Plastics Extrusion Seminars

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 -- SEE BELOW
          PUBLIC ONE-DAY SEMINARS scheduled from time to time. next ones in Dan Francisco/Chicago/Central Wisconsin (see below)
            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.

THESE EVENTS COMING UP SOON!

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1. Live Full-Day Seminars, Introduction to Extrusion
Chicago Area (Schaumburg), April 25, 2012
Central Wisconsin (Fond du Lac), April 27, 2012

This is my basic introductory course that I've taught to over 5000 people since its first session back in 1979.
It will be really up-to-date, as I'll have just come back from the NPE Plastics Exhibition in Orlando, as well as the colocated SPE Annual Technical Conference, and will devote some time to the latest extrusion news from those events.
Cost is $495 for one, $250 for each additional from same company, lunch included.
Attendees can bring samples and questions (response in private if requested).
For content in more detail, click on Seminars button above.

2. My next Free 1-hour webinar --
(the 15th in my www.PlasticsToday.com Extrusion Expert series)

Extrusion at The National Plastics Exhibition (NPE) and SPE Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC)
2 PM (Eastern US), Thursday, April 26, 2012
What's new and what's big at the once-every-three-years super-show,
plus the 500+ technical papers at ANTEC
(both in Orlando, Florida, April 1-5, 2012)

hosted by WWW.PLASTICSTODAY.COM, MODERN PLASTICS WORLDWIDE and UBM CANON COMMUNICATIONS

Registration link

http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=414387&s=1&k=2C117E800428529D260ECB0A0FF40057&partnerref=grfxlnk

If you have any questions, please email or call me at the numbers above.

Past 2010-2012 Webinars

Archived by Modern Plastics Worldwide, available at no charge, go to www.Plasticstoday.com (click on Toolchest)

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)

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

October 13, 2011: 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.

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)
Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments

(Photo-Degradable, Bio-Degradable, Bio-sourced, Compostable, Carbon Footprint & Global Warming)

November 17, 2010: Extrusion at K-10
Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments
What's new and what's big at the Biggest Plastics Show on Earth
(Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct 27-Nov 3, 2010)

August 18, 2010: It Ain't Necessarily So
Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments
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
Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments
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

Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- repeated April 13, 2011 and Feb 16, 2012 (see above)
The practical basics that you need to know

(the foundation of my seminars since 1980)

February 24, 2010: Between the Screw and the Die
Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments
Conditioning the melt between barrel and die
(screening, mixing, pumping, more)

January 20, 2010: Data Acquisition in Extrusion (Get the Numbers!)
Audio no longer archived (over a year later) -- contact me for slides and comments

Measure, record and understand the process variables

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

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