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Food Engineer—Extrusion
Accomplished, versatile engineer with over thirty-five years of experience in the food industry. Background leans heavily toward twin- and single-screw extrusion of cereal grains, but have also worked in liquid processing, including sugar slurries, salad dressing, and tomato products. Excellent…
Food Extrusion, Grain Processing, Breakfast Cereal, Snacks, and Process Development
Expert has worked with extruders throughout his entire career of 32 years in the food industry and academia. He has touched many aspects of extrusion cooking, from using a twin screw extruder as a reactor for the chemical derivatization of…
Silicone Molding Process Development, Silicone tooling, Silicone Sheeting, Silicone Extrusion, Silicone Dipping, and Silicone Molding Troubleshooting
Since 1985, Expert has been using various types of liquid silicone materials, two-part cure material, one-part cure material, and RTV. He also has extensive experience with different injection molding machines and developed injection molding processes associated with coining, venting, and…
Extrusion Coating and Laminating; Barrier Packaging
Expert was the previous owner of his eponymous independent converter of polyethylene coated and film laminated paperboard. Processes included high barrier co-extrusions. Expert was responsible for overseeing construction of two Greenfield plant start-ups (including machinery purchases and upgrades) with a…
Plastics Processes: Extrusion, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Structural Foam Molding, and Training
Expert F Expert has over 55 years of plastics processing experience. His main focus has been extrusion processes using extruders -- twin or single screw -- for compounding, film, sheet, and profile. He has extensive experience with feed screw design…
Blown Film Process, Extrusion Coating Process & HDPE Non Pressure Pipe Process, Bubble Wrap Process
Expert has 13 years experience in wide width hot melt and asphalt laminating, using doctor blades with roll to roll metering on paper and film substrates. Expert has 15 years of experience in Blown film materials worked with LDPE, LLDPE,…
Plastic Film, Stretch Film, Cling Film, Plastics Extrusion, Plastics Forming, Polymer Science
Expert is a Chemical Engineer with 30 years experience in the plastics industry. He is an accomplished plastics extrusion, forming, testing, and end-use engineer. His expertise in extrusion process/product engineering includes a thorough understanding of polymer chemistry and how it…
Rubber Molding Processes. Flocking and Post Flocking Rubber Processes. Extrusion Rubber Processes
He has enjoyed a progressively responsible engineering carrier for top Multinational companies working for the automotive Industry . He is experienced in all phases of new products development and implementation, from conception to production stages. In addition, he has served…
Ceramic Technology, Professional Support on Ceramic Processes by Pressing and Extrusion
- Fast drying/firing extrusion processes - Dry-pressed floor and wall tiles - Production auditing and optimization - Problem solving - Raw materials investigation and exploiting - Product’s innovation - Organize and manage any ceramic manufacturing process, either by pressing or…
Flexible Packaging Materials; Film Extrusion, Extrusion Lamination, Food Packaging, and Food Packaging Safety
Fellow, Society of Plastics Engineers Inductee, Packaging Hall of Fame Expert has spent over 35 years in the development and application of functional materials for a variety of packaging and non-packaging applications (process and platforms). He has developed various multi-layered…