About 2012 Spring Seminar with Speaker Umberto Catignani

Submitted by Larry on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 8:30am

Advanced Scientific Molding Workshop and Mold Instrumentation Techniques

Speaker: Umberto Catignani, Orbital Plastics Consulting 

Cost: $595.00 (Two day Park pass included.  Note: This does not include room cost which is $73.00 + tax per night to stay at the lodge)
Length: Two Day Seminar
Date: April 18th and 19th 2012
Place: Peter Kewit Lodge at Mahoney State Park
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Speaker Info:  Umberto F. Catignani,  President of Orbital Plastics Consulting, Inc.

  • Over 15 Years of Injection Molding Experience
  • President of Orbital Plastics Consulting, Inc. 
  • Over 15 Years of Injection Molding Experience 
  • Installed & Debugged Over 100 Injection Molding Machines and Over 500 Molds 
  • Proficient with Engel, Husky, Krauss-Maffei, Arburg, Battenfeld, Sumitomo, Nissei, Van Dorn, DeMag, Toshiba, Mitsubishi and Toyo machines and controllers 
  • Partner and Co-founder of the Paulson School of Molding 
  • Principal Instructor for Paulson School of Molding Certification Program – ProMolder I, II & III 
  • Paulson ProMolder I, II & III Certified 
  • RJG Master Molder I & II Certified & Systematic Molding I 
  • Intimate knowledge of Priamus, Kistler & RJG (CP & CT Sensors) processing methodologies 
  • Conducted numerous webinars on Injection Molding Processing via IDES 
  • Past Instructor for SPI Learning Network 
  • Past employers: IBM, GM, Delphi, Husky, Steel Profitability Consulting 
  • Past President of Southern Section of SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) 
  • Past member of the Plastics Technology Advisory Board for West Georgia Technical College 
  • The University of Akron, MS - Polymer Engineering, May 1996, Summa cum Laude 
  • University of Cincinnati, BS - Materials Engineering, June 1993, Magna cum Laude

This Workshop is For:  

  • Experienced Molding Technicians & Set-up Personnel, Process & Tooling Engineers, Production Supervisors, Manufacturing and Process Engineering Supervisors and other personnel desiring to achieve higher level of expertise and understanding of the injection molding process via Scientific Molding Principles  

Workshop Topics:

  • In-mold Viscosity Measurements 
  • Cavity Pressure & Temperature Instrumentation & Switchover Methods
  • Combining Cavity Pressure and Cavity Temperature Methodologies 
  • Data Interpretation - Cavity Pressure, Cavity Temperature and Hydraulic Pressures
  • Machine Benchmarking 
  • Velocity Capability
  • Shot to Shot Repeatability
  • Load Sensitivity
  • Dynamic Pressure Response
  • The Four Primary Plastic Conditions and their effects on Molded Part Properties
  • Converting Machine Parameters to Plastic Parameters
  • Establishing Universal Plastic Processing Parameters & Process Cards
  • P-V-T Relationship  
  • Case Studies 
  • Basic Review - Polymeric Materials Fundamentals 
  • Basic Review - The Injection Molding Machine 
  • Injection Molded Part Problems & Solutions: Voids, Sinks, Flash, Shorts,  Weldlines, Splay, Jetting, Burn, Marks, Warpage

Suggested Pre-Requisites:  

  • Attendance in Fundamentals of Scientific Molding or Scientific Molder I
  • OR
  • Solid Understanding of Injection Molding  
  • Hands-on Experience in Operating and Troubleshooting Machines  

Cost: 

  • $595.00 (Two day Park pass included.  Note: This does not include room cost which is $73.00 + tax per night to stay at the lodge)

Additional Details:

Meals:
Breakfast – Bagels and / or Doughnuts
Lunch – Dining room Buffet Included

Materials included:
Two-Day Park Pass (sign in at the guard shack)
Program materials will be provided.

Suggested Attire:
Casual business dress is appropriate.

Program Location and Lodging:
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park
28500 W. Park Highway
Ashland, NE 68003
Phone: 402-944-2523
Fax: 402-944-7604
(Halfway between Omaha and Lincoln on I-80, Exit 426)

Lodging not included.

Room Cost: $73.00 + tax per night

Program Schedule:
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8:00-12:00 Seminar
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-5:00 Seminar

Sign Up & Payment

Payment and signup for this event can either be done:

  1. Nebraska SPE website's Online Signup via PayPal 
  2. Or Download Offline Sign Up form and Make check or money order payable to SPE Nebraska Chapter. 

All payments to be considered final!

 

Questions? Please Contact Brian Clausen

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