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Technical Textiles, Erosion
FABRIC; TECHNICAL TEXTILES. Expert has 30 years of experience in the design, purchase, manufacture, testing, marketing, and sales of technical fabrics used in a range of industries, including airbags, coated and laminated products, and mechanical rubber goods (MRG). He has…
Pulping and Papermaking
PAPERMAKING; PAPER TESTING; PAPER PROPERTY; PAPER QUALITY CONTROL. Because of his experience in a kraft mill and later in research and development, Expert has gained expertise in identifying tests to find and correct many problems occurring in papermaking operations. He…
Food Product Formulation
Expert has co-developed and used fat mimetics in a wide variety of food products, specifically dairy, snack, and bakery products. He also has experience with foods such as frozen deserts, convenience foods, prepared foods, salad dressings, fillings, and dips. Expert…
Tribology, Wear, Coatings, Materials Selection, Materials Testing, Computer Modeling, Lubrication
Expert has experience with numerous types of abrasive wear problems, including the design of optimal surface topography to minimize abrasive wear. This includes surface design, wear testing, and the use of coatings in abrasive wear environments to enhance system life…
Wood Design, Wood Performance
WOOD. Expert is an expert on wood, how it grows, is processed, and used. He studies the ecology of trees including tree growth, structure, and property relationships. Expert is an authority on the philosophy and economics of tree use as…
Chemical Engineering; Pulp & Paper Engineering
Expert (pronounced "Shay") has over 30 years of combined academic and industry R & D experience in the chemical and pulp and paper industries. He has worked in production capacity expansion, cost reduction, new process design, product development, mathematical modeling,…
Materials Processing
SIZE REDUCTION OF SOLIDS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION). Expert (prefers "Expert") has spent a significant portion of his career in size reduction technology, chiefly involving himself with the identification, selection, and qualification of crushing, grinding, and milling processes. He has developed processes…