A seminar on rubber compounding and mixing will take place Nov. 17-19 at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
The program is intended as an update on developments in compounding and mixing technology, procedures and equipment for people in the rubber industry. It also will serve as a primer for those who want to understand the current state of the art.
Rubber industry personnel in research, production, technical service or sales are expected to attend, along with people from customer companies that specify rubber. Peter S. Johnson, processing consultant from Sarnia, Ontario, and Richard F. Grossman, technical director of the Halstab stabilizers division of Hammond Group Inc., will speak at the seminar.
For more information, call 800-222-3623; fax 800-399-4896.
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