Webinar: PT Tech Days: Extrusion — Compounding by Gardner Business Media, Inc. Webinars

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About this Webinar

Explore emerging developments in compounding that will help you handle the needs of processors, brand owners and OEMs pushing for greener materials, either in the form of bioresins or by incorporating post-consumer reclaim in their blend. Learn how to fine-tune your entire line — from upstream handling and feeding to screw design to pelletizing and beyond — that will help you meet the demand for these next-generation formulations.

Agenda

Carbon footprint calculation
PCR management/use
Bio-resins management/use
Quick change (product)

Brian Haight

Technology Manager, Extrusion Processing; Leistritz

Brian Haight is the technology manager for extrusion processing at Leistritz with responsibilities including the development of extrusion processes, on-site support and training, and research and development. He is a graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in pharmaceutical engineering. He has been published by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and in the second edition of the textbook titled “Pharmaceutical Extrusion Technology."
Rob Jerman

President; Extrusion Technology and Innovations, Inc.

Rob Jerman is the president of Extrusion Technology and Innovations, Inc. a consulting organization that specializes in development of novel and new-to-the-world twin-screw extrusion compounding, reactive extrusion, devolatilization, polymer separation and isolation operations. Rob has extensive materials expertise in fluoropolymers (melt and PTFE), biodegradable polymers and polymer modification via reactive extrusion.
Dr. Peng Ye

Applications Development Manager, Farrel Corporation

Dr. Peng Ye has over 25 years of experience in the plastics industry. He has a Ph.D. in chemical engineering with a focus on polymer material and an MBA in marketing and international business. He joined Farrel Corporation in 2014. Dr. Ye is the applications development manager and supports the sales and marketing of compounding equipment by developing new markets and alignment with research and development. Before joining Farrel, he worked for PerkinElmer, an analytical instrument manufacturer. Dr. Ye is originally from Shanghai, China. Before coming to the U.S., he worked for international polymer companies including: Polyplastics, Bayer and Dow Corning in Shanghai.