This conference was held August 19-20, 2008, Cleveland, OH

The On-Site Registration Fee for rubber product manufacturers is $435. For all others, the On-Site Registration Fee is $800.



PAPERS SELECTED FOR HOSE MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE
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Papers Schedule

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM - Morning Paper Presentations
1:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Afternoon Paper Presentations

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM - Morning Paper Presentations
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Tuesday, August 19th 2008

Paper 1 - 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
NEW PEROXIDE CURABLE FLUOROELASTOMERS WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS ("BIODIESEL")
Jim Denham
Dyneon LLC, A 3M Company

Paper 2 - 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES AND HOSES: IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH OPTIMAL FIBRE REINFORCEMENT
Author: Siebe Nooij, Taniq BV
Co-authors:    A. Beukers, Delft University of Technology
S. Koussios, Delft University of Technology

Paper 3 - 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
COST REDUCTION THROUGH MATERIALS RE-USE
William Petrich
Integrated Resource Recovery Inc.

Paper 4 - 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
PERFORMANCE OF RECOVERED CARBON BLACK BASED MATERIALS SOURCED FROM SCRAP TIRES
Bill Cole
Delta-Energy LLC

Paper 5 - 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
HIGH TEMPERATURE ETHYLENE ACRYLIC ELASTOMERS & FLUOROELASTOMERS MADE WITH APA TECHNOLOGY FOR CHARGED AIR COOLER HOSES
Edward McBride
DuPont Performance Elastomers

Paper 6 - 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
THE SINGLE TEST SOLUTION FOR RUBBER MIXING IN THE INDUSTRY
Author: John S. Dick, Alpha Technologies
Co-author:    Jerry Saxion, Excel Polymers

Paper 7 - 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
MANDREL LUBRICANTS AND ANTISTICK COATINGS FOR HOSE MANUFACTURING
Glenn Dublisky
McLube Div., McGee Industries, Inc.

Paper 8 - 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT IN RUBBER HOSE CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE
Author: Lloyd A. Goettler, Ph.D., The University of Akron (retired from)
Co-authors:    Faisal Al-Yamani, The University of Akron
Michal Benes, The University of Akron


Wednesday, August 20th 2008

Paper 9 - 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
NEW ULTRA-HIGH ACN THERBAN/HNBR POLYMERS WITH IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY AND RESISTANCE TO HEAT AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Victor Nasreddine, Ph.D.
LANXESS Corporation

Paper 10 - 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
WORLD-WIDE STANDARDS AND TESTING PARAMETERS
J. David Brinkman
The Smithers Group

Paper 11 - 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HOSE MANUFACTURING--THERMOSET AND THERMOPLASTIC
Rebecca Snell
REMCO Roller Equipment Mfg. Co., Inc.

Paper 12 - 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
ADAPTING FUEL HOSE CONSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH BIODIESEL
Ramon (Ray) DiMascio
Veyance Technologies, Inc.

Paper 13 - 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
THE USE OF A NEW FUEL RESISTANT POLYACRYLATE TO ENHANCE THE FLUID RESISTANCE OF A NEW LOW-TEMPERATURE, EXTRUSION GRADE POLYACRYLATE
Author: Joshua R. Kelley, Zeon Chemicals L.P.
Co-authors:    Paul E. Manley, Ph.D., Zeon Chemicals LP
David D. Tao, Ph.D., Zeon Chemicals LP


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