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STLE launches new conference
NEWS He continued: ‘What we, as rubber industry professionals, do every day cannot be trivialised – it cannot be dumbed down. We are scientists. We must focus on innovation, advanced technology, outreach to a next generation of employees, lean manufacturing and recognition of our industry as a foundation for industrial strength in the USA.’ ‘We must showcase our technology, our industrial know-how and our scientific reasoning each and every time we are visited by a customer who uses our products and services.’ ‘We can make an impact on our markets, profits and longevity by raising the level of education, recognition and appreciation for our industry and instilling this heightened awareness in our customers. We have to change the image and fight for recognition. Our survival depends upon it.’ Contact: Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, 47690 East Anchor Court, Plymouth, MI 48170-2455, USA. Tel: +1 734 451 0020, Fax: +1 734 451 2547, Web: www.fnst.com
Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK. Tel: +44 1939 252460, Web: www.smithersrapra.com
Webinar explains how sealing support systems affect energy efficiency
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esseal Plc is sponsoring a Webinar using course materials developed by the Hydraulic Institute, with joint contributions from the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA). Presented by Aesseal’s Richard Smith on 11 March 2014 it will inform attendees about the latest information on how sealing support systems can positively impact energy efficiency. Readers are invited to register at the address below. Upon registering they will receive verification via email with all course details.
Smithers Rapra, 425 W Market St, Akron, OH 44303, USA. Tel: +1 330 762 7441, Email: [email protected]
Contacts: Hydraulic Institute, 6 Campus Drive, First Floor North, Parsippany NJ 07054-4406, USA. Tel: +1 973 267 9700, Fax: +1 973 267 9055, Web: www.pumps.org, https://pumpsevents.webex.com
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Aesseal Plc, Mill Close, Bradmarsh Business Park, Rotherham S60 1BZ, UK. Tel: +44 1709 369966, Fax: +44 1709 720788, Email: [email protected], Web: www.aesseal.com
Thermoplastic Elastomers 2014 scheduled for 2–4 December
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uthors who are interested in presenting a paper at the 2014 edition of the Thermoplastic Elastomers World Summit are reminded that they need to submit a paper topic for consideration by no later than 7 March. Smithers Rapra says authors should send the proposed title, paragraph description and full contact details to the conference director at the address given below. The conference advisory committee will review abstracts submitted, and authors will be notified of acceptance by 21 March 2014. The conference is scheduled to take place on 2–4 December 2014 in Vienna, Austria.
Contacts: Andrew Smaha, Smithers Rapra, 425 W Market St, Akron, OH 44303, USA. Tel: +1 207 781 9617, Email: [email protected], www.smithersrapra.com
February 2014
Fluid Sealing Association, 994 Old Eagle School Road #1019, Wayne, PA 19087-1866, USA. Tel: +1 610 971 4850, Web: www.fluidsealing.com
STLE launches new conference
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he US-based Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is running what it describes as an all-new conference later this year. Open to industry, academic and government researchers, the first Tribology Frontiers Conference will take place on 26–28 October 2014 in Rosemont, Illinois, USA. The organisation says that the event combines its tradition of conference excellence with a dynamic new format that highlights the role tribology research can play in solving future scientific and societal challenges. STLE has also issued a ‘‘call for abstracts’’ and is inviting authors to submit, by 15 March, (on the Web-site at the address given below) details of presentations they would like to give at the event. According to STLE, authors do not need a finished paper to present at this conference.
However, it says it is partnering on this event with the Tribology Letters peer-reviewed journal, and presenters have the option of submitting their research for possible inclusion in a special issue of the publication which is dedicated to this conference. Contact: Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 840 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2302, USA. Tel: +1 630 428 3400, Fax: +1 847 825 1456, Web: www.stle.org, http://2014stlefrontiers.abstractcentral.com
Academy of Joint Integrity hosts masterclass
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he Academy of Joint Integrity is hosting a masterclass in conjunction with the British Valve & Actuator Association on 12 March 2014. Held at the academy’s training facility in Cleckheaton, UK, it will cover, amongst other areas, the following: UÊ v>}iÊ>ÃÃiLÞÊViÀÌvV>ÌÊÃÌ>`>À`ÃÊqÊ ECITB/ASME/EN; UÊ " ÉÃÕLÃi>Évvà ÀiÉ« >À>ViÕÌV>ÃÊqÊ training provision; UÊ >ÌiÃÌÊ ÊÕ`iiÃÊvÀÊ " É"vvà ÀiÊqÊ new 2014; UÊ - *
£Óä£ÎÊqÊiÜÊ>``ÌÃÆ UÊ ÌÊLÌ}É``ÊLÌ}Æ UÊ }>ÃiÌÊÌiV }ÞÆ UÊ >}iÊ>ViÊVÀÀÃÊqÊ>}iÊ,iÃVÕiÊ Gasket (FRG); UÊ Ì} Ìi}ÊiÌ `ÃÊqÊÌÀµÕiÊÉÌiÃÆ UÊ ÌÀµÕiÊ>`ÊÀiÃ`Õ>ÊLÌÊ>`ÊqÊÃÕÀViÊvÊ`>Ì>Æ UÊ Ì>}}}Ê>`Ê>Õ`ÌÊÌÀ>ÊqÊ Ê`VÕiÌÆÊ>` UÊ , ÊÛiÃÌ}>ÌÃÊ>`Êv>ÕÀiÊiÝ>«ið A practical workshop will also demonstrate the Flexitallic Sustainable Training Unit (FSTU).
Contacts: Karen Webb, British Valve & Actuator Association, 9 Manor Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 3TB, UK. Tel: +44 1295 221 272, Email: [email protected], Web: http://bvaa.org.uk The Academy of Joint Integrity. Email: [email protected], Web: www.academyofjointintegrity.com Flexitallic Ltd, Scandinavia Mill, Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton BD19 4LN, UK. Tel: +44 1274 851273, Fax: +44 1274 851386,Web: www.flexitallic.eu
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Smithers Rapra, Shawbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, UK. Tel: +44 1939 252460, Web: www.smithersrapra.com
Webinar explains how sealing support systems affect energy efficiency
A
esseal Plc is sponsoring a Webinar using course materials developed by the Hydraulic Institute, with joint contributions from the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA). Presented by Aesseal’s Richard Smith on 11 March 2014 it will inform attendees about the latest information on how sealing support systems can positively impact energy efficiency. Readers are invited to register at the address below. Upon registering they will receive verification via email with all course details.
Smithers Rapra, 425 W Market St, Akron, OH 44303, USA. Tel: +1 330 762 7441, Email: [email protected]
Contacts: Hydraulic Institute, 6 Campus Drive, First Floor North, Parsippany NJ 07054-4406, USA. Tel: +1 973 267 9700, Fax: +1 973 267 9055, Web: www.pumps.org, https://pumpsevents.webex.com
Conferences and Meetings News
Aesseal Plc, Mill Close, Bradmarsh Business Park, Rotherham S60 1BZ, UK. Tel: +44 1709 369966, Fax: +44 1709 720788, Email: [email protected], Web: www.aesseal.com
Thermoplastic Elastomers 2014 scheduled for 2–4 December
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uthors who are interested in presenting a paper at the 2014 edition of the Thermoplastic Elastomers World Summit are reminded that they need to submit a paper topic for consideration by no later than 7 March. Smithers Rapra says authors should send the proposed title, paragraph description and full contact details to the conference director at the address given below. The conference advisory committee will review abstracts submitted, and authors will be notified of acceptance by 21 March 2014. The conference is scheduled to take place on 2–4 December 2014 in Vienna, Austria.
Contacts: Andrew Smaha, Smithers Rapra, 425 W Market St, Akron, OH 44303, USA. Tel: +1 207 781 9617, Email: [email protected], www.smithersrapra.com
February 2014
Fluid Sealing Association, 994 Old Eagle School Road #1019, Wayne, PA 19087-1866, USA. Tel: +1 610 971 4850, Web: www.fluidsealing.com
STLE launches new conference
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he US-based Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is running what it describes as an all-new conference later this year. Open to industry, academic and government researchers, the first Tribology Frontiers Conference will take place on 26–28 October 2014 in Rosemont, Illinois, USA. The organisation says that the event combines its tradition of conference excellence with a dynamic new format that highlights the role tribology research can play in solving future scientific and societal challenges. STLE has also issued a ‘‘call for abstracts’’ and is inviting authors to submit, by 15 March, (on the Web-site at the address given below) details of presentations they would like to give at the event. According to STLE, authors do not need a finished paper to present at this conference.
However, it says it is partnering on this event with the Tribology Letters peer-reviewed journal, and presenters have the option of submitting their research for possible inclusion in a special issue of the publication which is dedicated to this conference. Contact: Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, 840 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2302, USA. Tel: +1 630 428 3400, Fax: +1 847 825 1456, Web: www.stle.org, http://2014stlefrontiers.abstractcentral.com
Academy of Joint Integrity hosts masterclass
T
he Academy of Joint Integrity is hosting a masterclass in conjunction with the British Valve & Actuator Association on 12 March 2014. Held at the academy’s training facility in Cleckheaton, UK, it will cover, amongst other areas, the following: UÊ v>}iÊ>ÃÃiLÞÊViÀÌvV>ÌÊÃÌ>`>À`ÃÊqÊ ECITB/ASME/EN; UÊ " ÉÃÕLÃi>Évvà ÀiÉ« >À>ViÕÌV>ÃÊqÊ training provision; UÊ >ÌiÃÌÊ ÊÕ`iiÃÊvÀÊ " É"vvà ÀiÊqÊ new 2014; UÊ - *
£Óä£ÎÊqÊiÜÊ>``ÌÃÆ UÊ ÌÊLÌ}É``ÊLÌ}Æ UÊ }>ÃiÌÊÌiV }ÞÆ UÊ >}iÊ>ViÊVÀÀÃÊqÊ>}iÊ,iÃVÕiÊ Gasket (FRG); UÊ Ì} Ìi}ÊiÌ `ÃÊqÊÌÀµÕiÊÉÌiÃÆ UÊ ÌÀµÕiÊ>`ÊÀiÃ`Õ>ÊLÌÊ>`ÊqÊÃÕÀViÊvÊ`>Ì>Æ UÊ Ì>}}}Ê>`Ê>Õ`ÌÊÌÀ>ÊqÊ Ê`VÕiÌÆÊ>` UÊ , ÊÛiÃÌ}>ÌÃÊ>`Êv>ÕÀiÊiÝ>«ið A practical workshop will also demonstrate the Flexitallic Sustainable Training Unit (FSTU).
Contacts: Karen Webb, British Valve & Actuator Association, 9 Manor Park, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 3TB, UK. Tel: +44 1295 221 272, Email: [email protected], Web: http://bvaa.org.uk The Academy of Joint Integrity. Email: [email protected], Web: www.academyofjointintegrity.com Flexitallic Ltd, Scandinavia Mill, Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton BD19 4LN, UK. Tel: +44 1274 851273, Fax: +44 1274 851386,Web: www.flexitallic.eu
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