Terry Chapin

Delphi Parkard
P.O. Box 431 MS 50H
1265 N. River Rd. NE
Warren, OH
USA 44486
Email: terry.chapin@delphi.com

Biographical Sketch: Terry Chapin received his B.S.A.S. from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio in June 1980. He majored in Mechanical Engineering and minored in Math and Civil Engineering. He is presently a Senior Rubber Cost Leader at Delphi after working as a Tool Engineer for rubber and plastic molds at the Delphi Packard division and has been involved in the rubber molding industry for over 20 years. He has held previous engineering positions at Paxson Machine Company, EMCO Wheaton and Commercial Shearing. He holds two US patents. Terry has been an active technical speaker for university level continuing education instruction and technical in-plant venues for fifteen years and has several references in the "Elastomer Molding Technology" book written by John G. Sommer.

Papers:
42 Laminar Flow Ratio – A New Tool for Runner Cross Section Design