International Rubber Expoâ¢ - Rubber Division

International Rubber Expo 

182 nd Technical Meeting & Educational Symposium 

October 9-11, 2012 

Show Guide 

Show Guide is published for Rubber Division, ACS by Rubber World Magazine and includes content from its Spotlight Issue and Guide. 

INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXPO 


Duke Energy Convention Center • Cincinnati, OH USA 

www.rubber.org



October 9-11, 2012 

Show Guide 

Show Guide is published for Rubber Division, ACS by Rubber World Magazine and includes content from its Spotlight Issue and Guide. 

INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXPO 


Duke Energy Convention Center • Cincinnati, OH USA 

www.rubber.org

Schedule of Events 

Date Time Event Facility Room 

Monday 

10.08.2012 

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Steering Committee Breakfast Hyatt Regency Findlay’s Restaurant, 2nd Floor 

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Speakers Prep Room Duke Energy Center Room 209, 2nd Floor 

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Duke Energy Center Concourse A, 1st Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. COURSE: Introduction to Compounding and Hyatt Regency Buckeye A, 3rd Floor 

Testing of Elastomers 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Bluegrass A, 3rd Floor 

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Membership Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Regency Ballroom E, 3rd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Student Affairs Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Bluegrass A, 3rd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Executive Committee/Rubber Group Chairs Hyatt Regency Buckeye B, 3rd Floor 

Training Session 

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Program Planning Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Bluegrass B, 3rd Floor 

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Membership Joint Committee Caucus Duke Energy Center Room 236, 2nd Floor 

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Area Directors Meeting Hyatt Regency Regency Ballroom E, 3rd Floor 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. History Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Bluegrass A, 3rd Floor 

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Best Paper Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Bluegrass A, 3rd Floor 

Schedule of Events 

Tuesday 

10.09.2012 

Wednesday 

10.10.2012 

Thursday 

10.11.2012 



8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Education & Publications Committee Meeting Hyatt Regency Bluegrass A, 3rd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. COURSE: Silicone Basics Hyatt Regency Buckeye B, 3rd Floor 

8:15 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. 182 nd Technical Sessions Duke Energy Center 2nd Floor 

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. COURSE: Rubber Bonding – Intro to Application Hyatt Regency Buckeye A, 3rd Floor 

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Nominating Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 234, 2nd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Southern Rubber Group Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 231, 2nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. International Rubber Expo Duke Energy Center Show Floor Entrance 

Opening Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting 

(Exhibit Hall A), 1st Floor 

10:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. International Rubber Expo Duke Energy Center Exhibit Hall A, 1st Floor 

10:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Division, ACS Booth Duke Energy Center Booth #230 

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keynote Address: Alan J. Fletcher Duke Energy Center Junior Ballroom D&C, 3rd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibits & Meeting Sites Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 237/238, 2nd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. COURSE: Introduction to Dispersions Hyatt Regency Buckeye B, 3rd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Marketing Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 230, 2nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Group Chairs Roundtable Duke Energy Center Room 236, 2nd Floor 

5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Exhibitors Welcome Reception Duke Energy Center Grand Ballroom Lobby 

3rd floor 

6:30 a.m. 5K Walk/Run - Sponsored by HM Royal Hyatt Regency Lobby 



7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Advisory Committee on Testing Procedures Duke Energy Center Room 234, 2nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Service Awards Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 231, 2nd Floor 


8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. COURSE: Rubber Bonding – Intro to Application Hyatt Regency Buckeye A, 3rd Floor 

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. COURSE: Cure Chemistry for Rubber Hyatt Regency Buckeye B, 3rd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Finance & Budget Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 230, 2nd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Student Keynote Address Duke Energy Center Room 205, 2nd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 9 th Annual Student Colloquium Duke Energy Center Room 205, 2nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Subdivision Advisory Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 231, 2nd Floor 



10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Poster Session Duke Energy Center 2nd Floor, East Concourse 

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 25-Year Club Reception & Luncheon Hyatt Regency Regency Ballroom E & F, 3rd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. S&T Awards Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 230, 2nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Partnership Development Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 231, 2nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Area Directors Caucus Duke Energy Center Room 237/238, 2nd Floor 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Recycling Roundtable Duke Energy Center Room 236, 2nd Floor 

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Editorial Board Dinner Palomino Restaurant 505 Vine Street 

7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Registration Duke Energy Center Concourse A, 1st floor 

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Speakers Prep Room Duke Energy Center Room 209 , 2nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Steering Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 231, 2nd Floor 


8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. COURSE: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Hyatt Regency Buckeye B, 3rd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 232/233, 2nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Job Fair Duke Energy Center Room 206/207/208, 2nd Floor 



11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Business & Awards Meeting Duke Energy Center Room 232/233, 2nd Floor 

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Welcome to Cincinnati! 

Table of Contents 

Schedule of Events............................3 

Educational Symposium.............. 12-13 

Executive Committee and 

Rubber Division, ACS Staff.............17 

Exhibitor List............................... 18-33 

Expo Floor Plan.......................... 26-27 

182 nd Technical Meeting........... 35-42 

Speaker Index .......................... 36-37 

9th Annual Student Colloquium 

and Poster Session............................44 

Membership.................................... 48 

Hotel Information.............................49 

General Information ...................... 50 

Rubber Division, ACS 

would like to thank our 

generous sponsors! 

Gold Sponsors 

Leveraging Resources 

Joseph Walker - 2012 Chair 

Welcome to the International Rubber Expo, 182nd Technical Meeting & Educational 

Symposium. Cincinnati is proving again to be a great host, and on behalf 

of the Rubber Division’s Executive and Steering Committees, I would like to offer 

our thanks for attending and to Cincinnati for the hospitality. This year you will 

have the opportunity to visit over 150 suppliers of raw materials, equipment, tool 

makers and service providers – all under one roof, giving you and them the 

opportunity to meet in the most cost effective manner available today. Something 

else to remember: They are all dedicated to the rubber industry. 

The expo and the technical sessions are really all about innovation; innovation in 

manufacturing, materials and process innovation - all with the purpose of providing you with information 

and resources to give you competitive advantage in your marketplace. Since we are all about innovation, 

we need to understand innovation and what drives it. Growth is impossible without innovation and 

innovation is the root of growth and it drives prosperity. Innovation does not occur without a problem to 

be solved. Problems are solved with generation of new ideas and viewpoints. These come from individuals. 

So what drives the innovation concept to reality? Simply stated - Resources. They are the silent 

contributor to the innovation process. How do you know when you have an innovative idea? When you 

can say that the idea is original, important, rare and has longevity. Again, how do you know? Unless you 

perform some sort of due diligence to check your idea out, by going outside your own space, you will not 

know if it is original or unique. This means you need access to extended resources to discuss your idea 

and get feedback so you can refine your concept. 

From analysis of the rubber industry, it is seen that over the last dozen years the average number of 

employees per rubber company has dropped 62% and the number of rubber companies has dropped 

almost 8%. So, if innovation is the root of growth, who is responsible for innovation at your company 

and how is it getting done? With fewer people to do the work, each person has more jobs and is wearing 

more hats. Despite the disturbing trends, innovation continues to happen. But, it has become more 

expensive, as measured in time units, to perform innovation’s demanded tasks. This is due to the fact 

that there is less time and fewer people to do the work. This means that the existing resources within the 

rubber industry are over committed. This is surely no surprise to those of you reading this article. 

(Continued on page 7) 

Booth #513 

Booth #508 

Silver Sponsors 

Booth #310 

Booth #420 

Timothy Higgins - 2012 Local Coordinating Committee Chair 

I’d like to personally welcome each of you to the 2012 International Rubber Expo, 182nd 

Technical Meeting & Educational Symposium. This year there are over 150 exhibitors 

set to display, interact, inform and exchange. Cincinnati’s intimate locale along the Ohio 

River creates truly a first-class meeting destination. In fact, Cincinnati has gained 

national praise from publications, such as USA Today, CNN.com and Esquire, as a 

premier meeting and convention destination. It’s an exciting time for Rubber Division, 

ACS, as the world of elastomers continues to be an exciting area in which to work/ 

study/play, and we’ll continue to meet and bring inspired people together in forums 

like this to ensure “our” Rubber Division, “your” Rubber Division remains at the cutting edge of industry. 

This year’s conference will boast over 100 technical papers covering topics such as New Commercial 

Developments, Vulcanization, Rubber Aging and Durability and many more. This is in combination with 

the Student Colloquium and Poster Session, Educational Symposium, and Job Fair. 

I’d like to thank each of you for attending our event and bringing your expertise to our gathering. You, as 

organization leaders and industry participants, have the vision, the knowledge, the wherewithal and the 

experience to help us pave our way into the future. You are truly our greatest asset today and tomorrow, 

and we could not accomplish what we do without your support and leadership. Throughout this expo, I 

ask you to stay engaged, keep us proactive and help us shape the future of the Division and industry. 

On behalf of the Rubber Division, ACS staff and Local Coordinating Committee, I would like to thank you 

for your participation and involvement. We hope your time here is productive and enjoyable. 

Booth #245 

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include processing improvements and factory solutions, 

remarkable quality control standards and an extensive 

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the rubber, plastics and adhesives industries, Akrochem 

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Letter from the Mayor 


Be Sure To Stop By And 

Visit Us At Booth #230. 

Industry technical and business books, 

technical papers (individual and full set) and Rubber 

Division, ACS merchandise will be sold on-site. 

Technical Papers, Books & Merchandise 

A drawing for a $200 Visa Gift Card will be held 

at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 1:45 p.m. 

Thursday. All registered attendees are entered to win! 

We look forward to seeing you there! 

(Continued from page 4) 

What is being discussed here is about finding, cultivating (and exploiting) professional relationships. This is called networking. It forms a fabric, a 

weave – a tapestry made of professional colleagues, customers and suppliers. It is the 4th dimension where problems, needs, wants and ideas can 

be discussed. It is, in essence, a safety zone, and when properly used, will help prevent surprise and will answer the innovation questions and let you 

know if the problem is worth solving and if your approach to the solution is sound. 

For the rubber industry, this network has a name: Rubber Division, ACS. Its expos, technical meetings and educational symposiums are the ‘go to 

places’ for education, industry insight, technology and help. It is, without doubt, the most cost effective way to leverage R&D dollars. Remember the 

real currency of innovation in our industry is TIME. Rubber Division, ACS is the only organization dedicated to the advancement of rubber technologies. 

It is the only organization that provides a single event where you can engage all your suppliers; from raw materials and mixers to fabrication 

equipment and tooling and at the same time go to school to learn the most up to date materials and process technologies. The Rubber Division provides 

that network so that its members can enjoy a competitive advantage. 

In conclusion, remember that your Rubber Division is here to be your extended technical resource pool. It should be made an integral part of your 

innovation process. It provides you with ready access to resources that would be impossible for a single manufacturing organization to have and 

maintain, therefore becoming the most cost effective solution for minimizing research and development, as well as technical support cost. 


Special Events 

Special Events 

International Rubber Expo 

Opening Ceremony & 

Ribbon Cutting 

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 

Duke Energy Center, Show Floor Entrance 

(Exhibit Hall A), 1st Floor 

Attend the official opening ceremony and 

ribbon cutting for the International Rubber Expo. 

We look forward to welcoming you and have 

you help us kick off our expo! 

Keynote Speaker: Alan J. Fletcher 

Principal Materials Engineer in Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research 

Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 

Keynote Address: Current and Future Aerospace and Elastomer Needs 

Keynote Address 

Alan J. Fletcher is currently the lead for the Elastomers and Sealants 

Supportability Program of the Systems Support Division of the Materials and 

Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson 


Air Force Base, Ohio. In this position, he is responsible for strategic 

planning, coordination and execution 11:00 of the laboratory’s a.m. - 12:00 technical p.m. efforts in 

elastomers and sealants maintainability and supportability. Mr. Fletcher is a 

Duke Energy Center, 

recognized international expert in elastomeric materials and processes. He 

is the industry leader for aerospace sealants Junior and Ballroom fluid seals. D Fletcher & C, 3rd Floor 

currently leads the Systems Support effort in elastomer supportability and is 

responsible for internal and external Alan projects J. aimed Fletcher at reducing aircraft 

maintenance burden on the warfighter. He is a key engineer in the Special 

Test and Research (STAR) lab leading most of the test and evaluation projects for the lab. Mr. 

Fletcher received a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State 

University in 1981, followed by a M.S. from the University of Virginia in Materials Science and 

Engineering in 2009. He has chaired the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Committee on 

Aerospace Sealants for the last 20 years and is past chair of the SAE Committee on Aerospace 

Elastomers. 

Principal Materials Engineer in Materials and Manufacturing 

Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, 

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 

Exhibitors Welcome Reception 


5:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. 

Duke Energy Center, Grand Ballroom Lobby 

– 3rd Floor 

This event is open to all registered attendees of the 

International Rubber Expo, 182 nd Technical Meeting 

& Educational Symposium. The reception features 

drinks and other refreshments. Reservations are not 

required. 

5K Walk/Run 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 

6:30 a.m. (Meet in Hyatt Regency Lobby) 

Runners, walkers, spouses and guests 

are invited to participate. Registration 

is requested for planning purposes. 

Sponsored by 

9 th Annual Student Colloquium 

& Poster Session 


9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Duke Energy Center, Room 205, 2nd Floor 

The Colloquium includes a keynote presentation, 

followed by a full day of papers and poster 

presentations by undergraduate and graduate 

students from various colleges and universities. 

25-Year Club Reception 

& Luncheon 


11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom E & F, 3rd 

Floor 

Come celebrate members or affiliate members 

who have been active in the rubber industry 

for 25 consecutive years. Open to all registered 

attendees. Reservations are required. 

Job Fair 

Thursday, October 11, 2012 

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

Duke Energy Center, Rooms 206/207/208, 

2nd Floor 

Please join us at the Job Fair where 

employers will feature tabletop 

presentations with job openings and 

other opportunities. This event is free and open 

to the public. 

Business & Awards Meeting 


11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Duke Energy Center, Rooms 232/233, 2nd 

Floor 

Please join us at the semi-annual Business 

& Awards Meeting of Rubber Division, ACS. 

It includes general business of the Division, plus 

the announcement of the Student Colloquium and 

other award winners. Reservations are 

not required. 

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Topic 

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 


Room #232/233, 2nd Floor, Duke Energy Convention Center 

Presenter 

Chair’s Remarks .................................................................................. Joe Walker 

Best Paper & Best Symposium Awards ............................................. Victor Nasreddine 

Scholarship Winners........................................................................... Ernie Puskas, Jr. 

Certificate of Appreciation.................................................................. Joe Walker 

Arnold Smith Special Service Award.................................................. Joe Walker 

Distinguished Service Award.............................................................. Joe Walker 

Student Colloquium Awards................................................................ Jon Nienaber 


Bylaw Revisions .................................................................................. David O’Brien 

Treasurer’s Report ............................................................................... Doug Ruch 

Necrology ............................................................................................ Leo Goss 

2012 General Election Results............................................................ Leo Goss 

Sponsor Recognition............................................................................ Joe Walker 

Other Business .................................................................................... Joe Walker 

Program Planning Committee - Fall 2012 

Chair 

J. Cal Moreland 

Michelin Americas R&D 

Co-Chair 

Larry R. Evans 

Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC) 

Past Chair 

Syed K. Mowdood 

Pirelli Tyre SpA 

Past Chair 

Walter H. Waddell 

ExxonMobil Chemical Company 

Secretary 

Leo Goss 

Steering Committee Representative 

Chris R. Napier 


Jonathon Karas 

DuPont Performance Polymers 

John S. Dick 

Alpha Technologies U.S., L.P. 

Marvin Myhre 

Canadian Rubber Testing & Development Ltd. 

Alton E. McConnell 

Avon Automotive 

Arnis U. Paeglis 

Retired 

Abraham Pannikottu 

American Engineering Group 

Andrew L. Tisler 

Western Reserve Chemical Corporation 

Robert H. Schuster 

Deutsches Institut Fur Kautschuktechnology 

Ping Zhang 

Cabot Corporation 

Jeffrey S. Downey 

Dupont Canada, Inc. 

Richard Pazur 

Department of National Defense 

William V. Mars 

Endurica 

Ed Terrill 

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory 

Chenchy J. Lin 

Arizona Chemical 

Yuji Hongu 

JSA America 

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Educational Courses 

Educational Symposium 

Rubber Division, ACS with the help of a generous sponsorship from Trostel, Ltd. is offering new educational seminars this fall to complete the Rubber 

Division Educational Symposium. Trostel is focusing on technical excellence and innovation in our industry. Since 1858, the company founders, Albert Trostel 

and August Gallun, were intrigued by innovation and set the tone for future generations to emulate. Starting as a leather tannery, Trostel grew and expanded 

its product offerings to include highly engineered rubber compounds and sealing products that supply customers worldwide. Trostel’s enduring commitment to 

customers, employees, product quality and technical innovation creates both a legendary history and a strong foundation for a compelling future. To learn 

more about how Trostel can help make your job easier, please visit www.trostel.com. 

Introduction to Compounding and 

Testing of Elastomers 

Monday, October 8, 2012 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Buckeye A 

This seminar will present an overview of compounding elastomers. 

Topics include elastomers, fillers, oils/plasticizers and curing 

agents. Also discussed will be the mixing and testing of 

elastomer compounds and how to select an elastomer for a 

given application. 

The objectives of this seminar: 

• provide overview of practical aspects of compounding 

elastomers 

• provide help in selecting elastomers 

• provide opportunities for one-on-one dialog beyond general 

class interest 

• utilize class expertise as a resource 

• provide references/contacts for you to use as future 

questions arise. 

• HCR processing 

• LSR differences – properties and processing 

• Q&A 

Instructor: Dr. Ragin Amrutiya, Silmix ® California 

Introduction to Dispersions 


1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Buckeye B 

This course will start with a detailed explanation on how dispersion 

is accomplished in rubber including both liquids and solids. Next 

each type of dispersion will be studied including the common 

carriers and their capabilities. When discussing the polymer 

bound dispersion, several polymer types and combinations will be 

examined. Finally, each type of dispersion will be explored as to 

their benefits and limitations. 

Instructors: Steven Monthey, Rhein Chemie Corp. and 

Tim Miller, Akrochem Corp. 

Instructor: William Stahl, Rainbow Mastermixing 

Silicone Basics 


8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Buckeye B 

This course will cover the following topics: 

• Silicone characteristics and benefits 

• Different types (focusing on primarily VMQ, not fluoro or phenyl) 

• How it is made 

• Why it is different than other materials 

• Curing 

• Silica powders 

• Additives for different properties and applications 

Rubber Bonding - Intro to Application 

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 9 &10, 2012 

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Buckeye A 

If your operations include or will include the bonding of rubber 

compounds to solid substrates (metals, plastics, etc.) and you want 

to learn about the chemistry, mechanics, and overall 

methods for achieving and evaluating such bonds, this course 

will expose you to all those subjects and more. You will progress 

through learning the theories of bonding to detailed discussions of 

actual factory practices for consistent, durable bonds. 

The first day of the course will cover: 

• The history and evolution of rubber bonding 

• Test methods for rubber bonds and their meaning 

• How various bond chemistries work and interact with 


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vulcanization chemistry 

• Examples of bonding studies 

• Specialized new bonding technologies 

• Basic troubleshooting of the bonding process 

Then the second day will progress into much more detailed 

examination of the nuts and bolts of: 

• The many varieties of available primers and adhesives 

• Selection of particular adhesives for both different types of 

elastomers and different molding methods 

• A thorough examination of the kinds of surface preparations 

needed to optimize bond strength 

• Discussion of various application methods for adhesives 

and the required equipment 

• More discussion of bond testing and evaluation 

• Analysis of poor or failed bonds and how it can lead to 

discovery of a robust bonding technique 

Instructors: RJ Del Vecchio, Consultant and Brian Stull & 

Mason Myers, Lord Corp. 

Protecting Your Intellectual Property 

When the Wolf is At the Door – 

(and the Wolf is Always at the Door!) 



Topic 1 Documenting Your Ideas 

What to document. Why document. How to document. 

How long to keep documentation. What not to document. 

Topic 2 Patent vs. Trade Secret – What’s the difference? 

What is a patent, how do you get one, what does a patent do 

(and not do) for you? What is a trade secret, how do you establish 

and protect one, what does a trade secret do (and not do) for 

you? How do you decide which is better? 

Educational Courses 

Cure Chemistry for Rubber 



This course will be a comprehensive review on the chemistry of 

rubber curing. It will include sulfur curing along with the majority 

of the common and not so common curative types. Next will be 

a section on sulfur donors and their effect on the curing chemistry. 

Then peroxide curing will be covered including the common 

available peroxides with their advantages and disadvantages, 

along with a short section on co-agents. Finally, there will be 

sections on unconventional cure systems including resins cures 

and other unique cure chemistries. 

Instructor: Steven Monthey, Rhein Chemie 

Topic 3 Protecting Technology from Off-Shore 

Misappropriation 

What legal procedures are available for protecting your technology 

in foreign countries? In addition (where appropriate legal 

mechanisms are unavailable or inadequate), what practical 

steps can be taken to protect your innovations and trade secret 

formulations, processes, and know-how from misappropriation 

by low-cost, off-shore production partners or licensees? 

Topic 4 What About Contractors, Former Colleagues, and 

Other Culprits? 

How to keep your technology from walking out the door with 

contractors or departing employees. Conflict between former 

employers’ legitimately protectable trade secrets vs. former 

employees’ right to make a living using experience gained from 

previous jobs. Criminal theft of trade secrets (What to Do When 

the Wolf’s Already Been Through the Door). 

Who should attend? Business and technical people at various 

levels: CTOs; VPs or managers of engineering or R&D; development, 

design or production engineers; chemists; lab personnel; project 

managers; marketing and M&A strategists; sales personnel; supply 

chain personnel 

Instructor: David L. Suter, Intellectual Property Counsel, 

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. 


Anti-Trust Statement 

Rubber Division Anti-Trust Statement: 

The Rubber Division, ACS, is a professional society of members who function as individuals and not as agents or 

representatives of any organization with which they are associated. It is the strict policy of the Division, in all its 

meetings, to adhere to its objective to promote the education, professional growth and betterment of those individuals 

associated with the rubber and associated industries. This policy is essential to avoid violating federal and state 

antitrust laws. It is the policy of the Rubber Division and its members not to: (1) illegally agree or conspire to take any 

action that constitutes price fixing, or to discuss, consider or debate prices and production costs, production targets, 

market allocation or division; (2) illegally agree or conspire to take action or engage in discussion relating to the 

boycott, refusal to deal with, or exclusion of competitors; (3) illegally agree or conspire to improperly set or discuss 

standards or codes or ethics that unreasonably inhibit or restrict competition; and (4) not to engage in or discuss any 

other subject prohibited by the antitrust laws. If there are any violations of this policy, the offending member will be 

ruled out of order immediately and appropriately disciplined, if necessary, and any action taken in violation of this 

policy immediately will be null and void, and a record minute will be made to that effect. 

SAVE 

THE DATE 

INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXPO & 

ADVANCED MATERIALS IN HEALTH CARE 

October 8 - 10, 2013 

The International Exposition Center 

(I-X Center) 

Cleveland, OH USA 

2013 

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Advanced Advanced Materials Materials in in Health Health Care Care 

retains ns tradition tradition with with the the rubber and 

polymer r industries, industries, but also attracts the 

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The International Rubber Expo, Expo, a highly 

the past 3 

builds upon this success expanding to include 

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respected event for the past 33 years, 

the health care industry and more. 

To exhibit call 330-972-7424 

or email bethb@rubber.org. 

Visit www.rubber.org for 

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Anti-Trust Statement 

Rubber Division Anti-Trust Statement: 

The Rubber Division, ACS, is a professional society of members who function as individuals and not as agents or 

representatives of any organization with which they are associated. It is the strict policy of the Division, in all its 

meetings, to adhere to its objective to promote the education, professional growth and betterment of those individuals 

associated with the rubber and associated industries. This policy is essential to avoid violating federal and state 

antitrust laws. It is the policy of the Rubber Division and its members not to: (1) illegally agree or conspire to take any 

action that constitutes price fixing, or to discuss, consider or debate prices and production costs, production targets, 

market allocation or division; (2) illegally agree or conspire to take action or engage in discussion relating to the 

boycott, refusal to deal with, or exclusion of competitors; (3) illegally agree or conspire to improperly set or discuss 

standards or codes or ethics that unreasonably inhibit or restrict competition; and (4) not to engage in or discuss any 

other subject prohibited by the antitrust laws. If there are any violations of this policy, the offending member will be 

ruled out of order immediately and appropriately disciplined, if necessary, and any action taken in violation of this 

policy immediately will be null and void, and a record minute will be made to that effect. 

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INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXPO & 

ADVANCED MATERIALS IN HEALTH CARE 

October 8 - 10, 2013 

The International Exposition Center 

(I-X Center) 

Cleveland, OH USA 

2013 

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retains ns tradition tradition with with the the rubber and 

polymer r industries, industries, but also attracts the 

bio and advanced dvanced materials materials industries. 

The International Rubber Expo, Expo, a highly 

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advanced materials, such as biopolymers in 

respected event for the past 33 years, 

the health care industry and more. 

To exhibit call 330-972-7424 

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Steering Committee 

Chair - Joseph Walker, 

Freudenberg NOK 

Chair-Elect - Leonard Thomas, Consultant 

Treasurer - Doug Ruch, ChemRep Inc. 

Assistant Treasurer - Terry R. DeLapa, 

SunBoss Chemicals Corp. 

Secretary - Leo C. Goss, Jr., 

Rhein Chemie Corporation 

Councilor - John M. Long, 

JMLong Rubber Consultants 

Alt. Councilor - Mark Petras, ChemRep Inc. 

Director of Bylaws and Procedures - 

David R. O’Brien, AirBoss Rubber 

Compounding 

Directors’ Representative - 

Paul Glasgow, Stemaco USA Inc. 

Directors’ Representative-Elect - 

Ken Kemerer, SILMAX Ohio - A division of 

Wacker Chemical Corporation 

Executive Director - Edward L. Miller, 


Committee Chairs 

Exhibits & Meeting Sites 

Stephen O’Rourke, HallStar Company 


Rubber Division, ACS 2012 Executive Committee 

Area Directors 

(* indicates an affiliated technical organization) 

Blue Ridge - Paul Glasgow, Stemaco USA Inc. 

*Brazilian Rubber Technology 

Association - TBD 

*Canadian Society for Chemistry - 

Victor Nasreddine, LANXESS Corporation 

Chicago Rubber Group - Leonard Thomas, 

Consultant 

Connecticut Rubber Group - TBD 

Detroit Rubber Group - James D. Eddy, 

Zeon Chemicals LP 

Energy Rubber Group - William Stahl, 

Rainbow Mastermixing, LLC 

Fort Wayne Rubber Group - Paul Glasgow, 

Stemaco USA Inc. 

*Indian Rubber Institute - P. K. Mohamed, 

Apollo Tyres 

Los Angeles Rubber Group - Gary Jeffries, 

Akrochem Corporation 

Membership - Timothy J. Higgins, 

Zeon Chemicals LP 

Program Planning - Cal Moreland, 

Michelin Americas R&D 

Mexico Rubber Group - Cesareo Gonzalez, 

Gonzalez Cano & Cia, S.a. De C.v. 

Michigan Rubber Group - Michael R. 

Morrow, MBG Associates LLC 

MidAtlantic Rubber Group - Kimberly 

Dempsey-Miller, West Pharmaceutical Services 

New England Rubber Group - Eduardo G. 

Pereira, Prysmian Group 

Ohio Rubber Group - Andrew Tisler, 

Omnova Solutions 

Ontario Rubber Group - Ron Williams, 

Win Adhesive Sales Inc. 

Quebec Rubber Group - Philippe Julien, 

Chemroy Canada Inc. 

Southern Rubber Group - John Dick, 

Alpha Technologies US LP 

Twin Cities Rubber Group - Paul Kadue, 

Precision Associates Inc. 

Western New York Rubber Group - James V. 

Lipinski, Jr., Harwick Standard Distribution 

Corporation 

Education & Publications - 

Joel Karczewski, LMI Custom Mixing LLC 

Arthur Scott, Lintech International LLC 

Marketing - Terry R. DeLapa, 

SunBoss Chemicals Corp. 

Executive Committee & Rubber Division, ACS Staff 

Executive Director 

Edward L. Miller, PE 

330.972.6527 

emiller@rubber.org 

Meetings & Executive Assistant 

Melanie Avdeyev 

330.972.7814 

melaniea@rubber.org 

Accounting Manager 

Lakisha Barclay 

330.972.6696 

lb@rubber.org 

Expo & Meetings Manager 

Beth Berkheimer, CMP 

330.972.7424 

bethb@rubber.org 

Librarian 

Charles (Chuck) Brady 

330.972.7197 

cbrady1@uakron.edu 

Membership Manager 

Heather Maimone 

330.972.6685 

hmaimone@rubber.org 

Rubber Division, ACS Staff 

Technical & Student Programs Manager 

Linda McClure 

330.972.7978 

lmcclure@rubber.org 

Education & Publications Manager 

Christie Robinson, MEd 

330.972.6938 

crobinson@rubber.org 

Marketing Manager 

Gretchen Spear 

330.972.7815 

gspear@rubber.org 

Visit www.rubber.org for up-to-date conference information. 


Exhibitor List 

3M .................................................................. 126 

6744 33rd St. North 

Oakdale, MN 55128 

Ph: 651 736-7051; Fx: 651 737-7686 

Website: www.3m.com 

Email: jmiller3@mmm.com 

Featuring: Rubber processing chemicals 

Booth personnel: Dan Mason, Bob Chad, William 

Donahue, Keith Shields and Ed Cole 

Abrasive Supply Company............................312 

25240 State Rt. 172 

Minerva, OH 44657 

Ph: 330 894-2818; Fx: 330 894-2626 

Website: www.polyblast.com 

Email: sales@polyblast.com 

Featuring: Cryogenic deflashing equipment and 

mold cleaning blast cabinets. 

Booth personnel: Rob Miller and Rob Rouse 

AirBoss Rubber Compounding ................... 512 

101 Glasgow St. 

Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4X8 

Canada 

Ph: 519 576-5565; Fx: 519 576-1315 

Website: www.airbossofamerica.com 

Email: jtomins@airboss.ca 

Featuring: Compounding materials, custom services 

and custom mix compound 

Booth personnel: John Tomins, Michael Denford, 

Sue Hedrick, David O’Brien and Wiley Betts 

Airgas...............................................................130 

21610 Alexander Rd. 

Oakwood Village, OH 44146 

Ph: 440 232-7833; Fx: 440 232-7799 

Website: www.airgas.com 

Email: don.madda@airgas.com 

Featuring: Airgas provides the latest cryogenic 

rubber deflashing solutions, including specialized 

process equipment, liquid nitrogen and carbon 

dioxide, engineering expertise, on-site assistance 

and ongoing technical support. Specialized process 

equipment includes cryogenic basket deflashers, 

belt deflashers and tumblers sourced through 

Leonard Enterprises, Inc. Airgas also provides solutions 

for cryogenic grinding and will work to build 

and design custom cryogenic systems. 

Booth personnel: Don Madda 

Akrochem Corporation..................................413 

255 Fountain St. 

Akron, OH 44304 

Ph: 330 535-2100; Fx: 330 535-8947 

Website: www.akrochem.com 

Email: jaysilver@akrochem.com 

Featuring: Rubber processing chemicals, compounding 

materials, natural or synthetic rubber, 

custom services, custom blends, color matching 

and technical support 

Akron Rubber Development 

Laboratory, Inc............................................305 

2887 Gilchrist Rd. 


Ph: 330 794-6600; Fx: 330 794-6610 

Website: www.ardl.com 

Email: answers@ardl.com 

Featuring: Independent testing services and compound 

development services 

Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals..............438 

525 W. Van Buren 

Chicago, IL 60607 

Ph: 312 544-7382; Fx: 312 544-7188 

Website: www.akzonobel.com/fc 

Email: nancy.caselberry@akzonobel.com 


Albany Engineered Composites ................ 530 

112 Airport Dr. 

Rochester, NH 03867 

Ph: 603 330-5800; Fax: 603 330-5801 

Website: www.pyropel.com 

Email: gordon.varney@albint.com 

Featuring: Pyropel MD-60 Insulation used to isloate 

heated molds or platens from press. Pyropel 

MD-18 used for perimeter insulation of molds and 

platens to control heat loss, improving mold temperature 

uniformity and lowering energy cost. 

Booth personnel: Gordon Varney 

Alpha Coatings ............................................. 422 

622 S. Corporate Dr. 

Fostoria, OH 44830 

Ph: 419 439-1255; Fx: 419 436-1245 

Website: www.alpha-coatings.com 

Email: tschuette@alpha-coatings.com 

Featuring: The products and services of Alpha 

cover a range of automotive needs from the development 

of high-tech coatings that minimize “itch 

and squeak,” improve weathering, abrasion and 

chemical resistance and improve freeze release. 

Alpha applies coatings on EPDM, TPV, PVC and 

other flexible substrates. We have the technology 

to apply coatings to bulk footage extrusions 

or individual parts. We provide a unique off-line 

flock application process and use robotic coating 

application systems to apply automotive glass 

adhesive. In addition, we provide the application of 

adding tape, pins, mastic, etc. to your automotive 

parts. 

Booth personnel: Mike Pinter, Lenni Dailey, Ed 

Sammond, Tim Schuette and Steve Patterson 

Alpha Technologies U.S. L.P. ......................206 

3030 Gilchrist Rd. 


Ph: 330 745-1641; Fx: 330 848-7326 

Website: www.alpha-technologies.com 

Email: James.Caslow@Dynisco.com 

Featuring: Testing equipment and instrumentation. 

rubber laboratory test instruments; rheometers, 

mooney viscometer, processability testers, tensile 

testers 

Booth personnel: James V. Caslow, Terry DeLapa, 

David Kesic, John Dick, Jeff Ward and Linda 

O’Shea 

Alternative Rubber & Plastics.....................418 

200 Creekside Dr. 

Amherst, NY 14228 

Ph: 716 691-2141; Fx: 716 691-5664 

Website: www.altrubber.com 

Email: sales@altrubber.com 

Featuring: Compounding materials and natural or 

synthetic rubber 

Altman Manufacturing Co. Inc.....................406 

1990 Ohio St. 

Lisle, IL 60532 

Ph: 630 963-0031; Fx: 630 963-0089 

Website: www.altmanmfg.com 

Email: brian@altmanmfg.com 

Featuring: Processing machinery and equipment, 

auxiliary equipment, process control equipment, 

testing equipment, custom services and secondary 

operation equipment 

Americas International, Inc. ...................... 434 

1680 Akron-Peninsula Rd., Ste. 101 


Ph: 330 920-9330; Fx: 330 920-9382 

Website: www.americasinternational.com 

Email: sales@ americasinternational.com 


materials and natural or synthetic rubber 

Booth personnel: Wayne Stair, Hal Jones, Carrie 

Serian, Larry Hern, Larry Creedon and Beverly 

Payne 

Arkema Inc. ................................................... 319 

900 First Ave. 

King of Prussia, PA 19406 

Ph: 610 205-7000 800 331-7654 Fx: 610 205-7064 

Website: www.arkema.com 

Email: arkema.usph-fa-cs@arkema.com 

Featuring: In crosslinking applications, organic peroxide 

products act on the polymer itself, not the initial monomer. 

The organic peroxide “builds bridges” between the 

polymer chains to improve the mechanical properties 

and heat resistance of the product. In rubber, they are 

an excellent alternative to traditional vulcanization systems 

(sulfur) to provide nitrosamine free solutions. 

Arkema has over 50 years of experience in manufacturing 

organic peroxides. These products include organic 

peroxides sold under the Luperox, Di-Cup and Vul-Cup 

trade names. We also offer a non-organic peroxide 

based line of vulcanizing agents sold under the ECHO 


trade name. 

Booth personnel: Leo Kasehagen, Peggy Sharp, Marty 

Gregor, Marianne Bullock, Peter Dluzneski, Leonard 

Palys and William Pavlek 

Barwell Machinery, USA....................................... 348 

2868 Westway Dr., Unit E 

Brunswick, OH 44212 

Ph: 330 225-9500; Fx: 330 225-9555 

Website: www.barwell.com 

Email: bgomola@barwellmachinery.com 

Featuring: Processing machinery and equipment: Rubber 

preforming machines, Vibracool conveyors, microwave 

ovens 

Cabot Corporation..................................................... 124 

157 Concord Road 

Billerica, MA 02144 

Ph: 978-671-4137; Fx: 978-663-4028 

Website: www.cabotcorp.com 

Cancarb Limited ...................................................... 222 

1702 Brier Park Crescent N.W. 

Medicine Hat, Alberta T1C 1T9 

Canada 

Ph: 888 871-0077; Fx: 403 529-6093 

Website: www.cancarb.com 

Email: customer_service@cancarb.com 

Featuring: Carbon black: Cancarb manufactures and 

globally distributes Thermax brand medium thermal 

carbon black including Thermax N990 and N991, Thermax 

Stainless N907 and N908, and Thermax Ultra Pure 

N990UP, N991UP and N908UP. 

Booth personnel: David Petrie, Ross Buchholz, Randy 

LeClair and Blessing Ibeh 

Chem Technologies................................................. 231 

14875 Bonner Dr. 

Middlefield, OH 44062 

Ph: 440 632-9311; Fx: 440 632-9578 

Website: chemtechnologiesltd.com 

Email: kcohill@chemtechnologiesltd.com 


materials, chemical dispersions, preweighed blends, 

custom mixing of rubber compounds 

Chemical Innovations Limited ............................ 119 

217 Walton Summit Rd., Bamber Bridge City 

Preston, Lancashire PR5 8AQ UK 

Ph: + 44 1772 322 888; Fax: +44 1772 315 853 

Website: www.cilbond.com 

Email: sales@polycil.co.uk 

Featuring: Cilbond range of rubber to metal primers and 

bonding agents. CIL specializes in high-performance 

bonding systems for the toughest in-service environments 

for bonded components. The Cilbond range 

includes one-coat systems and conventional primer/ 

cover-coat products, in both solvent-based and waterbased 

formulations. Applications using Cilbond include 

automotive and industrial anti-vibration parts, pump 

stators, rollers, hoses and belting. 

Booth personnel: Bruce Ward, Aissa Benarou, Marcus 

Hunter, Andy Couch and Don Branek 

ChemRep, Inc.............................................................. 310 

33 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 4000 

South Barrington, IL 60010 

Ph: 847 551-9060; Fx: 847 551-9310 

Website: www.chemrep.com 

Email: info@chemrep.com 

Featuring: Chemlok adhesives, crystal mold releases, 

Kentucky-Tennessee clays, Ricon coagents, Ricobond 

bond enhancers, Sartomer coagents, Daiso CPEs and 

ECOs, Tohpe polyacrylates, Notedome polyurethanes, 

S&E Specialty Polymers custom-mixed TPEs, Evonik 

carbon blacks, polychem dispersions, SunBoss accelerators, 

Zochem xinc oxides, Arnold machine automatic 

spray machinery 

China United Rubber Corporation ....................... 243 

15/F, Entry C, No.19 Xiaoying Rd 

Chaoyang Dist., 100101 

Beijing, China 

Ph: +86-10-58650277; Fx: +86-10-58650288 

Website: www.rubbertech.com.cn 

Email: rubbertech@chrubber.com 

CIMBAR Performance Minerals.......................... 521 

25 Old River Rd. S.E. 

Cartersville, GA 30120 

Tl: 770 387-0319; Fx: 770 607-3799 

Website: www.cimbar.com 

CM ................................................................................ 354 

Ph: +39 0545 955862; Fx: +39 0545 50180 

Website: www.cmmanzoni.it 

Color Service S.r.l. .................................................. 410 

Via Divisione 

Julia 15, Dueville (VI) 36031 Italy 

Ph: 704 966-6555 

Website: www.colorservice.net 

Corporate Consulting Services, Inc.................... 405 

221 Beaver St. 


Ph: 800 742-8535/330-376-3600; Fx: 800 229-9329/330 

376-8500 

Website: www.ccsi-inc.com 

Cray Valley USA........................................................ 219 

468 Thomas Jones Way 

Malvern. PA 19355 

Ph: 484 875-5263 

Website: www.crayvalley.com 

Email: techsupport@crayvalleyus.com 

Cryogenic Systems & Parts................................... 208 

3595 Cadillac Avenue 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Ph: 714 241-7793; Fx: 714 241-7261 

Website: www.cryomatic.com 

D.S. Brown................................................................... 518 

300 E. Cherry Street 

North Baltimore, OH 45872 

Ph: 419 257-3561; Fx: 419 257-2200 

Website: www.dsbrown.com 

Davis Standard, LLC ................................................ 432 

1 Extrusion Dr. 

Pawcatuck, CT 06379-2313 

Ph: 860 599-1010; Fx: 860 599-6258 

Website: www.davis-standard.com 

Email: info@davis-standard.com 

Featuring: Davis-Standard manufactures both single and 

co-extrusion systems for the rubber industry. The company 

supplies a range of elastomer extruders including 

multipurpose, hot and cold feed, silicone, vacuum 

vented, pin barrel, smooth barrel and custom designs, as 

well as gear extruders used as strainers and stabilizing 

gear pumps. Davis-Standard also supplies extrusion 

heads, custom feedscrew designs, curing systems, 

laboratory and downstream equipment and integrated 

process contol systems. Complete turnkey systems are 

available for automotive sealing, hose, silicone, industrial 

and medical tubing applications. 

Personnel: Joe Wnuk, Tom Bishop, Gabor Nagy and 

Jim Shroyer 

DENKA Corporation ................................................ 146 

780 Third Ave. 

15th Floor 

New York, NY 10017 

Ph: 212 688-8700; Fx: 212 688-8727 

Website: www.denka.co.jp/eng/top.htm 

Desma USA, Inc......................................................... 106 

2195 Arbor Tech Dr. 

Hebron, KY 41048 

Ph: 859 525-6610 

Website: www.desma.biz 

Email: sales@desma-usa.biz 

Featuring: Processing machinery and equipment, testing 

equipment, custom services and in-house production of 

molds and cold runners 

Personnel: Scott Early, Walter Frick, Tony Ackerman, 

Marc Vonderlage, Alan Norman and Wilson Corredor 

Dessau International................................................ 447 

15-01 Pollitt Dr., Unit 10 

Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 

Ph: 201 791-2005; Fx: 201 791-2115 

Website: www.dessaudiamond.com 

DuPont ........................................................................ 318 

974 Centre Rd. 

Wilmington, DE 19805 

Website: www.dupont.com 



Booth personnel: Douglas King, John Huber, Theresa 

Dobel and Ed McBride 




Emerald Performance Materials ....................... 250 

240 W. Emerling Ave. 


Ph: 330 374-2418; Fx: 330 374-2766 

Website: www.emeraldmaterials.com 

Email: aoa@emeraldmaterials.com 

Featuring: Emerald Polymer Additives is a leading North 

American producer of specialty aminic and phenolic 

primary antioxidants, stabilizers and accelerators for 

rubber, plastics and lubricant applications. Well-known 

brands for rubber applications include TMQ (Good-rite 

Resin D), Stalite and Superlite antioxidants and low/no 

nitrosamine accelerators such as Cure-rite TBBS, and 

Cure-rite 18. Specialty antioxidants used in plastic and 

lubricant applications with certain food and food-contact 

clearances under FDA and NSF HX-1 include Good-rite 

3114, Good-rite 3128 and Good-rite 3131. 

Booth personnel: Bill Broadurst, John Zuppo, Jeff Mathys 

Jeremy Pogorelec, Dave Barker and Julie Vaughn 

Engel Machinery, Inc. ............................................ 531 

3740 Board Rd. 

York, PA 17406 

Ph: 717 764-6818; Fx: 717 764-8093 

Website: www.engelglobal.com/na 

Email: sales@engelglobal.com 

Featuring: With over 60 years of providing technology 

solutions to the industry, Engel offers machines for: 

rubber, BMC, LSR, thermoset, insert, multi-injection, coinjection, 

thermoplastic and more. Engel manufatures 

a wide range of machinery for processing thermoset 

rubber materials from strip fed organic materials, solid 

silicone materials (HCR) and liquid silicone rubber (LSR). 

Equipment ranges from 28 tons to 660 tons in both 

vertical and horizontal configuration. Engel supplies a 

variety of material handling devices from automatic 

strip feeder, hydraulic stuffers and rotary feed systems. 

LSR dosing systems can be supplied through third party 

suppliers. 

Engel manufactures injection molding machinery in 

eight facilities worldwide, ranging from 28 to 6,000 US 

tons, with a line of tiebarless, toggle, two-platen, hybrid 

and all-electric machines. Engel also offers a complete 

range of part handling robots, from sprue picker to full 

servo six-axis robot; with turnkey automation systems 

also available. 

Booth personnel: Steve Broadbent, Larry Alvey, Nick 

Rajkovich, Jerry Pochatek and Scott Balcom 

Evonik Degussa Corporation ............................... 421 

299 Jefferson Rd. 

Parsippany, NJ 07054 

Ph: 973 929-8000 

Website:www.evonik.com 

Email: info@evonik.com 

Featuring: Rubber processing chemicals and compounding 

materials 

Booth personnel: Christine Beierlein, Mercedes Leon, 

Paul Ryerson, Arthur Dube and Louis Gatti 

ExxonMobil Chemical ........................................... 513 

13501 Katy Freeway 

Houston, TX 77079 

Website: www.vistalon.com, 

www.exxonmobilchemical.com 

Featuring: Natural or synthetic rubber 

Ferris State.................................................................. 143 

National Elastomer Center 

919 Campus Dr., NEC211 

Big Rapids, MI 49307-2277 

Ph: 231 591-5263 

Website: www.ferris.edu/cot/rubber/fsrg 

Finite Fiber ................................................................. 411 

1374 Markle St. 


Ph: 330 773-6654; Fx: 330 773-6273 

Website: www.finitefiber.com 

Email: tjohnson@finitefiber.com 

Featuring: Processing and implementation of synthetic 

and organic engineered fibers for the reinforcement 

and physical property enhancement of rubber and polymer 

bound products. Specializing in cotton, nylon, polyester, 

aramid and carbon fibers. Product development, 

process engineering and chemical design services 

tailored to customer specific processing capabilities. 

Personnel: Todd Johnson and Keith Kleve 

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FOCUSING ON SUPPLY SECURITY 

FOR A WORLD IN MOTION. 

INTRODUCING RHENOCURE ® TP/S 

Rhein Chemie has merged production 

of VOCOL ® ZBPD powder with our 

equivalent RHENOCURE ® TP/S. 

Rhein Chemie has merged production of VOCOL ® ZBPD POWDER with our equivalent RHENOCURE ® TP/S. The VOCOL ® PDR 

brand is discontinued and the new product will be sold as RHENOCURE ® TP/S. Rhein Chemie has slightly modified the odor and 

storage stability of the formulation and believes this adjustment will make future RHENOCURE ® TP/S product supplies more secure. 

RHENOCURE ® TP/S has 67% of active ingredient on 33% silica compared to Vocol‘s 75% activity level. Although both powders 

were often used alternatively, some formulations may require adjustment. 

For customers requiring a polymer bound product, Rhein Chemie offers RHENOGRAN ® TP-50 with a 50% activity level. For technical 

assistance contact Jon Nienaber, Rhein Chemie Technical Service Department at jon.nienaber@rheinchemie.com or 440-279-1285. 

Test samples are available by calling 800-BUYCHEM. Visit us at Booth 114. 

Solutions for the rubber, lubricant and plastics industries. 

Whatever requirements move your world: 

We will move them with you. www.rheinchemie.com 

RHENOCURE ® and RHENOGRAN ® are registered trademarks of Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Germany.

Firestone Polymers................................................... 221 

381 W. Wilbeth Rd. 


Ph: 800 282-0222; Fx: 330 379-7875 

Website: www.firestonepolymers.com 


FISA................................................................................ 529 

2801 Touhy Ave. Unit H 

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 

Ph: 847 299-8400; Fx: 847 299-8440 

Website: www.fisa.com 

Email: fisa-na@fisa.com 

Flooratex Rubber Plastics Ltd. ............................ 147 

P.R.P. Towers 

Kayamkulam 

Allepey District 

Kerala State 69-0502 India 

Ph: +91 479 2444246 / 2440522; Fx: 91 479 2440669 

Website: www.flooratexrubber.com 

Email: exports@flooratexrubber.com; flooratex@yahoo. 

com 

Franklynn Industries ............................................... 132 

3650 West Lake Ave. 

Glenview, IL 60026 

Ph; 847 657-5278; Fx: 847 657-4897 

Website: www.franklynnusa.com 

Email: info@franklynnusa.com 

Booth personnel: Randy Portelli, Robert Myers, Rich Lucal, 

Scott Lytle, Jason Huff and Emily Gibbons 

French Oil Mill Machinery Company, 

Hydraulic Press Division.................................... 505 

1035 W. Greene St. 

P.O. Box 920 

Piqua, OH 45356 

PH: 937 773-3420; Fx: 937 773-3424 

Website: www.frenchoil.com 

Email: sales@frenchoil.com 

Featuring: French designs, manufactures and supports 

hydraulic presses for molding and shaping rubber. Press 

capacities generally range from 20-2,000 tons, with 

various heated platen sizes, for compression, transfer, 

lamination or vacuum molding. French also offers Isobar 

heat pipe and Isoplaten heated platen technology. In addition 

to our line of presses, French supplies mechanical 

dewatering and drying screw presses, with capacities 

ranging from 2-8 tons/hour for all types of synthetic rubber 

and thermoplastic production 

Booth personnel: Daniel French, Jason McDaniel, Douglas 

Smith and Tayte Lutz 

FTDM LLC..................................................................... 424 

36036 Lakeland Blvd. Unit 2 

Eastlake, OH 44095 

Ph: 440 975-1299; Fx: 440 306-2626 

Website: www.ftdm-llc.com 

Glassven – Yangzhong Silicas and Chemicals 

J.V. Ltd....................................................................... 519 

Changwang Xi Road, Youfang Town. 

Yangzhong, Jiangsu 212216 , China 

Ph: +86-511-88525968; Fx: + 86-511-88525966 

Website: www.glassvenchina.com, www.glassven.com 

Email: mercadeo.int@glassven.com 

Featuring: Rubbersil products are precipitated silicas 

and sodium aluminum silicates used as white reinforcing 

fillers that provide excellent performance and 

processing properties to mechanical, technical rubber 

goods and tires. They are available in a wide range of 

surface areas to offer from easiest processing to maximum 

reinforcement. 

Booth personnel: María Alexandra Piña 

GOETTFERT Inc.......................................................... 144 

488 Lakeshore Pkwy. 

Rock Hill, SC 29730 

Ph: 803 324-3883; Fx: 803 324-3993 

Website: www.goettfert.com 

Email: tim@goettfert.com 

Featuring: Process control equipment, testing equipment, 

instrumentation, rheometers, vulcameters, 

curemeters 

Guill Tool & Engineering........................................ 129 

10 Pike St. 

West Warwick, RI 02893 

Ph: 401 828-7600; Fx: 401 823-5310 

Website: www.guill.com 

Email: mmulone@guill.com and schemel@guill.com 

H&R Group US Inc..................................................... 223 

7900 E. Union Ave., Ste 1010 

Denver, CO 80232 

Ph: 720 235-4900; Fx: 720 235-4902 

Website: www.hur.com 

Featuring: Rubber processing chemicals, process oils 

and plasticizers 

H.M. Royal, Inc........................................................... 517 

P.O. Box 28 

Trenton, NJ 08601 

Ph: 800 257-9452; Fx: 609 396-3185 

Website: www.hmroyal.com 

Email: hardy_royal@hmroyal.com 

HallStar Company ................................................... 326 

120 S. Riverside Dr., Ste. 1620 

Chicago, IL 60606 

Phone: 312 554-7400; Fx: 312 554-7499 

Website: www.hallstar.com 

Email: customerservice@hallstar.com 


materials, phthalate alternatives and environmentally 

friendly ester plasticizers 

Booth personnel: Damian Marshall, Kevin Reilly, Stephen 

O’Rourke, Jim Connors, Nick Mesha and 

Robert DePrima 

Harwick Standard Distribution Corp.................. 226 

60 South Seiberling St. 


Ph: 330 798-9300; Fx: 330 798-0214 

Website: www.harwickstandard.com 

Email: businesscenter@harwickstandard.com 



Personnel: Ernie Pouttu, Kurt Nygaard, Dave Schultz, 

Rick Mullin and Rodney Crowell 

Hebi Rongxin Auxiliary Co., Ltd............................ 445 

15/F, Entry C 

No.19 Xiaoying Rd. 

Chaoyang Dist., Beijing 100101 China 

Ph: +86-10-58650277/+86-13811337633; 

Fx: +86-10-58650288 

Website: www.rubbertech.com.cn, www.reifenchina.com 

Hejian Lixing Special Rubber Co., Ltd................ 343 

15/F, Entry C 

No.19 Xiaoying Rd 

Chaoyang Dist., Beijing 100101 China 

Ph: +86-10-58650277/+86-13811337633; Fx: +86-10- 

58650288 

Website: www.rubbertech.com.cn, www.reifenchina.com 

HEXPOL Compounding............................................ 309 

14330 Kinsman Rd 

Burton, OH 44021 

Ph: 440 834-4464 

Website: www.hexpolcompounding.com 

Featuring: Custom mixing of natural and synthetic 

polymers 

Booth personnel: Garry Townson, Milan Hokr, Tom 

Rickey, Gary Brown, Mickey Hess and Mike Cassin 

HF Mixing Group ..................................................... 207 

1701 NW. Topeka Blvd. 

Topeka, KS 66608 

Ph: 785 235-2336; Fax: 785 235-1331 

Website: www.hf-mixinggroup.com 

Email: kori.alexander@us.hf-group.com 

Booth personnel: Kori Alexander, Bob McNabb, Pete 

Glasser, Ed Bailey and Paul White 

Hilma Div. of Carr Lane Roemheld ...................... 436 

16345 Westwoods Business Park Dr. 

Ellisville, MO 63021 

Ph: 636 386-8022; Fx: 636 386-8034 

Website: www.clrh.com 

Email: engr@clrh.com 

Featuring: Quick mold change, magnetic clamping 

Booth personnel: Kurt Zahn, Jason Betz and Dave 

Fischer 

HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing................... 417 

International Plaza II, Ste. 423 

Philadelphia, PA 19113 

Ph: 800 395-2786; Fx: 484 498-2267 




Website: www.hollyfrontierlsp.com 

Email: lsp@hollyfrontier.com 


Personnel: Patrick Gribbin, Terrie L. Portmann, Jim 

Borthwick, Jennifer Hall, John Bachmann and Kaiylyn 

Ray 

Hoowaki, LLC.............................................................. 443 

511 Westinghouse Road 

Pendleton, SC 29670 

Ph: 864 238-5632; Fx: 864 646-2178 

Website: www.Hoowaki.com 

Imerys Talc ................................................................ 342 

1732 North First Street, Ste. 450 

San Jose, CA 95112 

Website: www.imerystalc.com 

Featuring: Compounding materials 

Booth personnel: Charlie McCurry, Oscar Noel and 

Gilles Meli 

India Rubber Expo..................................................... 135 

601, Pramukh Plaza, B-Wing 

485, Cardinal Gracious Road 

Chakala, Andheri (E) Mumbai 400 099 India 

Ph: +91 22 2839 2095/2839 2107; Fx: +91 22 6710 3211 

Website: www.allindiarubber.net 

INDSPEC Chemical Corporation.......................... 122 

225 N. New Jersey Street #64 

Indianapolis, IN 46204 

Ph: 317 635-5801; Fx: 317 625-5801 

Website: www.indspec-chem.com 

International Exposition Center........................... 547 

One I-X Center Drive 

Cleveland, OH 44135 

Ph: 216-265-2525; Fx: 216-898-2799 

Website: www.ixcenter.com 

Jaco Products Company......................................... 125 

15060 Madison Rd. 


Ph: 440 632-5800; Fx: 440 632-0012 

Website: www.jacoproducts.com 

Email: bcarter@jacoproducts.com 

Featuring: Custom services, thermal insulation products, 

press mold insulation 

JB Enterprises Parts Detailing LLC ................... 454 

139 S Abbe Rd. 

Elyria, OH 44305 

Ph: 440 309-4984; Fx: 866 431-9670 

Website: www.jbecustomcoaters.com 

Jiangxi Fengcheng Geneco Co., Ltd................... 142 

Tongtian Industry Area 

Fengcheng, Jiangxi 331138 China 

Ph: +86 795 6151888; Fx: +86 795 6151266 

Website: www.genecochem.com 

Jiangxi Hongrun Chemical Co., Ltd ................... 131 

523 Geissinger Loop NW 

Edmunton, AB T5T 6T1 

Canada 

Ph: 877 930-1688; Fx: 780 930-1688 

Website: www.jxhrhg.com 

Email: export12@jxhrhg.com 

Featuring: Manufacturers and suppliers of chlorusulfonated 

polyethylene (CSM) polymers - CSM20, CSM30, 

CSM40, CSM40A and CSM-45. New to our line of CSM 

is CSM-4085 

Booth personnel: Jiankun Wang, Xianping Li, Yanfen 

Wu, Ellen Du and Len Outzs 

KaMin LLC .................................................................. 407 

822 Huber Rd. 

Macon, GA 31217 

Ph: 478 750-5484; Fx: 478 745-1116 

Website: www.kaminllc.com 

Email: askus@kaminllc.com 


Booth personnel: Mark Beavers, Maureen Halstead and 

Doug Carter 

KCC Silicone ............................................................. 523 

1301-4, Seocho-Dong, Seocho-Gu, 137-703 

Seoul 1301-4 

South Korea 

Ph: +82-2-3479-8342; Fx: +82-2-3479-8354 

Website: www.kccsilicone.com 

Email: heoyoungsun@kccworld.co.kr 

Booth personnel: Youngsun Heo, Seongsoo Eun and 

Jihoon Yun 

Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc. .............................. 325 

P.O. Box 32 

140 East 22nd St. 

Bayonne, NJ 07002 

Ph: 201 823-9000; Fx: 201 823-0691 

Website: www.4kenrich.com 

Email: sjmonte@4kenrich.com 

Featuring: Ken-React titanate, zirconate and aluminate 

coupling agents: KR, LICA, NZ, KZ, CAPOW, CAPS; Kenflex 

aromatic hydrocarbon resins; Kenplast plasticizers; 

Ken-Stat antistatic agents; Kenrich dispersions: Kenmix 

pastes; Kencolor silicone colors; Ken-Zinc ZnO; Ken- 

Mag MgO; Drimix DLCs; Dryspersion; Kenlastic. 

Booth personnel: Salvatore J. Monte, Erika G. Monte 

and Eric M. Monte 

King Industries, Inc................................................... 350 

1 Science Rd. 

Norwalk, CT 06852 

Ph: 203 866-5551 

Website: www.kingindustries.com 

Email: sking@kingindustries.com 

Featuring: Market leading expertise in the production 

of factile, pelletized silanes and other specialty process 

additives. Deoflow, dispergum, Deostab, Deogum, 

Deovulc, controzom, homogenisator, Deosec and Deolink. 

A global leader in rubber additive technology and 

technical service supported by state of-the-art labs and 

dedicated and experienced chemists at our headquarters 

in Hamburg, Germany 

Booth personnel: Ralph Mehl, Dan Miller, Shenton King, 

Karen Grunwald 

Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. ............................. 110 

1600 Terex Rd. 

Hudson, OH 44236 

Ph: 800 464-0064; Fx: 330 655-2982 

Website: www.ksbiusa.com 

Email: information@ksbi.com 

Featuring: Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. is a world 

leader in the manufacture of tire, rubber and plastics 

machinery. A true global company in capabilities and resourses, 

Kobelco can help you respond to the changing 

competitive environment. Our compreshensive lineup of 

high performance rubber and plastics process machinery 

includes: internal intensive mixers, twin screw roller 

head extruders (TSR) and two-roll mills. 

Booth personnel: John Robinson, Frank Wiencek, Brian 

Hastings and Tyler Smith 

Konimpex Ltd. ........................................................... 150 

24, Mickiewicza Str. 

Konin 62-500 

Poland 

Ph: +48 63 24 97 792; Fx: + 48 63 24 97 793 

Website: www.konimpex.com 

Email: konimpex@konimpex.com.pl 

Featuring: Konimpex is a leading supplier of raw materials 

and chemicals for the rubber, plastic, ceramic and 

dye industries. The main products in our offering are: 

Synthetic rubber (SBR, PBR, NBR, IR, IIR, CR, HSR, SBS, 

EPDM, etc.), natural rubber, carbon black (including 

N220, N330, N550, N772 and others). In our chemicals 

proposal you can find different types of rubber accelerators, 

antioxidants, zinc oxides, silica, titanium dioxides, 

stearic acids, chlorinated paraffin and many more. Experience 

as well as logistics infrastructure are Konimpex’s 

assets. We are capable of delivering raw materials and 

chemical products fast and efficiently to countries on all 

continents. We use a network of over 20 warehouses 

worldwide. We also have transhipment-storing bases 

in several important seaports. In total, we have at our 

disposal about 23,000 m2 of covered storage area. The 

developed storage network as well as logistics solutions 

enable efficient supplies in “just-in-time” and “door-todoor” 

systems. 

Booth personnel: Tomasz Celka, Idzi Koszyczarek, Ewelina 

Matuszak and Michał Kietner 

Kuraray America, Inc. ............................................ 450 

2625 Bay Area Blvd. 


Ph: 281 283-1714; Fx: 281 283-1722 

Website: www.kurarayliquidrubber.com/english/index.html 


Email: hirokazu.takeuchi@kuraray.com 



Booth personnel: Hirokazu Takeuchi, David Steinberg, 

Brian Chapman, Derek Harvey and Dai Kataoka 

LANXESS Corporation ........................................... 213 

111 RIDC Park West Dr. 

Pittsburgh, PA 15275 

Ph: 412 809-1000 

Website: us.lanxess.com 

Email: Leanne.Trevelline@lanxess.com 


Booth personnel: Rob Kuebel, Eric Boras, Paul McKinstry, 

Deborah Schneir, Graham Choonoo and Karin Kingstad 

Laur Silicone ............................................................. 324 

4930 S. M-18 

Beaverton, MI 48612 

Ph: 989 435-7400 

Website: www.laursilicone.com 

Email: cdlenk@laursilicone.com 

Featuring: Compounding materials and natural or 


Booth personnel: Daniel Laur, Keith Kortnals, Ken Davidson 

and Chuck Lenk 

Lehigh Technologies ............................................. 320 

120 Royal Woods Ct. 

Tucker, GA 30084 

Ph: 678 495-2200; Fx: 678 495-2201 

Website: www.lehightechnologies.com 

Email: kmurthy@lehightechnologies.com 

Featuring: Lehigh Technologies is a sustainable materials 

company that transforms end-of-life tire and postindustrial 

rubber into highly engineered, sustainable 

powders called Micronized Rubber Powder (MRP) that 

are being used in a wide range of consumer and industrial 

applications, including high performance tires and 

industrial rubber goods. Micronized Rubber Powders 

highlighted by Lehigh Technologies include:PolyDyne- 

HL10, PolyDyne 200, PolyDyne BT (MRP made from 

post-industrial butyl)and PolyDyne NBR (MRP made 

from post-industrial nitrile) 

Booth personnel: Kedar Murthy, Frank Papp, Michael 

Kruzynski, Tom Rosenmayer and Elizabeth Searcy 

Leonard Enterprises, Inc......................................... 134 

PO Box 7367 

Riverside, CA 92513 

Ph: 951 785-5566; Fx: 951-785-5870 

Website: www.LeonardEnterprises.com 

Email: Hank.Lei@sbcglobal.net 

Featuring: Cryogenic deflashers and custom fabrication 

Personnel: Hank Leonard 

Leverett A. Anderson Co. ...................................... 149 

P.O. Box 4400 

Copley, OH 44321 

Ph: 330 670-1363; Fx: 330 670-9450 

Website: www.leverettzanderson.com 

Email: billcole@ leverettzanderson.com 

Featuring: Wallace IRHD and duromater hardness testers, 

electronic densimeter, laboratory platen press and 

ASTM compression molds 

Booth personnel: Bill Cole, Leverett Anderson and Thais 

Daddario 

Lianda Corporation................................................... 307 

1340 Corporate Dr. Ste. 500 


Ph: 330 653-8341; Fx: 330 653-3189 

Website: www.liandacorp.com 

Email: sxu@liandacorp.com 



Lion Copolymer LLC.................................................. 533 

5955 Scenic Hwy. 

Baton Rouge, LA 70805 


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TESTING TECHNOLOGIES 

The Ultimate Selection of 

Rubber Testing Technologies 

Including: 

► Tensile Testers 

► Durometers / IRHD Hardness Testers 

► Rebound / Abrasion Testers 

► Specimen Dies / Clicker Presses 

► Specific Gravity / Densimeters 

► Rheometers / Plastometers 

► Carbon Black Testers 

► Flexometers / Flex Testers 

► Brittleness / Freezing Testers 

► Gehman, TR, Stress Relaxation Testers 

► Block /Aging Ovens 

► Thickness Gauges 

► Plastics / Metals Testers 

► Much more 

MesabiControl 

Engineering 

www.mesabicontrol.com 

1350 Arcade Street,Saint Paul Mn, 55106 

Phone 651-771-1890 email mesabi@mesabicontrol.com 

Toll-Free: 1.877.884.TEST (8378) Fax: 954.697.8211 

www.WorldofTest.com info@qualitest-inc.com 


Intelligent Additive Solutions for the Rubber Industry 

Struktol Booth 306 

CIMBAR 

Performance 

Minerals 

www.struktol.com

Struktol Company of America Welcomes You to 

The International Rubber Expo 2012


Ph: 800 535-9960; Fx: 225 267-3621 

Website: www.lioncopolymer.com 

Featuring: Synthetic rubber 

Booth personnel: Paul Esposito, Jim Otis, Peter Circell, 

Brad Smothers, Dennis Synnott and Larry Harris 

Lord Corporation........................................................ 508 

111 Lord Dr. 

Cary, NC 27511 

Ph: 877 ASK-LORD 

Website: www.lord.com 

Email: customer.support@lord.com 

Featuring: Adhesives and coatings 

Booth personnel: Jason Downs, Karen Sy-Laughner, 

Todd Wallis, Carias Cruz, Jeff Means and Brian Stull 

LWB Sales and Service ........................................ 109 

730 Plum Industrial Ct. 

Pittsburgh, PA 15239 

Ph: 724 733-1942; Fx: 724 733-1962 

Website: www.lwb.us.com 

Email: derek.williams@lwb.us.com 

Featuring: Injection molding equipment, rubber, TPR/ 

TPV and silicones 

Booth personnel: Gilbert Greco and Derek Williams 

Maplan ........................................................................ 113 

900 Muirfield Dr. 

Hanover Park, IL 60133 

Ph: 630 924-0100 

Website: www.maplan-usa.com 

Email: phook@ maplan-usa.com 

Featuring: Processing machinery and equipment 

Booth personnel: Mike Fredrick, Jeff Kenton, Craig 

Miller and Leo Schlager 

Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties............. 218 

8140 Corporate Dr., Ste. 220 

Baltimore, MD 21236 

Ph: 800 648-7400; Fx: 410 780-5666 

Website: www.magnesiaspecialties.com 

Email: dougb@martinmarietta.com 


chemicals. High purity, high reactivity Elastomag 

magnesium oxides and VersaMag magnesium hydroxides 

for rubber compounding. FireShield magnesium 

hydroxide for flame retardant applications. 

Personnel: Jeff Huskisson, Bob Gressitt and Mack 

Wajer 

McLube Division, McGee Industries, 

Inc................................................................................ 317 

P.O. Box 2425 

9 Crozerville Rd. 

Aston, PA 19014 

Ph: 610 459-1890; FX: 610 459-9538 

Website: www.mclube.com 

Email: info@mclube.com 

Mesabi Control Engineering Ltd.......................... 108 

1350 Arcade St. 

Saint Paul, MN 55106 

Ph: 651 771-1890; Fx: 651 771-0437 

Website: www.mesabicontrol.com 

Email: beaudoin@mesabicontrol.com 

Featuring: Process control equipment, custom services 

and integrated control and tracking systems for rubber 

compounding 

Mid-American Machine & Equipment LLC...... 341 

815 E. 6th St. 

Le Roy, KS 66857 

Ph: 620 964-2156; Fx: 620 964-2157 

Website: www.mid-americanmachine.com 

Email: rlmcnutt@gmail.com or whughes@mid-americanmachine.com 

Featuring: Processing machinery and equipment and 

auxiliary equipment information 

Personnel: Warren Hughes, T.A. Decker, Floyd Teetzel, 

Shane Sutherland, Johnny Guy and John Tindal 

Mid-States Tool & Machine, Inc. ...................... 118 

2220 Patterson St. 

Decatur, IN 46733 

Ph: 260 728-9797; Fx: 260 728-9795 

Website: www.midstatestool.com 

Email: jason@ midstatestool.com 

Featuring: Molds, engineering and auxiliary equipment 

for the production of rubber and plastic components. 

Booth personnel: Jason Scheumann and Jeremy Friedt 

Midwest Elastomers Inc......................................... 541 

P.O. Box 412 

Wapakoneta, OH 45895 

Ph: 419 738-8844; Fx: 419 738-7647 

Website: www.midwestelastomers.com 

Email: epiland@midwestelastomers.com 

Milin Environmental Inc......................................... 537 

P.O. Box 116 

Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K8, Canada 

Ph: 519 429-0110; Fx: 519 426-0230 

Website: www.milin.ca 

Email: info@milin.ca 

Featuring: Reclaim rubber - butyl, EPDM, natural, whole 

tire and nitrile rubber powders 

Mountville Rubber Company................................. 244 

1602 Orchard Hill Rd. 

LaGrange, GA 30240 

Ph: 706 298-0004; Fx: 706 298-2994 

Website: www.mountvillerubber.com 

Email: mcoffing@mountvillerubber.com 

Featuring: Compounding materials and custom rubber 

mixer 

Northeast Auxiliary Chemical Industry Co., 

Ltd............................................................................... 448 

15/F, Entry C 

No.19 Xiaoying Rd 

Chaoyang Dist. 

Beijing 100101 China 

Tl: +86-10-58650277; Fx: + 86-10-586650288 

www.dongzhuhg.com 

NSL Analytical Services, Inc. .............................. 246 

4450 Cranwood Pkwy. 

Cleveland, OH 44128 

Ph: 216 438-5200; Fx: 216 438-5050 

Website: nslanalytical.com 

Email: lsomrack@nslanalytical.com 

Featuring: Independent commercial testing laboratory 

providing organic and inorganic chemical analysis under 

ISO 17029 certification from ACLASS. Thermal, chemical 

and failure analysis as well as product engineering 

Booth personnel: Brian Bacher, Michael Walker, Richard 

Balamut, Larry Somrack and Leo VanderSheruur 

Omnova Solutions ................................................ 346 

175 Ghent Rd. 

Fairlawn, OH 44333 

Ph: 330 869-4323; Fx: 330 869-4338 

Website: www.omnova.com 

Email: arnaud.furet@omnova.com 

Featuring: Rubber processing chemicals and natural or 


Personnel: Arnaud Furet, Veronique Le Du, Ryan Yaworski 

and Andy Tisler 

Orion Engineered Carbons..................................... 408 

4501 Magnolia Cove Drive, Suite 106 

Kingwood, TX, USA 77345 

Ph: 832 445-3300; Fx: 832 445-0250 

Website: www.orioncarbons.com 

Pixargus Metrology Quality Control ................. 138 

10176 International Blvd. 

Cincinnati, OH 45246 

Ph: 888 539-4689 

Website: www.pixargus-usa.com 

PMC Group ................................................................ 224 

1231 Pope St. 

Memphis, TN 38108 

Ph: 901 325-4930; Fx: 800 641-2153 

Website: www.pmc-group.com 


materials 

Booth personnel: Kiran Kulkarni, Chris Barnoud, Matt 

Walton and Dennis Rumpf 

Polychem Dispersions............................................ 522 

16066 Industrial Pkwy. 


Ph: 440 632-0227; Fx: 440 632-5102 

Website: www.dispersions.com 

Email: sales@dispersions.com 

Featuring: Pre-dispersed chemicals in paste abd polymeric 

bound forms in addition to providing pre-weighed 

chemicals and blends for batch inclusion, specialty surface 

treatments of fillers and specialty additives, liquid 


to powder conversions, accelerators and vulcanizers for 

both organic and inorganic polymers. 

Personnel: Ron Miller, Fritz Grubb, Jeff Nichols, John 

Summers, Don Thames and Chuck Nichols 

Polymer Machinery Company ............................ 209 

154-B Potomac Ave. 

Tallmadge, OH 44278 

PH: 330 633-5734; Fx: 330 633-6367 

Website: www.polymermachineryco.com 

Email: jchiofolo@polymermachineryco.com 

Polymer Valley Chemicals, Inc............................ 235 

1872 Akron-Peninsula Rd. 


Ph: 330 945-6499; Fx: 330 945-6488 

Website: www.polymervalleychemicals.com 

Email: inquires@polymervalleychemicals.com 

Featuring: Custom treating and packaging services. 

Custom filler treating and surface modification. Custom 

pre-weighs in low melt, batch inclusion bags (210° and 

160°F). Material blending and screening. 

Booth personnel: Michael R. Beck, Jr., Gary Horning, 

Don Askea, Michael R. Beck III and Sean Beck 

Polymerics, Inc.......................................................... 409 

2828 Second St. 

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 

Ph: 330 928-2210; Fx: 330 929-8819 

Website: www.polymericsinc.com 

Positively Cleveland............................................... 549 

Ph: 216-875-6619 

Website: www.positivelycleveland.com 

Preferred Compounding ........................................ 345 

1020 Lambert St. 

Barberton, OH 44203 

Ph: 330 798-4790; Fx: 330 798-4795 

Website: www.preferredperforms.com 

Email: jim.armeni@ preferredperforms.com 

Featuring: Perferred Compounding is a premier custom 

compounding operation in North America. With 

headquarters in Barberton, Ohio, Preferred consistently 

produces high quality compounds from prime materials 

across all polymer types and offers fast and reliable 

service throughout North America from its five plants 

in Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Mexico. 

Products offered by Preferred include black and color 

compounds in sponge as well as dense forms. Valueadded 

capabilities include calendering and gear-pump 

straining. Preferred custom develops formula recipes 

to meet specific performance targets or will mix customer-developed 

formulations. At this year’s International 

Rubber Expo, Preferred is introducing an exciting 

new program for new and existing customers. This 

program underscores Preferred’s committment to 

consistent high quality batch after batch after batch. 

Booth personnel: Joe Hudson, Ron Duhon, Jeff Winzeler, 

Randy Niedermier, Greg Cleveland and Milon 

Dragutinorie 

Premier Magnesia, LLC........................................... 242 

300 Barr Harbor Dr. Ste. 250 

West Conshohocken, PA 19428 

Ph: 610 828-6929; Fx: 610 828-8132 

Website: www.premiermagnesia.com 

Email: cs@premiermagnesia.com 

Featuring: Magnesium oxide 

R.E. Carroll, Inc........................................................... 419 

1570 N. Olden Ave. 

Trenton, NJ 08638 

Ph: 800 257-9365; Fx: 609 695-0102 

Website: www.recarrol.com 

Email: rubberinfo@recarroll.com 


materials 

Booth personnel: David Carroll, Robert Carroll, Chris 

Whitney, Lewis Sawyers and Don Harris 

R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc............................................ 314 

30 Winfield St. 

Norwalk, CT 06856-5150 

Ph: 203 853-1400; Fx: 203 838-6368 

Website: www.rtvanderbilt.com 

Email: msheridan@rtvanderbilt.com 


materials 

Personnel: Marty Sheridan, Jennifer Forgue, Roger Burtraw, 

Chris Nola, Tim Dickerson and Tom Mroczkowski 

Regloplas Corporation ........................................... 444 

1088 Miners Rd. 

St. Joseph, MI 49085 

Ph: 269 428-1100; Fx: 269 428-1155 

Website: www.regloplasusa.com 

Email: hvangement@regloplasusa.com 

Featuring: Temperature control units and chillers 

Booth personnel: Henry J. VanGemert, Robert E. Oviatt, 

Gabi Simpson, Al Fitch, Raymond Popplewell and Kevin 

Hepting 

Reklaim, Inc. ............................................................. 344 

210 S. Hudson St., Ste. 310 

Seattle, WA 98134 

Ph: 206 547-9557; Fx: 206 547-9244 

Website: www.reklaim.com 

Email: stever@reklaim.com 

Featuring: Next-generation technology company that is 

transforming the way the world manages scrap tires. 

The first and only technology with approvals from the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to commercialize 

its products, Reklaim is launching a new 

sector in the Green Economy - one that generates solid 

economic returns whil also providing a beneficial use for 

scrap tires, dramatically reducing Co 2 

emmissions and 

conserving valuable energy resources. 

Booth personnel: Thomas Redd, Steven J. Renegar and 

Thomas Nunley 

Rep Corporation......................................................... 441 

8N470 Tameling Ct. 

Bartlett, IL 60123 

Ph: 847 607-7210 

Website: www.rep.tm.Fr 

Email: tgraham@repmail.com 

Featuring: Rubber injection presses and mold balancing 

technology 

Personnel: Tim Graham 

Rezkem Chemicals................................................... 249 

77 Milford Corporate Center 


Ph: 330 653-9104; Fx: 888 607-8818 

Website: www.rezkemchemicals.com 

Rhein Chemie Corporation..................................... 114 

145 Parker Ct. 

Chardon, OH 44024 

Ph: 440 285-3547; Fx: 440-285-2464 

Website: www.rheinchemie.com 

Featuring: Rhein Chemie develops, produces and sells 

additives, specialty chemicals and service products for 

the rubber, lubricant and plastics industries. We offer 

predispersed chemicals in various supply forms ready to 

achieve the required level of quality and performance, 

processing and polymers and powdered specialty 

chemicals which meet specific requirements of technical 

rubber goods. With Rhein Chemie laboratories and 

research centers in all regions of the world, we can 

respond quickly and flexibly to the needs of customers, 

developing and testing custom formulations close to 

their locations. 

Booth personnel: Sales and technical staff 

Rheolution Inc. ......................................................... 120 

5795 De Gaspe Ave. 

Montreal, Quebec, H2S 2X3 Canada 

Ph: 514 586-2006 

Website: www.rheolution.com 

Email: anis.hadjhenni@rheolution.com 

Featuring: Rheolution Inc. commercializes a new analytical 

instrument for the viscoelastic spectroscopy 

of elastomers. The instrument, called RheoSpectris 

C500, serves in research and development (R&D) 

and industrial quality control (QC). It is based on 

a new patented technology and presents unique 

specifications for dynamic mechanical testing of 

industrial materials. RheoSpectris makes possible 

the measurement of material properties over an unexplored 

dynamic range (up to 2,000 Hz), very rapidly 

(in less than 1 second), without contact (i.e., without 

damaging the sample) and over a wide temperature 

range (up to 400°C). The instrument offers several 

sample holder geometries designed to allow the 

characterization of soft (~100 Pa) and very stiff (~500 

GPa) materials. 

Booth personnel: Anis Hadj Henni and Cedric Schmitt 




Richard J. Bagan, Inc............................................... 509 

1280 S. Williams Dr. 

Columbia City, IN 43214 

Ph: 260 244-5115; Fx: 260 244-4158 

Website: www.montechusa.com 

Email: lmcdevit@montechusa.com 

Featuring: Innovative rubber testing equipment: rheometers, 

rubber rrocess analyzers (RPA), viscometers, 

dispersion testers, hardness/density, sample cutters, 

etc.ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration services in-lab 

and on-site of rubber testing equipment. 

Booth personnel: Dick Bagan, Lydia McDevitt, Spencer 

Bagan, Courtney Maley and Ralf Baeuerlein 

Robbins LLC................................................................. 526 

2306 S. Wilson Dam Rd. 

Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 

Ph: 800 633-3312; Fx: 800 321-7918 

Website: www.robbinsllc.com 

Email: bconner@robbinsllc.com 

Featuring: Robbins supplies manufacturing customers 

with customized rubber compounds for use in diverse 

end markets from its facilities in Muscle Shoals, Al, Tallapouosa, 

GA and Findlay, OH. 

Rubber & Plastics News........................................ 214 

1725 Merriman Rd., Ste. 300 

Akron, OH 44313-5251 

Ph: 330 836-9180; Fx: 330 836-1005 

Website: www.rubbernews.com 

Rubber Consultants ................................................ 141 

Brickendonbury 

Hertford, Hertfordshire Sg13 8NL 

United Kingdom 

Ph: +44 (0)1992 554657; Fx: +44 (0)1992 504248 

Website: www.rubberconsultants.com 

Email: info@rubberconsultants.com 

Featuring: The UK elastomer and polymer accredited 

testing laboratory of the Tun Abdul Razak Research 

Centre, one of the world’s leading rubber R&D centers 

for almost 75 years. Services include: analytical testing, 

pharmaceutical testing, rubber in engineering, prototype 

design and manufacturing, moldflow simulation, rubber 

technology, contract research, physical testing, tire testing, 

expert witness, biotechnology services. Industries 

served include pharmaceutical, automotive, industrial, 

aerospace, medical and healthcare and tire. Rubber 

Consultants also provides in depth analysis, interpretation 

of results and solutions to problems. 

Booth personnel: David Cawthra and Gail Reader 

Rubber Division, ACS Expo Sign-Ups................ 553 

411 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Ste. 201 

Akron, OH 44309-0499 

Ph: 330 972-7424; Fx: 330 972-5269 

Website: www.rubber.org 

Beth Berkheimer, Exposition & Meetings Manager 

Email: bethb@rubber.org 

Rubber Division, ACS............................................... 230 

411 Wolf Ledges Parkway, Suite 201 

Akron, OH 44309-0499 

Ph: 330 972-7414; Fx: 330 972-5269 

Website: www.rubber.org 

Rubber India................................................................ 137 

601, Pramukh Plaza, B-Wing 

485, Cardinal Gracious Rd. 

Chakala, Andheri (E) Mumbai 400 099 India 

Ph: +91 22 2839 2095/2839 2107; Fx: +91 22 6710 3211 

Website: www.allindiarubber.net 

Rubber World Magazine........................................ 313 

1867 West Market St. 

P.O. Box 5451 

Akron, OH 44334-0451 

Ph: 330 864-2122; Fx: 330-864-5298 

Website: www.rubberworld.com 

Email: dennis@rubberworld.com 

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Rubber World magazine, Rubber World’s Online 

Product News, The Blue Book: Materials, compounding 

ingredients and machinery for the rubber 

industry; The Red Book: The Buyer’s Guide for the 

Rubber Industry; The Blue Book on CD-ROM; Blue 

Book Online; The Red Book on CD-ROM; Rubber 

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Booth personnel: Sales and editorial staff 

Rudolph Brothers & Company ............................ 123 

P.O. Box 425 

Cahral Winchester, OH 43110 

Ph: 614 833-0707; Fx: 800 600-9508 

Website: www.rudolphbros.com 

Email: mkirby@rudbro.com 

Featuring: Rubber processing chemicals, mold release 

agents and adhesives 

Booth personnel: Marc Kirby, Keith Mensing, Roger 

Harvey and Jared Rudolph 

Sage Automation ..................................................... 154 

4925 Fannett Rd. 

Beaumont, TX 77705 

Ph: 409 842-8040 

Website: www.sagerobot.com 

Sanyu USA................................................................... 220 

1720 Indianwood Circle, Ste A 

Maumee, OH 43537 

Ph: 419 897-9595; Fx: 419 897-9262 

Website: www.sanyu-sti.com 

Email: info@sanyuusa.com 

Sartomer USA, LLC .................................................. 420 

502 Thomas Jones Way 

Exton, PA 19341 

Ph: 610 363-4100/800-SARTOMER 

Fx: 610 363-4140 

Website: www.sartomer.com 

Email: contact@sartomer.com 


materials 

Booth personnel: Michael Bailey, Christopher Gebhart, 

Michael Higgins and Christian Petrangeli 

Scrap Tire News....................................................... 542 

P.O. Box 4430 

Leesburg, VA 20177 

Ph: 571 258-0500; Fx: 571 258-0502 

Website: www.scraptirenews.com 

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. ............. 145 

7102 Riverwood Dr. 

Columbia, MD 21046 

Ph: 410 910-0875; Fx: 410 381-1222 

Website: www.shimadzu.com 

Showa Denko America Inc. ................................ 136 

420 Lexington Ave., Ste. 2850 

New York, NY 10170 

Ph: 212 370-0033; Fx: 212 370-4566 

Website: www.showadenko.us 

Email: kmera@showadenko.us 

Featuring: Acrylics, synthetic rubber, chloroprene rubber 

and CPE chlorinated polyethylene. 

Booth personnel: James Smith, Hiroki Hayashi, Naoki 

Minorikawa and Karolina Mera 

Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co.................. 112 

3560 W. Market St., Ste 420 


Ph: 330 666-2777; Fx: 330 666-3015 

Website: www.sidrich.com 

Email: carbonblack@sidrich.com 

Featuring: Carbon black 

Smithers Rapra.......................................................... 321 



Ph: 330 762-7441; 330 762-7447 

Website: www.smithersrapra.com 

Email: ablackstone@smithers.com 


materials, processing machinery and equipment, testing 

equipment, custom services and product and material 

consulting. Chemical analysis, polymer molecular 

weight characterization, physical mechanical testing, 

medical device testing and compliance 

Soucy Techno Inc. .................................................. 117 

2550 St. Roch South 

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1N 2R6 

Ph: 819 864-4284; Fx: 819 864-6352 

Website: www.soucytechno.com 

Email: mary-ann.mccarron@soucy-group.com 

Featuring: Soucy Techno’s mixing operations are located 

in an 80,000 square feet plant, and the equipment 

consists of Banbury-type mixers for rubber, calenders, 

extruders and mills. With this equipment, each year 

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Soucy Techno can produce up to 70 million lbs. of rubber 

compounds. 

Booth personnel: Mary Ann McCarron, René Sanschagrin, 

Jean-Damien Coue, Danny Martin, Tony Ferguson 

and Marc Cauchon 

Sovereign Chemical Company ........................... 322 



Ph: 330 869-0500; Fx: 330 869-0518 

Website: www.sovchem.net 

Email: ddipaola@sovchem.net 


Personnel: Sam DiPaola, Judy DiPaola, Debra DiPaola, 

Jean-Christophe Murat and Wade Denton 

Sprinter Marking, Inc. ............................................. 248 

1805 Chandlersville Rd. 

Zanesville, OH 43701-4604 

Ph: 740 453-1000; Fx: 740 453-6750 

Website: www.sprintermarking.com 

Email: sales@sprintermarking.com 

Featuring: Automatic ink code-marking machines 

Booth personnel: John Bishop 

Starrett-Bytewise...................................................... 212 

1150 Brookstone Centre Parkway 

Columbus, Georgia 31904 

Ph: 404 915-7516; Fx: 706 323-0178 

Website: www.bytewise.com 

Struktol Company of America ............................. 306 

P.O. Box 1649 

Stow, OH 44224-0649 

Ph: 330 928-5188; Fx: 330 928-0013 

Website: www.struktol.com 

Email: customerservice@struktol.com 

Featuring: Processing aids, lubricants, dispersing 

aids, silanes, homogenizers, flow enhancers, amides, 

stearates. 

Booth personnel: Paul Danilowicz, Ken Bates, Jeff 

Cooley, Ramona Ayers 

TechnoBiz Communications................................. 520 

2521/27, Lardprao Rd. 

Khlongchaokhunsingha 

Wangthonglang, Bangkik 10310 Thailand 

Ph: (2)933-0077; Fx: (2)955-9971 

Website: www.technobiz-asia.com 

The Dow Chemical Company............................... 245 

1250 Harmon Rd. 

Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1550 

Ph: 248 393-3898 

Website: www.dow.com 

The Plaza Group ...................................................... 347 

10375 Richmond Ave. #1620 


Ph: 713 266-0707; Fx: 713-266-0707 

Website: www.eni.com; www.theplazagrp.com 

Email: venerevitiello@theplazagrp.com 

Featuring: We distribute elastomer product lines: EPR, 

ESBR, SSBR, BR, NBR, synthetic latices, and TPR. Additional 

product lines include: styrenics, polyethylene, 

intermediates, and solvents. 

Booth personnel: Venere Vitiello 

Trinity Resources & Energy Ltd............................ 349 

250 Minerals Rd. 

Conception Bay South 

Newfoundland A1W 3J1 Canada 

Ph: 709 834-2186; Fx: 709 834-8856 

Website: www.tre.ca 


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Trostel Polymer Compounding............................. 225 

736 Executive Dr. 

Whitewater, WI 53190 

Ph: 262 472-6612; Fx: 262 473-6310 

Website: www.trostel.com 

Email: mikes@trostel.com 


Personnel: Mike Szymborski, Brian Barkes, Steve Ahl, 

Ross Lund and Brian Palecek 

TSD Logistics ............................................................ 536 

7970 Hampton Rd. 

Texarkana, TX 75503 

Ph: 903 794-1423; Fx: 903 791-3082 

Website: www.tsdlogistics.com 

Email: npeek@tsdinc.com 

Featuring: Transportation of raw materials for the tire 

and rubber industries 

Booth personnel: Natalie Peek, Ryan Berry, Lew Rowden 

and Perry Parker 

TSE Industries, Inc.................................................... 217 

4370 112th Terrace North 

Clearwater, FL 33762 

Ph: 800 237-7634; Fx: 727-540-1265 

Website: www.tse-industries.com 

Email: millathaneinfo@tse-industries.com 

 

 

 

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Booth personnel: Massimo Cerboni and Thomas 

Jablonowski 

The University of Akron ......................................... 426 

GDYR 122 

Akron, OH 44325-3909 

Ph: 330 972-7265 

Website: www.uakron.edu/aprc 

Email: cjoblem@uakron.edu 

Featuring: Testing - chemical and physical and training 

Booth personnel: Crittenden Ohlemacher, Robert Seiple, 

Keili Fetter, Melissa Bowman and Sarah Thorley 

University of Massachusetts Lowell.................. 241 

Department of Plastics Engineering 

1 University Ave. 

Lowell, MA 01854 

Ph: 978 934-3446; Fx: 978 458-4141 

Website: www.uml.edu 

Valley Rubber Mixing.............................................. 430 

520 S. Main St., Ste. 2445 


Ph: 330 434-4442; Fx: 330 258-2016 

Website: www. valleyrubber.com 

Email: denniss@valleyrubber.com 

Booth 

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A Material Difference 

A Legacy of 

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Featuring: Custom services, in place mold cleaning, 

compound custom mix products and capabilities 

Venango HEXPOL Machine is the Co., leading Inc..................................... global rubber 308 

P.O. Box 239 compounder. Proudly serving our customers 

Wattsburg, with PA global 16442 reach and local service. 

Ph: 814 739-2211; Fx: 814 739-2024 

Global Presence – With 17 manufacturing 

Website: www.venangomachine.com 

Email: nvogel@venangomachine.com 

Featuring: compounding Platens for compression processes. molding 

facilities in eight countries, we ensure consistent 


VMI Group Technology .................................................................. Leadership – Our heritage in 442 

4670 Allen custom Rd. compounding is defined by industry- 

Stow, OH 44224 

Ph: 330 929-6800; customers’ Fx: evolving 330-929-7254 needs. 

Website: www.vmi-group.com 

Email: sales@vmi-usa.com 

Featuring: quick Processing and accurate machinery personalized and equipment service. and 

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Booth personnel: HEXPOL Harm legacy Voortman, brands expand Arie Kroeze, our global Mike 

Slone, Danny footprint, Severijns, strengthen Ralph Parise our technology and Dave Grepp 

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1569 Morris superior St. customer service. 

Wabash, IN 46992 

Ph: 260 563-1184; Burton Rubber Fx: 260 Processing 563-1396 

Website: Chase www.wabashmpi.com 

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Email: wabashmpi@corpemail.com 


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Whitford Corporation ............................................. 422 

47 Park Ave. 

Elverson, PA 19520 

Ph: 610 286-3500; Fx: 610 286-3510 

Website: www.whitfordww.com 

Email: sales@whitfordww.com 

Featuring: Whitford manufactures the world’s largest, 

most complete line of high-performance coatings for 

the industrail, petrochemical, automotive, aeronautics, 

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abrasion, lubrication, decoration, high-temperature, 

friction, insulation, release, etc. Application techniques 

include spray, HVLP, dip/spin, curtain, roller and coil 

coating as well as electrostatic coating. 

Booth personnel: Mike Ointer, Lenni Dailey, Ed Sammond, 

Tim Schuette and Steve Patterson 

Yan Feng Custom Silicone Products 

Manufacturing....................................................... 449 

Jianlong Industry Pk. 

174# Industry East Road, Long Hua 

Bao An, Shen Zhen, Guangdong PR of China 

Ph: +86-755-28118990; Fx: 909-469-9892 

Website: www.apexrubber.com 

Yizumi Rubber Machinery Co., Ltd. ................... 446 

No.22 Ke Yuan 3 Rd., Hi-Tech Industrial Zone, Ronggui, 

Shunde 

Foshan City, Guangdong Province 528306 

China 

Ph: +86-757-2926 5156; Fx: +86-757-2926 2195 

Website: www.yizumi-group.com.hk, www.yizumigroup.com 

Email: nancy@yizumi-group.com 

Featuring: A variety of high-efficiency rubber injection 

molding machines for moulding automotive rubber components 

and composite silicone insulators, hollow core 

insulators, surge arresters and cable accessories, etc. 

Booth personnel: Nancy Liu, Wang Shihai and Richard 

Yan 

Zeon Chemicals L.P. ............................................... 229 

4111 Bells Ln 

Louisville, KY 40211 

Ph: 502 775-2000; Fx: 502 775-2055 

Website: www.zeonchemicals.com 

Email: info@zeonchemicals.com 


Personnel: Expert technical service, sales and marketing 

personnel 

Zeppelin Systems USA, Inc. ................................ 210 

P.O. Box 286 

Coopersburg, PA 18036 

Ph: 610 282-5848; Fx: 610 282-5849 

Website: www.zeppelin-usa.com 

Email: ctittensor@zeppelin-usa.com 

Featuring: Conveying systems, mixer feed systems, bulk 

material handling systems, silos, batching systems, 

weighing and dosing systems and small chemical 

handling. 

Booth personnel: Christian D. Tittensor 

Zylog Plastalloys Pvt. Ltd. ..................................... 111 

Zylog Tower, Ln. No. 4, Kalyaninagar 

Pune, Maharashtra, India 411006 

Ph: +91 20 2665 0219; Fx: +91 20 2665 0220 

Website: www.zylogplastalloys.com 

Email: sales@ zylogplastalloys.com 

Featuring: TPS-V and TPE-S 

Booth personnel: Mirisch Damani and Aschak Damani 


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SESSION A - Room 202/201 



October 9-11, 2012 

TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 2012 

182 nd Technical Meeting 

ADVANCES IN MATERIALS FOR TIRES 

Co-Chairs: Syed K. Mowdood, Udo Kuhlmann 

8:15 am 1 Influence of Low Temperature Exposure on Tire Vibration and Tire Brittleness for High Performance Tires - Adrian Leu, Technical 

University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

8:45 am 2 Effect of Cured Liner Gauge on Tire Performance - R. Christopher Napier, ExxonMobil Chemical Company 

9:15 am 3 Correlations Between Lateral Forces Variation and Tire Wear - Adrian Leu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

9:45 am Break 

10:00 am 4 Adhesion of Short and Continuous RFL-Treated Aramid Fibers to Sulfur and Peroxide Cured Rubbers - Jacques W.M. Noordermeer, 

University of Twente, Netherlands 

10:30 am 5 A Process for Preparation of Carbon Black / Silica / Nanoclay Masterbatches From Fresh Natural Rubber Latex - Sasidharan Krishnan, 

SESSION B - Room 200 

Rubber Research Institute of India, India 

RUBBER AGING & DURABILITY 

Co-Chairs: Richard Pazur, Abraham Pannikottu 

8:15 am 6 Advanced Methodologies for Close-to-Reality Lab Scale Compatibility Assessment of Sealing Materials and Biofuels - Markus Honold, 

Federal Mogul, Germany 

8:45 am 7 Fluorocarbon O-Ring Aging Studies; An Initial Look - Gregory White, Sandia National Laboratories 

9:15 am 8 Service Life Determination of Nitrile O rings in Hydraulic Fluid - Richard Pazur, Department of National Defence, Canada 

9:45 am Break 

10:00 am 9 Nitrile Rubber Life Cycle Study - Joana Moraes, EMBRAER, Brazil 

10:30 am 10 Mechanical and Aging Properties of Ultra-High AcN HNBR Elastomers - Victor Nasreddine, LANXESS Corporation 

SESSION C - Room 203/204 

VULCANIZATION 

Co-Chairs: Ed Terrill, Fred Ignatz-Hoover 

8:15 am 11 A Method of Using the Normal Distribution to Model Rubber MDR Cure - Alfred Olsen, SKF Sealing Solutions 



8:45 am 12 Nano ZnO As Activator of Rubber Vulcanization. Is Only a Matter of Size? - Salvador 

borrós, Institut Químic de Sarrià-Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain 

9:15 am Break 

9:30 am 13 Zinc Dithiophoshpates Applications in Sulfur Cured Polymers - Jonathon M. 

Nienaber, Rhein Chemie 

10:00 am 14 Application of Peroxides for the Production of Thermoplastic Vulcanizates - Anthony 

bennett, AkzoNobel Functional Chemicals XTP 

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 9, 2012 


ADVANCES IN MATERIALS FOR TIRES 

Co-Chairs: Syed K. Mowdood, Udo Kuhlmann 

1:30 pm 16 Synthesis and Mechanical Properties of Magadiite/SBR Composites - Harry Ploehn, 

University of South Carolina 

2:00 pm 18 Development of Modified Solution SBR for the Reduction of Rolling Resistance of 

Tires - Takahiro Kawai, JSR Corporation, Japan 

2:30 pm 19 Nano-Architecture Design for Tire Materials - Keizo Akutagawa, Bridgestone 

Corporation 

3:00 pm Break 

3:15 pm 20 Application of Neodymium Isoprene Rubber in Tread of Truck Tire - Zhao Jiangwei, 

Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Sinopec, China 

3:45 pm 21 Organically Functionalized Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) as Novel Barrier 

Additives for Rubbers - Xiaofan Luo, Flow Polymers, LLC 

4:15 pm 22 Measuring the Compatibility of Petroleum-Based Hydrocarbon Resins in Elastomers 

- Laura Shekleton, Cray Valley USA, LLC 


RUBBER AGING & DURABILITY 

Co-Chairs: Richard Pazur, Abraham Pannikottu 

1:30 pm 23 FKM & AEM Hose Constructions for Charged Air Cooler Applications - Christopher 

Grant, DuPont Performance Polymers 

2:00 pm 25 The Influence of Humidity on Ozonolysis of Polybutadiene - Yuichi Aoyagi, NOK 

Corporation, Japan 

2:30 pm Break 

2:45 pm 26 Evaluation of Aged Tires with Innerliners Containing Varying Halobutyl Levels - Ed 

Terrill, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory 

3:15 pm 27 Low Unsaturation Butyl Polymer for Curing Bladder - Kathy Lambrinos, LANXESS 

Corporation 

Speaker Index 

Name 

Paper No. 

Akutagawa, Keizo .....................................19 

Alshuth, Thomas........................................48 

Aniunoh, Kenneth .....................................55 

Aoyagi, Yuichi ............................................25 

Arigo, Mark ...............................................41 

Barkakaty, Balaka ......................................34 

Benarous, Aissa ........................................97 

Bennett, Anthony ......................................14 

Bhowmick, Anil .........................................49 

Borrós, Salvador ........................................12 

Borzi, Brandon .........................................101 

Burghardt, Sven .........................................75 

Cannon, Andrew .......................................89 

Carney, Brian .............................................63 

Cassell, Roger A. .......................................39 

Chapman, Andrew V. .......................... 51, 66 

Che, Justin ................................................56 

Coatney, Michael ......................................74 

Cole, Ed ....................................................107 

Comeau, Brian..........................................106 

Cornish, Katrina .........................................32 

Dick, John S. .............................................90 

Dierkes, Wilma K. .....................................36 

Douglas, Judy E. ......................................106 

Drab, Joshua .............................................96 

Fletcher, Alan ..................................Keynote 

Fraser, Fred ..............................................103 

Galimberti, Maurizio .................................73 

Gozen, Arif Omer .......................................31 

Grant, Christopher .....................................23 

Gurvich, Mark ............................................76 

Guzmán, Manuel .......................................30 

Hadj Henni, Anis .......................................38 

Halladay, James R. ...................................08 

Hein, Marc..................................................33 

Henderson, Philippe ..................................33 

Honold, Markus ...........................................6 

Isayev, Avraam ..........................................70 

Isono, Yoshinobu .......................................44 

Jablonowski, Thomas ...............................64 

Jacobi, Marly ............................................69 

Jacobsson, Michael ..................................45 

Jiangwei, Zhao ..........................................20 

Jorkasky, Richard ......................................61 

Joshi, Aparna ............................................47 

Karam, Anthony.........................................42 

Kawai, Takahiro .........................................18 

Kelley, Joshua R. .......................................86 

Krishnan, Sasidharan ..................................5 

Lambrinos, Kathy ......................................27 

Lapczyk, Ireneusz .....................................109 

Leu, Adrian ....................................... 1, 3, 80 

Li, Xu ..........................................................78 

Liang, Tian .................................................35 


Name 

Speaker Index 

Paper No. 

Luo, Xiaofan ..............................................21 

Mars, William ...........................................93 

Martens, Jonathan ...................................67 

McBride, Edward ......................................87 

Mirza, Salim ..............................................92 

Mitchell, Kevin ..........................................40 

Monte, Salvatore ......................................46 

Monthey, Steven .......................................83 

Moore, Michael .........................................98 

Moraes, Joana.............................................9 

Mott, Peter ..............................................110 

Möwes, Markus ........................................72 

Napier, R. Christopher .................................2 

Nasreddine, Victor ....................................10 

Nienaber, Jonathon M. .............................13 

Noel, Oscar F. ............................................81 

Noordermeer, Jacques W.M. .....................4 

O’Rourke, Stephen .................................66A 

Olsen, Alfred .............................................11 

Oumohand, Mahmoud ............................113 

Papp, Frank ................................................37 

Pasetto, Pamela ........................................28 

Patel, Jagdish ............................................85 

Pazur, Richard ..............................................8 

Pillai, Chandrasekaran R. ..........................65 

Ploehn, Harry .............................................16 

Prakash, Anand .........................................29 

Qiu, Zhaoyao .............................................59 

Quirk, Roderic P. ........................................43 

Riga, Alan ................................................105 

Rooj, Sandip ..............................................82 

Sarkawi, Siti Salina ..................................52 

Schuster, Robert H. ...................................71 

Shekleton, Laura .......................................22 

Shyu, Goang-Ding ...................................111 

Smith, Robert ............................................79 

Sommier, Emmanuelle ..............................88 

Stefan, Robin..............................................48 

Tang, Solomon ...........................................58 

Terrill, Ed ....................................................26 

Thomas, Sabu ............................................54 

Toki, Shigeyuki ..........................................57 

Toub, Mel .................................................. 89 

Tucker, Deidre ..........................................104 

Tuckner, Paul ..............................................91 

Tunnicliffe, Lewis ......................................68 

Vogelsong, Russ ........................................62 

Volokh, Konstantin ....................................95 

Wang, Na ..................................................53 

Ward, Jacob ..............................................84 

Warren, Patrick .........................................99 

Welker, Mark F. .........................................60 

White, Gregory ............................................7 

Wilson, Steve ..........................................102 

Yeoh, O. H. .................................................77 


NATURAL RUBBER 

Co-Chairs: Andrew V. Chapman, Katrina Cornish 

1:30 pm 28 Natural Rubber: An Old Material for New Applications - Pamela Pasetto, Université 

du Maine, France 

2:00 pm 29 Creating Superior Fatigue and Abrasion Resistant Rubber Compounds Through Liquid 

Phase Mixing - Anand Prakash, Cabot Corporation 

2:30 pm 30 Use of Diffferent Inorganic Activators as Alternative to ZnO in Natural Rubber 

Vulcanization - Manuel Guzmán, Institut Químic de Sarrià-Universitat Ramon Llull, 

Spain 

3:00 pm Break 

3:15 pm 31 Taraxacum Kok-Saghyz (Russian Dandelion): An Alternative to Hevea Natural Rubber 

- Arif Omer Gozen, Bridgestone Americas Center for Research and Technology 

3:45 pm 32 Alternative Natural Rubber Sources to Hevea Natural Rubber – Quality and 

Allergenicity - Katrina Cornish, The Ohio State University 

4:15 pm 33 Improved Medical Stopper Solutions with High Performance, Anionic Isoprene Rubber 

– Philippe Henderson, Kraton Polymers, Belgium and Marc Hein, Kraton Polymers 

4:45 pm 34 Investigation of the Composition of Guayule Rubber Using High Resolution Size 

Chromatography - Balaka Barkakaty, The Ohio State University 

WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 2012 


RUBBER RECYCLING & RETREADING 

Co-Chairs: Marvin Myhre, R. Christopher Napier 

8:00 am 35 Effect of Particle Size on Ultrasonic Devulcanization of Tire Rubber Using Twin-Screw 

Extruder - Tian Liang, The University of Akron 

8:30 am 36 Comparative Investigation of the Devulcanization Parameters of Tire Rubbers - Wilma 

K. Dierkes, University of Twente, Netherlands 

9:00 am 37 Advances in Micronized Rubber Powder Technology - Frank Papp, Lehigh 

Technologies, Inc. 

9:30 am Break 

NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS 

Chair: R. Christopher Napier 

9:45 am 38 Rheospectris: A New Instrument for Hyper-Frequency Viscoelastic Spectroscopy of 

Elastomers for R&D and QC - Anis Hadj Henni, 

Rheolution Inc., Canada 

10:05 am 39 Improved Rubber to Substrate Bonding Agent with Improved Processing and 

Performance Characteristics for Rubber Components 

- Roger A. Cassell, Dow Automotive Systems, Specialty Adhesives Group 




10:25 am 40 Bio-SIM “New Sources of Isoprene for the Synthetic Rubber Market” - Kevin Mitchell, Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. 

10:45 am Break 

10:55 am 41 Silica Masterbatch SBR for Improved Dispersion and Processibility - Mark Arigo, Lion Copolymer, LLC 

11:15 am 42 Butadiene Availability: Forecast of the Supply / Demand Balance and Impact on Synthetic Rubber - Anthony Karam, Nexant, Inc. 

11:35 am 43 Synthesis of High 1,2-Microstructure Poly (1,3-butadiene) Using a Biobased Lewis Base - Hongwei Ma and Shih-fan Wang, The 

University of Akron 


FILLERS 

Co-Chairs: Robert H. Schuster, Wesley Wampler 

8:00 am 44 Filler Network Analysis - Yoshinobu Isono, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan 

8:30 am 45 A New Way of Thinking about the Filler’s Role in Natural Rubber: Improving Hysteresis Through Filler Modifications and Smart 

Compounding - Michael Jacobsson, Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy 

9:00 am 46 Titanates and Zirconates - Different Than Silanes and Why That Matters to Rubber Compounders - Salvatore Monte, Kenrich 

Petrochemicals, Inc. 

9:30 am Break 

9:45 am 47 Synthesis and Characterization of Electrically Conductive Silicone Rubber – TiB2 Composites - Aparna Joshi, University of Pune / 

KDJ Centre for Research and Materials Technology, India 

10:15 am 49 Polydimethylsiloxane Nanocomposites with Various Organic and Inorganic Fibrous Nanofillers: Morphology-Property Correlation 

- Anil Bhowmick, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India 

10:45 am 48 Lifetime Prediction of Elastomers - A Unification of the Fracture Mechanics and the (Wöhler) s-n-concept, Thomas Alshuth and 

Stefan Robin, German Institute of Rubber Technology, Germany 


NATURAL RUBBER 

Co-Chairs: Andrew V. Chapman, Katrina Cornish 

8:00 am 51 Green Tire Tread Compounds Based on Silica-Reinforced Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR): Comparison of the Role of Water in the 

Cure of ENR, sSBR/BR, NR and BR - Andrew V. Chapman, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre 

8:30 am 52 Reinforcement of Natural Rubber by Precipitated Silica: The Influence of Processing Temperature - Siti Salina Sarkawi, University 

of Twente, Netherlands 

9:00 am 53 Microencapsulation of Ammonium Polyphosphate and its Flame Retardance with Synergistic MCM-41 Fillers in Natural Rubber - 

Na Wang, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, China 

9:30 am Break 

9:45 am 54 Stress Relaxation Behavior of Natural Rubber (NR) / Nitrile Rubber (NBR) Blend Nanocomposites - Sabu Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi 

University, India 

10:15 am 55 Experimental Evaluation of Rubber Properties - Kenneth Aniunoh, SHIMADZU Scientific Instruments 


10:45 am 56 Two-Dimensional Wide-Angle X-Ray Diffraction Simulation Study on Strain-Induced Crystallization and Temperature-Induced 

Crystallization of Un-Vulcanized Natural and Synthetic Rubber - Justin Che, Stony Brook University 

11:15 am 57 The Effects of Endlinking Network and Entanglement to Stress-Strain Relations and Strain-Induced Crystallization in Un-Vulcanized 

and Vulcanized Natural Rubber - Shigeyuki Toki, Stony Brook University 


WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 10, 2012 

NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS 

Chair: R. Christopher Napier 

1:30 pm 58 The Relationship of Molecular Parameters of EPDM Polymers and the Properties of EPDM Compounds for Specific Applications 

- Solomon Tang, Lion Copolymer 


1:50 pm 59 Keltan ECO 5470 for Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Application - Zhaoyao Qiu, LANXESS Corporation 

2:10 pm 60 New EPDM Grades with Improved Processing Characteristics for Automotive Weatherseal Applications - Mark F. Welker, 


2:30 pm 61 Advances in Rubber Mixing Technology - Richard Jorkasky II, Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. 

2:50 pm 62 Introducing NicrylTM NBR, a Review of Compounding Nitrile Rubber and the Performance of Their Vulcanizates - Russ Vogelsong, 

Lion Copolymer, LLC 

3:10 pm Break 

3:20 pm 63 New NBR/HNBR Adhesives for Oil/Gas Drilling Applications - Brian Carney, LORD Corporation 

3:40 pm 64 Millathane® HS11, a New Millable Polyurethane Rubber - Thomas Jablonowski, TSE Industries, Inc. 

4:00 pm 65 Recycled Polymer Composite Asphalt Additive - Chandrasekaran R. Pillai, Quantum Polymer 

4:20 pm 66 NOVOR 800 – A New Heat-Resistant Vulcanizing System - Andrew V. Chapman, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, United Kingdom 

4:40 pm 66A Renewable and Sustainable Esters for Elastomers – Steve O’Rourke, The HallStar Company 


FILLERS 


1:30 pm 67 The Effect of Deformation Mode in the Prediction of Tire Performance by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis - Jonathan Martens, Akron 

Rubber Development Laboratory 

2:00 pm 68 Linear-Viscoelastic Energy Dissipation at the Filler-Matrix Interface in Silica-Rubber Composites - Lewis Tunnicliffe, Queen Mary 

University of London, United Kingdom 

2:30 pm 69 Reactive Mixing as a Way of Grafting onto Silica Surface with Epoxidized Polymers - Marly Jacobi, Universidade Federal do Rio 

Grande do Sul, Brazil 

3:00 pm 70 Natural Rubber/Carbon Black Nanocomposites Prepared by Ultrasonically Aided Extrusion - Avraam Isayev, The University of Akron 



3:30 pm Break 

3:45 pm 71 Orientational Effects and Polymer-Filler Interaction in CNT-Rubber Nanocomposites - Robert H. Schuster, Deutsches Institut für 

Kautschuktechnologie, Germany 

4:15 pm 72 Polymer Nanocomposites Based on Graphene and CNTs - Markus Möwes, Deutsches Institut für Kautschiuktechnologie, Germany 

4:45 pm 73 Layered Nanofillers for Rubbers - Maurizio Galimberti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy 


MECHANICS & MODELING OF RUBBER 

Co-Chairs: Mark Gurvich, Peter Mott 

1:30 pm 74 Numerical Analysis of Inflatable Structures with Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) - Michael Coatney, U.S. Army 

Research Laboratory 

2:00 pm 75 Prediction of the Hysteresis and Creep Energy Loss with FEA within Filled Rubber Materials as Applied to Power Transmission 

Components - Sven Burghardt, Cranfield University, United Kingdom 

2:30 pm 76 Engineering Mechanics of Elastomeric Composites: General Frame-work for Efficient Computational Implementation - Mark Gurvich, 

United Technologies Research Center 

3:00 pm 77 Modeling Rubber Disks Subjected to Small Compressions - O. H. Yeoh, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies 

3:30 pm Break 

3:45 pm 78 Stochastic Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulations on the Hyperelastic Behavior of Particle Filled Rubbers Under Moderate Finite 

Deformation - Xu Li, University of Science and Technology of China, China 

4:15 pm 79 Dynamic Behavior of Pressure Loaded Metal-Rubber Laminate Bellows Structures - Robert Smith, Penn State Applied Research 

Laboratory 

4:45 pm 80 Radial Road Force Variation Influence on Tire Vibration - Adrian Leu, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 2012 


FILLERS 


8:00 am 81 Talc for Peroxide Cured Compounds - Oscar F. Noel III, Imerys Talc 

8:30 am 82 A Novel Approach Towards Highly Exfoliated Natural Rubber-Clay Composites: Preparation and Characterization - Sandip Rooj, 

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Germany 

9:00 am 83 Using Short Fiber Reinforcement as a Cost Effective Enhancement of Product Performance in a Variety of Applications - Steven 

Monthey, Rhein Chemie 

9:30 am Break 


BUSINESS COLLOQUIUM 

Moderator: Larry Evans 

9:45 am 84 Patent Law Update: How Will the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Affect Invention Disclosures at Your Company? - Jacob 

Ward, Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC 

10:15 am 85 The Creation & Management of Knowledge (In The Rubber Industry) - Jagdish Patel, Self Employed, United Kingdom 


INJECTION MOLDING 

Chair: John S. Dick 

8:00 am 86 An Advanced Alternative to Ethylene Acrylic (AEM) Elastomers for High-Temperature, Oil Resistant Hoses - Joshua R. Kelley, Zeon 

Chemicals L. P. 


8:30 am 87 AEM Polymer for Seals and Gaskets with Low Oil Swell and Improved Processing - Edward McBride, DuPont Performance Polymers 

9:00 am 88 Influence of Manufacturing Parameters on the Properties of Elastomeric Vibration Isolators - Emmanuelle Sommier, Ecole 

Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada 

9:30 am Break 

9:45 am 89 Extrusion of Low Friction and Low Stiction Microstructured Surfaces on Silicone Rubber - Andrew Cannon, Hoowaki LLC and Mel 

Toub, Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. 

10:15 am 90 Cure Kinetics and Variable Temperature Analysis Methodologies for Solving Factory Problems - John S. Dick, Alpha Technologies 

U.S. 




8:00 am 91 A Parametric Evaluation of Hardness, Compression Set, and Compression Stress Relaxation on O-Rings and Cylindrical Shapes Over 

a Range of Sizes - Paul Tuckner, Grace Technology and Development 

8:30 am 92 Influence of Friction on the Fatigue Crack Growth of Components Under High Compression - Salim Mirza, MERL Ltd. 

9:00 am Break 

9:15 am 93 Critical Plane Analysis of Fatigue Crack Nucleation Under Tension, Shear and Compression - William Mars, Endurica LLC 

9:45 am 95 New Approach to Modeling Failure in Rubber - Konstantin Volokh, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel 




CONTRIBUTED SESSION ON ADHESION 

Moderator: Michael Moore 

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11, 2012 

1:00 pm 96 Failure Analysis Techniques for Rubber-to-Substrate Bonding - Joshua Drab, LORD Corporation 

1:30 pm 97 Water Based Bonding Agents for Rubber to Metal Bonding - Aissa Benarous, SAE, SMMT, ISMM, United Kingdom 

2:00 pm 98 Humidity and Rubber-to-Metal Bonding with Silane Adhesives - Michael Moore, Freudenberg NOK 

2:30 pm Break 

2:45 pm 99 Carbon Footprint Comparison of Aqueous and Solvent Adhesive Systems Used in Rubber to Substrate Bonding - 

Patrick Warren, LORD Corporation 

3:15 pm 101 Creating a Green EPDM Compound - Brandon Borzi, Rhein Chemie 

3:45 pm 102 Sustainable In-Machine Mold Cleaning Using Dry Ice - Steve Wilson, Cold Jet, LLC 


CONTRIBUTED SESSION 

Moderator: Jonathan Karas 

1:00 pm 103 Applications of Imaging ATR to Rubber Analysis - Fred Fraser, Freudenberg NOK 

1:30 pm 104 Determining Fluoroelastomer Content of Rubbers Using Thermal Degradation and Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis - Deidre 

Tucker, PhD, SKF Sealing Solutions 

2:00 pm 105 Thermal Analytical Techniques Applied to Formula Investigation of Rubber Products - Alan Riga, Case Western Reserve University 

2:30 pm Break 

2:45 pm 106 High Performance BRs for Golf Balls - Judy E. Douglas, LANXESS Corporation and Brian Comeau, Acushnet Co. 

3:15 pm 107 Rocks to Rubber: Origin of the Fluoroelastomer Species - Ed Cole, 3M 

3:45 pm 108 Soybean Oil Plasticizers as Replacement of Petroleum Oil in Rubber - James R. Halladay, LORD Corporation 




1:00 pm 109 A New Nonlinear Viscoelastic Model for Polymers - Ireneusz Lapczyk, Dassault Systemes Simulia 

1:30 pm 110 High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of Polyurea as a Function of Stoichiometry - Peter Mott, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 

2:00 pm Break 

2:15 pm 111 A Study on Viscoelasticity and the Mullins Effect of Elastomers - Goang-Ding Shyu, Baker Hughes 

2:45 pm 113 Dynamic Compressive Response and Material Characteristics of a Foam EPDM Seal and its Effect on Vehicle Door Closure - 

Mahmoud Oumohand, Cooper Standard, France 



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SESSON D-Duke Energy Center, Room 205 

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9:00 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS, The Creation & Management of 

Knowledge in the Rubber Compounding Industry – 

Jagdish Patel, Self-Employed, United Kingdom 

10:00 a.m. C1 Phase-Field Modeling of Strain-Induced Crystallization 

of Elastomer – Rabia Laghmach, MATEIS INSA and 

LPMCN UCBL-CNRS LYON, France 

10:30 a.m. Break 

10:45 a.m. C2 In-Situ Synchrotron Waxed Investigation of the 

Crystallized Zone at a Fatigue Crack Tip in Natural 

Rubber – Pierre Rublon, LUNAM Université, France 

11:15 a.m. C3 Impact of High Strain Rate on the Strain-Induced 

Crystalline Properties of Natural Rubber During Cycles 

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LYON, France 

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1:15 p.m. C4 Necking in Silica Filled Poly(dimethyl siloxane) and the 

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Material– Oluwaseyi (Shay) Ogebule, Purdue 

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1:45 p.m. C5 Bungee Cord Design and Simulation for Field Tests 

– Brent Newby, College of Engineering Technology, 

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2:15 p.m. C6 Type I & Type IV Circumallergenic Natural Rubber Latex 

Thin Films – Jessica Lauren Slutzky, Food, Agricultural 

and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University 

2:45 p.m. Break 

3:00 p.m. C7 Walking Into the Future on Rubber – Veronda Ford, 

Mercer University School of Medicine 

3:30 p.m. C8 Kinetic Studies of Alkoxysilane Surface Functionalization 

on Silica by Thermogravimetric Analysis – Yuk Yu Law, 

Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University 

4:00 p.m. C9 Nanocomposite of NBR Rubber with Filler Mixtures of 

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– Nuthathai Warasitthinon, Department of Plastics 

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STUDENT POSTER SESSION 

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P1 Development of Recyclable Elastomer Composite – Yeo-Joo 

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P2 Ultrasonic Twin-Screw Extruder for Rubber Devulcanization 

– Tian Liang, The University of Akron 

P3 Decrosslinking of Crosslinked High Density Polyethylene Via 

Ultrasonic Assisted Extrusion – Keyuan Huang, Department 

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P4 SBR/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites with High Properties 

Prepared Using the Masterbatch of Liquid Rubber/Chemically 

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P5 The Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes/Silicone Rubber 

Gradient Composites and Their Behaviors in the 

Electromagnetic Field – Rui Jian, Department of Plastics 


P6 Effects of Nanocellulosics within Rubber Composites as a 

Mechanical and Rheological Modifier – Jason Constantinou, 

Plastics Engineering Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing, 

University of Massachusetts Lowell 

P7 A New Polyisobutylene Based Thermoplastic Elastomer – 

Attila Gergely, Polymer Science, The University of Akron 

P8 The Effects on Resilence Using Dithophosphate Cure Systems 

with Polybutadiene – Labon Wolgamott, Ferris State University 


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