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Printing Inks, Printing Technology, Coatings, Adhesive Chemistry and Adhesive Applications, Radiation curing – UV, Electron Beam, LED
MS in Printing Technology from Printing University, Moscow (with honor). 39 years of involvement in practically every existing printing process - Lithography, Flexography, Screen, Gravure and digital (non-impact). An author of multiple patents, claiming novel and improved printing processes. PhD…
InkJet, Inks, Packaging, Graphic Arts, Raw Materials, Printing Processes, Packaging for Food, Printing Problems, Problems with Packaging, Synthesis, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Dispersion
Expert has been active in inks and coatings, advanced materials, and medicinal chemistry for over 25 years. His lab develops novel chemistries and invents products people touch every day. Expert also specializes in formulation, synthesis, separation, and identification of natural…
Adhesives, Polymer Nanocomposites, Plastics, Biomaterials
Expert wrote his Ph.D. research in the area of thermosetting composite and rubbery materials. After graduation he began work with National Starch and Chemical Company in specialty pressure-sensitive adhesives and moved then to Integra Life Sciences in collagen-based regenerative biomaterials.…
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…
Polymer Design and Synthesis, Coating Formulation, Defect Analysis, Process Improvement
Expert in Formulating, Applying, Curing, and Troubleshooting Coatings for Ophthalmic Lenses, as well as Other Transparent or Polymeric Articles Chemistry With over 25 years of industrial experience, Expert, a degreed chemist, is an authority on the materials, equipment, and processing…
Printing, Printing Inks, Printing for Packaging, Publication, Commercial and Digital Printing
Black ink is one of the largest types of ink used within the printing industry. Consequently expert has worked on many projects dealing with black inks and examples include improved manufacturing processes, improved printing properties (usually related to rheology) improved…
Adhesive Consulting, Formulating, & Research in Structural, PSA, Hot Melt, Epoxy, Urethane, & Wood
Expert D. Expert has done adhesive failure analysis projects in connection with establishing cause in litigation cases or in research and production problems. For example, a wood millwork manufacturer claimed an adhesive was faulty, resulting in customer loss and damages.…
Polymer Coating Technologies
Expert has designed numerous formulations serving commercial and industrial coating needs. Expert has experience in the development of coating products for graphic arts, inks, paints, lacquers, elastomerics, adhesives, chemically resistant coatings, decorative coatings, photosensitive coatings, anti-corrosive, and abrasive coatings. The…
UV Curing Technology & Application
He was involved in one of the first successful production applications of UV curing. After consulting on over 100 successful startups, he has been exposed to nearly all the problems and challenges of operating UV curing lines. Expert has developed…
Organic Coatings: Comprehensive Knowledge of the Theory and Practice
COATINGS; LIQUID COATINGS; POLYMER COATINGS. Expert has over 40 years of research, development, and teaching experience in coating technology. He was trained as an organic chemist but switched to synthetic polymer chemistry early in his career. While his experience in…