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Purpose & Overview
Covers all aspects of extrusion and stretch blow molding, including polymer science, process engineering, barrier enhancement, mold design and engineering, and package design and engineering.

Who should attend?
Engineers working in package engineering, extrusion blow molding in processing, package design and quality control. Packaging managers with a technical background but unfamiliar with the technology of extrusion blow molding. Strategic source personnel in supply chain operations for procurement of plastic container packaging.

Seminar Content:

Polymer Science Extrusion Blow Molding

• Thermoplastic resins and the polymer selection process
• Performance characteristics relating to permeability, compatibility, stress cracking and organoleptic behavior
• Copolymers and Homopolymers
• Color

Polymer Science Stretch Blow Molding

• Crystallinity
• Copolymers
• IV
• Hydrolysis, the need for drying
• Thermal degradation
• IR absorption
• Additives

Process Engineering Extrusion Blow Molding

• Parison development
• Parison programming
• Processing and understanding of a non Newtonian fluid to manufacture a solid object

Process Engineering Stretch Blow Molding

• Molding performs
• Viscous flow and shear heating
• Preform design methodology
• Single stage stretch blow molding
• Two stage stretch blow molding
• Heat set/hot fill

Barrier Enhancing Technologies – Extrusion & Stretch Blow Molding

• Coatings
• Multilayer
• Copolymer and blends
• Industry test methods and barrier improvement factor
• Economics

Mold Design & Engineering – Extrusion & Stretch Blow Molding

• Materials and construction
• Cooling
• Computerized tool path development
• Package design, engineering and development
• Cost and Timing

Package Design & Engineering – Extrusion & Stretch Blow Molding

• Package definition
• Regulatory
• Consumer convenience
• Structural considerations & cost
• Industry standards
  

Edward Campbell
Ed Campbell has over 40 years of experience in the field of extrusion blow molding in research/development, manufacturing, quality control and engineering of plastic container/closure packaging. Currently Ed is a consultant and sole proprietor of G.E. Campbell & Associates, an international consulting firm. In addition Ed is a forensic scientist testifying in cases of package or machine or package failure. He has 14 patents.

Ottmar Brandau
Ottmar Brandau has some 30 years of experience with both extrusion blow and stretch blow molding machinery. Currently Ottmar is the principal of OB Plastics Consulting, advising clients from all over the world on blow-molding issues. He is most active in training floor and office personnel in all blow-molding technologies. Ottmar wrote a book on the stretch blow molding process and co-wrote and edited a design guide for PET packaging. He is also involved in several product developments for new containers.