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2008

2-3 September 2008
Seminar Series at the European Medical Polymers Conference 2008

Queen’s University Belfast, Ashby Building, Stranmillis Road BT9 5AH
Belfast,
Northern Ireland, UK

October 28-30 , 2008
Extrusion of Engineering Plastics Seminar
Hilton Mystic
Mystic, Connecticut USA
November 5-6, 2008
Mold Design & Mold Building Fundamentals
Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Detroit, Michigan USA
November 5-6, 2008
Die Design Principles for Extrusion of Polymers
Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina USA
November 5-6, 2008
Plastic Parts Failure Analysis and Product Liability
Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina USA
November 5-7, 2008
Injection Molding: Advanced Concepts & Analyses
Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina USA
November 7, 2008
Snap-fits, Press-fits & Welding of Plastics
Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Detroit, Michigan USA
November 10, 2008
Blown Film Technology & Troubleshooting
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 10, 2008
Highlights of Thermoplastic Formulation & Compounding
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 10-11, 2008
Twin-Screw Extrusion Technology
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 10-11, 2008
Crystallization & Mechanical Behavior of Polymers
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 11-12, 2008
Practical Applications for Melt Rheology in Polymer Processing
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 12-13, 2008
Purchasing & Quoting of Plastics Parts
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 13, 2008
Thermoplastic Elastomers
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 13-14, 2008
Profile Extrusion Design & Advanced Processing
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 14, 2008
Fundamentals of Patent Law for Plastics Professionals
Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta Airport
College Park, Georgia USA
November 17, 2008
Principles of Polymer Blending & Alloying
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario Canada
November 17-18, 2008
Blow Molding - Concept to Customer
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario Canada
November 17-18, 2008
Fundamentals of Extrusion
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario Canada
November 19, 2008
Scientific Processing
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario Canada
November 19, 2008
Fundamentals of Plastic Materials & Processing
Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport
Toronto, Ontario Canada
2009
March 8-13, 2009
SPE 30th Industrial Thermoforming Symposium
Embassy Suites Dallas Market Center
Dallas, Texas USA

 

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