Product category:
Industrial consultancy services
News Release from: Smithers Rapra | Subject: Thermoplastics elastomers conferfence
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 July 2004
Thermoplastics elastomers conferfence
dates set
Rapra's seventh international conference on new opportunities for thermoplastic elastomers is to be held on 15-16 September 2004 in Brussels, Belgium.
Rapra's seventh international conference on new opportunities for thermoplastic elastomers is to be held on 15-16 September 2004 in Brussels, Belgium The use of thermoplastic elastomers is developing rapidly into a major success story, both as a replacement for vulcanised rubber and for totally new applications
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Book covers costs spectrum of plastics processing
Cost Management in Plastics Processing - Strategies, Target, Techniques and Tools - examines issues from how costs are calculated, to the effective use of machines and labour.
Assessing the life of plastics materials
'Practical Guide to the Assessment of the Useful Life of Plastics' provides practical guidance on assessing the useful service life of plastics.
To meet these demands TPE manufacturers and compounders are developing materials that offer improved application and processing performance.
The conference will open with market overviews from Robert Eller Associates Inc, and Mr Barry Statham, setting the scene for the technical papers that follow.
The focus then moves to the developments in thermoplastic vulcanisates with Du Pont Dow Elastomers, DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers, Advanced Elastomer Systems and DuPont Company, Engineering Polymers presenting material advances.
Further reading
Explore adhesion and bonding to polyolefins
Many applications of polyolefins require good adhesion to other substrates. A report discusses ways of improving adhesion to substrates.
Updated book gives introduction to composites
Use of composites by high volume car manufacturers is growing, and an updated version of an introductory book to composites in design and manufacture is now available.
Details of new innovation in styrenic block copolymers with be provided by Kuraray Europe and Goodyear Chemical Division.
On day two other aspects of TPEs are considered with papers on the characterisation of elastomeric properties (University of Applied Sciences Osnabrueck and Solvay Engineered Polymers), phase behaviour and structure (University of Manchester, and Universit? de Mons-Hainaut).
A session on processing advances forms the second part of day two.
The potential of processing additives will be covered with presentations from ExxonMobil and Schill and Seilacher.
Profiling and moulding technologies will be discussed by LWB Steinl, Demag Plastics Group and Sigmasoft.
Day two is completed with an analysis of the rubber markets by IRSG.
If you are involved in selling machinery, materials or services to the TPE market, then this highly focused event will present an unrivalled opportunity to promote your company and reach key decision-makers.
Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available with this popular conference.
Companies can sponsor individual events such as dinners and receptions or individual items such as pens and notepads.
A wallet service is also available where companies can arrange to have a brochure enclosed in every delegate conference bag.
There will also be a tabletop exhibition organised to run alongside the conference.
To find out more about these deals contact the Conference department.
Places at TPE 2004 retail at 950 Euros before 6 August 2004 and 1150 Euros thereafter (plus VAT).
Discounts are available for companies who register three or more delegates.
Delegates can register for this conference by visiting the website, www.polymerconferences.com or by contacting Conference Department, Rapra Technology, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NR, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 (0) 1939 250383, Fax: +44 (0) 1939 251118, Email: conferences@rapra.net.
• Smithers Rapra: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
