOLDED PARTS
Katie Martin
Basler Vision Technologies

4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION: UTILIZING SCALABLE AUTOMATION TO MINIMIZE INVESTMENT RISK AND MAXIMIZE CAPACITY
John Baines
Hahn Automation

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