RDAbbott to lead silicone elastomers technology and fabrication course

Garden Grove, CA – From January 30 to February 2, 2024, M.R. Toub Training is hosting an expert-led Silicone Elastomers Technology and Fabrication course at the Kellogg West Conference Center in Pomona, California. One entirely hands-on day will also be spent at M.R. Mold & Engineering in nearby Brea, California.
Rick Ziebell, RDAbbott’s Vice President of Technology and Technical Fellow, will be an instructor for this university-accredited course, which runs from 8 AM to 5 PM each day. Other instructors include Bob Pelletier, Operations Manager for ELMET North America, Inc.; John Timmerman, CEO for Poly-Nova Technologies; Rick Finnie, President of M.R. Mold & Engineering; Robert Jovingo, LIMS Process Engineer for Shin-Etsu Silicones; and Stefan Scheibner, Application Technician for ARBURG, Inc.

This four-day course will emphasize liquid injection molding (LIM) of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and explore extrusion and calendering of high consistency rubber (HCR). Areas of instruction will also include:
Material selection
Tool design considerations, including virtual simulation techniques in LSR design.
Pump, press, calender, and extruder designs
The injection molding process, including machine setups, pump operation, and automation.
Secondary processes, such as post-cure and deflashing
Special subjects, like optical silicone molding, overmolding, and bonding to plastics and metal

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