Expect to learn how to design, examine and analyze Designed Experiments (DOE) for the most common challenges in stretch/blow molding of PET such as:

Stress Cracking
Consistency of Material Distribution
Top Load Resistance
Dimensional Consistency
Visual Defects and others

Experience the benefits of DOE first hand!

Receive free plastics molding process simulations to practice the application of DOE, and use them to train others plus a 180-day fully functional demonstration copy of Stat Ease dx7 Design Expert Software

August 27 - 28 2008

Plastic Technologies, Inc.
1440 Timberwolf Drive
Holland, OH 43528

Workshops with process simulations to practice the design and analysis of factorial DOE’s

Basic Statistics - distributions, parameters and statistics,

How to design factorial DOE’s to optimize processes

The design and analysis of DOE’s with Design Expert software

Workshops running DOE’s on actual blow molding equipment

SOP’s for the design, optimization and development of processes and products

About the Instructor

LAWRENCE S. MUCHA is a management professional with over thirty years experience in the beverage and packaging industry. He is Vice president and co-owner of The ZDM Group LLC. Prior to joining The ZDM Group in 2004, Larry spent 25 years with The Coca-Cola Company. During his career with Coke he was responsible for several top priority, highly visible packaging projects \as well as Director of Future Technologies, Director of Quantum Leap, Director of Plastics Packaging Development, and Director of Technical Packaging Department, Northwest European Division, London. Larry began his career as a packaging engineer.

He has been a practitioner of statistics, SPC and DOE for over 28 years, most recently with ZDM as both practitioner and instructor of Six Sigma methodologies. Larry holds three package patents and has two pending. He is certified by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional, a Certified Packaging Professional by the Institute of Packaging Professionals and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt. He is a member of American Chemical Society, Innovation Network, World Future Society, Project Management Institute, The American Society of Quality, The International Society of Beverage Technologists, and Institute of Packaging Professionals. He is a frequent speaker at conference and author of various articles for professional publications.

Registration

Seminar Fee: $1500

Registration Deadline: August 13, 2008

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For More Information Contact

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Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI)

(419) 867-5400

Larry Mucha

The ZDM Group LLC

(770) 310-3390

Hotel Accommodations:

Courtyard by Marriott

1435 E. Mall Drive

Holland OH

(419) 866-1001

PTI Rate: $99.00 plus tax

Baymont Inn & Suites

6425 Kit Lane • Maumee OH

(419) 865-9400

PTI Rate: $63.00 plus tax