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News Release from: Smithers Rapra
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 July 2005
Conference covers latex materials and
additives
The Fourth International Conference on Latex will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 24th and 25th January 2006.
The Fourth International Conference on Latex will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 24th and 25th January 2006 Latex materials are currently undergoing extensive research and development, and application areas are expanding
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 4 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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There are presentations from Yulex and Vystar on low protein materials and RT Vanderbilt will talk about new curing systems to minimise nitrosamine formation.
Getahindus have worked on both protein levels and improvements in compounding.
Nanocomposites are a hot topic in all fields at the moment and there are several papers on this subject.
The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia will talk about the effects on latex properties of incorporating nanofillers and Professor Zhang (Beijing University of Chemical Technology) will be presenting his work on preparing latex nanocomposites.
There is great potential for synthetic latex markets to expand as manufacturers consider replacement materials for natural latex.
Synthomer will be talking about its latest work on nitrile latex, and Robinson Brothers will describe acceleration systems for synthetic polyisoprene.
Compounding of latex will be discussed, including antimicrobial systems.
Professor Magaraphan from Thailand will be demonstrating the effects of fillers on latex surface properties.
SSL International is giving an overview of compounding.
Quality control is a very important factor in manufacturing today.
There will be a presentation from TF Instruments on latex quality control and Dr Steffen Bodemeier will talk about testing condoms.
SMTL has been testing medical gloves for over 20 years and will be giving an overview of its findings.
Stapleford Scientific Services will talk about the shelf-life of latex products and Isotron will present information on effective sterilisation.
New applications of latex will be presented.
Rapra has worked on an absorbent material, and Revertex has developed latex for asphalt applications in road surfaces.
This event brings together manufacturers, technologists and researchers with a common interest in latex applications and technology.
This is an excellent opportunity to network with experts in this field.
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