El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA   Telephone: (301)758-7788   E-mail: algriff@griffex.com

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I am an extrusion consultant and educator, and have been working with plastics extrusion since 1955 -- first as a technical service engineer with Union Carbide Plastics, and then independently since 1961.  I now do three things:

      1.  Extrusion education
              FREE WEB SEMINARS every two months for MODERN PLASTICS WORLDWIDE/PLASTICSTODAY.COM.
              PUBLIC ONE-DAY SEMINARS scheduled from time to time. next one in  Orange County, CA (see below #1)
              IN-HOUSE PRIVATE TRAINING SEMINARS as arranged, combined with problem-solving and other consulting if desired.
     
      2.  Author and publisher of THE PLASTICS EXTRUSION OPERATING MANUAL, now in its 21st revised edition.

      3.  Private consulting work, including help in getting started in extrusion, troubleshooting, On-Call Technical Service and legal assistance.

Please click the appropriate button to learn more about each of these things.

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THESE EVENTS COMING UP SOON!

 
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1. Live Full-Day Seminars, Introduction to Extrusion
Costa Mesa (near LA and Anaheim) CA, Friday, February 8, 2013
Houston, TX, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Gloucester, MA, Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Toronto, Canada, Thursday, April 18, 2013
This is my basic introductory course that I've taught to over 5000 people since its first session back in 1979.
Cost for the 3 in USA is $495 for one, $250 for each additional from same company, lunch included.
For questions or to register for these three, please call me at 301-758-7788 or email to algriff@griffex.com
For Toronto, contact Melissa Pacquin, Canadian Plastics, mpacquin@bizinfogroup.ca, 416-510-6833
Attendees can bring samples and questions (response in private if requested).
For content in more detail, click on Seminars button above.
It is also available on an in-plant basis in 1- and 2-day formats -- please call or email for details.


2.  My next Free 1-hour webinar, Ten (11) Key Principles of Extrusion

The practical basics that you need to know -- 2013 Edition

(the foundation of my seminars since 1980)

I've done 17 such "Extrusion Expert" sessions for www.PlasticsToday.com since early 2010 -- see list below. 
The next one is planned for March, 2013, details on this site and emailed to extrusion people worldwide when ready.

All my webinars since January 2012 are available on www.plasticstoday.com with full audio (see below)
and slides from the prior ones are provided on request.


.3.  Short Course on Plastics in the Environment for the U of California/Berkeley
First developed as an adult extension course on the Berkeley campus, it will be presented online to a much wider audience later this year -- details on this site when confirmed.  In this course, I'll provide well-known (by now) explanations of why plastics are beneficial to the environment and try to dispel misunderstandings and the plastophobia that this area (CA) has become (in)famous for.  But I will also explore the reasons why people are so ready to accept antiplastic mindsets -- fear of chemicals and big chemical companies, reluctance to accept impartial science, and more.

Past 2010-2012 Webinars
Available at no charge, go to www.Plasticstoday.com (click on Toolchest)

November 30, 2012: Go with the Flow -- Measurement & Applications
Why it is useful to know melt viscosity,
how it is measured, how to change it, and when it is misleading.

June 27, 2012: Data Acquisition in Extrusion (Get the Numbers!) 2012 Edition
Measure, record and understand the process variables
(see where you are and where you've been)
April 26, 2012: Extrusion at The NPE and SPE ANTEC in Orlando
What's new and what's big at the once-every-three-years super-show,
plus the 500+ technical papers at ANTEC

February 16, 2012: The Ten (11) Key Principles of Extrusion

The practical basics that you need to know -- 2012 Edition

(the foundation of my seminars since 1980)


For the following webinars, the Audio is no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments

December 7, 2011: Plastics in the Environment
How plastics interact with the environment: degradability, recycling, BPA, PVC, bagbanning and plastophobia.

August 17, 2011: Plastics Chemistry for Non-Chemists
Simple explanation, good for people who work with plastics, an antidote to plastophobia and chemophobia


June 15, 2011: Economics of Extrusion
The components of manufacturing cost & make-or-buy decisions

April 13, 2011: The Ten (11) Key Principles of Extrusion

The practical basics that you need to know -- 2011 Edition

(the foundation of my seminars since 1980)

March 2, 2011: Show Us the Green
Bioplastics for extruders (and others)
(Photo-Degradable, Bio-Degradable, Bio-sourced, Compostable, Carbon Footprint & Global Warming)

November 17, 2010: Extrusion at K-10
What's new and what's big at the Biggest Plastics Show on Earth
(Dusseldorf, Germany, Oct 27-Nov 3, 2010)
August 18, 2010: It Ain't Necessarily So
Some new perspective on old beliefs in extrusion
(screw design, power needs, wear, scrap, speed, the "profile," and more)


June 16, 2010: DO Monkey with the Formulation
What you can do to rescue failing formulations and make good ones even better
(additives that are added by the processors)

April 14, 2010: The Ten (11) Key Principles of Extrusion

The practical basics that you need to know

(the foundation of my seminars since 1980)

February 24, 2010: Between the Screw and the Die
Conditioning the melt between barrel and die
(screening, mixing, pumping, more)

January 20, 2010: Data Acquisition in Extrusion (Get the Numbers!)
Measure, record and understand the process variables

(see where you are and where you've been)



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