Course Schedule
Tuesday, August 13th
8:00 - 8:15 Welcome TAPPI Antitrust
8:15 - 9:15 1- Product Structure-Putting it All Together
Scott Marks, Dow Chemical
9:15 – 10:00 2- Extrusion Coating of Polyethylene
Kelly Frey, Chevron Phillips
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 10:45 3- Extrusion Coating of Polyethylene
Kelly Frey, Chevron Phillips
10:45 – 11:45 4- Specialty Resins for Extrusion Coating
Scott Marks, Dow Chemical
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 2:00 5- Fundamental Concepts of Extrusion Design
Lou Piffer, Davis Standard
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:30 6- Co-Extrusion and Feed Block Technology
Christine Ronaghan, Cloeren Incorporated
3:30 – 4:15 7- Extrusion Coating Dies
Sam Iuliano, Extrusion Dies Ind. LLC
5:00 – 7:00 Reception and Table Top Exhibits
7:30 – 9:00 Young Professionals Mixer
Wednesday, August 14th
8:00 – 8:05 Welcome TAPPI Antitrust
8:05 – 8:45 8- Pneumatic Conveying Technologies: Practical Guide for the Plastics Industry
Joe Lutz, Pelletron
8:45 – 9:45 9- The Theory & Practice of Extruder System Purging
Scott Marks & Carmelo Declet-Perez, Dow
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:00 10- Extrusion Coating Substrates
Susie Lange, Mica Corp
11:00 – 11:45 11- Managing Corona & Plasma Systems
Todd Krupa, Enercon Industries
11:45- 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 12- Flame & Ozone Treatment for Extrusion Coating Applications
Rory Wolf, Pillar Technologies
1:30 - 2:30 13- Chemical Primers- What, Why & How
Rob Hammond, MICA Corporation
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:30 14- Online Measurement for Extrusion Coating
Ted Schnackertz, NDC Infrared Engineering
3:30 - 4:15 15- Rheology and Hot-Stage Testing
Vipul Padman, Berry Global
6:00 – 9:00 Evening Event at Suntrust Park
Sponsored by Westlake Chemical
Thursday, August 15th
8:00 – 8:05 Welcome TAPPI Antitrust
8:05 – 9:00 16- Chemical Primers Troubleshooting
Rob Hammond, MICA Corporation
9:00 – 9:45 17- Defect Camera System for Extrusion Coating
Jochen Koenig, Schenk Vision
9:45 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:00 18- Gel Troubleshooting
Lou Piffer, Davis Standard
11:00 – 11:45 19- Extrusion Processing, Safety & Trouble Shooting
Michael Baker, Westlake Chemical
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 20- Challenges of Web Handling and Winding
Duane Smith, Davis Standard
1:45 – 2:00 Break
2:00 – 3:00 21- Case Studies in Applying Web Handling and Winding
Duane Smith, Davis Standard
3:00 - 3:15 Turn in Evaluations/Hand out Certificates/End