Visitors to the Compounding World Expo will be able to attend a series of six free training seminars covering a range of topics including process optimisation, REACH compliance and the psychology of colour. The seminars will take place over both days of the exhibition, which is being held at Messe Essen in Germany on 27-28 June 2018.
“The practical seminars will be delivered by acknowledged experts and experienced trainers,” explained Andy Beevers, events director at AMI, the organiser of the exhibition. “We want to provide visitors with valuable educational content, in addition to the opportunity to meet more than 130 suppliers who will be exhibiting at the Compounding World Expo.”
The opening training seminar will cover the specification of twin-screw extruders for compounding. It will be given by Adam Dreiblatt, the director of process technology at CPM Extrusion Group, which manufactures compounding lines in the USA, Germany and China. Dreiblatt has over 35 years of twin-screw extrusion experience. Prior to joining CPM in 2007 he ran a consulting and training company focused on compounding technology, and he developed training workshops for the Society of Plastics Engineers.
The second training seminar at Messe Essen will focus on REACH 2018 and address the big question of whether your company is compliant with the latest European chemicals legislation. The talk will be delivered by Dr Anna Gergely, who is director for EHS regulatory at the international law firm Steptoe & Johnson. Dr Gergely has a PhD in analytical chemistry and worked in a technical position at Monsanto before moving into the legal field, so she is well placed to relate regulatory developments to the world of plastics additives and compounds.
The next free training seminar will focus on what’s happening inside the twin-screw extruder. Laurent Ratte, sales manager at Sciences Computers Consultant (SCC) will discuss the use of computer modelling to optimise compounding. SCC is a leader in computer simulation software for twin-screw extrusion and Ratte manages the company’s workshops to educate the industry about the technology.