About the Seminar

This seminar covers important materials, equipment, and process issues of foam extrusion in a comprehensive fashion.

The objectives of this seminar are:

• to teach the basic principles of foam extrusion
• to demonstrate the application of these principles to material selection, equipment selection, setting process conditions, and troubleshooting
• to provide information that processors can take back to the plant to improve production and product quality

Three recognized experts will be the instructors for the seminar.

What the attendees will learn:

• the basic principles of foamed polymers: mechanical properties, characteristic of foamable polymers, additives, foaming agents, and rheology of gas-laden melts
• foaming agents: endothermic versus exothermic, nucleation, compatibility, open cell foams, natural fiber foam composites, and foaming agent chemistry
• extrusion equipment for foam extrusion: single screw extruders, twin screw extruders, tandem extrusion systems, screw and die design for foam extrusion, high versus low density products
• troubleshooting foam extrusion problems: tools for troubleshooting, extrusion instabilities, irregular cell structure, corrugations and striations, poor melt strength, die freeze-off, and case studies
  

Who should attend:

• Design engineers
• Process engineers and manufacturing engineers
• Manufacturing managers
• Production supervisors/managers
• Technical service personnel