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Rubber, Silicone, Urethane Manufacturing Related to Molding and Rubber Rollers Applications
Expert has worked in the rubber manufacturing area for 40 years with hands on experience in rubber molding, cast urethane, mill-able gum urethane (formulas for Xerox and Pitney Bowes applications), LSR silicone, urethane spray, compression transfer and injection molding. This…
Silicone Chemistry for Sealants and Coatings; Construction Applications of Sealants
Expert has researched and compounded silicone sealants for 40 years. The work involved all known cure chemistries (alkoxy, oxime, acetoxy, amide, amine and enoloxy) applicable to silicones. His work used a wide variety of adhesion promoters and combination of adhesion…
Silicone/Silicon Processing and Applications, New Process Development
Expert has spent his career commercializing silicone/silicon products and developing new processes to make them. His experience has spanned applications of silicones in the personal care, automotive, construction, food and beverage, paper, and electronics industries. Although the bulk of Expert’s…
Lubricants, Metalworking Fluid Formulations, Fluid Maintenance and Recovery, Foam Control
Expert has studied and solved many foam problems; and formulated many silicone and non-silicone based defoamers, he found that each issue is different and the solution may be as simple as adding a foam control agent. Some instances require a…
Formulation Requirements, Rubber Moulding, Rubber Extrusion, Rubber Coextrusion
Expert has been involved in formulation and compound development with natural rubber, synthetic rubbers such as styrene - butadiene rubber, ethylene - propylene terpolymer, butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, NBR, silicone and various other elastomers. These Compounds were generally used in…
Rheology, Nanotechnology, Particulate/Multiphase Processes, Chemical Engineering.
Expert operates his contract research & development small business incorporated in 1990 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Expert's professional experience spanning over four decades in chemical engineering has focused around the broad areas of particulate/multiphase processes and rheology. Chemical engineering…
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…
Coloring, Formulating and Compounding Thermoplastics for all Processes, Rotomolding expert, materials specializing in stabilization of long life outdoor products
He has worked in or supplied the rotational molding industry since 1969. He designs and sells CNC machined research test molds to the roto industry. He has developed technology to dry color rotomolded parts without reducing the physicals and to…
Chemistry: Emulsion & Solution Polymers, Water Repellants, Wax Emulsions, Thermosetting Resins, Starch, Non-Woven binders
Expert has worked as an industrial researcher for over 30 years developing products for textiles, paper and non-wovens markets. He has worked with various types of chemistry such as wax emulsions, silicone emulsions, glyoxal resins, melamine resins, starch-based products, polyvinyl…
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…