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Expert in Teflon PTFE, FEP, PFA, and Kynar
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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fluorocarbon polymer expert
fluoropolymer technology expert
tetrafluoroethylene polymer expert
fluoropolymer expert |
Expert has worked continuously with fluoropolymers for 40 years. In 1995, he was elected to the Plastic Pioneers. His election to the Plastics Hall of Fame was in recognition of his contributions to this field. Expert has expertise in the design, development, and processing of fluoropolymers. He is especially familiar with Teflon. Expert has worked extensively with the chemical process, pulp and paper, automotive, and aerospace industries. |
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Teflon coating material expert
Teflon coating process expert |
He has had coating experience with all the fluoropolymers. He has had experience in making and applying ultra thick coating by wet spray. He has had experience with fluidized bed coating, electrostatic spraying, and flocking with Teflon and other fluoropolymers. |
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ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene expert
polytetrafluoroethylene expert
polytetrafluoroethylene processing expert
polytetrafluoroethylene tubing expert
fluorocarbon resin expert |
Expert has worked with polytetrafluoroethylene for 40 years. He has had extensive experience with the properties, applications, and all types of processing of these resins. |
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ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer expert
ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene coating material expert |
Expert is an expert in the fabricating techniques of ethylene trifluoroethylene and ethylene monochlorotrifluoroethylene resins and polymer vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resins. These techniques relate to coatings, films, linings, and laminates. |
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fluorinated ethylene propylene expert
fluorinated ethylene propylene film expert |
Expert was one of DuPont's people who introduced FEP to industry in 1960. He has worked with the material for more than 35 years and has had extensive application experience with the resin. He has designed machinery and developed manufacturing and processing techniques for many parts. Expert has several patents relating to FEP fabrication. |
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perfluoroalkoxy expert |
Expert has had extensive application experience with the perfluoroalkoxy resin. He has designed machines and developed manufacturing and processing techniques for many parts using these resins. |
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heat sealing expert
heat-sealable polymer expert
heat-sealing fluoropolymer expert
plastic welding expert |
Expert has been issued patents relating to heat sealing fluoropolymers. He has had extensive experience in seaming FEP, PFA, and PTFE and other plastics. He is currently active in the area of sealing. |
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fluoropolymer lining material expert |
Expert has had extensive lining experience with fluoropolymer resins. His work in this area has continued since 1964. It has included lined tanks, valves, pumps, and pipe. He has designed machines and developed manufacturing and processing techniques for many parts. His experience has included isostatic and transfer molding, as well as rotational molding, fluidized bed coating, electrostatic spraying, and sheet lining. |
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laminate material expert
laminating expert |
Expert has worked on compounding, coating, and lamination since 1957. He has developed special technologies for laminating fluoropolymers and has authored articles on reinforcing Teflon PTFE. He has also developed special technologies for laminating fluoropolymer sheets, including laminating glass fabrics to PTFE, as well as the melt resins. He is currently active in laminating and making composites. |
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polytetrafluoroethylene ram extrusion expert |
Expert has designed machines and developed manufacturing processing techniques for ram extrusion. He can also consult on technology for continuous isostatic molding shapes, paste extrusion, and melt extrusion. |
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hydrostatic molding expert
isostatic molding expert |
Expert's expertise includes isostatic and hydrostatic molding. He has designed tooling and developed processes and techniques in this area. He has used this technology to produce molded missile nose cones, radomes, liners, and complex shapes with PTFE. |
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fluoropolymer etching expert |
Expert has designed manufacturing facilities for making etch and for etching. He has had extensive experience in etching and bonding PTFE, FEP, and PFA. |
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heat-shrinkable fluorinated ethylene propylene tubing expert
heat-shrinkable fluoropolymer expert |
A significant portion of Expert's career has been in the manufacture and application of "Teflon" FEP heat shrinkable tubing to roll covers. Recently, he discovered that a polytetrafluorethylene could be made heat shrinkable so it could be tightly shrunk about an object with a hot air gun at 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
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heat-shrinkable tubing expert |
Recently, Expert was a co-discoverer of a similar technology that could be used to make ultra high molecular weight polyethylene heat shrinkable both as a film form and a heat shrinkable tube that could be shrunk tightly around rolls and other objects. |
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high-temperature plastic expert |
Expert's experience with high termperature plastics relates to all of the fluoropolymers including processing, designing, and fabrication of resins, films, sheets, and coatings. |
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fluoropolymer film expert |
Expert has had extensive expertise in the fabrication of fluoropolymer films and sheets. Fabrication includes pressure and vacuum forming and sealing of complex shapes. |
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fluoropolymer processing expert |
Expert has designed machines and developed manufacturing and processing techniques for molding free shapes and for linings of valves, pumps, etc. |
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Secondary Expertise
active sodium solution, cellular polytetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, coated aluminum, cold flow, cold isostatic press, composite material, diaphragm valve, dry lubricant, electrostatic spraying, ethylene resin, film, fluidized-bed coating, fluorinated coating material, fluorocarbon, fluorocarbon fiber, fluorocarbon film thermoforming, fluorocarbon plastic material, fluoropolymer coating material, fluoropolymer product, fluoropolymer rotational molding, fluoropolymer transfer molding, friction, GoreTex, heat-shrinkable plastic, high-frequency welding, induction heat sealing, injection molding, isostatic laminating, isostatic pressing, laminate material, lining material, non-stick coating material, perfluorocarbon, physical bonding, plastic film, plastic ultrasonic welding, plastics industry, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyimide film, polymer sheet, polymer sheet forming, polytetrafluoroethylene etching, polytetrafluoroethylene tape, polyvinylidene fluoride, propylene, ram extrusion, resin, rotational molding, seal (device), sealing, Society of the Plastics Industry, specific material property, tank lining material, technology development, Teflon fiber, tetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer, thermal impulse heat sealing, thermoplastic resin, thermoplastics injection molding secondary operation, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, valve seat, vinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene tetrafluorethylene
Basic Expertise
aerospace coating material, automotive industry, chemical process equipment, chemistry, coating, compression mold, corrosion, corrosion protection, Duroid, electrostatics, etching, extruded product, extrusion, fabrication, fluidized bed, fluorocarbon elastomer, fluoroelastomer, fluoropolymer polymerization, fluoropolymer research, fluorosilicone elastomer, green compact, halogenated hydrocarbon, heat, heat seal adhesive, hydrostatics, machinery design, management, manufacturing, membrane material, molding process, molten material, NACE International, paper, paste, pipe, plastic solvent, polyethylene tubing, polymer, polymer etching, polyvinyl fluoride, radome, rain erosion-resistant coating material, United States patent, vacuum region, welding process |
Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Reading, Pennsylvania; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Trenton, New Jersey; Camden, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; Baltimore, Maryland; and Alexandria, Virginia.
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1952
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BA
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Chemistry
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University of Vermont
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1980 to
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Consultant On Fluoropolymers
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1974 to 1979
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Carborundum Protective Plastics Division
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Manager of Chemical Equipment
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1967 to 1974
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Expert Industries, Inc.
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President
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1964 to 1967
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Fluorodynamics
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Vice President
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the Plastics Hall of Fame, the Plastic Pioneers, and the Plastics Academy.
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Professional Appointments
He has served as Chairman of the Fluoropolymers Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry.
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Publications and Patents
Expert is the inventor or co-inventor of ten U.S. and foreign patents.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Teflon PTFE Consultant, FEP Consultant, PFA Consultant, Consultant and Kynar Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting
an expert request.
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Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support,
forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright),
product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Teflon PTFE Expert Witness, FEP Expert Witness, PFA Expert Witness, Expert Witness and Kynar Expert Witness.
Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and
ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.
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Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Teflon PTFE, FEP, PFA, and Kynar.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of Teflon products and services (i.e., TFE, FEP, PFA - tubing, sheet, tape, rod, complex shapes, laminates, coatings), fluoropolymer resins, processing equipment, and fluoropolymer products. He also has access to association memberships and mailing lists, catalogs, literature, samples, pictures, slides, and personal contacts to aid in vendor location.
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