Schedule of Events

August 15 - 17, 2023 | Daytona Beach, FL

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Course Schedule

*Subject to Change

Tuesday, August 15th

 
8:00am - 8:15am Welcome TAPPI Antitrust
8:15am - 9:15am 1- Product Structure-Putting it All Together
Carmelo Declet-Perez, 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
Nick Strugis, 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
Olivier Catherine, Cloeren Incorporated
 3:30 – 4:15  7- Extrusion Coating Dies
TBD 
5:00 – 7:00 Reception and Table Top Exhibits
7:30 – 9:00 Young Professionals Mixer TBD

 

Wednesday, August 16th

 
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
Carmelo Declet-Perez, Dow
9:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:00 10- Extrusion Coating Substrates
Jim Lush, Celplast Metallized Products
11:00 - 11:45 11- Managing Corona & Plasma Systems
TBD
11:45 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 12- Flame & Ozone Treatment for Extrusion Coating Applications
Aaron Hootkin, Enercon Industries
1:30 - 2:30 13- Chemical Primers- What, Why & How
TBD
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, Clopay

6:00 – 9:00

Evening Event 

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Thursday, August 17th 

 
8:00 - 8:05 Welcome TAPPI Antitrust
8:05 - 9:00 16- Chemical Primers Trouble Shooting
TBD
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 Trouble Shooting
Lou Piffer, Davis Standard
11:00 - 11:45  19- Extrusion Processing, Safety & Trouble Shooting
Brady Hunnicutt, Westlake
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Provided
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 & Conclude