Build Better Interiors presented by Dow Automotive
Dow Automotive material development engineers present...
Build Better Interiors
Understand the latest developments in improved ABS for interior applications - lower gloss and cost, higher flow, and superior scratch and mar resistance.
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Dow Automotive kicks off a learning series with a webcast for OEM and tier customers on new ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) resin technology and its advantages for interior applications. This technology-focused program will unveil MAGNUM™ Super Low Gloss (SLG) resin and demonstrate how it will increase your options and help you meet or exceed product performance targets.
Benefits of Attending
Plan to join us online Thursday, November 30 to:
- Expand your design and production options for molded-in color interior trim parts
- Better understand the mass ABS production process known for delivering consistently lower gloss properties and commercial competitiveness in automotive applications
- Learn how to achieve lower gloss levels in textured parts
- Realize superior scratch and mar resistance and an improved flow
- Enable production of thinner-walled parts, resulting in weight reduction and the potential for parts consolidation
- Keep production costs down and eliminate processing aids
- Gain insight about ABS advantages vs. polypropylene
Dow Automotive is a leading global provider of technology-driven solutions that meet consumer demand for vehicles that are safer, stronger, quieter, lighter, cleaner, comfortable and stylish. Their material science and characterization expertise, combined with design engineering, processing knowledge and program management, enable them to provide solutions that meet or exceed vehicle performance targets at lower weight and cost.
Don't miss this free opportunity to join Dow Automotive managers and engineers as they share with you performance trials and the conclusions noted.
Who Will Benefit from this Webcast...
- OEM Program Managers and Leaders
- Release Engineers
- Styling/Design/Interior Harmony Engineers
- Materials Experts and Specifiers
- Application Development Engineers and those who have responsibility for supplier quality, manufacturing quality and distribution
- Engineers who design interior trim, glove box inner and outer parts, mid-consoles, steering column covers, seating trim, truck trim, pillar covers, and overhead consoles
Featured Speakers
Nigel Shields, Senior Development Specialist, Dow Automotive
Nigel Shields is responsible for the development and implementation of new polymer products for the automotive industry with a primary focus on styrenic resins. Nigel works at Dow's facility in Terneuzen the Netherlands and has been involved with polymer research and development and polymer processing for 18 years. He has experience with a wide range of polymers from polystyrene for the consumer electronics industry to high temperature thermoplastics for automotive under the hood applications. Nigel is a Chemical Engineering graduate from Bradford University in the UK.
Tom Shafer, Market Manager for Plastics and Foams, Dow Automotive, North America
Tom Shafer manages Dow Automotive's thermoplastic offering as well as thermoset products. Shafer has held a number of commercial positions for Dow since joining the company in 1989, including roles in Polyurethanes & Emulsion Polymers. His automotive experience includes account management, handling the spectrum of Interior, Exterior, thermoplastic and thermoset Tier 1 & 2 customers. Shafer holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Marketing from Western Michigan University. He is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.
To inquire about how AEI can produce a custom webcast for your company, e-mail CustomerSales@sae.org.
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