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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Taking out the Trash — Plastics Design for the End-of-Life
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nNothing lasts forever. Great products might not last forever\, but they usually last a long time. But no matter how great the product is\, there will come a point in time where a thing no longer has any value. It then becomes waste. To be thrown in the trash. And then what? \nHow do you design a product to account for its expected end of life? Or an unexpected end? How do you evaluate materials based on what happens at their end of life? What tools are there? How to use them? What’s next? For plastics\, and for the industry. \nAbout the Speaker\n \nEric R. Larson is a mechanical engineer with decades of experience in designing with plastics. For more than 30 years he has been helping companies bridge the gap between “what if” and “wow.” Products he has worked on include boogie boards\, water basketball games\, SCUBA diving equipment\, disposable lighters\, cell phones\, and hand-held medical devices. They are used – and discarded – by people all around the world. \nHe often writes about the effective use of plastics through the plastic trade press\, and on his blog site plasticsguy.com. His book Thermoplastic Materials Selection: A Practical Guide was released in 2015 and is currently in over 450 university libraries in more than 20 countries.
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Medical Plastics: Making the Right Choice
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nThis presentation will include important design parameters that should be considered when specifying a plastic for a medical device. It will also recommend resources for aiding you during the selection process. The interrelationships between polymer structure and physical properties will be highlighted as well as polymer classifications. Examples of medical devices will be included toward the end of the presentation demonstrating how this information can be applied to real world applications. \nAbout the Speaker\nMichael Paloian is president of Integrated Design Systems\, Inc. (IDS)\, located in Oyster Bay\, New York. Michael has an undergraduate degree in Plastics Engineering from UMass Lowell and a Masters of Industrial Design from Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. Paloian has an in-depth knowledge of designing parts in numerous processes and materials\, including plastics\, metals and composites. Mr. Paloian holds more than 40 patents was past chair of SPE RMD and PD3. He frequently speaks at SPE\, SPI\, ARM\, MD&D\, and IDSA conferences. Michael has also written hundreds of design related articles for many publications. \nMichael has designed numerous medical devices ranging from MRI scanners and blood analyzers to endoscopes as well as dental products. His broad range of experience in medical device design has always challenged him with selecting the optimum plastic based on diverse product requirements.
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