ICE USA 2011 Conference schedule
Wednesday,April 6, 2011
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote: Global Consolidation in the Packaging Industry
Speaker: Thomas Blaige, Blaige & Company
Session 1A: Web Coating—Process
"Older Web Coating Methods" Are Productive And Efficient
Speaker: Edward Cohen, Edward D. Cohen Consulting Inc.
Advancements in Wax Coating—Thinner, Faster
Speaker: Bob Pasquale, New Era Converting Machinery, Inc.
Synergistic Plasma Technique for Achieving Remarkable Surface Adhesion
Speaker: Rory Wolf, Enercon Industries Corporation
Concurrent IR and Convection Drying in Web Processing
Speaker: Steve Zagar, MEGTEC
Session 2A: Web Handling/Winding
Conveyance Roller Nip Mechanics
Speaker: Kevin Cole, Optimation Technology, Inc.
A Video Guide to Web Wrinkling and Spreading
Speaker: Tim Walker, TJWalker and Associates, Inc.
Session 3A: Package Printing and Converting—Process
Web & Sheet Cleanliness: Always the Last Thought! Why?
Speaker: Pete Byam, Polymag Tek Inc.
Application Problem Solving Using Rotary Converting
Speaker: Chris Walker, Preco Inc., Imaging & Rotary Technologies
Razor Slitting: Benefits and Limitations
Speaker: Dave Rumson
100 Percent Print Inspection—Chances and Limits
Speaker: Dick Schroeder, Erhardt + Leimer, Inc.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote: Future Outlook, Challenges, and Opportunities in Paper Based Packaging Markets
Speaker: Frank Perkowski, Business Development Advisory, Inc.
Session 1B: Web Coating - Measurement/Quality
New In-Process Coating Thickness Measurement Tools
Speaker: Greg Frisby, Sensory Analytics, LLC
Film Inspection: The Gel Count Standard—What Resolution and Defect Detection Can Be Realized and Makes Sense—with practical examples
Speaker: Oliver Hissmann, OCS Optial Control Systems
Measurement Driven Process Control
Speaker: Bruce Johnson, Indev Gauging Systems
On-Line Coat Weight Measurement Speaker: Ted Schnackertz, NDC Infrared Engineering
Session 2B: Web Handling/Winding— Measurement/Quality
Web Handling Machine Design for Static Control
Speaker: Kelly Robinson, Electrostatic Answers
The Development of a New Non-Contact Laser Gauge That Can Measure the Length and Speed of Moving Product with High Accuracy
Speaker: Les Jensen, Beta LaseMike
Dead Trees and Web Handling
Speaker: David Roisum, Finishing Technologies, Inc.
Reducing Waste in Engineered Thin Film Material Manufacture
Speaker: Sheila Hamilton, Teknek
Session 3B: Package Printing and Converting
Tungsten Carbide Tooling for the Paper Converting Industry
Speaker: David LeMaistre, Crafts Technology
Emissions Issues with Respect to Solvent Recycling and Press Parts Washing
Speaker: Rick Allen, Progressive Recovery, Inc.
Advances in In-Line Color Measurement and Monitoring for Package Printing
Speaker: Randy Freeman, QuadTech, Onc.
Using Lasers for Consumer Ease and Freshness
Speaker: Greg Jahr, LasX Industries, Inc.
Friday, April 8, 2011
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Keynote: Overview of Global Label Market
Speaker: Corey Reardon, AWA Alexander Watson Associates
Session 1C: Web Coating—Process
Atmospheric Pressure-to-Vacuum (ATV) Modules for Web Processing
Speaker: Vincent Cannella, Energy Conversion Devices
Flame Plasma Treater Applied to a High Speed Metallizing Line
Speaker: Joseph DiGiacomo, Flynn Burner Corporation
The Emerging Role of UV LED Curing in Web and Packaging Processes
Speaker: Paul Mills, Consultant for Integration Technology Ltd.
Production Technologies for Large Area Printed Flexible Electronics
Speaker: Andrea Glawe, Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH
Session 2C: Web Handling/Winding—Process
Improved Web Handling Through Precise Tension Control & Splicing Accuracy (or "The Perfect Butt")
Speaker: R. Joseph Gotshall, Mtorres
Modeling and Analysis of Drive Systems
Speaker: Tim Liu, Rockwell Automation
Quantifying Web Bagginess: A First Step in Improving Runnabiity on Presses and Converting Lines
Speaker: Frederic Parent, FPInnovations
Optimizing Tension Control in Center Driven Winders
Speaker: Denis Morozov, Siemens
Session 3C: Package Printing and Converting—Measurement/Quality—Chemistry
The Importance of Real Time UV Measurement & Monitoring
Speaker: Paul Mills, Consultant for EIT Inc.
Coating Applications—Converting from Chrome Engraved to Ceramic Flexo and Gravure Rollers
Speaker: Bill Poulson, Harper Corp. of America
100 Percent Solids UV Curable Pressure Sensitive Adhesives as an Alternative to Solution Acrylics
Speaker: Ingrid Brase, Henkel Corporation
Energy Curable Acrylates for Food Packaging Applications
Speaker: Tony Carignano, Cytec Industries Inc.
