TopCon 2014 Advance.ppt - Ohio Rubber Group

1 Society of Plastics EngineersAkron Section250 S. Forge StreetAkron, OH 44325-0301 Thermoplastic Elastomers11thTopical Conference It is preferred to use SPE s on-line service ( ). If not feasible, please submit this form with all exhibitor and sponsor representa-tives identified in the next Registration:Submit this form or copy for EACH person registering. Mailed advance registration must include full payment and be postmarked by August 29, 2014. Circle your status and the $ $ Member* or Student* Charge*Includes first year SPE dues worth $144 ($31 for students)Please charge my credit card (right)My check is included for $_____Display Table or Sponsorship Reservations:These MUST include full payment and be postmarked or received on-line by August 8, 2014.

2 Identify EACH representative in the format shown here, using copies of this form or equivalent. Sponsors are appreciated and will be well recognized. For information about advertising and promotion we can provide, contact Kevin or 330-490-4743)1 Gold Sponsor$3,000(with 4 free full conference registrations)1 Premier Sponsor$2,600(with 3 free full conference registrations)2 Lunch Sponsors (2 registrants each)$2,100 Tuesday Mixer (2 registrants)$1,800 Wednesday Reception (2 registrants)$2,1004 Coffee Breaks (1 registrant each)$750 Exhibitor s Display Table -One 4x8 drapedtable with access to electrical outlet$600 With 1 registrant$900 With 2 registrants$1,100 Full-fee registrations include admission to all sessions, display exhibit areas, two lunches with keynote speakers and proceedings in CD format.

3 Registrations are offered to full-time students and emeritus members at deep discounts. Journalists with proper press credentials are invited to visit all areas and encourage nonmembers to join, SPE and the Akron Section offer a combination of TopCon registration with SPE dues for one full year plus membership application handling fees. Those fees and dues for the first year are worth $ checks payable to TPE TopCon 2014 Mail checks and forms to:Society of Plastics Engineers TopCon 2014 Sue Wojnicki13 Church Hill RoadNewtown, CT 06470 USAR egistration IdentificationName as it is to appear on badgeCompanyWork AddressCity State ZipWork Phone Work Faxe-mailTOPCON 2014 September 16 18, 2014 Advance ProgramandRegistrationBuilding New BondsExpanding Markets, Materials & ApplicationsCo-Chairs.

4 Mark Berard Blasius Malpass (Akron by theSociety of Plastics Engineers,Thermoplastic Elastomers SIGand The Akron Section SPEat the Hilton Akron-Fairlawn3180 West Market StreetAkron, Ohio 44333 Registration and Fee InformationVISA, MC, AmEx Credit Cards AcceptedCard # (Circle the brand above) Code (from back)Credit Card users may register at fax to more information, contact Sue Wojnickiat 203-740-5420 or MorningSession 1: MarketingGlobal TPEs: New Technology, Regional Market Shifts and CommoditizationRobert EllerRobert Eller Associates LLCHow d They Do It? How Leading TPE Suppliers Grew Their Businesses and What You Can Learn From ThemMartin PottleMartin ThomasSession 2: DesignDesign Considerations for Multimaterial Moldingof Thermoplastic ElastomersChris AlibozekGW PlasticsNext Generation Experimentation andOptimization Software StrategiesNina ViscontiQuantiswebState of the Art in Virtual Prototyping forExtruded and Co-Extruded PartsHossam MetwallyANSYS 3: Structural ApplicationsFire Resistant Shakes and SidingTom KennedyChemical Innovative SolutionsTPEs in Building, Environmental TechnicalTextile ApplicationsSteve SeinerCooleyWednesday AfternoonSession 4.)

5 Additive TechnologiesUse of Pyrolysis GC-MS for the Optimisation of Stabilisers in SEBS-compoundsDagmar KopplerAllodUse of CDI Stabilizers in TPEsDon StengelRhein ChemieEsters Plasticizers for Thermoplastic ElastomersPerformance EnhancementStephen RourkeHallstarSolid Phase Grafting-The Way to HighPerformance Modified PolymersDan BergBYK ChemieTailoring Dispersant Chemistries to Maximize Properties of Specific Filler-Elastomer CombinationsBill DoughertyTotalNew Development of Montmorillonite Nanoclayand Use as Additives in PlasticsTie LanNanocorReactive Extrusion: Opportunity for Improved Performance Products and Manufacturing ProductivityPaul AndersenCoperionWednesday Afternoon (cont.)

6 Session 4: Additive Technologies (cont.)A New Low Viscosity, Elastic SEBS Block Copolymer for Compounding and Elastic Fabric ApplicationsJohn FloodKraton PolymersThursday MorningSession 5: Eco ElastomersEco-flex* RTPV Recycled Rubber Based Thermoplastic Elastomer - An Unusual Opportunity to Cut CostEdgar GonzalezSynesis Biodegradable Elastomeric CompoundsStan DudekCD PolyTekProduction of TPE Sheets from Devulcanized EPDM Rubber and Polypropylene Blends on a Twin Screw Extruder Prashant MutyalaUniversity of WaterlooSession 6: TPE AdvancesElastomeric Cyclic Olefin CopolymersPaul TatarkaTopasModified PEBA for Direct Adhesion to EFEPS abine FlemingEvonikHigh Modulus Thermoplastic Polyurethanes: Properties and Processing CharacteristicsBruce LawreyBayerEnergy Management in ThermoplasticElastomersLaurent MillierPolyOne / GLST hursday AfternoonSession 6: TPE Advances (cont.)

7 Clearly Flexible Olefin Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE-O)Juan TuberquiaDowThermoplastic Polyurethane solutions for Antistatic ApplicationsMark KujawskiBASF Thermoplastic Elastomers with Shape Memory EffectLiang XuPolyOne / GLSTPU Compounds with ThermoplasticsMihai ManitiuBASF Review of Zythane TPU TechnologyRoger HuarngAlliance PolymersHeat Aging Performance and Chemical Resis-tance of New Low Density and Low Hardness Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomers (TPC-ETs)Mukul KaushikCelaneseTuesday, September 16On-site Registration3:00 pm to 6:00 pmSet Up DisplaysNoonDisplays Open5:00 pm to 7:30 pmWelcome Mixer5:00 pm to 7:00 pmWednesday, September 17 Speaker s Meeting7:30 am to 7:45 amOn-site Registration7:30 am to 2:00 pmWelcome Remarks7:45 amDisplays Open8:00 am to 7:30 pmTech Sessions am8:00 am to 11:50 amLunch11:50 am to 1:15 pmTech Sessions pm1:15 to 5:30 pmReception (wine/cheese) 5:30 to 7:30 pmSIG Board Meeting6:30 pmThursday, September 18 Speaker s Meeting7:30 am to 7:45 amOn-site Registration7:45 am to NoonDisplays Open8:00 am to 5:00 pmTech Sessions am8:00 am to 11:50 amLunch11:50 am to 1:15 pmTech Sessions pm1:15 pm to 4:30 pmAdjourn TOPCON5.

8 00 pmKeynote Address - LunchWednesdayRene Polin, Balance Product Development Design and Branding Building Lasting Relationships with Your Customers ThursdayMark Herrema, Newlight Technologies AirCarbon: From Concept to Commerciali-zation Advance Technical ProgramHotel reservations can be made on-line via ourSPE Registration site, or by contacting the AkronHilton (phone 800-525-2419, 330-867-5000 / fax330-867-1648). Special rates are available untilAugust 25 using the password Sept 16 . Refer to the SPE TopCon if contacting the Hilton is between the Cleveland HopkinsAirport and the Akron-Canton Airport, about ahalf hour drive from each.

9 From Hopkins, exitI71 to OH18; from Cleveland, exit I77 to Ghent Rd.; from Akron or Akron-Canton Airport, exit onto Miller Rd. A map is shown can accept cancellation of attendance andexhibitor registration and make a full refund only until August 29, 2014; no refund can be made after that date. The hotel also will make a full refund for a room cancellation received by August 24; after that date you will forfeit one day s room ReservationConference ScheduleCancellationSee Websites for