Ohio Rubber Group

Winter Technical Meeting - 2026
2026-01-27 16:00 - 21:00 UTC | Hilton Garden Inn Twinsburg, OH, 8971 Wilcox Dr., Twinsburg, Ohio, 44078
Agenda:
4:00 – Dinner Ticket / Membership Sales
4:30 – Technical Presentations
6:00 – Social Hour
7:00 – Dinner
Advanced Reservations: $35 each ***Without prior reservation: $40 each (limited number available)
Email reservations to Denise Kotz at denisekotz@strategicrealm.consulting OR mail to Ohio Rubber Group, PO Box 553, Hudson, OH 44236.
Winter Technical Meeting Reservation Form
Need to Renew your Membership?? Complete the Membership Form and pay for both at same time!
Pay in Advance is the Preferred Method for payment. Avoid lines at the meeting! Click here to pay in advance for both dinner tickets and Membership.

Technical Presentations:
“Advanced Rheological Characterization of SBR with Recovered and Carbon Black Fillers Using Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA)”
Unal Yilmazoglu, Applications Engineering Manager, Alpha Technologies
With rising interest in sustainable fillers for rubber compounds, there is a growing need for detailed rheological characterization. Using RPA with Sub-Zero technology, this study provides a comparative rheological analysis of SBR compounds filled with recovered carbon and conventional carbon black at various filler loadings. Additionally, Fourier Transform (FT) rheology provides distinct viscoelastic fingerprints that differentiate recovered carbon from carbon black-filled formulations.

“Stiffness-Hysteresis Tradeoff in the Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Rubber Compounds Reinforced with Precipitated Silica, Carbon Black, and Other Nanofillers”
Christopher G. Robertson, Principal Consultant, Polymer Technology Services LLC
A review of numerous data sets for temperature-dependent dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of various nanofiller-reinforced rubber compounds reveals that the peak height for loss tangent (tand) in the glass transition region is inversely related to the dynamic storage modulus in the rubbery state, the latter influenced strongly by the type and concentration of filler. The results that illustrate this stiffness-hysteresis tradeoff include recent DMA data for a model passenger tire tread compound, based on styrene-butadiene rubber reinforced with different loadings of precipitated silica and silane coupling agent. This general trend is also noted for published data for various rubber compounds filled with precipitated silica or carbon black and with data for various elastomer nanocomposites from scientific literature. Viscoelastic models show the same inverse relationship, independent of any material-related interpretation. This viscoelastic tradeoff will be discussed along with implications for the performance of tire treads and other rubber applications.

“Synthesis of Carboxyl Terminated Polymyrcene by Anionic Polymerization using CO2”
Trishna K Chengappa, PhD student and Scholarship Winner, The University of Akron
This work investigates the termination of anionically polymerized myrcene with carbon dioxide to produce carboxylic acid–terminated polymers, aiming to enable further functionalization and non-linear architectures like graft copolymers. Challenges such as maximizing carboxylation in bulk, managing side reactions with THF, and optimizing CO₂ addition are addressed through tailored reaction conditions and characterization methods.

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Spring Technical Meeting - 2026
2026-04-28 17:00 - 21:00 | Missing Falls Brewery, 540 S. Main St., Akron, OH, 44311, United States
Agenda:
5:00 – Registration, Bar Opens, Buffet Dinner Opens
5:30 – Technical Presentations
7:00 – Open Networking
PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE IN VENUE!
This event will be held at Missing Falls Brewery, 540 S. Main St., Akron.

Advanced Reservations: $35 each
***Without prior reservation: $40 each (limited number). We highly encourage you to pay in advance for this meeting, due to the setup, which is one large room. “Pay at the Door” will only be available until 5:30 pm because the Technical Presentations start at that time.
Reduced Fee for Students!
Email reservations to Denise Kotz at denisekotz@strategicrealm.consulting OR mail to Ohio Rubber Group, PO Box 553, Hudson, OH 44236.
Spring Technical Meeting Reservation Form
Pay in Advance for this meeting! This is now the Preferred Method of Payment because fees are lower.
Please note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction, you do not need to have a PayPal account. Simply just enter your Credit Card information.
Click here to register and pay in advance with PayPal
**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies). This is correct.
Parking is available in the large lot in back.
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Technical Presentations:

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Early Summer Golf Outing - 2026
2026-06-17 07:00 - 16:00 | Brookledge Golf Club, 1621 Bailey Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44221, United States
Registration: 7:00 – 7:45 am
Shotgun Start: 8:00 am
4 Golfer Scramble
Dinner: 2:00 pm – Brookledge Pavilion
Cost: $150.00
* Includes golf with cart, lunch, dinner, beverages, door prize, raffle ticket, skill awards and prizes.
Mulligan cards are available for an additional $5 each.
Registration Form deadline: June 8, 2026
Registration Forms and Corporate Hole Sponsor Forms
******Even if you don’t golf, join us for dinner!
DINNER ONLY: $40 (Catered by “Terrible Tom’s Barbeque”)
Pay in Advance for this golf outing!
Note: This is now the Preferred Method of Payment!
Please note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction, you do not need to have a PayPal account. Simply just enter your Credit Card information. However, we still need you to fill out a Registration Form to have all the golfer names.
Click here to pay in advance with PayPal
**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies). This is correct.

Brookledge Golf Club
1621 Bailey Road
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
330-971-8416

Late Summer Golf Outing - 2026
2026-08-31 07:00 - 20:00 | Silver Lake Country Club, 1325 Graham Rd, Stow, Ohio, 44224
Event Information
Call for Sponsors
Registration Form
There will be two shotgun starts: AM group – 8:00 AM (Play Your Own Ball) and PM group – 1:30 PM (Scramble)
Any morning player will have the opportunity to play an additional round in the afternoon for an additional $75.
Entry Fee of $165 includes golf, lunch and dinner.
Entry form must be received with payment by August 19, 2026.
Schedule of Activities:
7:00 AM Bag Drop – Morning Shotgun Registration Opens
7:15 AM Driving Range Opens
8:00 AM MORNING SHOTGUN
9:30 AM Bag Drop – Afternoon Shotgun
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM AFTERNOON SHOTGUN
6:00 PM Cocktails! (Cash Bar)
7:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Prize Awards

Pay in Advance for this golf outing!
Note: This is now the Preferred Method of Payment!
Please note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction, you do not need to have a PayPal account. Simply just enter your Credit Card information. However, we still need you to fill out a Registration Form to have all the golfer names.
Click here to pay in advance with PayPal
**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies). This is correct.

Fall Technical Meeting - 2026
2026-09-15 16:00 - 21:00 | Hilton Garden Inn Twinsburg, OH, 8971 Wilcox Dr., Twinsburg, Ohio, 44078
Agenda:
4:00 – Dinner Ticket / Membership Sales
4:30 – Technical Presentations
6:00 – Social Hour
7:00 – Dinner
Advanced Reservations: $35 each ***Without prior reservation: $40 each (limited number available)
Email reservations to Denise Kotz at denisekotz@strategicrealm.consulting OR mail to Ohio Rubber Group, PO Box 553, Hudson, OH 44236.
Fall Technical Meeting Reservation Form
Pay in Advance for this meeting!
Note: This is now the Preferred Method of Payment!
Please note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction, you do not need to have a PayPal account. Simply just enter your Credit Card information.
Click here to pay in advance with PayPal
**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies). This is correct.

Technical Presentations:

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