The Madison Group invites you to their event
About this event
Spend a little time getting to know the team at The Madison Group and find out how our experts can help you with your plastics challenges at any stage of product development throughout the coming year.
We are also excited to offer our first Ask an Expert session! This question-and-answer segment will give you the opportunity to ask our experts anything about plastic materials, testing, design, manufacturing or even the controversial topic… Big10 Basketball!
If you would like to submit your questions ahead of time, please send an email to melissa.kurtz@madisongroup.com.
Please keep in mind that we may not be able to answer questions of high specificity or those confidential in nature.
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Melissa Kurtz holds an M.S. degree in Material Science and Engineering from Wayne State University. She has over 25 years of experience serving the global product development community across several industries. She is an expert in material selection, test method development, and failure analysis.
Jeff is a graduate of Carroll College and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He is an expert in failure analysis, material identification and selection, as well as compatibility, aging, and lifetime prediction studies for thermoplastic materials.
Dr. Gramann received his Ph.D. in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin- Madison where he also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department. He is dedicated to design verifications and failure analysis of thermoplastic, elastomeric and thermoset parts. His expert testimony has been invaluable in numerous depositions and trials for both defense and plaintiff counsels.
Erik Foltz is a Certified Professional Moldflow® Consultant. He received his M.S. from the Polymer Engineering Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His specialties include plastic part design verification, process optimization and troubleshooting for injection and compression molding, and plastics failure. He has experience with thermoplastic, thermoset, elastomeric, and composite materials.
The Madison Group has been a recognized global leader providing consulting services, technical expertise and innovative technology to the plastics industry since 1993. We solve plastic problems and find economic solutions that help drive product development to yield higher quality parts.
