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Dry Rubber Technology (3 Days) LEMBAGA GETAH MALAYSIA DRY RUBBER TECHNOLOGY (3 DAYS) INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY Lectures, Discussions and Demonstrations Rubber Technology is a combination of art and science of processing, fabricating and converting rubbers into COURSE FEES useful products. Hence, it covers science/chemistry of 1. Local participant RM 200.00/person /day 2. Foreign participant RM 200.00/person / day materials, machines/equipments and quality assurance Meals ‐ RM 50.00 person / day in the rubber product manufacturing industry. Lodging ‐ RM 80.00 room / day This course is designed to give a basic understanding of VENUE dry rubber technology and its product manufacturing Akademi Hevea Malaysia processes to all personnel at the production and Lembaga Getah Malaysia supervisory levels who are directly and indirectly 47000 Sungai Buloh involved in the manufacture of rubber products. Selangor Darul Ehsan OBJECTIVES LECTURERS To acquire knowledge about various rubber Dr. Md Aris Ahmad. Rubber compounding and formulation designs, moulding and extrusion types, grades, characteristics and applications. studies. Involved in the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) Project on Rubber‐rubber blends, particularly for NR / EPDM blends for Automotive To be familiar with compounding ingredients, applications. Also involved in the development of NR‐based their specifications and standards including their Thermoplastic materials. Chairman for MRB’s Malaysian Standard Technical Committee on General Rubber Goods and MRB MS ISO 9001 storage/shelf life, hazardous nature and safe Quality Audit Committee. He was the Head of the Advanced Rubber handling. Technology Unit, MRB and now a Research Fellow in MRB. Published more than 50 scientific papers presented at International To enhance the knowledge and skills of Rubber Conference , Refereed Journals , seminars , workshops, etc. Also production personnel in the compound written two chapters in a Rubber‐Rubber Blend Book, published in the processing and rubber product manufacturing United Kingdom. technologies. Pn Siti Salina Sarkawi Senior Research Officer from the Advanced Rubber Technology Unit of To enhance knowledge about test methods and Malaysian Rubber Board. She has a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering their applications in the rubber products. (Vanderbilt University, USA) and M.Sc. in Polymer Materials Science and Engineering (UMIST, Manchester, UK). She has more than 8 years experience in rubber compounding, rubber processing, rubber products To provide the rubber product manufacturing development, natural filler and natural fibres. sector with suitably trained and skilled production personnel. Dr. Mohamad Asri b. Ahmad Senior Research Officer from the Advanced Rubber Technology Unit of Malaysian Rubber Board. He has a M.Sc. in Material Science (University COURSE CONTENTS of London) and Ph.D in Polymer Science and Technology (London Introduction – Rubber types, grades, Metropolitan University). He has many years experience in rubber characteristics and applications technology which includes the use of natural as well as synthetic Compounding Ingredients and Mix design rubbers. Mixing Technology Puan Norlee bt. Ramli Fabrication Techniques – Moulding, Extrusion Research Officer from the Rubber Product Testing and Quality Unit of and Calendering technologies Malaysian Rubber Board. She has a B.Sc. in Physics (UKM) and M.Sc. in Continuous vulcanization methods Materials Science of Physics (UKM) with 9 years experience in semiconductor multinational company and 2 years experience in rubbers Development of rubber products and rubber products testing unit. Testing – Physical, Mechanical and Dynamic Tests CONTACT US Demonstration / Practical Visit IRPEC Tel: 603‐6156 1121 (ext 306 / 580) Fax: 603‐6157 7637 E‐mail: [email protected] .
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