Paper 1: Plastics in Electronics - the CEE market
Kalman Wappel, Eastern, and Central European Business Development Ltd., Hungary
Paper 2: Electrically conductive polymer blends filled with low melting metal alloys
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Walter Michaeli & Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Pfefferkorn, Institute of Plastics Processing at RWTH Aachen University (IKV), Germany
Paper 3: Development and applications of nano- and microscale layers of conductive polymers applied to various surfaces
Dr. Jamshid Avloni & Ryan Lau, Eeonyx Corporation & Dr. Arthur Henn, Marktek Inc., USA
Paper 4: Conducting polymer nanocomposites in EMI shielding/radar absorption applications
Matt Aldissi, Fractal Systems Inc., USA
Paper 5: Inherently conductive polyaniline for electronics applications
Jukka Perento, Panipol, Finland
Paper 6: Sustainable flame retardants – beyond fire safety, RoHS, and WEEE compliance
Troy DeSoto & Veronique Steukers, Albemarle Corporation, Belgium & Kumar Kumar, Albemarle Corporation, USA
Paper 7: Phosphinates, the flame retardants for polymers in electronics
Dr. Sebastian Hörold, lmar Schmitt, Mathias Dietz, Jerome De Boysere, Clariant Produkte GmbH, Germany
Paper 8: Fire retardancy of polymers in electronics, a scientific approach
R. Borms, S. Goebelbecker & L. Tange, Eurobrom B.V. ICL-IP & P. Georlette & Y. Bar Yaakov, ICL-IP, The Netherlands
Paper 9: An overview of polymers as key enablers in electronics assembly
Prof. Martin Goosey, IeMRC, UK
Paper 10: New epoxy resins for printed wiring board application
Dr. Bernd Hoevel, Dr. Ludovic Valette & Dr. Joseph Gan, Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, Germany
Paper 11: Printed circuit boards for lead-free soldering, materials and failure mechanisms
Per Johander, Per-Erik Tegehall, Abelrahim Ahmed Osman, Göran Wetter & Dag Andersson, IVF Industrial Research & Development Corporation, Sweden
Paper 12: Selection and qualification of polymers for rigid and flexible interconnect applications
Florian Schuessler, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Feldmann & Thomas Bigl, Institute for Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems (FAPS), Germany
Paper 13: Macromelt molding - low-pressure adhesive injection molding
Olaf Muendelein, Henkel GmbH, Germany
Paper 14: Conformal coating resistance to organic and inorganic contaminants
Dr. Christopher Hunt, National Physical Laboratory, UK
Paper 15: Additives: the way to tailor-made plastics for E&E applications
Dr. Markus C. Grob, Eelco Dekker & Dr. Wolfgang Diegritz, Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Switzerland
Paper 16: Polymer recycling from WEEE - rapid assessment of electronic product enclosure plastics for improved resource management
Prof. Gary Stevens et al, Gnosys/Surrey University, UK
Paper 17: Polymers in WEEE – A ‘sustainable’ raw material resource
Keith Freegard, Axion Recycling Ltd, UK
Paper 18: Printed electronics: market opportunities and technical challenges
Mark Hutton & Nick Pearne, BPA Consulting, UK
Paper 19: Inkjet printing of electronics
Steve Jones, Printed Electronics Limited, UK
Paper 20: Flexible printing process for bespoke film based FCBs on polymer foil by combining laser technology, printing technology and electroplating "Flextronic"
Frits Feenstra, TNO Science & Industry, The Netherlands & Juergen Hackert, Vipem GmbH, Germany
Paper 21: Printed interconnects and batteries
Darren Southee, Gareth Hay, Peter Evans & David Harrison, Brunel University, UK