2010

— Vital Technologies for Business Success in Changing Global Market

April 12-14
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk - Group Booking Code: ML9
San Antonio, Texas

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

MONDAY, April 12, 2010

Session 1: Advances in LSR Molding
Moderator: Gregory Dull, Wacker Chemical Corp

Session 2: Emerging Molding Technologies
Moderator: David Nolan, Foboha USA

Session 3: Specialty Materials Molding
Moderator: Amos Golovoy, AG Research

TUESDAY, April 13, 2010

Session 4: Energy, Sustainability and Green Molding
Moderator: Uwe Haupt, Arburg

Session 5: New Developments in Micromolding
Moderator: Rob Neilley, Injection Molding Magazine

WORKSHOP: Energy Management in Plastics Processing
Instructor: Dr. Robin Kent

WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2010

Session 6: Medical Devices & Specialty Molding
Moderator: Tim Erwin, Spectrum Plastics Group


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CONFERENCE AGENDA

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

7:30-9pm Check-in and Welcome Reception

Monday, April 12, 2010

8:00am: Continental Breakfast and Check-in

8:30am: Opening Remarks – Amos Golovoy, Conference Chairman

8:40am: THE BUSINESS CORNER: Business Dynamics in a Dynamic Economy – Jeff Mengel, Plante Moran

Session 1:	ADVANCES IN LSR MOLDING
Moderator: Gregory Dull, Wacker Chemical Corp
9:30am	LSR Fundamentals for Plastic Molders Scott Richardson, Wacker Chemical Corp
10:00am	LSR Tooling at It's Best... Kurt Manigatter, President, ELMET Elastomere Produktions
10:30am	COFFEE BREAK
11:00am	In-Cavity Instrumentation for LSR Applications Troy Smith, Roembke Co.
11:30am	Selecting the Correct Machine for LSR and Two Component Applications Steve Broadbent, LSR/ELAST Project Engineer, Engel Machinery
12:00pm	Molding Techniques for Combining Plastics and Silicone Materials Mark Hammond, General Manager, GW Silicones and Larry Bell, VP Business Development, GW Plastics
12:30pm	LUNCH BREAK

Session 2:	EMERGING MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES
Moderator: David Nolan, Foboha USA
2:00pm	Directcoating & Directskinning in Injection Molding: An Innovative Process for High-Quality Decorative Surfaces William Thorne, Sr. Process Development Engineer, Bayer Material Science
2:30pm	Changing the Game of High Speed Molding Joachim Kragl, Director Advanced Injection Molding Systems & Processing, ENGEL Machinery Inc.
3:00pm	Multivariate Quality Control Dan Hazen, MKS Instruments, Stephen Johnston, and David Kazmer, Univ. Mass. Lowell
3:30pm	Development Through Production: Rheological Control Strategies for Reducing Waste and Time-to-Market David M. Rose, Technical Sales Manager, Beaumont Technologies, Inc.
4:00pm	COFFEE BREAK

Session 3:	SPECIALTY MATERIALS MOLDING
Moderator: Amos Golovoy, Conference Chairman
4:30pm	Injection Molding and Applications of Biopolymers Salvador Ortega, NatureWorks
5:00pm	Injection Molding Liquid Crystal Polymers: The Process and Mold Design Cory Pierson, Technical Service Engineer, Ticona Engineering Polymers
5:30pm	Injection Moldable Metal Alloys James D. Miller, Product Manager, Cool Polymers, Inc.
6:00pm	Cheese & Wine Reception

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

8:00am Continental Breakfast

Session 4:	ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN MOLDING
Moderator: Uwe Haupt, Arburg
8:30am	Keynote Lecture: Energy Management in Plastics Processing – A Practical Boot Camp for Molders Dr. Robin Kent, Managing Director, Tangram Technology
9:00am	Energy Management of a Molding Facility Juergen Giesow, Arburg
9:30am	The Future of Energy and the Smart Grid in Plastic Molding Tim Stojka, Agentis Energy
10:00am	The Economic Opportunities of Sustainable Molding Bob Bechtold, Harbec Plastics
10:30am	COFFEE BREAK

Session 5:	NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MICROMOLDING
Moderator: Rob Neilley, Injection Molding Magazine
11:00am	Advances in Micromolding Technology Uwe Haupt, Arburg GmbH
12:00pm	The Creation and Production of Micro Molded Micro Fluidic Components Stu Kaplan, Makuta Technics, Inc.
12:30pm	LUNCH BREAK

WORKSHOP:

Energy Management in Plastics Processing

Instructor: Dr. Robin Kent

2-6pm

Energy management is often seen as a difficult, expensive exercise that has little or no bearing on practical production. Many managers consider it a fixed and uncontrollable overhead and give it a low priority. In fact, energy efficiency is variable and controllable and reducing energy use can be a key contributor to good productivity. It costs very little to start managing and reducing energy usage. Companies can realize huge savings with little or no additional expenditure.

This 4 hour Workshop covers all the basics of energy management for plastics processors:

Management
Monitoring and targeting
Services
Processing methods - injection molding, extrusion & blow moulding
Operations

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

8:00am Continental Breakfast

Session 6:	MEDICAL DEVICES & SPECIALTY MOLDING
Moderator: Tim Erwin, Spectrum Plastics Group
8:30am	The Business of Medical Molding John Berg, Director of Marketing, MGS Mfg. Group
9:00am	Medical Device Automation: Heading from Batch to In-Line Taras Konowal, President, Waldorf Technik, Inc.
9:30am	Medical Molding: Revalidation of Injection Molding Processes Using Universal Setup Data Bob Reese, RJG, Inc.
10:00am	Mold Validation in the Medical Industry Anand Agrawal, Supervisor Process Engineering, Medical Technologies & Services, and Mike Bailey, Senior Process Engineer, Carefusion
10:30am	COFFEE BREAK
11:00am	The Business of Packaging Molding Bob Bordignon, Director of Business Development, MGS Mfg. Group.
11:30am	Using Decorative Film Laminates and In-Mold Decoration as a Cost-Effective and Environmetally Friendlier Alternative to Traditional Plastics Coating Methods Len Poole, Technical Sales Manager, Soliant, a division of AkzoNobel
12:00pm	In-Mold Atmopheric Plasma for Joining Incompatible Plastics Together Nick Rollick, Plasmatreat USA
12:30pm	CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT

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