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Coatings, Finishing and Applications
In finishing one must first understand that there are an infinite number of variables involved to obtain a successful result. The first set of variables come with the substrate (product being finished: i.e. wood, metal, plastic or glass). When an…
Thermosetting Polymers, Product Development Process, New Business Development
Expert is a nationally recognized authority in thermosetting polymers. He has developed a fundamental understanding of thermosetting polymers including detailed experience in the rheology of curing systems (chemorheology), cure kinetics, physical property measurements, dielectric measurements of curing, and process development.…
Vacuum and Electrochemical Based Surface Treatment, Management, Production and Development
Expert has over the most recent years been the lead on development of : filtered arc equipment, ta-C coatings produced in filtered arc equipment, application development for ta-C films, IP covering equipment, coatings and applications -and holds several patents in…
Photopolymers, Flexography, UV Cure Coatings, 3D Additive Manufacturing
Expert has over 20 years of experience in the area of photopolymers and radiation cure systems especially Flexography. He has 20 U.S. and 40+ PCT patents dealing with photocuring and photopolymerization in the area of Flexography. His experience in this…
IC Substrate Manufacturing, Chemical Vapor Deposition, Phenomenological Thermodynamic Modeling
Expert owned the copper plating process module at Intel's Assembly Test Technology Development site for ~2 years, focusing on plating deposition process, plating solution chemistry, plating equipment and thickness uniformity control as pertaining to IC substrate manufacturing. He interfaced with…
Silicones, Self-Adhesive Tape & Label Industry
Expert's primary expertise is in the application of silicone release coatings for the manufacture of self-adhesive tapes and labels, which includes formulation, handling, coating, drying, finished product and problem analysis, operator training and final product assessment. Expert's secondary expertise is…
Semiconductor Assembly and General Technology Management
Expert has worked in Assembly Technology since 1977 at such leading companies as Intel and Orient Semiconductor. During the last 30 years, he has amassed a great deal of hands on experience with the interaction of the wafer fabrication process…
Polymer Chemistry, Optical Polymers, Organic Chemistry
Acrylic resins or "acrylics" as they are more commonly known in the trade, are dominated by a relatively few number of molecules such as butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate. However by esterifying acrylic or methacrylic acid it is possible to…
Flexible Packaging Processes: Rotogravure Printing, Extrusion Coating/Lamianting, Dry Bond
He has experience developing flexible packaging materials utilizing cold seals as sealants. His primary experience is in candy wrappers. He developed simplistic methods for assuring cold seal registration during production runs. He has developed flexible packaing laminations for food and…
Surface Engineering, Diamond like hard coating, material science, Medical device, hard disk
Most of Expert's scientific career has been devoted to the development of surface modification and thin film deposition technologies, including plasma nitriding, plasma carbonization, boriding, chromizing, cathodic arc, filtered cathodic arc, pulsed laser ablation, magnetron sputtering, pulsed mid-frequency dc magnetron…