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Advances in Extrusion Conference
Hosted by Plastics Technology Magazine, the Advances in Extrusion Conference will be held at the New Orleans Marriott.  Last year’s conference was a huge success, attracting more than 300 attendees! The program will include following topics:

  • Economic forecast for extrusion
  • Resin pricing
  • Extruder design trends
  • Screw design
  • Additives (olefin, vinyl focus)
  • Nanocomposites (nano-nylons)
  • Wood flour update
  • Biopolymers
  • Materials handling and conditioning (blending, drying, feeding)
  • Gear pumps/screen changers
  • Olefins update
  • Vinyl update
  • Polystyrene update
  • Foaming (physical blowing agents and CBA’s)
  • Coextrusion

Break-out sessions on Day 2 will include the following topics:

Blown and cast film

  • Technical trends in blown and cast
  • Blown film die, cooling and downstream update
  • Cast film die, cooling and downstream update
  • Process control tools for blown and cast
  • Gauging and advanced control techniques

Pipe, profile tubing

  • Technical trends in pipe and profile extrusion
  • Technical trends in medical tubing
  • Tooling for pipe, profiles and tubing
  • Downstream sizing and cutting

Sheet

  • Technical trends in packaging and sheet
  • Sheet die, cooling and downstream update
  • Processing control tools for sheet
  • Gauging and advanced control techniques

Compounding

  • Choices in compounding extruders
  • Update on feeding technology
  • Pelletizing technologies and techniques
  • High-torque, high speed, high output compounding
  • In-line compounding/direct extrusion
Cost to register: $820 before Nov. 3, 2008, $920 after this date. To register or to be placed on a list to receive the final program contact: Melissa Lynch, Event Coordinator, Polymer Process Communications, Ph: 908/604-4213, E-mail: ppc@eclipse.net.

To submit an abstract contact:  Jim Callari, Publisher and Technical Chairman, Plastics Technology Magazine, Ph: 646/827-4848 x7101, E-mail: jcallari@ptonline.com (abstracts will be accepted until June 20, 2008)

Corporate sponsorships/tabletop displays:  A limited number of corporate sponsorships are available for only $1500.  For additional information contact: Melissa Lynch, Event Coordinator, Polymer Process Communications, Ph: 908/604-4213, E-mail: ppc@eclipse.net

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