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Events Calendar 28 April–1 May 2003 STLE 58th Annual Meeting & Exhibition New York, USA Contact: STLE, 840 Busse Highway Park Ridge, IL 60068-2376, USA Tel: +1 847 825 5536 Fax: +1 847 825 1456 Email:
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7–9 May 2003 SICFP 2003 (The 8th Scandanavian International Conference on Fluid Power) Tampere, Finland Contact: SICFP 2003 Secretariat Edutech, Tampere University of Technology, PO Box 589, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland Tel: +358 3 3115 2400 Fax: +358 3 3115 2164 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.sicfp03.tut.fi
19–22 May 2003 IISRP 44th Annual General Meeting Beijing, China Contact: The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers 2077 South Gessner Road Suite 133, Houston, TX 77063, USA
Tel: +1 713 783 7511 Fax: +1 713 783 7253 Email:
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16 September 2003
9–12 June 2003 19–24 May 2003 Achema 2003 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Contact: Dechema eV PO Box 15 01 04, D-60061 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel: +49 69 7564 0 Fax: +49 69 7564 201 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.achema.de
2–6 June 2003 Adhesion Science Short Course Blacksburg, Virginia, USA Contact: Linda Haney, Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science 2 Davidson (0201), Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA Tel: +1 540 231 3704 Fax: +1 540 231 3971 Email:
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Coatings Science for Coatings Formulators Course Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA Contact: Debbie Witherby Tel: +1 601 266 5618 Fax: +1 601 266 5880 Email:
[email protected] Web: www.coatingscience.com
1–4 July 2003 PSC 2003 Shanghai, China Contact: HQ Link Pte Ltd 205 Henderson Road, #03-01, Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159549, China Tel: +86 65 6534 3588 Fax: +86 64 6534 2330 Web: www.hqlink.com/calendar-ofevent2003_1.htm
2–4 July 2003
3–5 June 2003
Condition Monitoring 2003
Major Testing Techniques for Plastics Course
Oxford, UK Contact: BINDT, 1 Spencer Parade, Northampton NN1 5AA, UK Tel: +44 1604 630124 Fax: +44 1604 231489
Denver, Colorado, USA Contact: Eileen Finn, ASTM International Tel: +1 610 832 9686
having a first sealing portion which is contiguous with the top portion. The rib further includes a second sealing portion that is separated from the top portion by the first portion and which, prior to attachment of the closure to the container, extends inwardly to a free edge. The closure further has a continuous nub member extending downwards and outwards from the underside of the top portion that is positioned radially inwards of the first sealing portion. On attachment of the closure to the container end portion, the nub member seals with the inner surface of the container end portion and the sealing rib seals the outer surface. Patent number: WO 03/022701 Inventors: R.M. Druitt and D.E. Foster Publication date: 20 March 2003
Hermetic seal for semiconductor packages. Applicant: Silicon Bandwidth Inc. USA This patent describes ultrasonically formed seals for use in semiconductor packages, and methods of fabricating the packages. The edge of a
Sealing Technology May 2003
Fax: +1 610 832-9668 Email:
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brittle component, such as glass is ultrasonically welded to a body. The moulded edge and body are comprised of ultrasonically weldable materials. Locating features permit accurate positioning of the lid relative to the body, and energy directors can be included. Pins of various lengths having a relieved portion and a protruding portion can also be hermetically sealed to the body. The pins can be within channels, which can hold a sealant. The body can include a device that is electrically connected to the pins. Patent number: WO 03/023821 Inventors: S.W.Crane, M-S.Jeon, M.E.Doty Publication date: 20 March 2003
Annulus seal Applicant: FMC Technologies Inc, USA. This patent describes a metallic seal for sealing the annulus between two concentric components, such as the casing and a riser in an oil well. The inner component, 406, has a tapered outer surface, 410. The outer component, 408 has an inner surface that is concentric with the inner component. The metallic
One-Day Intensive Course: Polyolefins & Elastomers – New Product Development Tools and Techniques Houston/Galveston, Texas, USA Contact: Balaji B. Singh, Chemical Market Resources Inc Tel: +1 281 333 3313 Fax: +1 281 333 3361 Email:
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2 October 2003 Workshop on High Performance Rotary Shaft Seals: Experiment and Modelisation Futuroscope, France Contact: Laurence Artus, Secretary Tel: +33 5 49 49 65 00 Fax: +33 5 49 49 65 04 Email:
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3–4 November 2003 Oilfield Engineering with Polymers London, UK Contact: Sharon Garrington, Conferences Department, Rapra Technology Ltd, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4NR, UK Tel: +44 1939 250 383
sealing element, 402, has a tapered inner surface, 416, that substantially matches the taper on the outside diameter of the inner component. The seal is assembled to be an interference fit by means of press or shrink fitting. A further embodiment allows for a galling fit of the seal. Fitting the seal onto the taper creates the sealing contact on the inside diameter of the outer casing. The design of the seal is such that increasing pressure in the annulus above the seal will increase the sealing force at the seal lip, 426. Provision is made for an elastomeric secondary sealing means, such as an O-ring. The metallic component may be manufactured from a range of materials with yield strengths from 450MPa to 1000MPa depending on the pressure and the corrosion resistance required. Various alloys including, nickel/chromium, beryllium copper and nickel copper are included. A number of variations on the arrangement are included, there are a total of 82 claims. Patent number: WO 03/024634 Inventor: Q.S Zheng Publication date: 27 March 2003
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