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PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR MELT RHEOLOGY

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES
To give attendees a broad knowledge of...

* The fundamentals of melt rheology and the extrusion process
* Review of the instruments to measure flow properties
* Practical significance of viscous and elastic deformations
* Applications of melt rheology data in extrusion, injection molding and compounding
* How to optimize output rates, yield and quality
* How to correlate material rheology data to screw design
* How to develop critical processing parameters for extrusion and injection molding from rheology data
* Applications of rheology data in materials testing, SPC, SQC, and process control
* Hands-on demonstration of the Kayeness Galaxy V capillary rheometer to measure detailed flow properties including a flow curve, die swell, and thermal stability
* Problem-solving - practical applications
* Provide complete working knowledge of melt rheology and its practical applications in new product development and evaluations of the additives and fillers

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