Rubber Extrusion Technology

Cost: $1,000.00 USD
Online Registration
CEU's: 0.8
Instructor: Mr. Richard Strong

Course Overview

This presentation was developed for rubber industry employees who currently use Extrusion processes and wish to expand their knowledge or those wishing to gain some insights into these processes and how they can be used.

This course will offer an overview of the variety of commercially viable Extrusion processes and their strengths and weaknesses. Following that it will take the students into a more in-depth study of the 3 most common forms of Extrusion, Liquid Curing Media (LCM), better known as the Salt Bath process, Hot Air Vulcanization (HAV) and Microwave/Hot Air Vulcanization. The emphasis will be on practical knowledge that can be utilized in production along with safety concerns that always need to be addressed.

We will begin by looking at the common elements to all 3 processes, namely the extruder and its auxiliary components, plus downstream equipment for cooling and pulling.

The course then will look at each of the 3 Extrusion processes individually giving useful ideas for process improvements that the students can apply in their own manufacturing.

The course will conclude with a brief look at rubber compound development for these Extrusion processes and will conclude with a Question and Answer session, although questions are encouraged throughout the presentation.

Online Course Requirements

We want you to have a great experience participating in our remote (online) courses, and for that, you’ll need the right equipment and internet connection.

Minimum needs are:

• A broadband internet connection that has at least a 2 Mbps upload and download speed.
• A computer (PC or Mac) that can support the latest web browser versions.
• At least 4 GB of RAM and adequate hard drive space.
• A microphone and a speaker.

For more information, visit our Online Course Requirements webpage.

Instructor Biography:

Mr. Strong graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 1971. In 1971 he received the Fred E. Busby Award for Excellence in Chemistry. He has 45 years in the rubber industry in the areas of Rubber Materials & Process Technology and Quality Systems Management. He began his work with Continuous Vulcanization in 1973 at the Johnson Rubber Company and continues to today making flooring products for the Johnsonite Rubber Flooring Division of Tarkett North America.

His experience includes a broad range of rubber compound development ranging from ebonite to fluoroelastomers and silicone as well as closed cell sponge. These compounds were used not only in continuous vulcanization processes but also autoclave extrusion, injection, transfer, compression molding and calendaring manufacturing processes. These compounds were utilized to manufacture rubber products for the auto, heavy truck, mass transportation, architectural, RV and general industrial markets.

His responsibilities included not only compound development, but the development of the mixing and other manufacturing processes required to produce a finished rubber product. This included documenting process parameters and establishing product quality requirements. Mr. Strong is a trained ISO 9001 Auditor and has served as Management Representative for his employers. He has traveled to China on 3 occasions in order to find, audit and approve suppliers of the rubber chemicals used in rubber compounds.

Mr. Strong is a member of the ACS Rubber Division and is currently serving on the Subdivision Advisory Committee. He is a past Chairman and life member of the Ohio Rubber Group. He is President and CEO of Elastomeric Consulting Services LLC He is currently employed as Senior Chemist at the Johnsonite Rubber Flooring Division of Tarkett North America.