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Fall 2010 Educational Symposium, Sponsored by Trostel, Ltd.

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Fundamentals of Color and Appearance
Failure Analysis of Rubber and Plastics by Physical and Chemical Analysis
Chemistry and Technology of Polymeric Materials Used in Medical Devices

Fundamentals of Color and Appearance

Instructor: Ron Beck, Americhem
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Course Description:
The objective of the Fundamentals of Color and Appearance course is to get a basic understanding of how to communicate and control color. Topics in this course include basic color vocabulary, color concepts on light sources, visual and numeric assessment, how an object interacts with color and appearance, and setting tolerances.

Agenda:

• Basic Color Theory - object, observer, source
• Appearance - grain, gloss, texture and color
• Color Instruments
• Assessment - instrumental and visual
• Tolerancing

About Your Instructor:
Ron is currently the R & D Manager - Core Technologies. His focus areas are in leading color sciences, raw material sciences, formulation/process sciences and property modeling. He has been with Americhem, Inc. since 1977, during which time he worked in Product Design, Quality Testing, & Research and Development at multiple locations. He has earned his B.S. in Natural Science at the University of Akron, with major emphasis in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics. Ron is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Ron also enjoys music, volleyball and building home theater PCs.

Failure Analysis of Rubber and Plastics by Physical and Chemical Analysis

Instructor: Dave Russell, Managing Director of Akron BioMaterials Inc.
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Costs:

Course Description:
This is a materials testing and analysis course which covers a wide range of thermoset and thermoplastic elastomeric materials as well as engineering plastic materials. The course is divided into four sections: Section 1 begins the course with a brief overview of polymeric materials based on typical properties as relate to intended end uses. Next in section 1 in order to provide a basis for chemical analysis discussions the basic chemical functional group concepts as relate to the polymer backbone are presented. Sections 2 and 3 give a basic introduction to physical testing and chemical analysis methods respectively. Physical testing including: tensile and tear testing, abrasion testing, ozone and other environmental resistance test, stress crack testing, and a range of predictive testing methods. Analytical and instrumental methods covered includes: polymer identification by simple wet chemistry methods as well as more advanced methods such as FT-IR, NMR, state of cure analysis, microscopic and X-ray analysis methods, and chromatographic methods for identification of additive. Finally, section four presents a series of case studies related to a broad range of actual failure analyses including tires, cast polyurethane parts, medical devices, automotive parts, hose and tubing, sporting goods, and the like.

Those who should attend:
Materials and quality technicians and Jr level chemists looking to expand their knowledge and skill set related to testing and analysis. Product engineers, managers, quality professionals desiring to expand their knowledge of what tests or analyses to request and/or desiring better understanding of the significance and interpretation of laboratory results. Pre-requisites; general technical aptitude and general familiarity of technical terminology related to rubber and plastic materials.

About your Instructor:
Dave Russell has 40 years of experience in the polymer industry with extensive experience in product engineering, synthesis, manufacturing, compounding, testing and analyzing involving a broad range of polymeric materials.

Dave most recently was Director of Motion Preservation Engineering for Theken Spine, a unit of Integra Life Sciences. Dave was previously CEO of Akron Polymer Laboratory, and Engineering and Quality Manager for Eaton Corporation's Engineered Polymer Products Division. Dave received a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Akron in 1972 and returned to the University of Akron from 1984-1988 for graduate studies in Polymer Science where he achieved the rank of Doctoral candidate. Dave has numerous patents and publications in the polymer field.

Chemistry and Technology of Polymeric Materials Used in Medical Device

Instructor: Dave Russell, Managing Director of Akron BioMaterials Inc.
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Course Description:
The course begins with an overview of the FDA systems, terminology and guidance documents for: classifications of devices, for obtaining FDA approvals, and for pre-clinical testing including biocompatibility and biodurability testing. Included by example in the foregoing and throughout the course are a broad range of medical devices which are manufactured wholly or substantially from elastomeric and plastic polymeric materials. These include medical latex items such as: gloves, catheters, condoms; urethane, silicone, polyamide, and polyolefin catheters; thermoplastic elastomeric blood tubing; syringes and associated accessories; UHMW and polyurethane orthopedic implants; plastic bottles, packaging and closures; and others.

Key properties, chemical characteristics, and testing and analytical methods related to requisite performance characteristics of materials used in a range of products are discussed. Finally, the course reviews methods of material modification through chemical backbone modifications, surface treatments, incorporation of nano materials to achieve properties such as: anti-microbial properties, electrical conductivity, improved blood compatibility, and/ or improved biodurabilty.

Those who should attend include:
This is intended as an introductory course for Materials, Quality and Engineering personnel who have limited knowledge of rubber and plastic materials used in medical devices. The course may also be useful to management or sales professionals new to the medical device field. There are no suggested technical pre-requisites for this course, one should need only have a general knowledge of rubber and plastics terminology to benefit to derive a significant benefit.

About your Instructor:
Dave Russell has 40 years of experience in the polymer industry with extensive experience in product engineering, synthesis, manufacturing, compounding, testing and analyzing involving a broad range of polymeric materials.

Dave most recently was Director of Motion Preservation Engineering for Theken Spine, a unit of Integra Life Sciences. Dave was previously CEO of Akron Polymer Laboratory, and Engineering and Quality Manager for Eaton Corporation's Engineered Polymer Products Division. Dave received a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Akron in 1972 and returned to the University of Akron from 1984-1988 for graduate studies in Polymer Science where he achieved the rank of Doctoral candidate. Dave has numerous patents and publications in the polymer field.