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“PMA is cookin’ up a mighty fine meetin'
so ya’ll come on down”
2008 PTS
Saturday, May 3rd
& Sunday, May 4th, 2008
immediately followed by the:
2008 PMA Annual Meeting
Sunday, May 4th to Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Click on the items below, or scroll down to learn more about the events:
Download a full copy of the Annual Meeting & PTS brochure 
Download only the registration form
Annual Meeting Overview
Meeting Details
San Antonio Information
Fees
Schedule of Events
Speakers
Technical Papers
PTS
Annual Meeting Overview
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
123 Losoya St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
www.sanantonioregency.hyatt.com
Room rates:
$174/single
$197/double
$222/triple
$247/quad
To make reservations you must contact the hotel directly:
800-233-1234 / 210-222-1234
Mention that you are with the PMA
to receive these discounted rates.
Please note: We at the PMA, strive to insure excellent meeting content while keeping costs reasonable. This year is no exception. As we combat the ever rising costs of hotel rooms, we have worked diligently to put together an excellent meeting, at a beautiful location, while at the same time condensing the meeting schedule to keep meeting costs under control.
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Meeting Details
Who should attend:
PMA member companies, prospective member companies, press, consultants, academics, former members and spouses/companions are welcome to attend.
One-Day Registration:
Available only to PMA members and guests if at least one person from the member company has registered for the full Annual Meeting. (does not include meal functions)
Student Registration:
Students may attend free with student ID, but must register in advance. (does not include meal functions)
Attire:
Attire for the entire Annual Meeting will be resort-casual aside from the Tuesday awards banquet. Suitcoats and ties are appropriate, please dress accordingly.
Division Meetings:
The heart of every PMA meeting is the opportunity to share ideas and network with other attendees. Division Meetings will be held after lunch on Monday, May 5, 2008. These meetings will focus on new and continuing projects and programs. Maximize your PMA membership by becoming an active participant.
John Jarvis Memorial Golf Tournament:
The annual John Jarvis Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, May 4th, the bus departs at 7am sharp. The $110 entry fee includes green fee, breakfast cart, range balls, transportation, and your contribution to the John Jarvis Memorial Fund. Club rental fee is $45, call 210-824-4500 to reserve a set.
The Quarry Golf Club
"Designed by nationally recognized golf course designer Keith Foster, The Quarry is recognized around the country for it's unique setting and character. The front 9 plays through native rolling grasslands while the entire back 9 is nestled in a 100-year-old quarry pit. The golf course offers a challenge to any level player, from the scratch golfer to the weekend warrior."
The Quarry Golf Club
444 East Basse Road
San Antonio, TX 78209
How to Register:
We invite you to sign up online through our secure site: www.regonline.com/174631
Hotel Information:
Situated on the banks of the Riverwalk, the Hyatt Regency San Antonio offers a combination of classic elegance with Texas charm and hospitality. Located directly across form the historic Alamo, the hotel affords stunning views of old San Antonio and the beautiful city skyline. Many phenomenal restaurants, shops and tourist attractions are located within minutes of exiting the hotel on both the Riverwalk and city level.
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
123 Losoya St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
www.sanantonioregency.hyatt.com
Room rates:
$174/single
$197/double
$222/triple
$247/quad
To make reservations you must
contact the hotel directly:
800-233-1234 / 210-222-1234
Mention that you are with the PMA
to receive these discounted rates.
Reservation cut-off date: April 11, 2008
FEES
Full Annual Meeting Fees
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Before 1/31 |
Before 3/28 |
After 3/28 |
| PMA Member |
$495 |
$545 |
$595 |
| Spouse/Companion |
$150 |
$150 |
$150 |
| 1st/2nd time guest |
$495 |
$545 |
$595 |
| Previous guest |
$795 |
$845 |
$895 |
| Editorial Press |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
| Other Press |
$250 |
$300 |
$300 |
John Jarvis
Golf Tournament |
$110 |
$110 |
N/A |
One-Day Annual Meeting Fees:
One-day registration fees cannot be combined for two-day attendance.
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Before 1/31 |
Before 3/28 |
After 3/28 |
Non-member
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$275 |
$275 |
$275 |
Additional attendee
from member
processor company |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
| Student (w/Student ID) |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
PTS Fee
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Before 1/31 |
Before 3/28 |
After 3/28 |
PMA Member
(#’s 1 or 2) |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
PMA Member
(#’s 3 or more) |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
| Non-Member |
$600 |
$650 |
$700 |
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Schedule of Events
| Annual Meeting |
| Saturday, May 3rd, 2007 |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm PTS
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PTS Basic Session |
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Board, Division &
Co-Chair Meetings |
| Sunday, May 4th |
| 7:00 am |
Bus departs for
Golf Outing |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm |
PTS Advanced Session |
| 8:00 am – 1:00 pm |
John Jarvis Golf Outing
(breakfast buffet on course) |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
New Member/Guest/First Timer Reception |
| 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm |
Western Welcoming
Reception |
| Monday, May 5th |
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 10:00 am |
Spouse Gathering |
| 8:30 am – 10:30 am |
Opening Keynote Speaker:
Donald Cooper
The 8 Essential Steps to Finding,
Leading & Keeping the Best Staff |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
Best HR Practices Panel |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Networking Lunch
& Texas Historian |
| 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
Division Meetings |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Poster Session & Parts Exposition
on NEW materials/processes |
| 4:30 pm |
Depart for voluntary Alamo Tours |
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Open Evening |
| Tuesday, May 6th |
8:00 am – 8:30 am
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Breakfast |
8:00 am – 10:00 am
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Spouse Gathering |
8:30 am – 10:30 pm
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Lean Manufacturing by
Jeff Moore (part 3 of 3)
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
Regulatory Affairs Update |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 am |
Annual Meeting Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Technical Papers |
| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
Past President’s Meeting |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Reception |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
Awards Banquet |
| Wednesday, May 7th, 2006 |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am |
Board, Division &
Co-Chair Meeting |
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San Antonio Information
San Antonio Information:
San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh-largest in the US. It is famous for its Riverwalk, the Alamo, and Tejano culture. Visit the PMA web site for direct links to pricing and information on:
Airlines & Ground Transportation
Attractions
Golf courses
Restaurants
...and more!
Click to download a map of the San Antonio
Riverwalk Area.
Climate
San Antonio’s weather is alternately dry or humid depending on prevailing winds. It is comfortably warm and often rainy in the month of May.
Transportation
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is approximately 8 miles from downtown and the Riverwalk and is directly linked via US Hwy. 281. Find San Antonio International Airport flight information, transit services provided, flight time and mileage by calling (210) 207-3411 or visit
www.sanantonio.gov/aviation.
Approximate one-way costs:
Shuttle (SATRANS) - $14/person
Taxi - $20 up to 4 people
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Speakers
Getting Started on Your “Lean” Journey
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 • 8:30 am – 10:30 am
Jeffrey Moore
WMEP
the Results People
Starting your Lean Journey without a Value Stream Map (VSM) is like starting your vacation trip with out a map. A VSM will help you to find process improvements that your customers will see.
A VSM allows you to identify process improvements that will take the greatest waste out of a process. A VSM can be developed for an office or manufacturing process. In fact, the greatest elimination of waste can take place in the office processes of a manufacturing company. The objective is to process customer orders in the shortest time possible.
A VSM will document the flow of the process steps, locations of inventory, bottlenecks, and general process waste. This is accomplished by separating out Value Added Process from Non-Value added process steps. The objective is to eliminate or minimize the Non-Value added activities.
With a current state VSM completed you have the opportunity to design the future state VSM of the process. You can then determine what improvements can be made and establish an action plan to implement the improvements.
At the PMA Conference this year you will have the opportunity to learn how to draw a VSM so you can eliminate process waste at your company.
Key Learnings will include:
• Avoiding ”Drive By Kaizen’s”
• How a VSM is different from a Process Map
• How to focus on improvement activities that your
• customer will see
• How to draw a Value Stream Map
This is the final session of a series of three Lean
Manufacturing topics presented by Jeffrey Moore.
The 8 Essential Steps to Finding,
Leading & Keeping the Best Staff!
Monday, May 5, 2008 • 8:30 am – 10:30 am
&
Panel Presentation on Best HR Practices
Monday, May 5, 2008 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Donald Cooper, MBA, HoF
Certified Speaking Professional
Not having the right people in your organization carries a huge cost in lost business, inefficiency and missed opportunity!
In his powerful presentation, “The 8 Essential Steps to Finding, Leading & Keeping the Best Staff!”, Donald Cooper draws from his real life experience as a world-class manufacturer, award-winning retailer and business coach to define, explore and simplify this critical challenge. He delivers dozens of valuable insights and a step-by-step process that works!
Although this subject is a bottom-line, serious issue in every business, Donald’s presentation is delivered with large doses of humor and humanity that touch people’s hearts, while feeding their minds!
He will inform you, challenge you, disturb you…and leave you with a new and powerful understanding of your business, your staff…and your life!
After
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Technical Papers
Technical papers will be presented on Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 pm on May 6th.
Urethane Acrylate Oligomers and UV/EB Curing:
A Disruptive Technology for Traditional Urethane Prepolymers
Igor V. Khudyakov & Joseph A. Leon
Bomar Specialties
UV/EB Technology, in particular the use of UV light curing technology, used in conjunction with urethane acrylate oligomers is replacing the thermal cure of urethane prepolymers in several markets. Current advances in the curatives for urethane acrylate oligomers are allowing for the thick section cure of these materials. With the advances, UV technology is entering the cast urethane market. Urethane acrylate oligomers are based on the same polyols and isocyanates used for isocyanate terminated urethane prepolymers. The fundamentals of urethane acrylate oligomers and UV light curing are outlined in this paper. Properties of urethane acrylate oligomers range from hard abrasion-resistant coatings to soft elastomers with ten times elongation-to-break. Several chemical and physical properties of commercial Bomar urethane acrylate oligomers are described in more detail.
Premium Blocked PU System for Pouring Very Large Parts
George Nybakken, Richard Palinkas, Ian Laskowitz
Chemtura
A paper given at 2007 PMA described a blocked PU system that uses hot mix, hot inserts and hot molds to give a very quick cure and de-mold of 10 minutes or less. This paper describes and documents this same system giving a very long pot life to pour very large parts. The cool mix is pour into a cool mold, giving multi-hours pot life. The cool mold is then heated to de-block temperatures for curing. While very large parts over 2000 lbs can take up to 12 hours to reach de-block temperature and cure, the system does cure completely with premium properties. Sensitive physical properties were measure through the thickness. Thermocouples recorded the temperature rise, the de-block and the resulting exotherm through the thickness. A video of the pouring of a 4 drum part is shown.
Polyurethane Elastomers Based on 1,3 and 1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane
Rui Xie &
Deb Bhattacharjee
The Dow Chemical Company
Performance deficiency of polyurethane elastomers based on commercial aliphatic isocyanates has significantly limited their use in the market place. Though aliphatic based polyurethane elastomers possess increased resistance to hydrolysis and thermal degradation in addition to greater light stability, these elastomers often experience a decrease in physico-mechanical properties when compared to aromatic isocyanate based materials. In this study, we investigated elastomers based on 1,3 and 1,4-bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, an experimental diisocyanate recently developed by The Dow Chemical Company. The physical properties of the elastomers are reported and discussed in comparison to similar elastomers prepared from commercially available aliphatic and aromatic isocyanate.
Recent Developments in
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
Jiri G Drobny, Editor
Gupta Verlag Magazine
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs) represent a variety of materials with a wide range of properties. This contribution will review the current technology (chemistry, structures and properties, processing) and applications. Particular attention will be paid to recent developments in technology and applications).
UHMW-PE micro powder
additive for cast polyurethane
David Moore
Ticona Polymers
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs) represent a variety of materials with a wide range of properties. This contribution will review the current technology (chemistry, structures and properties, processing) and applications. Particular attention will be paid to recent developments in technology and applications).
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PTS (Processing Techniques Seminar)
May 3-4, 2008:
Processing Techniques Seminar (PTS)
May 4-6, 2008:
PMA Annual Meeting
Who:
Plant Managers, Design Engineers, Owners, Research & Development Engineers, Foremen, and Front-line personnel who handle specific, complex challenges associated with urethane production.
What:
The 2008 PTS offers new Advanced Sessions! This 2-day hands-on training opportunity for urethane industry professionals is designed to provide an interactive learning atmosphere where attendees can meet with industry experts in a casual, yet informative setting.
*Each day is designed specifically for the basic or advanced
polyurethane professional. Attendance for both days should be
carefully considered based on the attendee’s experience level.
Where:
Hyatt Regency San Antonio
123 Losoya St.
San Antonio, TX 78205
When:
Immediately prior to the 2008 PMA Annual Meeting
Basic Session: May 3rd from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Advanced Session: May 4th from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
The PTS is FREE to PMA members!!
The PMA now offers the PTS FREE to two attendees from a members company who register in advance. Please note, attendees must be registered in advance. |
- PMA member: 1st and 2nd attendee FREE
- PMA member: 3rd and all other attendees: only $100 each
- Non-members: $600 before 3/28/08, or $700 after that date.
There will be no discounted fees to attend only the Basic sessions.
Attendees will be on their own for breakfasts, and there will be no refreshment breaks offered, so please bring your own beverage along with you to the meeting. The only meal that will be provided is lunch on Saturday, May 3rd.
– Basic Session –
May 3rd - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Choice of Polyurethane Elastomers
for Demanding Applications
Amy Clement
Chemtura
Mold Releases and
How to Use Them
Jim Ressler
Stoner
Adhesives for Bonding
Polyurethane
Doug VanBrunt
Pathway Polymers
Processing Cast Polyurethanes
with Automated Machinery
Paul Hock
Max Machinery
Thermoset Polymers
for Mold Making
Doug VanBrunt
Pathway Polymers
Practical Chemistry for Cast
Urethane Elastomer Production
David Russell
Smithers Scientific Services
Standard ASTM Tests
& Physical Properties
David Russell
Smithers Scientific Services
– Advanced Session –
May 4th - 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Advanced Mold Making &
Special Mold Making Techniques
David Welch
Everchem
Material Characterization &
Engineering Properties
Ian Laskowitz
Chemtura
Process and Raw Material
Quality Control for
Optimizing
Castable Polyurethane Production
Stan Kulikowski
Fenner Precision
Advanced Trouble Shooting: Product Defects and
Quality Control in Cast Polyurethane Elastomers
Rui Xie
DOW Chemical Company
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