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


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Faisal Al-Yamani
The University of Akron
DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT IN RUBBER HOSE CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE

Michal Benes
The University of Akron
DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT IN RUBBER HOSE CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE

A. Beukers
Delft University of Technology
PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES AND HOSES: IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH OPTIMAL FIBRE REINFORCEMENT

J. David Brinkman
The Smithers Group
WORLD-WIDE STANDARDS AND TESTING PARAMETERS

Bill Cole
Delta-Energy LLC
PERFORMANCE OF RECOVERED CARBON BLACK BASED MATERIALS SOURCED FROM SCRAP TIRES

Jim Denham
Dyneon LLC, A 3M Company
NEW PEROXIDE CURABLE FLUOROELASTOMERS WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS ("BIODIESEL")

John S. Dick
Alpha Technologies
THE SINGLE TEST SOLUTION FOR RUBBER MIXING IN THE INDUSTRY

Ramon (Ray) DiMascio
Veyance Technologies, Inc.
ADAPTING FUEL HOSE CONSTRUCTIONS FOR USE WITH BIODIESEL

Glenn Dublisky
McLube Div., McGee Industries, Inc.
MANDREL LUBRICANTS AND ANTISTICK COATINGS FOR HOSE MANUFACTURING

Lloyd A. Goettler, Ph.D.
The University of Akron (retired from)
DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT IN RUBBER HOSE CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE

Joshua R. Kelley
Zeon Chemicals L.P.
THE USE OF A NEW FUEL RESISTANT POLYACRYLATE TO ENHANCE THE FLUID RESISTANCE OF A NEW LOW-TEMPERATURE, EXTRUSION GRADE POLYACRYLATE

S. Koussios
Delft University of Technology
PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES AND HOSES: IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH OPTIMAL FIBRE REINFORCEMENT

Paul E. Manley, Ph.D.
Zeon Chemicals LP
THE USE OF A NEW FUEL RESISTANT POLYACRYLATE TO ENHANCE THE FLUID RESISTANCE OF A NEW LOW-TEMPERATURE, EXTRUSION GRADE POLYACRYLATE

Edward McBride
DuPont Performance Elastomers
HIGH TEMPERATURE ETHYLENE ACRYLIC ELASTOMERS & FLUOROELASTOMERS MADE WITH APA TECHNOLOGY FOR CHARGED AIR COOLER HOSES

Victor Nasreddine, Ph.D.
LANXESS Corporation
NEW ULTRA-HIGH ACN THERBAN/HNBR POLYMERS WITH IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY AND RESISTANCE TO HEAT AND ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Siebe Nooij
Taniq BV
PRESSURIZED STRUCTURES AND HOSES: IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH OPTIMAL FIBRE REINFORCEMENT

William Petrich
Integrated Resource Recovery Inc.
COST REDUCTION THROUGH MATERIALS RE-USE

Jerry Saxion
Excel Polymers
THE SINGLE TEST SOLUTION FOR RUBBER MIXING IN THE INDUSTRY

Rebecca Snell
REMCO Roller Equipment Mfg. Co., Inc.
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HOSE MANUFACTURING--THERMOSET AND THERMOPLASTIC

David D. Tao, Ph.D.
Zeon Chemicals LP
THE USE OF A NEW FUEL RESISTANT POLYACRYLATE TO ENHANCE THE FLUID RESISTANCE OF A NEW LOW-TEMPERATURE, EXTRUSION GRADE POLYACRYLATE


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