Monday, May 5, 2008 Session M5 Extrusion Division - Single Screw Moderator: Stephen Derezinski

8:00 AM - Keynote
The Three B's In Plastics!
Tim Womer, Xaloy

8:30 AM - #0001
The Accuracy Of Standard Drag Flow And Pressure Gradient Calculations For Single-Screw Extruders
Mark Spalding, Dow Chemical Company

9:00 AM - #0828
Prediction Of Melt Temperature Rise In Single-Screw Pump Extruders
Greg Campbell, Clarkson University

9:30 AM - #0873
Novel Single Screw Elongational Compounder For Thermally Sensitive Materials
Keith Luker, Randcastle Extrusion Systems, Inc.

10:00 AM - #0867
Single Screw Design Optimization For Fuel Line Barrier Layer Material
Dietmar Perdikoulias, TI Automotive

10:30 AM - #0010
Determination Of Temperature Of The Screw
Hoang Pham, The Dow Chemical Company

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Monday, May 5, 2008 Session M6 Extrusion Division - Twin Screw Moderator: Mike Puhalla

8:00 AM - Keynote
The Evolution Of High Speed And High Energy Input Twin Screw Extruders
Bill Thiele, Leistritz

8:30 AM - #0795
Determination Of Screw Characteristics In Closely Intermeshing Counter-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder
Qibo Jiang, University of Akron

9:00 AM - #0394
Simulation Of Distributive And Dispersive Mixing In A Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruder
Laibin Cong, Michigan Tech University

9:30 AM - #0146
Scale-Up Calculations For Reactive Extrusion Operations
Estanislao Ortiz-Rodriguez, University of Waterloo

10:00 AM - #0711
Analysis Of Compounding Performance Of Various Types Of Continuous Extrusion Equipment For Highly-Filled Polypropylene Composites
Eung Kyu Kim, The Dow Chemical Company

10:30 AM - #0010
Non-Isothermal Simulation Of The Flow In Co-Rotating And Counter-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruders Using Mesh Partitioning Technique
Mahesh Gupta, Michigan Tech University, Plastic Flow, LLC

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Monday, May 5, 2008 Session M23 Extrusion Division - Dies Moderator: Mahesh Gupta

1:30 PM - #0959
Polypropylene Foam Pressure Drop Fundamentals
Kurt Koppi, The Dow Chemical Company

2:00 PM - #0349
Analysis Of Metallocene Based LLDPE Flow With Respect To Die Drool Phenomenon By Using FEM And Flow Visualization Experiment
Martin Zatloukal, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin

2:30 PM - #0168
New Die Concept: "Rotation Distributor”
Michael Witt

3:00 PM - #0003
Multilayer Rheology Effects In Coextruded Structure Design
Joseph Dooley, Dow Chemical

3:30 PM - #0012
Coextrusion Of Multilayer Polymer Composites: Blend Morphology And Adhesion Performance
Bhaskar Patham, GE Research

4:00 PM - #0121
Numerical Prediction Of The Flow Of Coextruded Polymers In A Tube
Chunxia Costeux, The Dow Chemical Company

4:30 PM - #0397
Mesh Partitioning Technique For Three-Dimensional Simulation Of Coextrusion
Mahesh Gupta, Michigan Tech University, Plastic Flow, LLC

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Monday, May 5, 2008 Session M24 General Extrusion Moderator: Gary Oliver

1:30 PM - Keynote
The Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder At 50 With A Look To The Future For Non-Traditional Applications
Paul Andersen, Coperion

2:00 PM - #0082
Determining Melt Flow Index On-Line Using A Helical Barrel Rheometer
Chen Wan, Polymer Processing Institute

2:30 PM - #0124
Dynamic Temperature Measurement In Polymer Processing
Karsten Anger, Universität Paderborn Institut für Kunststofftechnik

3:00 PM - #0825
Advanced Process Design In High Volume Kneader Reactors Using Multiple Feed Ports To Avoid Crust Forming, Foaming And Low Heat Transfer
Daniel Witte, LIST USA Inc.

3:30 PM - #0901
A Model To Predict Extrusion Output Improvement Resulting From Improved Feedscrew Wear Protection
Tom Kvinge, Surface Engineering

4:00 PM - #0301
Environmental, Health And Safety Issues And Approaches For The Processing Of Polymer Nanocomposites
Mark Wetzel, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc.

4:30 PM - #0786
Simulation Of Multifilament Fiber Spinning
Christopher Cox, Clemson University

5:00 PM - #0852
Kneader Technology For The Direct Devolatilization Of Temperature Sensitive Elastomers
Boyd Safrit, LIST USA, Inc.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Session T8 Extrusion Division - Film Moderator: John Perdikoulias

8:00 AM - Keynote
Design And Scale Up: Reproducing The Film Structure-Property Relationship
Eldridge Mount

8:30 AM - #0351
Film Blowing Process Stability Analysis For Non-Newtonian Fluids By Using Variational Principles
Martin Zatloukal, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin

9:00 AM - #0504
The Role Of Molecular Architecture On Rheological Properties And Its Effect On Film-Casting Performance
Donald Baird, Virginia Tech

9:30 AM - #0885
Multifunctional, Multilayer, Transparent High Impact Structures By Coextrusion And Lamination
Wei Zhang, Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

10:00 AM - #0715
Experimental Study Of Extrusion And Surface Treatment Of Organo Clay With PET Nanocomposites
Karnik Tarverdi, Brunel University

10:30 AM - #0247
Control Of The Thickness Distribution Of Blown Film By Changing The Flow Channel Gap Of The Die Over The Circumference
Heinz Gross, Gross Kunststoff-Verfahrenstechnik

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Session T9 Special Session – Auxiliary Moderator: Michelle Curenton

8:00 AM - Keynote
Process Cooling For Extrusion
John Fitzgerald, AEC

8:30 AM Keynote
Temperature Control Systems For Extrusion
Mike Zvolanek, Sterling

9:00 AM Keynote
Material Handling And Storage Equipment For Extrusion Facilities
Todd Reed, NBE

9:30 AM Keynote
Conveying, Feeding And Blending Systems For Extrusion
Keith Larson, Colortronic

10:00 AM Keynote
Downstream Extrusion Systems
Tom Malec, RDN Manufactuing

10:30 AM Keynote
Size Reduction Systems For Extrusion
John Farney, Cumberland Engineering

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Session T27 Extrusion Division - Single Moderator: Jeffery Myers

1:30 PM - #0886
A Novel Micro-Batch Mixer That Scales To A Single Screw Compounder
Keith Luker, Randcastle Extrusion Systems, Inc.

2:00 PM - #0067
Shear Stress And Melting Flux For Polycarbonate Resins
Atakan Altinkaynak, Michigan Technological University

2:30 PM - #0616
Single Screw Extruder Zone Temperature Selection For Optimized Performance
Sam Crabtree, The Dow Chemical Company

3:00 PM - #0879
The Tandem Screw Extruder
Stephen Derezinski, Extruder Tech, Inc.

3:30 PM - #0716
Extrusion Of Physically Foamed Rubber Profiles
Kira Epping, Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University

4:00 PM - #0011
The Effects Of Running Different Barrel Temperature Profiles For Various Resins.
Walter Smith, Xaloy, Inc.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Session T28 Extrusion Division - Twin Moderator: Joe Golba

1:30 PM - #0059
Industrial Scale-Up Feasibility Of Extruded PVC Foams Using Blends Of Virgin And Sub-Critical CO2 Gas-Saturated Pellets
Dustin Miller, University of Washington

2:00 PM - #0053
Analysis Of Mixing In A Variable Speed Co-Rotating Intermeshing Twin Screw Extruder
Costas Tzoganakis, University of Waterloo

2:30 PM - #0842
Combinatorial Development Of Polymer Composites Using Transient Process Conditions In Twin Screw Extrusion
David Bigio, University of Maryland

3:00 PM - #0201
Applying Extrusion To Pharmaceutical Formulation Design
Craig McKelvey, Merck & Co., Inc.

3:30 PM - #0763
Reaction Kinetics Study Using Specialized Batch Mixer
Marios Avgousti, DuPont

4:00 PM
Awards

4:30 PM
Reception

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Session W8 Special Session – TAPPI Moderator: Barry Morris

8:00 AM - Keynote
Internally Deckled Coating Dies
Gary Oliver, Cloeren

8:30 AM - Keynote
Some Important Design Requirements Of A Machine Direction Orienter MDO Machine
Eric Hatfield, MDO Engineering

9:00 AM - Keynote
Economic Benefits Of Utilizing MDO Films In Flexible Packaging
Ryan Breese, Eclipse Film Technologies

9:30 AM - Keynote
Oxygen Permeability Enhancements In Octene LLDPE Films Affected By LDPE Blending And Crystalline Orientation Changes
Daniel Ward, Nova Chemicals

10:00 AM - Keynote
Control Of Dispersed Polymer Domain Size Formation In Melt Processing
Eldridge Mount, Emmount Technologies, LLC

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Session W21 Special Session – BioPlastics Moderator: Marie del Pilar Noriega E.

1:30 PM - Keynote
New Developments In Extruding Biopolymers
Jan Schut, Plastics Technology Magazine

2:05 PM - Keynote
Optimization Of A High-Performance Barrier Screw For Processing Biopolymers
Kevin Slusarz, Davis-Standard

2:40 PM - Keynote
Sheet Extrusion Techniques For Biopolymers
Dana Hanson, PTI

3:15 PM - Keynote
Can I Run PLA On My Existing Extruder? A Practical Application Guide
Ed Steward, American Kuhne

3:50 PM - Keynote
Auxiliary Equipment For Natural Resins
Dana Darley, Extrusion Auxiliary Services

4:25 PM - Keynote
Twin Screw Extruder Design Enhancements For Shear And Heat Sensitive Biopolymers
Charlie Martin, Leistritz

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