Day 1
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | ||
7:30 a.m. | Registration Open | |
8:00 a.m. | Intro/Safety/Logistics | Lon Pschigoda |
8:15 a.m. | Why are aqueous coatings used? | Scott McNutt |
9:00 a.m. | Importance of Substrate for Coating | Scott McNutt |
9:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:00 a.m. | Pigments I - Clays, Ti02, Silica, and Platy Pigment Barrier Strategy | Prakash Malla |
11:30 p.m. | Lunch and Intros | |
12:30 p.m. | Pigments II - Carbonates, Synthetic, Barrier Strategy | Steve Ottone |
1:45 p.m. | Synthetic Binders | Dustin Burton |
2:45 p.m. | Break | |
3:00 p.m. | Natural Binders in Paper Coatings | Meggan Hostetler-Schrock |
4:00 p.m. | Coating Formulations-Meeting Customer & Process Demands | Gordon Bugg |
5:00 p.m. | Wrap Up | |
6:00 p.m. | Social Event and Dinner | |
Day 2
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Day 1 Recap, Day 2 Introduction | Lon Pschigoda, Brian Pahl |
8:15 a.m. | Coating additives | Gordon Bugg |
9:45 a.m. | Break | |
10:00 a.m. | Coating Makedown | Gordon Bugg |
10:45 a.m. | Rheology and Viscosity | Gregg Reed |
11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
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12:00 p.m. | Tours鈥擶estern Michigan University Pilot Plants | |
12:45 p.m. | Coating Application and Metering | Mike Paczowski |
2:00 p.m. | Curtain Coating Technology | Brad Fadden |
3:00 p.m. | Break | |
3:15 p.m. | Drying and Web Handling Systems for Applied Coatings | Herb Kohler |
4:00 p.m. | 51福利社 Student/Faculty Research | Kecheng Li |
4:45 p.m. | Wrap Up | |
6:00 p.m. | Happy Hour | Saugatuck Brewing |
Day 3
Thursday, August 15, 2024 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Day 2 Recap, Day 3 Introduction | Lon Pschigoda |
8:30 a.m. | Printing Processes and Requirements for | Susan Bailey |
9:30 a.m. | Recyclability Testing of Fiber Based Products in North America | Lon Pschigoda |
10:15 a.m. | Break | |
10:30 a.m. | Challenges to More Sustainable Barrier Packaging | Jim Fogg |
11:15 a.m. | Barrier Coatings: Fundamentals, Requirements, and Testing | Brian Einsla |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
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12:30 p.m. | Tours鈥擶estern Michigan University Paper Labs | |
1:00 p.m. | A Manufacturers View on the Applications and Economics of Sustainable Barriers In Lightweight Paper Pkg | Scott Peplinski |
2:00 p.m. | Round Table | TBD |
2:45 p.m. | Wrap Up | |