SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS SEMINAR Single-Screw Extruder Analysis & Troubleshooting January 14, 2015 LEARN TO ANALYZE, DIAGNOSE AND TROUBLESHOOT SINGLE-SCREW EXTRUDERS Polymers Center of Excellence Charlotte, NC USA This single-day seminar is specifically designed for plastics practitioners and professionals who need to understand the technology of single-screw extruder design and analysis. The course will cover basic extruder design, screw design fundamentals, and extruder operation. Topics to be covered are solids conveying, melting, metering, mixing, and temperature rise in single-screw extruders. Numerous troubleshooting case studies will be presented that deal with topics such as black specs, gel contamination, flow surging, and the effect of power-law polymers on predicted rate. REGISTER NOW PRESENTERS SPE Member Fee: $850 Non Member Fee: $950 (includes 1 year of SPE membership) Gregory A. Campbell Castle Associates Registration fee includes a copy of Analyzing and Troubleshooting Single-Screw Extruders written by Professor Gregory A. Campbell and Dr. Mark A. Spalding along with a notebook. Books will be available for pick-up onsite to those who register before January 5th. Books will be be mailed to those who register after January 5th. Breaks and lunch will also be provided. For information and registration, visit: Mark A. Spalding Dow Chemical Co. www.4spe.org/singlescrew Jointly presented by the SPE Extrusion Division, Polymers Center of Excellence, and Castle Associates