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Polymers, Plastics, Composites, Plastic Pipe, Composite Pipe, and Failure Analysis
Throughout his 41-plus-year career experience in the plastics industry, Expert has worked in research and development, product development, technical services, application development, failure analysis, sales, marketing, market development, business development, R&D management, small business unit management, trade association management and…
Plastics Processes: Extrusion, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Structural Foam Molding, and Training
Expert F Expert has over 55 years of plastics processing experience. His main focus has been extrusion processes using extruders -- twin or single screw -- for compounding, film, sheet, and profile. He has extensive experience with feed screw design…
Plastic Film, Stretch Film, Cling Film, Plastics Extrusion, Plastics Forming, Polymer Science
Expert is a Chemical Engineer with 30 years experience in the plastics industry. He is an accomplished plastics extrusion, forming, testing, and end-use engineer. His expertise in extrusion process/product engineering includes a thorough understanding of polymer chemistry and how it…
Product Development and Manufacturing Technology Transfer in Composite Materials for Industrial, Biotech and Medical Devices
Expert's principal expertise lies in conducting original research, development, and evaluation of alternative process capabilities, in support of new product development. His work has typically led to the establishment of new manufacturing platforms for a variety of material science-oriented businesses…
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…
Polymer and Plastic Rheology, Polymer and Plastics Processing, Plastic Molding Processes
Capillary rheometry has been central to his research efforts in the area of polymer rheology and processing. It has been used many times in his lab to mimic polymer extrusion of various polymers and plastic compounds. Capillary rheometry has been…
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…
Polymer Processing and Product Development (Films, Fibers, Nanofibers, Nanocomposites)
PROCESS/STRUCTURE/PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS Expert has extensive experience and recognized accomplishments in process/structure/property relationships in polymers, especially processes involving polymer orientation and crystallization. Polymers in which he has primary experience include polyesters (PET, PEN, PBT, PTT, PLA), polyamides (PA6, PA66), and polyolefins…
Blown Film Coextrusion, Corona Treatment, Sheet Extrusion, Bag Making, Food Packaging, Distillation
Expert graduated from Universidad of Trujillo – Peru in 1972. Just after that, he was hired by Nissan Motor Company to perform as a supervision engineer for the car painting section. Here, he developed technical skills related to formulation of…
Plastics/Polymers, Design with Plastics, Plastics Failure, Plastics Processing, Patents/IP
Has done research in compression molding of SMC, GMT, BMC, LFT, etc. for over 20 years. Has given several seminars on compression molding. Has done research on curing thermosetting polymers for two decades. Has published several papers on this topic…