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Revised 07/13//2010

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Hilton's Indian Lakes Resort

250 West Schick Road
Bloomingdale, IL  60108
630-529-0200

Technical Meeting Sign-in – 10:30 AM

Technical Presentation – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Ken Kemerer – Wacker Silicones

"Silicone Chemistry, Processing and Q&A"

(The technical presentation will be in the Sorrell 2 Room located in the conference center lower level near the Pro Shop)

Golf Outing Check in – 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Shotgun Start – 1:30 PM

Cocktails – 6:30 PM

Dinner – 7:00 PM

Special Thanks to the Guest Speakers at The Spring Technical Meeting in Lake Geneva, WI:

Sean Djuricic

Sales Development Manager - Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. (ARDL)

 

"Standard and Alternative Testing Methods For Elastomer Materials"

 

Speaker Bio:

Sean earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Media Production and Engineering from Kent State University.  His 13 years at ARDL have provided the hands-on opportunity to learn various test methods and conduct product and material testing in multiple departments.  Such studies include service life prediction studies, compression stress relaxation testing, immersion testing, material comparison studies and aging studies in the bio-medical and automotive industries. 

 

Most recently Sean has been involved with elastomer and plastic compatibility studies as well as with the processing and testing of plastic film for the medical and bio-medical industries.  He has project managed and assisted in the processing of plastic resin into both cast and blown film, directed the internal coordination of a recent standard reference material round robin study, and coordinated the writing and execution of numerous proposals for the Department of Defense including ARDL's SBIR Phase I award for the study of "Diagnostic Methods for Detecting Malaria" and the most recent awarded "Fatigue Life Modeling & Simulation of Elastomer-Polymer Materials" for the U.S. ARMY.

 

Robert Dickstein

Farrel

 

"Mixing Technology and Machinery"

 

Speaker Bio:

Robert Dickstein was born in Scranton, PA and graduated from the University of Rochester (NY) with a degree in Chemical Engineering.  He then entered the workforce of the specialty chemicals / coatings industry as a Plant Engineer and Process Control Engineer where he worked for 15 years.  Robert then moved on to the rubber industry for 15 years as a Chief Engineer for Monarch Rubber in Baltimore, MD, a Director of Systems Integration for Skinner Engine in Erie, PA, and Plant Engineering Manager for AirBoss Rubber Compounding in Scotland Neck, NC.  He is currently a Field Service Engineer for Farrel Corporation, which is a subsidiary of HF Mixing Group.

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Special Thanks to all Who Made the 2010 Basics of Rubber Technology Course A Success!

The Chicago Rubber Group would like to say thank you to the Instructors and Course Participants at this year's Basics of Rubber Technology Course.  Help from CRG volunteers like Ron Coia, Bob Klingender and Jock Whitacre as well as 33 course participants from 22 different companies and instructor presentations from more than 13 different companies helped make this year's course a success.

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