Raw Materials for Plastic Films: Selection & Basic Properties
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Raw Materials for Plastic Films: Selection & Basic Properties
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This KnowHow webinar discusses about various polymers and their properties used for producing plastics film. The webinar content includes: Monomers, Homopolymers and Copolymers; Polymerization Techniques; Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution; Melting Characteristics; Chain Branching; Viscosity versus Deformation Rate; Melt Flow; Molecular Orientation; Bubble Shape in Blown Film; Discussion on polymers: PE, PP, EVA, EVOH, PA, Nylon, COC, PVC; PVdC etc; Barrier Properties versus Sustainability; Biodegradable Polymers; Additives and Migration; Effect of Erucamide Concentration on COF of LDPE Film; Effect of Slip/Antiblock Concentration on LDPE Film
Paul Waller has been a renowned author and expert in film extrusion for more than 40 years. His clients include raw material suppliers, processors, end users, educational institutions and industry associations on 5 continents. Mr. Waller obtained his B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal and his MBA at York University Schulich School of Business in Toronto. Mr. Waller started his career at Dow Chemical’s polyethylene technical services group before moving to Esso Chemical’s Vinyl division. Mr. Waller designed and presented the Film Technology program for the Canadian Plastics Training Centre in Toronto and SENAI in Brazil. He was co-chair of the Canadian Plastics Sector Council, which established occupational standards for film operators and was chair of the Flexible Packaging division of the Society of Plastics Engineers. He has provided intensive in-house training to more than 1,200 operators, technicians and engineers on five continents in the last 17 years.
