Polymer Chemistry, Photopolymers & Flexographic Printing Plate Expert

Expertise

EXPERTISE

• Polymer chemistry, especially photopolymers for graphic arts printing and coatings.
• 3D Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

• Radiation curing technologies for various applications.

• Flexographic printing, specifically digitally imaged printing plates.

• UV and electron beam (EB) curable inks.

• UV curable coatings and over print varnishes (OPV) for specialty applications.

• Water-based and solvent-based coatings for various applications

• Antimicrobial coatings

• Adhesives 

• Screen printing technologies.

• Intellectual property expert witness.

Rustom Kanga is the President and Founder of a consulting firm offering Research and Product Development services to other corporations.  Dr. Kanga is a Research Scientist and Product Development professional with extensive knowledge in the Graphic Arts (Flexographic Printing), Photopolymers, and UV Cure, Polymer Chemistry, and Specialty Coatings industries.  He also has extensive experience in international business practices.  He has a proven track record in innovation with 26 US patents and 60+ European and PCT patents and is conversant with all aspects of product development from concept to market. Dr. Kanga has continued his commitment to innovation by working on projects as diverse as use of microreplication for radiation cure systems, Photopolymers for 3D Additive Manufacturing, Elastomers for Direct Laser Engraving for relief printing applications, and development of a portfolio of solvent-based, water-borne and UV curable coatings, which has resulted in several patents. 

Experience

EXPERT WITNESS EXPERIENCE

• Expert Witness to several major consulting projects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  

Undisclosed Company, President, 2005 – Current

• Founder and President of a consulting firm offering Research and Product Development Services and Product Development to other corporations

• These product implementations have collectively resulted in an estimated $150MM/yr. revenues generated for clients based on current industry data with >5% CAGR

• Innovations push resulted in 4 US patents issued for Xiper and 6 US patents in collaboration with other corporations

• Projects in Flexographic Printing, 3D Additive Manufacturing, UV cure inks and coatings

MacDermid Printing Solutions (formerly Polyfibron Technologies, Inc.), Atlanta, GA, Research Project Manager, February 1995 - March 2005

• Project Leader for the Direct-to-Plate (DTP) Technologies in Flexographic Printing for Macdermid

• Project leader for Development of Thin-Plate Technology for Macdermid

• Liaison between R&D and Patent Attorneys for MacDermid

Washington Research Center, W. R. Grace & Co, Columbia, MD, Research Scientist, January 1990 - February 1995

• Project leader for the Reactive Extrusion of Thermoplastic Polyurethanes 

• Project Leader for and Co-inventor of a Laser-Imaged Flexographic Printing Plate 

• Project Leader for and Co-inventor of novel thermoplastic elastomers by anionic polymerization used in water-wash flexographic printing plate 

AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, Post-doctoral Member of Technical Staff, December 1988-December 1989

• Responsible for the research of a chemically-amplified deep-UV (248.9 nm) photoresist and its lithographic evaluation for sub half-micron features

• This initial work helped pave commercialization of OCG’s CAMP-6 positive Deep UV photoresist 

Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Institut fur Physikalische Chemie, Mainz, W. Germany, Visiting Post-doctoral Scientist, August 1988 - December 1988

• Performed kinetic studies of anionic polymerization of Trityl Methacrylate using stop-flow techniques for a joint NATO project 

Honors & Publications

PATENTS

• Over 25 U.S. patents/applications 

CREDENTIALS

• Dr. Kanga has also accomplished 2 post-doctoral sabbaticals

PUBLICATIONS

• Many publications in Industry Recognized Journals

Education

• Ph.D., Polymer Chemistry, University of Florida
• M.B.A., (Executive Program), Georgia State University
• B.Sc., Chemical Technology, Bombay University, Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT)
• B.Sc., Chemistry, Bombay University