摘要：

Rubber parts are used for a long time in automotive, aerospace and industry as hoses, engine mounts, seals, belts and profiles. Far from diminishing, demand for elastomer materials is still very important thanks to the extraordinary properties of rubber. But the rubber industry faces new challenges in a near future. These challenges include : harder service conditions like higher temperature and duration of aging ,  aggressive media and improved fatigue resistance ,  fire resistance with constraints like smoke reduction or low toxic fume and at least  constraints related to the environment, recycling and REACh legislation on chemical risk.
To meet these new requirements, Hutchinson brings responses through optimized materials and innovative thanks a better knowledge of rubber materials and control of chemistry, physic-chemical characterization and new analysis tools or simulation.  Examples will illustrate this approach focused on innovation and optimization of rubber-based materials.
 

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个人简介：

Corporate Material Development Director
Hutchinson Research and Development
Rechearch Center, rue Gustave Nourry, 45210 Chalette sur Loing, France
Tel : 33 2 38 94 48 91
Mail : benoit.lerossignol@cdr.hutchinson.fr
Nationality : French
57 years old/33 years in the rubber industry

Background
Master of Chemistry UPMC Paris VI 1979
Engineer  graduated from ESICA Paris 1980
AFICEP prize 1986

Professional association
Member of GFP ( Groupement Français des Polymères )
Member of AFICEP ( Association Française des ingénieurs du caoutchouc et des polymères )

Professional background
Material engineer at Paulstra ( antivibration application ) from 1980 to 1985
Development and Customer technical support for EPDM at TOTAL , from 1985 to 1989
Material Manager at PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1989 to 1997
Development material and Laboratory Manager for Fluid Transfer Activity at Hutchinson from 1997 to 2006
Corporate Material Development Director at Hutchinson since 2006

Skills
Formulation development of rubber compound
Rubber characterization and rheology
Mixing and process of rubber compound