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Offering both high performance and long term reliability, hot melt adhesives are used in a wide variety of applications. Increase your knowledge at ASC’s two-day Short Course on one of the more versatile and “green” adhesive technologies available in the market.
Taught by industry experts who work with hot melts every day, ASC’s Short Course provides the latest information on end-use applications, raw material considerations, equipment and test methods. Both technical and sales/marketing personnel employed by manufacturer, supplier and end-user companies will benefit from this course.
Who Should Attend:
Chemists, application engineers, and sales and marketing professionals employed by adhesive and sealant formulators and raw material suppliers.
Please note: A basic chemistry background is assumed; no advanced knowledge is required.
Sunday, October 12 |
Monday, October 13 |
Introduction to Hot Melt Markets
Dave Nick, DPNA International, Inc. |
Overview of the Raw Materials Market for Hot Melts
Tom Brewer, DeWitt & Company |
Plasticizers
William Arendt, Velsicol Chemical Corporation |
Packaging and Paper Converting Adhesives
Kevin Burge, H.B. Fuller |
Rosin Ester and Terpene Tackifiers
Arizona Chemical Company
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Non-Woven Adhesives
Maria Xenidou, Henkel Corporation |
Styrenic Block Co-Polymers
Richard Gelles, Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC |
PSA Labels and Tapes
Andreas Dobmann, Collano AG |
Hydrocarbon Tackifiers
Nestor Hansen, Cray Valley |
Assembly
David Gagnon, 3M
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Waxes
Gideon Visser, Sasol Wax Americas, Inc. |
Overview of Hot Melt Application Equipment
Larry Saidman, Nordson Corporation |
Antioxidants
Eugene Sitzmann, Ciba Corporation |
Reactive Polyurethane Hot Melts
Yingie Li, Henkel Adhesive Technologies |
Testing and Measurement of Hot Melts
David Dillard, Virginia Tech |
ASC's Fall Expo and Reception |
Contact:
Mark Collatz, Director,
Government Relations, at (301) 986-9700 ext. 112.
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