Description:
This webinar on “Rubber Mixing Plant Management” is aimed for both technical and non-technical people involved with rubber mixing.  The webinar content is mainly suitable for non-tire industries. The webinar content includes: handling and storage of raw rubber and rubber chemicals, weighing and batch preparation, mixing practices of kneader and two roll mills, single pass mixing vs double pass mixing, sheeting and temporary storage of mix, quality control checks and final storage, equipment maintenance, laboratory requirement and testing of compounds, future trends in mixing plant controls etc.

Live Webinar Held: 09 November 2020 (Monday)

Speaker:
Mr. Lakshminarayanan Ramaiya is a well-experienced and a well-respected rubber technologist with 50 years’ experience in the rubber industry (non-tyre segment). He has started his career as apprentice in 1956 and worked for 32 years and reached the position of Deputy Managing Director at Fenner India, which Involved in developing and manufacturing Wrapped V Belts, Raw Edge V Belts, Textile Cots and Aprons, Oil Seals, O-rings etc. In 1985, he established Hi-Tech Arai, which is one of the leading automotive OEM rubber parts suppliers in India. After his retirement at Hi-Tech Arai in 2019, he has been offering technical consulting services as well as educating younger generation in the rubber industry. Currently, he is writing a book on “Rubber Mixing in a Kneader: Practical Guide”, which is set to be released in this year.

Description:
Rubber compounds are the starting point in the manufacture of many critical rubber parts used in the Auto industry. Such critical parts like O-rings, Gaskets, Seals etc. play a very important role in the performance of Two wheelers, passenger cars etc. This webinar discusses about importance of rubber compound quality and how to judge the quality so that manufacturers can produce Zero-defect rubber parts. This webinar focus is on non-tire industry with emphasis on SMEs involved in rubber compounding and rubber parts manufacturing.

Live Webinar Held: 06 September 2020 (Sunday)

Speaker:
Mr. Lakshminarayanan Ramaiya is a well-experienced and a well-respected rubber technologist with 50 years’ experience in the rubber industry (non-tyre segment). He has started his career as apprentice in 1956 and worked for 32 years and reached the position of Deputy Managing Director at Fenner India, which Involved in developing and manufacturing Wrapped V Belts, Raw Edge V Belts, Textile Cots and Aprons, Oil Seals, O-rings etc. In 1985, he established Hi-Tech Arai, which is one of the leading automotive OEM rubber parts suppliers in India. After his retirement at Hi-Tech Arai in 2019, he has been offering technical consulting services as well as educating younger generation in the rubber industry. Currently, he is writing a book on “Rubber Mixing in a Kneader: Practical Guide”, which is set to be released in this year.