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2006 PAPERS

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Tuesday, April 4th 2006

1:50 PM to 2:20 PM
LOW VISCOSITY HNBR FOR INJECTION MOLDING APPLICATIONS
Richard J. Pazur, Ph.D.
LANXESS

2:20 PM to 2:50 PM
MANUFACTURING OF MULTI-MATERIAL RUBBER PARTS
Mark Hammond
ENGEL Canada Inc.

2:50 PM to 3:20 PM
ISO, LEAN AND THE CUSTOM MOLDER
Tom Halyburton
Westland Technologies Inc.

3:50 PM to 4:20 PM
EFFECT OF THERMAL LOADING AND HEATER FAILURE ON THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICALLY HEATED PLATENS AND RUBBER MOLDED PARTS
Eugene Ryzer
Acrolab Ltd.

4:20 PM to 4:50 PM
THE EVOLUTION OF RUBBER ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AT FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Robert Speirs
Ferris State University



Wednesday, April 5th 2006

8:45 AM to 9:15 AM
TECHNOSPEED: AN INNOVATIVE TWO TIE BAR MACHINE
Jim Chiofolo
Rutil / R.M.T. Inc.

9:15 AM to 9:45 AM
PLASTIC APPLICATIONS INJECTION PROCESS SOLUTIONS
Stéphane Demin
REP

9:45 AM to 10:15 AM
VACUUM IN RUBBER INJECTION MOLDING
Walter Frick
Desma, KDE Sales and Service, Inc.

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
NEW RAPID CURE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS Subtitle: BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY USING EXISTING COMPOUNDS AND MOLDS
Manfred Arning
LWB Steinl GmbH & Co. KG

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM
TRIMLESS/FLASHLESS/WASTELESS MOLDING
Author: Don Nordstrom, Mid-States Tool & Machine
Co-author:    Jason Scheumann, Mid-States Tool & Machine, Inc.

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
COLD RUNNER SYSTEMS WITH CASCADE CONTROLLED VALVE GATES--MORE THAN JUST MATERIAL SAVINGS
Michael Huber
M. Huber I.T.S. GmbH

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
LEAN MANUFACTURING AT LORD CORPORATION
Author: Matt L. Fair, Lord Corporation
Co-author:    Jim Willett, Lord Corporation

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
THE VARIO SYSTEM - A MODULAR SYSTEM FOR DEMAND ORIENTED AUTOMATION
Marko Menke
WEA Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
OPTIMIZATION OF THE INJECTION PROCESS THROUGH RHEOLOGY
Robert Scavuzzo
Lexington Connectors

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