Why Plastics Fail: Stork polymer scientist launches part 2 of webinar series

NEW BERLIN, WI—August 8, 2005

Stork Technimet, Inc. announces the launch of part two of an online training seminar by Polymer Science Manager Jeffrey A. Jansen. Jansen, a chemical engineer, specializes in failure analysis, material identification and selection, and aging studies for thermoplastic materials. He has performed over 800 failure investigations, both for industrial clients and litigation projects, and he’s taught numerous classes in plastics failure analysis, chemical effects of plastics, and basic rubber technology.

The Society of Plastics Engineers is sponsoring the one-hour live seminar, which will take place on Tuesday, August 9 at 11 a.m. eastern standard time. Topics will include a materials definition of failure, the objectives of a failure analysis, and case studies of several polymeric failure modes, such as ductile catastrophic overload, brittle fracture, molecular degradation, stress relaxation, fatigue, and others.

“Materials, processing techniques, and even design can cause plastics failures. Today’s plastic and polymeric materials are so diverse that even people who have worked in this industry for years aren’t sure about all the factors that go into a failure,” says Jansen. “Participants in the online seminar will learn how to determine the need for failure analysis, the steps that go into an analysis, and how to extract more value from the process. ”

The presentation, Failure Analysis of Plastics, Part II, features touchtone polling and a question and answer period, and requires internet access and a separate phone line to   participate in the teleconferencing segment. The presentation will be recorded for future use and distribution through the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. For further information and registration, please contact Elizabeth Mitchell at 203-740-5472 or email emitchell@4spe.org. To register online, go to http://www.4spe.org/elearning/presentations/050802.php.