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e-Live® Presentation Calendar

May 22, 2008
Interfacial Interpretation of Autohesion of Ethylene/1-Octene Copolymers by Atomic Force Microscopy
May 28, 2008
Rheological Methods for Fingerprinting Polyolefin Processing Behavior
May 29, 2008
New Melt-Rotation and In-Mold Adjustable Rheological Control Technology
June 4, 2008
BioPlastics - New Generation Polymer Materials for Reducing Carbon Footprint, and Improving Environmental Performance
June 5, 2008
Direct versus Indirect Cooling - Which Is Better?
June 12, 2008
12 Steps to Six Sigma - Robust Product-Development Process
June 19, 2008 - 8:00 AM EST
Best of European Thermoforming
Thermoforming Process and Applications in Polyetheretherketone
June 26, 2008
Material Handling and Conveying 101 - Maximizing Resin Savings and Efficiency
July 9, 2008
Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites: Experimenty and Theory
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