WB Adhesives: Predictive Methods for Faster Developments A 90 min online short course by David Horwat To register, please visit: http://www.specialchem4adhesives.com/resources/etraining/register.aspx?id=1029 Waterborne adhesive formulators experience increased pressure to tailor their products faster & at lower cost in order to meet their customers very specific end-use requirements. This productivity gain cannot be achieved without reviewing development process & thinking smartly at future steps... To this extend, computerized formulation is the way to go! Adjust faster adhesion, Tg, wet tack, setting speed… by knowing what & by how much you should change your water-based adhesive formulation BEFORE trying. David Horwat will share his hands-on experience using particle distribution, Tg & molecular weight… to timely reach desired performance. Why you should attend: 1. Make better decisions (right the first time) for your WB adhesive developments with a smarter use of physical variables 2. Set up smaller series of experiments to get the needed results (predict Tg, work at constant Tg or viscosity...) 3. Implement straight away the good practices discussed - the only thing you need is an Excel spreadsheet! Who is it for? Intermediate to skilled WB adhesive formulators Especially those involved in packaging/ laminating applications. Outline The following sections will be covered during this session: 1. The productivity advantages of predicting formulation results 2. Key Structure Property Relationships for polymer raw materials 3. Modeling the Tg of a formulation 4. Experimental design using predicted Tg results 5. Key Structure property relations for wet rheology 6. Historical Models 7. The two regions of viscosity / solids prediction 1 To register, please visit: http://www.specialchem4adhesives.com/resources/etraining/register.aspx?id=1029&lr=eTC1029pdf&utm_source=site&utm-media=pdf&utm_ campaign=eTC1029pdf 8. The 3 key variables: • Aqueous Viscosity • Critical Packing Factor • Mean Particle Size 9. Plasticizer response as a key parameter 10. Other properties as linked to Viscosity Presented by Dr. Eldridge M Mount At the end of the training there will be a Q&A Session where you can pose questions to David Horwat. A transcript of all the questions & answers will be made available after the event. David Horwart is a highly experienced - nearly 40 years - Adhesives Technologist. After getting his BS and Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, David Horwart was employed at Henkel, Air Products and Wacker Polymers for which he successfully carried out numerous projects including on :    Water borne packaging adhesives and wood working adhesives; Water borne equivalents to solvent borne contact cements ; High solids water borne VAE/ isocyanate adhesive system … He recently developed his own structure property relationships and a mathematical model of waterborne adhesive formulations. He is proficient in experimental design and has a strong fundamental understanding of formulation variables. David Horwart authored the Air Products “Adhesives Manual” and owns numerous patents directly related to the adhesives industry. Next session: Wed. 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We provide local phone numbers w hen available. 2 To register, please visit: http://www.specialchem4adhesives.com/resources/etraining/register.aspx?id=1029&lr=eTC1029pdf&utm_source=site&utm-media=pdf&utm_ campaign=eTC1029pdf Your registration includes:  Pdf slides at least 24h before the live session  1h online short course by an independent expert  Live interaction with the expert during the 30-minute Q&A session  Q&A Transcript when you submit your feedback on the course  Expert contact details to further discuss your projects Why train with SpecialChem?  Our 500 000+ members from the chemical industry help us tailor trainings to your needs  Our course catalogue has been refined over the years (since 2003) to improve pedagogy & content quality  2000 of your peers are trained by us every year  97% satisfied attendees in 2012 Tips to optimize cost of attending 1- Attend with your colleagues: a REGULAR access allow 3 attendees sharing the same connection 2- Book 2 sessions at the same time; you will get 25% off the cheapest one. 3- Purchase e-Training Credits in advance, you can save  up to 30% with the 5 eTC Credits option  up to 55% with the 10 eTC Credits option. 4- Get a 12-month unlimited access to all e-Training courses – anyone from your company can use this access 3 To register, please visit: http://www.specialchem4adhesives.com/resources/etraining/register.aspx?id=1029&lr=eTC1029pdf&utm_source=site&utm-media=pdf&utm_ campaign=eTC1029pdf