Compuplast North America

		Compuplast Seminar Polymer Extrusion: Analysis, Design & Troubleshooting (with "Hands On" simulation training) Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2012 Toronto ON, Canada

Overview Who Should Attend What You Will Learn		Overview This popular, international short course has been developed to help train extrusion process personnel and equipment designers on the intricacies of polymer flow within extrusion equipment. The emphasis is on understanding polymer flow behaviour (rheology) and how it relates to the extrusion process. The concepts are presented in a very practical manner and re-enforced through many “case study” style examples. The short course also some "hands on" simulation training which help demonstrate many of the concepts presented. Upon completing this seminar, the attendees will have a good understanding of practical polymer rheology and how to apply CAE methods towards the analysis, design or troubleshooting of any extrusion process.
		Who Should Attend This course is intended for anyone who is currently (or training to become) responsible for the design or performance of an extrusion process. Extrusion process engineers, technical service personnel, screw and die designers, research and development personnel and particularly, those responsible for troubleshooting extrusion processes will obtain the most benefit from the information presented.
		What You Will Learn This seminar will show attendees how to properly evaluate and analyze extrusion equipment using sound engineering principles. Process Engineers will learn how to properly analyze and troubleshoot their equipment in order to optimize performance. Designers will learn about the most important design criteria that should be used for extrusion equipment. Attendees will also get a good appreciation about the types of CAE tools available for extrusion. The seminar will introduce practical rheology (polymer flow behaviour) in a clear and straightforward manner as it applies to the process operations that will be presented. The focus is on the rheological characteristics of the polymers that are most important to the understanding of the extrusion process and to the design of the equipment. After this seminar, the attendees will be better qualified to select materials and to differentiate between equipment design, which can be a big benefit during future product development or equipment specification and selection. Some Comments from past short course participants: "This course was so useful for my job. These are the types of courses we need more of. This was money well spent." "I believe this was the most interesting, well organized, and valuable internal course I've had the pleasure of attending. Thanks" "Excellent instructor. Well-organized course." "Very well organized, very practical. Better than the previous Rheology course I took!" "One of the best courses I have attended in years. Application of Rheology was very practical in this course." "I really enjoyed this course. It was very relevant and provided a lot of useful information and insight. The speakers were excellent!" "Very good! I learned a lot about "real world" applications of rheology for PE." "Found course very useful, liked that it was very application related (I.e. extruder, dies, screw) and that there were many real world (practical) examples given. Presentation slides were excellent. Windowed extruder slides very useful."
		Course Outline
		Day 0: Monday Feb 27, 2012 Hotel check In 6 - 8 pm reception Join us for an informal "meet and greet" at the hotel.
		Day 1: Tuesday Feb 28, 2012 Day 1 Morning: Polymer Rheology The attendees will learn about the most important rheological measurements (such as shear viscosity), what they mean, how they are obtained and, most importantly, how they affect the extrusion process. Attendees will be shown how to use the Compuplast^® Materials module to fit viscosity data to models and then use the data for calculations. The attendees will also be shown how to use the Compuplast^® ExtrusionCalculator™ to perform many useful calculations and analyze and troubleshoot a wide variety of extrusion equipment. Bonus Trial Software License: Each participant will receive a free, 6-month trial license of the Compuplast® Virtual Extrusion Laboratory™ Material Module which includes the Extrusion Calculator.

		Day 1 Afternoon: Extruder Performance This part of the seminar will describe the functions and the requirements of a single screw extruder using both a combination of theory and videos of experiments performed on glass window extruders. The main principles of operation are reviewed and design parameters and variations are explained, from a CAE point of view. The extruder simulation software will be used to re-enforce the theory presented and to demonstrate the effect of screw design, operating conditions and material changes on melt quality.
		Day 2: Wednesday Feb 29, 2012 Day 2 Morning: Extrusion Dies This part of the seminar will describe the functions and the requirements of various types of annular and flat type of extrusion dies. The main principles of operation are reviewed and design parameters and variations are explained, from a CAE point of view. The die simulation software will be used to re-enforce the theory presented and to demonstrate the effect of channel designs, operating conditions and material changes on melt quality.
		Day 2 Afternoon: Extrusion Dies Continued: The afternoon session will continue with Profile Die design by introducing the Compuplast® Cross Flow Minimization Method™. The topic of Coextrusion will also be discussed along with some design strategies for avoiding problems such as interfacial instabilities. Day 3: Thursday Mar 1, 2012 (Optional) Day 3: Hands On Simulation Software Training and Bonus Trial License. For those participants interested in applying the knowledge gained in the seminar in there own workplace, we will offer a 1 day training session on one of these Compuplast Virtual Extrusion Laboratory Design Modules: 1. Extruder Module 2. Profile Die Module 3. Flat Die Module 4 Spiral Die Module Participants can select one of the above modules for the 1 day training plus a 6 month, trial license. Class Options and Cost : Day 1 and 2: Extrusion Seminar/Workshop Cost: US$850.00 Each participant will also receive a six (6) month license of the VEL™ Material module with the extrusion calculator. Optional Software Training Day 3: Cost: US$650 We will also offer participants an optional 1 day training class, on either the Profile Die or the Extruder module, which will include a 6 month trial license of that module. Option 1: VEL Extruder Module Training Each Participant will receive a 6 month license of the VEL™ Extruder Module and Material Module (including the Extrusion Calculator). Option 2: VEL Profile Design Module Training Each participant will receive a 6 month license of VEL™ Profile die module and Material Module, including the Extrusion Calculator. Option 3: VEL Flat Die Module Training Each Participant will receive a 6 month license of the VEL™ Flat Die Module and Material Module (including the Extrusion Calculator). Option 4: VEL Spiral Die Module Training Each Participant will receive a 6 month license of the VEL™ Spiral Die Module and Material Module (including the Extrusion Calculator).
		Short Course Cost Per Option Summary: The price for the Short Course is US$850 per person for days 1 and 2 (and VEL Material module trial license) or $1,500 for all 3 days (plus the VEL Design Module trial license).
		Location and Hotel Information The short course will be held in Toronto, Ontario Canada (Near the Toronto Airport, YYZ) Hotel information coming shortly
		Registration: Closed Please check back in a couple weeks for our next seminar
		INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Jiri (George) Vlcek has over 25 years of experience in the plastics and rubber industry. Early in his career he worked at the Plastics and Rubber Institute in the Czech Republic, where he was responsible for the design of extrusion screws and dies for a variety of extrusion processes. He was also responsible for studying the rheological behavior of many different polymers and applying this to the design of the equipment. In 1990 he co-founded Compuplast International Inc. and began supplying the industry with 'state-of-the-art' extrusion simulation software for CAE. Dr. John Perdikoulias is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of “hands on” experience in the extrusion industry. Before joining Compuplast International Inc., John was responsible for research and development with respect to screw and die design for a major OEM. He has designed numerous screws and over 200 dies for the tubular (blown) film process including the first commercially available 8 and 9 layer dies in the world. John has also designed numerous dies for pipe, tubing, blow molding, coating and profile applications. Mr. Vijay Kudchadkar MS (Eng) , has received MS Plastics Engineering from UMass Lowell. He has over 6 of years experience in applying polymer processing simulation to optimize parts, tools, and troubleshoot polymer processing problems. He is proficient with VEL, T-SIM, B-SIM, Moldex3D, Visi Flow, 3D Sigma, and Autodesk Mold flow. Vijay has numerous publications and four (4) patents in plastics processing. Prior to joining Compuplast, Vijay worked for Mold-Masters in their R&D department, developing new hot-runner technology, improving existing products, and using simulation to troubleshoot problems. He has also worked as an application engineer for Vero Software. Over 90% of past attendees have reported that they would recommend Compuplast seminars to their associates.