Mr. Sunil Jain President Rajoo Engineers Limited Mr. Sunil Jain is a Mechanical Engineer from the prestigious B.I.T.S., Pilani. He graduated in 1978 and has now acquired experience in various facets of plastics and packaging for over 25 years. Currently he is the President of Rajoo Engineers Limited, the leading Asian company manufacturing plastic processing machines. In his earlier assignments, he was the General Manager, Operations at Paharpur lndustries and also Technical Director at General Printers, Kenya, both leaders in production of flexible packaging materials for good packaging. Mr. Sunil was a member of the NEC for Plastindia 2009 and a member of the Plasticon Awards Committee. "Flexible Packaging and Blown Film Co-Extrusion" 1. Basic concepts of flexible packaging als 2. Selection criteriafor flexible packaging materials 3. Flexible packaging specific reference to edibles and personal healthcare products 4. Role of multilayer films in flexible packaging -Why co-extrusion? 5. Advances in multilayer blown film technology (with actual operating systems at the factory) • High output extrusions systems • Die systems • Melt cooling systems • Guage randomization techniques • Gravimetric blending and dosing • Profile control • Integrated supervisory control • Winding technologies 6. Infrastructure and facilities for manufacture of multilayer blown film lines at Rajoo Engineers factory in Rajkot Dr. Pradeep Bakshi Principal Consultant Education: • Ph. D. from Plastics Divn. of Uni. Dept. of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 1982. • IEngAMIM, Institute of Materials, UK (formerly LPRl from Plastics & Rubber Institute, UK). 1979. 1st Rank. • Fellow, Indian Plastics Institute. Work Experience: • TlPCO Ltd. Prod. Manager to Vice President - Technical. 1982 - 1991. • Director, Performance Plastics P. Ltd. Manufacturing twin screw extruders and other compounding equipments 1984 - 1991. • Independent Consultant since April 2000, specializing in Engineering and Specialty Plastics. Personal: Born 18-12-1954. Hobbies: Amateur Radio, Photography, Music and Sports. Wife, Artee, is an accomplished Indian Classical dancer And also into Amateur Radio. Son, Palash, is in Melbourne, studying for his Masters. “Compounding with Twin Screw Extruders - Theory and Practice" This presentation outlines the underlying theory of Twin Screw extruders and offers interesting tips and tricks for successful compounding of polymers. Basic concepts of Dispersive and Distributive mixing are highlighted since they are so important to understand for designing a good compounding system. This is followed by the concept of Torque and it's importance in proper extruder control. Extruder design aspects like Free Volume Ratio and Specific Torque are explained with diagrams. Some important advances in materials of construction are shown. In the "Tips & Tricks" section, emphasis is placed on the fact that Torque is the key control parameter for efficient operation. Some effects of Torque are discussed. This is followed by general processing tips and the importance of feed and vacuum control. A section on principles of Screw Design is included which is followed by some practical illustrations of process optimization. The last section deals with recent trends in extruder design and ends with an illustration of integrated process control. Dr. Y.B.Vasudeo President & CEO BY INNOVATIONS Consultancy India Pvt. Ltd. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Chemistry from Bombay University and a Doctorate Degree in Polymer Chemistry from UDCT. Dr.Vasudeo is a member of SPE, Life member of Colour Society & Society of Material Science. He started his career with Tipco lndustries Ltd. Dr. Vasudeo has wide experience in Thermoset & Thermoplastic Compounding Technology. His contributions in the development of specialized compounds are widely acclaimed. He joined Reliance lndustries Ltd. as a Head of the Product Application & Research Centre in1996 & continued till 2006. Presently Dr. Vasudeo is the President & CEO of BY lnnovations Consultancy India Pvt. Ltd. a business enterprise servicing plastic industry enterprises. "Oxo-Biodegradable Plastics for Carry Bags" Plastics have become one of the integral ingredient in today's mankind. One of the major use of Plastics is in Packaging. They are found to be useful material as compared with the contemporary materials such as paper and glass. Polyethylene is widely used plastics for packaging. However, increase in use of Plastics have created an environmental issues due to their non-degradable properties. Consultancy Therefore, converting plastics into degradable material will be one of the important issue. One of the method to degrade plastic is by oxo-biodegradation, where Polyethylene degrades by oxidise process with the help of an Additive present in the plastic. This presentation mainly highlights the oxo-degradation methodology for plastics and alternate technologies for Bio-degradation. Mr. Sunil Ambekar Associate Vice President Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd. Mr. Sunil N. Ambekar is a Plastic Engineer and M.B.A. in Marketing. He joined Kolsite Group in 1986, and is presently working as Associate Vice President Marketina. At Kolsite, Mr. Ambekar has been a driving force of export across many countries. He has also been heading the pipe extrusion business division. "PVC & PO Pipe Extrusion" This presentation takes an overview of • Single screw (PO) and twin screw (PVC) pipe extrusion • Evolution of screw with more output per hour and lesser power consumption • Extruder with downstream equipments • Applications of PO and PVC pipes • Current Scenario • Market growth potential