R.D. Abbott Company, Inc., will feature its latest technical innovations, products and services in Booth 405 at the 2016 International Elastomer Conference in Pittsburgh this October 10–13.

“These are exciting times for R.D. Abbott,” shared Scott Kearns, vice president of sales and business development, “the depth and reach of our product portfolio keeps expanding and the design and development efforts of our technical team keeps growing to address industry demands.”

Featured products and services to include:

• R.D. Abbott’s new agency partnership with Cancarb Limited for Thermax® brand Thermal Carbon Black in the United States and Canada (effective January 1, 2017)

• R.D. Abbott’s bigger testing laboratory in Cerritos, California, with equipment enhancements like an “00C” internal mixer, a 40” compounding mill for scale-up work, as well as an advanced rheometer, tensometer, disperGRADER™, and an integrated lab management system from Alpha Technologies. 

Featured technical innovations at the conference to include:
• LORD In-Mold Bonding Adhesive Technology for plastic and silicone components
• 3M Fused Silica as a substitute for crystalline silica, helping to reduce worker exposure to harmful chemicals

“Our technical team is passionate about tackling rubber design challenges by leveraging our on-site laboratory resources and collaborative supplier partnerships,” said Rick Ziebell, vice president of technology and innovation management for R.D. Abbott. “Finding safer substitutes for crystalline silica and formulating LSR and fluorosilicones with adhesion promoters to bond with plastic components are just two examples of our company’s genuine desire to serve the rubber industry.”

R.D. Abbott will also take part in the 190th Technical Conference with these three papers:

“Fused Amorphous Silica as a Replacement for Ground Quartz to Reduce Inhalation Exposure to Workers in Silicone Rubber Mixing Operations”

Presented by Rick Ziebell and coauthored with Jose Elias of R.D. Abbott
Thursday at 8:00 a.m.

“In-Mold Bonding of Fluorosilicone onto Thermoplastic Substrates”
Presented by Rick Ziebell and coauthored with Jose Gonzalez and Gerardo Ramirez of R.D. Abbott
Thursday at 1:00 p.m.

“Evaluating the Root Cause of the Rubber Molding Defects through Virtual Molding”
Presented by Harshal Bhogesra of Sigma Plastic Services, Inc., and coauthored by Rick Ziebell
Wednesday at 4:45 p.m.

Some of R.D. Abbott’s other supplier partners—including Alpha Technologies, ARLANXEO,
Dow Corning, LORD Corporation, and Rhein Chemie—will also be presenting technical papers at the conference.