Speakers List – Engineering Properties and Structure
Engineering Properties and Structure |
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Prof. Charles Beatty (Sr.
Senate) Abstract: Polymers-Recycling Additional Requirements: |
Vishu Shah Abstract: Presentation is designed to highlight the principles of failure analysis, failure prevention, and product-liability as they relate to plastic parts. Understanding why plastic parts fail will help you correct and prevent premature failures and develop safe, successful, cost-effective products. The seminar focuses on the main reasons behind part failures and how to solve the most common and troublesome problems facing the designers, manufacturers, and end-users of plastic products. Product-liability lawsuits can be devastating to businesses. A major objective of this workshop is to teach attendees how to take proactive approaches to prevent such lawsuits by designing a well-documented quality program. Bio: Vishu H. Shah is President
of Consultek Consulting Group, a technical
and management consulting firm. His 35 years
of extensive practical experience in plastics
Industry include product design, processing,
automation, materials, rapid prototyping,
tooling, failure analysis and testing. He
is the author of Handbook of Plastics Testing
and Failure Analysis and has taught various
plastics related subjects throughout his career.
Currently, he is teaching classes covering,
Plastics Theory and Practice, Scientific Molding,
Product Design and Tooling at CAL POLY, Pomona.
Vishu is a graduate of UMass Lowell where
he received his B.S. and M.S. in Plastics
Engineering. |
