TopCon 2014 Advance.ppt

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. Identify EACH representative in the format shown here, using copies of this form or equivalent.

2 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. Registrations are offered to full-time students and emeritus members at deep discounts.

3 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.)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.

6 Properties and Processing CharacteristicsBruce LawreyBayerEnergy Management in ThermoplasticElastomersLaurent MillierPolyOne / GLST hursday AfternoonSession 6: TPE Advances (cont.)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.

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 TOPCON5:00 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).

8 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. 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