PAST 2005 CONFERENCES
Rubber Molding
April 5-6 Dearborn, MI
Focusing on:
• Quality
• Efficiency
• Cost effectiveness

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
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Morning Paper Presentations
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM - Afternoon Paper Presentations

Wednesday, April 6, 2005
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM - Morning Paper Presentations
1:15 PM to 3:00 PM - Afternoon Paper Presentations
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Tuesday, April 5th 2005

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
A NEW APPROACH TO PLATINUM CURED SILICONE RUBBER FOR PERISTALTIC PUMP TUBING
Mel Toub
Momentive Performance Materials

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
THE BENEFITS OF MOLDING SMALL PRECISION SILICONE PARTS ON AN ALL ELECTRIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE
Brian C. Petersen
Toshiba Machine Co., America

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
HOMOGENEOUS AND NON-HOMOGENEOUS BLENDS OF LIQUID SILICONE RUBBER (FOR DESIRED EFFECTS)
Daniel T. Laur
Laur Silicone, Inc.

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
ONE PART™ LIQUID SILICONE IN CONVENTIONAL HIGH CONSISTENCY SILICONE APPLICATIONS
Paul Kehl
Laur Silicone Inc.

2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
COLD RUNNER SYSTEM FOR SILICONE
George Kipe
Kipe Molds

3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: ADVANCEMENTS IN SILICONE RUBBER MATERIALS
Ed Laperriere
Wacker Silicone Division - Wacker Chemical


Wednesday, April 6th 2005

8:30 AM to 9:45 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SEVEN REVOLUTIONS - LOOKING OUT TO THE YEAR 2025...AND THE MAJOR FORCES SHAPING THE WORLD
Erik Peterson
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

9:45 AM to 10:30 AM
ADHESIVES FOR BONDING SILICONE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF INDUSTRIAL MOLDED GOODS
Brian Stull
Lord Corporation

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
SILICONE COLOR TECHNOLOGY
Robert Smith
SilCo Tec

11:15 AM to 12:00 PM
NEW SILICONE RUBBER GRADES WITH IMPROVED OIL- AND FUEL-RESISTANCE
Bernie Powell
GE Advanced Materials

1:15 PM to 2:00 PM
VERTICAL INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE IN C-FRAME CONFIGURATION (UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE MOLDING AREA AND VAST POSSIBILITIES FOR AUTOMATION AND SILICONE-TO-PLASTIC MOLDED PRODUCTS)
Manfred Arning
LWB Steinl GmbH & Co. KG

2:00 PM to 2:45 PM
SILICONE SURFACE MODIFICATION: THE BENEFITS OF PARYLENE
Ken Watkins
Parylene Coating Services, Inc.

2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
SILICA FOR ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS: DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF FUMED AND PRECIPITATED SILICA IN HCR SILICONE RUBBER
Michael Kempf
Degussa AG, Aerosil & Silanes

3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
ADVANCES IN LSR METERING AND MIXING TECHNOLOGY
Gary Bauer
2KM North America Inc.

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