RECOGNITION

1985 SPI Best of Conference Award for paper Understanding Pultrusion Process Variable for the First Time

1994 SPI Best Processing Paper Award for Pultrusion Die Design Optimization Opportunities Using Thermal Finite Element Analysis Techniques

1995 Plastics Technology cover recognized that "More sophisticated applications require a more scientific approach to tooling design. (Computer simulation by Pultrusion Dynamics)"



PUBLICATIONS
BY YEAR

1984 (2)
1985 (1)
1986 (1)
1987 (1)
1988 (1)
1989 (1)
1990 (1)
1991 (2)
1994 (1)
1995 (1)
1996 (2)
1997 (2)
1998 (4)
2000 (4)
2001 (2)
2002 (1)
2003 (1)
2004 (3)
2005 (1)


PRESENTATION
VENUES

SPI
SAMPE
CFA
ACMA
EPTA
ICCE
ICCMCA


TEXT CONTRIBUTIONS

ASM Composites Handbook Volume 2, 1988.

NIST Opportunities for Innovation, 1990.

Composites Engineering Handbook, 1997.

Pultrusion for Engineers, 2000.

ASM Handbook, Composites, 2001.


LIST OF PUBLICATIONS


Pultrusion Process Variables and Their Effect Upon Manufacturing Capability, J.E. Sumerak, J.D. Martin, 39th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1984.

Pultruded Composites - The Case Against Aluminum Extrusions, J.D. Martin, J.E. Sumerak, 39th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1984.

Understanding Pultrusion Process Variables for the First Time, J. E. Sumerak, 40th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1985. (Best of Conference Award)

Applying Internal Temperature Measurement Data to Pultrusion Process Control, Sumerak, J.E., Martin, J.D., 41st Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, January 1986.

Practical Thermal Analysis Applied to Pultruded Tubular Products, Sumerak, J.E., Martin, J.D., 42nd Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, January 1987

Property Maximization of Tubular Pultrusions Via Materials Orientation and Processing Selection, Sumerak, J.E., Martin, J.D., 43rd Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, February 1988.

Pultrusion Quality Control - A Comprehensive Approach, Sumerak, J.E., Taymourian, K., 44th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, February 1989.

Pultrusion: An Expanding Technology, Opportunities for Innovation: Polymer Composites, NIST GCR 90-577-1, edited by Stuart Munson-McGee, Aug. 1990.

The Pulse of Pultrusion - Pull Force Trending for Quality and Productivity Management, J.E. Sumerak, J.D. Martin, 46th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, 1991.

A Case Study of Pultrusion Speed Optimization of a Non-Uniform Wall Thickness Profile Using Process Exotherm Measurements, Sumerak, J.E., Taymourian, K., 46th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, February 1991.

Pultrusion Die Design Optimization Opportunities Using Thermal Finite Element Analysis Techniques, Sumerak, J.E., 49th Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Industry, February 1994. (Best Processing Paper Award)

Variable Cross-Section Pultruded Profiles Offer New Design Options for Structural Applications, Sumerak, J.E Proceedings of ICCE/2, August 1995.

Unlock Pultrusion Speed Potential With Thermally Optimized Pultrusion Dies, J.E. Sumerak, Y.R.Chachad, J.D. Martin, 51st Annual Conference, The Society of the Plastics Institute, 1996.

Subtle Heat Transfer Issues Impact Pultrusion Die and Heating Design Decisions, J.E. Sumerak, EPTA Conference Proceedings, October 1996.

Pultrusion Process Optimization Using On-Line and Off-Line Techniques, J.E. Sumerak, Composites in Manufacturing, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Volume 13, No. 2, 1997.

The Pultrusion Process for Continuous Automated Manufacture of Engineered Composite Profiles, J.E. Sumerak, Chapter 11 of Composites Engineering Handbook, edited by PK. Mallick, Marcel Decker, 1997.

A Case Study of Pultrusion Process Optimization of a Sludge Flight Profile Part A. Off-Line Thermal Modeling, J.E. Sumerak, Proceedings of International Composites Expo, The Society of the Plastics Institute, 1998.

A Case Study of Pultrusion Process Optimization of a Sludge Flight Profile Part B. On-Line Implementation and Model Verification, R.A. Allison, J.E. Sumerak, J. Grove, Proceedings of International Composites Expo, The Society of the Plastics Institute, 1998.

Long Term Thermal Equilibrium Issues in Pultrusion Processing, R.A. Allison, J.E. Sumerak, J. Grove, Proceedings of Composites '98, Composites Fabricators Association Conference, San Antonio, October, 1998.

Pultruded Utility Pole Application Presents Significant Technology Challenges, J.E. Sumerak, J. Meisel and K. Miller, Proceedings of Composites '98, Composites Fabricators Association Conference, San Antonio, October, 1998.

Pultrusion for Engineers, Chapter 3 Process Equipment and Tooling, J.E. Sumerak, with David Shaw-Stewart, edited by Trevor Starr, Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK, 2000.

Pultrusion Method for Making Variable Cross Section Thermoset Articles, US Patent 5,556,496 issued to J.E. Sumerak, Sept. 1996.

Pultrusion Apparatus, U.S. Patent 5,716,487 issued to J.E. Sumerak, Feb. 1998.

Selective Interval Pulshaping - A New "Means to an End" Enabled by Variable Cross-Section Thermoset Pultrusions, J.E. Sumerak, Proceedings of EPTA 5th World Pultrusion Conference, Berlin, April 2000

Selective Interval Pulshaping - A New Variable Cross-Section Thermoset Pultrusion Technology, J.E Sumerak and P.H. Hartman, Proceedings of the 21st International SAMPE Europe Conference, Paris, France, April, 2000.

Selective Interval Pulshaping - Introducing Variable Cross-Section Geometry Features to Thermoset Pultruded Products, J.E. Sumerak and P.H. Hartman, Proceedings of 45th International SAMPE Symposium, Long Beach, May, 2000.

A Study of the Integrity of the Transition Region of Variable Cross-Section Thermoset Pultrusions Produced via Selective Interval Pulshaping, J. E. Sumerak and L.Bradshaw, Proceedings of COMPOSITES 2000, Composites Fabricators Association, October 3-6, 2000.

Influence of Real Die Design Features on Temperature and Cure Predictions from Pultrusion Process Models, J. E. Sumerak, Proceedings of COMPOSITES 2001, Composites Fabricators Association, October 3-6, 2001, Tampa, Florida.

Pultrusion, J.E. Sumerak and J.D. Martin, ASM Handbook, Volume 21, Composites, December 2001.

Practical Die and Heater Interface Issues of Importance to Pultruders - Modeling and Experimental Measurements, J.E. Sumerak, Proceeding of 6th World Pultrusion Conference, April, 2002, Prague, Czech Republic.

Pultruded Composites in Impact and Toughness Driven Applications Achieve New Performance Levels with Thermoset Polyurethane Resin, J.E. Sumerak, Proceedings of SAMPE 2003, Long Beach CA, May 2003

Pultrusion Gets Tough - Polyurethane Resin Options Present New Growth Potential, J.E. Sumerak, CF Magazine, February, 2004.

Tough Choices for Pultruders, J.E. Sumerak, Proceedings of the European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA), 7th World Conference, Amsterdam, March 2004.

Pultruded Polyurethane Composites Provide New Structural and Fire Reaction Options for Naval Applications, J.E. Sumerak, The Tenth International Conference on Marine Applications of Composites Materials, Melbourne, FL, March 2004.

Fire Retardant Foam Core Panels - Fire Reaction Development Status, J.E. Sumerak, Proceedings of SAMPE 2005, Long Beach CA, May 2005