Plastics Live Ireland 2025 | RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland | 26-27 November 2025

Colocated with:

Plastics Live Ireland 2025 | RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland | 26-27 November 2025

Colocated with:

Dr Andrew Hulme

Dr. Andrew Hulme is a plastics specialist with over two decades of experience helping companies across automotive, aerospace, medical, oil and gas, and consumer sectors optimise material selection, design, and manufacturing. He is widely recognised for his work in failure diagnosis, durability and lifetime prediction, environmental stress cracking, and design review/FMEA for plastic components. Andrew also provides expert witness support on complex polymer failure cases.

Topic:
Effective Material Selection for Plastic Components: As performance demands on plastic components continue to rise, so does the risk of premature failure. Choosing the right polymer is therefore critical - but in practice, many products still fail due to avoidable material-selection missteps. This talk will highlight the key factors that drive successful polymer selection, illustrate common pitfalls, and explain how different materials behave under real-world conditions – providing practical guidance to more informed, reliable, and application-appropriate material choices.
Date & Time:
DAY 2: 12:15-12:40