ASC Waterborne Adhesives Short Course Handout

Page 1

Who Should Attend? This course is ideal for adhesive and sealant chemists, application engineers, sales and marketing staff from manufacturers, raw material & equipment suppliers and end users of adhesives and sealants.

In Depth and Practical Knowledge in Markets, Formulating, and Application of Waterborne Adhesives and Sealants Course Description Waterborne adhesives are a logical choice for a many end use applications where versatile and environmentally friendly solutions are desired. These low VOC adhesives are easily formulated to optimize performance for a wide variety of applications where water clean-up is important. An understanding of the fundamentals of formulating and use of waterborne adhesives will enhance your ability to select the best polymer and additives package to deliver expected performance and efficiently evaluate and troubleshooting during design, scale up and use this aqueous adhesive class. The two-day course reviews the base polymers used and how to formulate with a variety of additives for specific performances desired for various market applications. Structure/property relationships, characterization methods of components/final formulations, and performance criteria will be covered using case studies.

Program Topics (tentative) • Market and Applications Overview – Jeff Weilage, H.B. Fuller • Formulation Technology/Materials Design – T.J. Huang, Henkel Corporation • VA/VAE Emulsion Polymers – Dennis Sagl, Wacker Polymers L.P. • Waterborne Acrylic/Hybrids Polymers – Raj Hariharan, Mapei Corporation USA • Polyurethane Dispersions and Polychloroprenes – Ray Zeliznik, Covestro LLC • Surfactants and Defoamers – Chris Allemang, Dow • Plasticizers for Waterborne Applications – Bill Arendt, Velsicol Chemical LLC • Tackifiers for Waterborne Applications – Laura James, Kraton Chemical, LLC • Rheology Modifers for Waterborne Applications – Mital Shah, Munzing North America • Biocides – Jake Jacobs, Troy Corp

Registration Fees: Short Course Only

Short Course with Convention:

ASC Member/End-User: $725 Nonmember: $1,100

Early Bird ASC Member: $1,395 Early Bird Nonmember: $2,300

Regular Member: $1,495 Regular Nonmember: $2,400

*Early bird registration ends August 27, 2021

Learn more or Register at www.ascouncil.org under “Events” tab on the home page.

Questions regarding registration & hotel contact Malinda Armstrong at malinda.armstrong@ascouncil.org. For questions regarding course schedule contact Connie Howe at connie.howe@ascouncil.org.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.