Consulting Services in Plastics Extrusion
Over the last 47 years, I have served as a technical consultant in many
ways. I don't represent any makers of materials or equipment, so my service
is unbiased and independent. I've done some equipment
development, such as screw and die design, but mostly I work with existing
equipment, helping their users understand them better, to get the most
quality and output from them. Some examples, in addition to training personnel,
include:
- Direct problem solving -- raise production rate, reduce thickness
variation or scrap factor, find out why the product failed in service.
- Materials management -- suggest quality tests for incoming
resins and additives, scrap reduction and more economical re-use, propose
additives to improve product performance.
- New product development -- product testing, analysis of competition,
suggesting appropriate raw materials, equipment adaptations.
- Legal Services -- This is often called "expert witness" work,
but we rarely go to court as witnesses, as most cases are settled privately
without a full trial. I do not charge for initial phone conversations.
Sometimes, I am asked to read materials or visit a location on a fee-for-service
basis. In other cases, we sign an agreement: the lawyers can
name me as an expert and I agree to keep everything confidential and not
work for the other side. From then on, the work varies as all cases are different.
Most of my legal work has been for defendants in patent infringement, accidents
with extrusion machinery, and failure of extruded products.
If you would like to discuss any of the above services, or
if there is some other way I may be of help, please call or e-mail the addresses
above.
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