HCR Excellence

At WACKER, we strongly believe in and support a vivid exchange of expert knowledge. That’s why we have launched the first European conference of experts on high consistency rubber.

April 16-17, 2024
Mehrzweckhalle
Johannes-Hess-Str. 24
84489 Burghausen, Germany

Thank you for attending HCR Excellence 2024!

All presentations are now available as PDFs.

Agenda

April 16, 2024	Topic	April 17, 2024	Topic
8:30 - 9:30	Registration	09:00 - 09:05	Welcome Dr. Bortenschlager, Wacker Chemie AG
09:30 - 09:40	Welcome Dr. Bortenschlager, Wacker Chemie AG	09:05 - 09:30	Sustainability @ WACKER – Making Net Zero Happen (PDF, 2.9 MB) Dr. Gigler, Wacker Chemie AG
09:40 - 10:05	Silicone Ensures the Future of Electric Mobility (PDF, 1.8 MB) Mr. Scheer, Coroplast Fritz Mueller GmbH	09:30 - 09:55	Technical and Regulatory Requirements on Pharma Silicone Tubing (PDF, 2.0 MB) Mr. Drechsel, Raumedic AG
10:05 - 10:30	Silicone Products in Public Passenger Transportation (PDF, 2.3 MB) Mr. Wiegrefe, Hübner GmbH	09:55 - 10:20	HTV Silicones Application in LED Lighting (PDF, 4.9 MB) Mr. Padee, Topsil Global Sp. z o.o Sp. k.
10:30 - 10:55	Exploring the World of HCR Injection Molding (PDF, 3.8 MB) Mr. Malfent, Nexus Elastomer Molds GmbH	10:20 - 10:50	Coffee break
10:55 - 11:30	Coffee break	10:50 - 11:15	HighQSil^® PT Sponge (PDF, 1.3 MB) Mr. Stoffels/ Mr. Böken, BIW Isolierstoffe GmbH
11:30 - 11:55	Requirements for Silicone Materials Used in Household Appliances and Medical Devices (PDF, 2.1 MB) Dr. Buchholz, Miele & Cie. KG	11:15 - 11:40	Tailor Made Silicone Compounds (PDF, 1.5 MB) Mr. Mandic, Gomline d.o.o.
11:55 - 12:20	Influence of Silicone Elastomer Recyclate on the Processing with Silicone Rubber and Resulting Mechanical Properties (PDF, 1.6 MB) Mr. Hofmann, UniPace	11:40 - 12:05	Reliable Simulation Requires Excellence in Material Data (PDF, 3.9 MB) Mr. Sonntag, Sigma Engineering GmbH
12:20 - 12:30	Group picture	12:05 - 12:10	Closing Remarks
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch	12:10 - 13:30	Lunch
14:00 - 14:25	On the Edge of Elastic Yarns (PDF, 1.6 MB) Hr. Klotz, LeMur S.r.l.	13:30	Tour of Plant
14:25 - 14:50	HCR Opportunities In Automotive Industry (PDF, 1036 KB) Dr. Bakiler, ERENLİ KAUÇUK VE PLASTİK A.Ş
14:50 - 15:15	Selected Electrical Poperties of Silicone Elastomers - Measurement and Interpretation of the Results (PDF, 1.8 MB) Dr. Lambrecht, Wacker Chemie AG
15:15 - 15:45	Coffee break
15:45 - 16:10	New Biocompatibility Requirements for Medical Devices (PDF, 2.1 MB) Ms. van Stevendaal, Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
16:10 - 16:35	E-Mobility in Trucks (PDF, 9.9 MB) Mr. Bellander, Scania CV AB
16:35 - 17:00	Fire Protection (PDF, 10.2 MB) Mr. Richartz, M+S Silicon GmbH & Co. KG
19:00	Evening event

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