Recommended Technical Papers
 
G.R. Blair and A.R. Wilson, Polyurethane Automotive Cushioning: In Car Durability vs Foam Properties, 35th Annual Polyurethane Technical/Marketing Conference Oct. 9-12 1994, Boston, MA pp. 478 – 488
 
G.R. Blair and A.R. Wilson, Polyurethane Automotive Cushioning: Material Properties After In-Car and Simulated Durability Testing, 36th Annual Polyurethane Technical/Marketing Conference Sept 26 – 29 1995, Chicago IL, pp. 413 – 417
 
G.R. Blair and R.J. Horn, Fleet Durability Testing of Molded Polyurethane Foam and Competitive Automotive Cushions, Utech 96, March 26-28 1996, paper 5
 
G.R. Blair, R.J. Bailey, I. Rai, and M. Weierstall, Resistance/Recovery of HR Foam Seating to Climatic Changes and Media Attack, Polyurethanes Expo, October 13-16, 2002
 
A. Ali, G.R. Blair, J. McEvoy, and M. Weierstall, Hardness Test Methods Comparison and Correlation to H-Point Measurements, API Conference, Sept 25-27 2006, Salt Lake City Ut, pp 526 – 542
 
R. Brasington and H. De Roeck, Accelerated Testing for Durability Performance of Automotive Seating Foam, Polyurethanes Conference 2000, October 8-11 2000, Boston, MA, pp 270-279
 
B.L. Neal, Differences in Dynamic Performance of Molded Polyurethane Foam as a Function of Pad Thickness and Supported Load, Polyurethanes Conference 2000, October 8-11 2000, Boston, MA, pp 365-373
 
M.A.Koshute, M. Blaszkiewicz, and B Neal, Benchmarking of Polyurethane Technologies for Automotive Seat Cushions, Polyurethanes Expo 2001, September 30 – October 3, 2001, Columbus, OH, pp 247-254
 
A. LeFever and J. McEvoy, Alternative Methods for Durability Specification, Polyurethanes Expo 2002, September 30 – October 3, 2001, Columbus, OH, pp275-279
 
J. McEvoy and R. Yamasaki, Accelerated Aging and Durability Testing of Polyurethane Foams, Polyurethanes Expo 2001, September 30 – October 3, 2001, Columbus, OH, pp 281-284
 
J. McEvoy and R. Yamasaki, Regional Accelerated Aging Test, Polyurethanes Expo 2002, October 13-16, 2002, Orlando, FL, pp 335-343
 
J. McEvoy, T. McRoberts, R. Yamasaki, Test of Dynamic Properties in Different Environmental Conditions with Different Occupant Weight, Polyurethanes Expo 2003, October 1-3, 2003, Arlington, VA, pp 205-215
 
G.R. Blair, A. Russ, D.E. Bradt, and R.J. Bailey, Measurement of High Resiliency Molded Foam Properties as a Function of Climatic Conditions, Polyurethanes Expo 2001, September 30 – October 3, 2001, Columbus, OH, pp 285-309
 
B. Neal, G.R. Blair, J. McEvoy, R. Pask, and M. Weierstall, Molded Polyurethane Foam Durability Testing as a Response to Applied Work, CPI Conference, September 24-26, 2007, Orlando, FL
 
B. Dawe, G.R. Blair, J. McEvoy, R. Pask, M. Rusan, and C. Wright, The Effect of Visible Light on the Variability of Flexible Foam Compression Sets, CPI Conference, September 24-26, 2007, Orlando, FL
 
K. Saotoma, K. Matsurbara, and T. Yatomi, The Improvement of Humidity Resistance in High Resilient Polyurethane Foam, Journal of Cellular Plastics, May/June 1997
 
R. Volland and H.M. Rothermel, Advantages of a New HR-Molding Technology, SAE International Congress & Exposition, February 28 – March 4, 1983, Detroit, MI, 830486
 
G.R. Blair, A. Milivojevich, J.G. Pageau, and Jeff Van Heumen, Automotive Seating Comfort; Defining Comfort Properties in Polyurethane Foam, SAE International Congress & Exposition, March 1–4, 1999, Detroit, MI, 1999-01-0587
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