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Rubber, Polymeric Materials, Design, Testing, Production Evaluation, Processing
Expert joined the rubber industry in 1969 after he graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with a B.S. Degree in Plastics Engineering. He has held various positions throughout his career involving laboratory management, compound design, process evaluation, process and…
Equipment Design and Manufacturing Processes: Automated Machine, ATEX-CENELEC, and ISO Compliance
Expert managed and created the design and build of multiple machines and units used for paper converting, printing, plastics manufacture, packaging, food processing, aircraft components, vision inspection and material handling. He supervised electro/ mechanical design department, composed of engineers, designers,…
Analytical Science: Elastomers, Plastics, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, and Transformer Oil
Expert has worked the field of analytical chemistry for over 30 years. His PhD thesis was on phosphorus NMR as a trace analytical tool. He joined Goodyear and both developed analytical methods mainly using HPLC and GC and after 6…
Plastics and Medical Device Development, Plastics Processing, Material, Tooling, Failure Analysis
Expert is a huge proponent of concurrent engineering practices. He has helped numerous companies by helping them implement principles of concurrent engineering which requires all the departments from marketing to manufacturing and assembly to work together right from the inception…
Rubber Compounding, Compression, Vacuum and Injection Molding, Rubber Extrusion, Elastomer Selection, Nanoaditives for Rubber Application
Expert's comprehensive experience involves: Definition of the correct compression molding procedure. Production of rubber compound, or its adaptations to that one already known, to meet the process requirements, less energy consumption and better productivity. He also knows systems of flash…
Applied Rubber Technology, Design of Experiments, and Training in Both
The primary rubber-forming process he works in is molding, including compression, transfer, and injection methods. His experience with molded products is broad, including automotive weather strip, milking inflations, various types of vibration mounts, seals, diaphragms, aerospace components, vehicle tracks, and…
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.…
Silicone, RTV Rubber
ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING (RTV) RUBBER; SILICONE ELASTOMER. Expert spent a significant portion of his career in the area of silicone RTVs. He has applied his expertise in developing new processes, test techniques, and troubleshooting manufacturing systems. His work has led…