MONTREAL

You and your colleagues are invited to join RTP Company for a one-day, no cost Engineered Plastics Workshop where our experts will teach you about thermoplastic compounds and provide you with valuable information regarding material selection. When & Where? Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Thursday, October 3, 2019 MONTREAL, QC TORONTO, ON Centre De Congres De Saint-Hyacinthe Hilton /Meadowvale 1325 rue Daniel-Johnson West 6750 Mississauga Road Saint-Hyacinthe, J2S 8S4 Mississauga, L5N 2L3

Reserve your seat today! www.rtpcompany.com/workshop Explore Material Technologies October 1, 2019 With MONTREAL, QC Centre De Congres De Saint-Hyacinthe* 1325 rue Daniel-Johnson West Our Experts Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 8S4 Select the correct thermoplastic material to * Preferred hotel rates are available at the Sheraton meet your unique application requirements Saint-Hyacinthe next to Centre. Call 450-250-5555 and Understand how additives are used in ask for the RTP rate, 149.00 CAD by September 15, 2019. polymers to dial-in desired performance

Learn important tips for designing with October 3, 2019 reinforced thermoplastics TORONTO, ON Hilton Mississauga/ And more! Meadowvale** 6750 Mississauga Road Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L3

** Preferred hotel rates available Technical Presentations from Our Experts at Hilton. Call 905-821-1981 and ask for the RTP rate, 179.00 CAD by September 4, 2019.

Jean Sirois Steve Maki Karl Hoppe Eli Grant Sales Manager/ Vice President of Senior Product Conductive Business General Manager Technology Development Engineer Development Engineer

Registration is open at: www.rtpcompany.com/workshop Ben Gerjets Anna Kreofsky Derek LaRock Brian Gumbko Product Development Senior Color Business Manager, TPE Market Engineer Engineer Flame Retardants Manager WORKSHOP SCHEDULE 7:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:15 am Introduction to RTP Company Jean Sirois, Sales Manager/General Manager Canada Jean will start the day with a brief overview of RTP Company - who we are, where we are, and how we can help you!

8:30 am Introduction to Engineered Thermoplastics Steve Maki, Vice President of Technology Steve will explain how to use resin morphology, temperature performance, and cost to choose the right polymer, followed by a discussion on additives and how they can overcome some polymer deficiencies. Steve’s case studies will test your knowledge.

9:30 am Break 9:45 am Tough or Strong? Short or Long? Dialing in Mechanical Performance Karl Hoppe, Senior Product Development Engineer Karl will give an overview of additive technologies that can be used to change mechanical properties in thermoplastics. Topics include alloying and impact modification as well as various reinforcement technologies.

10:30 am Get Amped Up about Conductive Plastics Eli Grant, Conductive Business Development Engineer Eli will bring you up to speed on exciting ways to use thermoplastics for managing electricity and heat! Discover the advantages these high performance materials have over traditional conductors.

11:15 am Complimentary Lunch 12:30 pm Wear in the World of Plastics Ben Gerjets, Product Development Engineer Ben will help you make sense of wear and friction principles that affect plastics. He’ll cover the common additive solutions beyond traditional PTFE, review test methods, and share information about products to meet demanding wear conditions.

1:15 pm Color - More than Meets the Eye Anna Kreofsky, Senior Color Engineer Anna shares the basics of color perception and measurement with an emphasis on common color spaces and practical production tolerances for the plastics industry. She will conclude her presentation by moving beyond visible color into near-infrared applications.

2:00 pm Break 2:15 pm Answers to Your Burning Questions: Flame Retardants, UL, and Building Specifications Derek LaRock, Business Manager, Flame Retardants Derek will provide an overview of the mechanics for making flame retardant compounds and the process for obtaining a UL listing. He will also cover how these ratings apply to specific building applications.

3:00 pm Everything You Need to Know About TPEs Brian Gumbko, TPE Market Manager Brian will provide a brief overview of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) technologies and then discuss how RTP Company uses these technologies to offer a variety of TPE solutions for challenging applications.

3:45 pm Thank You and Door Prize

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RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY! www.rtpcompany.com/workshop

RTP Company presents a one-day, no cost workshop - the perfect opportunity for you to explore thermoplastic technologies with RTP Company engineers. When & Where? October 1 2019 MONTREAL, QC October 3, 2019 TORONTO, ON Centre De Congres De Saint-Hyacinthe Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale 1325 rue Daniel-Johnson West 6750 Mississauga Road Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 8S4 Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L3