Discover how you can lower your energy use and cut your energy bills while improving the sustainability of your company.
Join SPE at this workshop as energy expert Dr. Robin Kent walks you through all aspects of the plastics manufacturing process, showing time and energy-saving techniques at each stage.
This workshop is focused on giving you practical tools to reduce your energy bill. It is your opportunity to hear the views of one of the world’s leading experts on energy and energy management in the plastics industry. It is aimed at senior and middle managers who are responsible for energy management within their companies. The event will show you how to save energy and save money for your organization.
Agenda
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October 7, 2024
Duration: 2 Hours
Session Details
Management Issues
Creating the "Energy Inefficient Organization"
Getting and using management information
The drivers and the rising importance of energy costs
The efforts and integrating energy into the accounts
If you can't attend one or several sessions live, or if you want to review some concepts, the recordings will be available after each session.
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for professionals at any level with an interest in, or those responsible for, improving the way that energy is managed within their manufacturing facility and reducing overhead costs.
Why Should You Attend?
Cost Efficiency: Energy consumption constitutes a substantial segment of operational expenses within polymer processing facilities. Typically, it ranks as the third most significant cost factor (following materials and labor) or even the second in highly automated plants. Enhancing energy efficiency allows companies to curtail their energy expenditures, thereby exerting a considerable influence on their overall profitability.
Environmental Responsibility: The generation and consumption of energy are primary contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental deterioration. The adoption of energy-efficient practices in polymer processing substantially diminishes the industry's carbon footprint, playing a pivotal role in mitigating climate change and alleviating environmental harm.
Productivity: Energy efficiency is intricately tied to the productivity of the plant. By acquiring and implementing best practices for energy efficiency, you can unlock the full potential of your polymer plant, thereby boosting throughput and reaping greater benefits from its operational capacity.
Roger W. Avakian, Owner of Avakian PolyChem Consulting LLC, consults in graphene, specialty chemicals, polymer blends, and non-halogen flame retardant additives. He retired from PolyOne (now Avient) in May 2019 after 19 years, serving as their first CTO and PolyOne Fellow, contributing to significant developments in biomaterials, high-temperature polymers, and non-halogen flame retardant technologies. Previously, he worked at GE Plastics for 20 years in various technical and management positions. Roger holds 86 U.S. patents, has presented and published globally, and became a Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Fellow in 2020. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, SAMPE, and PINFA-NA, advocating for sustainable flame retardants. Roger earned his B.S. in Chemistry with Honors from the University of California, San Diego in 1973 and is a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma.
Dr. Robin Kent has a B.Eng. (Hons.) in Materials Engineering from Monash University (Australia) and a Ph.D. in Polymer Physics from the University of Surrey (UK). He has been involved with plastics processing since 1971 in a variety of sectors ranging from extrusion to injection moulding. He has wide experience in product design, having worked as Technical Director for several of the major plastics processing and window systems companies in UK and Europe. Since 1995, he has specialised in energy management for the plastics processing industry and as an independent consultant, he has carried out energy surveys and assessments on over 500 plastics processors throughout the world. His publications include over 500 technical and management articles and papers on plastics and windows and 10 books on plastics processing. He regularly lectures on cost and energy management in plastics processing and materials technology throughout the world. He has chaired 5 committees setting standards for the UK plastics and window industry and is a regular judge for major plastics industry awards.
Dr Kent is a Fellow of the Energy Institute, a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Energy Manager. Dr Kent is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Horners and Freeman of the City of London. He is a past Chairman of the Plastics Consultancy Network – the foremost grouping of plastics consultants in the world. He was awarded the Plastics Industry Awards 2010 ‘Personal Contribution’ award for his work as ‘a champion of energy efficiency and for helping numerous processors to make savings through better energy use’.
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Kim McLoughlin Senior Research Engineer, Global Materials Science Braskem
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Kim drives technology programs at Braskem to develop advanced polyolefins with improved recyclability and sustainability. As Principal Investigator on a REMADE-funded collaboration, Kim leads a diverse industry-academic team that is developing a process to recycle elastomers as secondary feedstock. Kim has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cornell. She is an inventor on more than 25 patents and applications for novel polyolefin technologies. Kim is on the Board of Directors of SPE’s Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Division, where she has served as Education Chair and Councilor.
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Gamini has a BS and PhD from Purdue University in Materials Engineering and Sustainability. He joined Penn State as a Post Doctorate Scholar in 2020 prior to his professorship appointment. He works closely with PA plastics manufacturers to implement sustainability programs in their plants.
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Tom Giovannetti holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tulsa and for the last 26 years has worked for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. Tom started his plastics career by designing various injection molded products for the chemical industry including explosion proof plugs and receptacles, panel boards and detonation arrestors for 24 inch pipelines. Tom also holds a patent for design of a polyphenylene sulfide sleeve in a nylon coolant cross-over of an air intake manifold and is a Certified Plastic Technologist through the Society of Plastic Engineers. Tom serves on the Oklahoma Section Board as Councilor, is also the past president of the local Oklahoma SPE Section, and as well serves on the SPE Injection Molding Division board.
Joseph Lawrence, Ph.D. Senior Director and Research Professor University of Toledo
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Dr. Joseph Lawrence is a Research Professor and Senior Director of the Polymer Institute and the Center for Materials and Sensor Characterization at the University of Toledo. He is a Chemical Engineer by training and after working in the process industry, he has been engaged in polymers and composites research for 18+ years. In the Polymer Institute he leads research on renewably sourced polymers, plastics recycling, and additive manufacturing. He is also the lead investigator of the Polyesters and Barrier Materials Research Consortium funded by industry. Dr. Lawrence has advised 20 graduate students, mentored 8 staff scientists and several undergraduate students. He is a peer reviewer in several journals, has authored 30+ peer-reviewed publications and serves on the board of the Injection Molding Division of SPE.
Matt Hammernik Northeast Account Manager Hasco America
A Resin Supplier’s Perspective on Partnerships for the Circular Economy
About the Speaker
Matt Hammernik serves as Hasco America’s Northeast Area Account Manager covering the states Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. He started with Hasco America at the beginning of March 2022. Matt started in the Injection Mold Industry roughly 10 years ago as an estimator quoting injection mold base steel, components and machining. He advanced into outside sales and has been serving molders, mold builders and mold makers for about 7 years.
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