This six-part series kicks off September 15 and each series installment is held during the morning (ET), twice a month on Wednesday, through November 17.
Grow Your Product Awareness and Knowledge
This convenient and informative course is designed for introductory employees, young professions or established professionals needing a refresh. TAPPI’s Extrusion Coating Course covers the FULL extrusion process -- not a college textbook course.
Learn extrusion coating from a work perspective.
Instructors will present live and attendees will be able to interact and ask questions.
Learn the latest on some of the industry's most pressing topics including:
- Product Structure -- Putting It All Together
- Extrusion Coating of Polyethylene
- Specialty Resins for Extrusion Coating
- The Theory & Practice of Extruder Purging
- Extrusion Coating Substrates
- Flame & Ozone Treatment for EC Applications
- Chemical Primers -- What, Why, How & Troubleshooting
- ... And more
Course Schedule
Wednesday, September 15
9:30 – 10:30 Product Structure-Putting it All Together
Carmelo Declet-Perez, Dow / Scott Weber Lyondellbasell (Equistar)
10:30 – Noon Extrusion Coating of Polyethylene
Kelly Frey, Chevron Phillips
Wednesday, September 29
9:30 – 10:30 Specialty Resins for Extrusion Coating
Nick Sturgis, Dow
10:30 – 11:30 Fundamental Concepts of Extrusion Design
Lou Piffer, Davis Standard
11:30 – 12:15 Pneumatic Conveying Technologies
Joe Lutz, Pelletron
Wednesday, October 13
9:30 – 10:15 Co-Extrusion and Feed Block Technology
Christine Ronaghan, Cloeren Incorporated
10:15 – 11:00 Extrusion Coating Dies
Sam Iuliano, Extrusion Dies Ind. LLC
11:00 – noon The Theory & Practice of Extruder Purging
Carmelo Declet-Perez, Dow
Wednesday, October 27
9:30 – 10:30 Extrusion Coating Substrates
Darrel Landry, MICA
10:30 – 11:15 Managing Corona & Plasma Systems
Tom Gilbertson, Enercon Industries
11:15 – noon Flame & Ozone Treatment for EC Applications
Rory Wolf, Pillar Technologies
Wednesday, November 10
9:30 – 10:30 Chemical Primers- What, Why, How & Troubleshooting
Rob Hammond, MICA
10:30 – 11:00 Rheology and Hot-Stage Testing
Vipul Padman, Clopay
11:00 – 12:30 Challenges of Web Handling and Winding
Duane Smith, Davis Standard
Wednesday, November 17
9:30 – 10:15 Gel Troubleshooting
Lou Piffer, Davis Standard
10:15 – 11:00 Extrusion Processing, Safety & Trouble Shooting
Joe Bly, Westlake Chemical
11:00 – 11:30 Online Measurement
Ted Schnackertz, NDC Infrared Engineering
11:30 – Noon Defect Camera System for Extrusion Coating
Jochen Koenig, Schenk Vision