Dan Durham
Director, Global Accounts

Dan Durham

  • Presentation Date

    September 16, 2019

    Plastics 101's - Session 4

    1:00 - 1:45 P.M.

  • Re-Heat Stretch Blow Molding

    Basic preform design considerations are covered in this session. This includes elements of a typical preform design, stress and strain, and areal stretch and blow up ratios. Addition concepts include: IR absorption spectra and its application, the preform reheat process, and the application of process changes to achieve a variety of blow molding results.

  • Biography

    Dan Durham is director, global accounts at Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), Holland, Ohio. Since joining PTI in 1991, Durham has amassed significant PET knowledge—from packaging and tooling design to injection and blow molding processing. He currently focuses his efforts on helping multinational brand owners successfully navigate packaging projects from concept to commercialization. His material expertise includes other traditional resins such as PP and HDPE, as well as PLA and other biopolymers.


    In 2002, Durham helped found and became general manager of, Preform Technologies, LLC, a PTI sister company. Preform Technologies is known for its ability to produce technically challenging, smaller volume preforms and containers for food, beverage, and personal care applications.


    Prior to coming to PTI, Durham worked at TriTech Systems, a closure and package development company in Maumee, OH.


    Durham has a bachelor of science in physics from the University of Toledo. He is also a member of the International Society of Beverage Technologists and the Society of Plastics Engineers.

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