TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Sunday, May 6
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Welcom Reception at the Space Needle
Monday, May 7
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Session SE1: Welcome
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Session 1a: Most Excellent Session
Session Chair: Ginger Cushing, Michelman Inc.
"The Future of Flexible Packaging... An Interactive Session"
Ginger Cushing, Michelman Inc.
Jim Lush, Celplast Metallized Prod. Ltd.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 1: Sustainability
Session Chair: Beth M. Foederer, Optex Process Solutions LLC
"How to start a waste-to-landfill reduction program"
George Fickau, Coating Excellence
"Sustainability (Product for Purpose)"
George Fickau, Coating Excellence
"Sustainability Drivers for 2012 and Beyond"
Jeffrey J. Wooster, Dow Chemical
John Garnett, Dow Chemical
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Session SE2: Newcomers Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Session 2: Package Enhancement
Session Chair: James F. Macnamara
"Paper-based Packaging: Functional and Sustainable Coating"
Islem A. Yezza, PhD, Cascades Inc.
"Polymeric Based Packaging Materials for Advanced Food Processing Technologies"
Shyam Sablani, Washington State University
Sumeet Dhawan, Washington State University
"Good Manufacturing Practices for Manufacturing Food Contact Packaging"
Thomas J. Dunn, Flexpacknology LLC
Session 3: Blown Film Technologies
Session Chair: Scott B. Marks, DuPont
"Performance Comparison on Water-Quench versus Air Quench Blown Films"
Karen Xiao, Brampton Engineering Inc.
Robert Armstrong, EVAL Company of America
"Coex Blown Film Dies - new improvements technical paper"
Steven Daniel Jonjak, Premier Dies Corporation
"Latest Developments in On-line Measurement of Complex Barrier Blown Film Structures"
Hector E. Marchand, NDC Infrared Engineering
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Session NTS: New Technology Showcase
Session Chair: Didem Deliormanli, PhD, Dow Chemical USA
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Session SP: Student Poster Session and Table Top Reception
Tuesday, May 8
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 4: Resin Materials I
Session Chair: Norman D. Aubee, NOVA Chemicals
"New HDPE Resins Provide Improvements in Barrier Performance"
Mark Heard, Dow Chemical
"Antistatic Additive for Packaging"
Aldo R. Tavarez, Dupont Packaging & Industrial Polymers
"New Low Density Polyethylene Products for Improved Throughput"
Cassie Ariel Cunningham, Dow Chemical USA
"New Film Applications using High Clarity mLLDPE"
Thomas Schwab, LyondellBasell Industries
Session 5: Winding/Web Handling
Session Chair: Benjamin Prinsen, Macro Engineering & Tech.
"Case Studies in Winder Troubleshooting"
Benjamin Prinsen, Macro Engineering & Tech.
"Laser Peening Prevents Fatigue and Stress Related Corrosion Failures"
James R. Harrison, Metal Improvement Co.
"Applied Web Handling and Winding Case Studies on Troubleshooting Web and Roll Defects"
R. Duane Smith, Davis-Standard Converting Systems
"TBD"
Peter Tkach, Complete Winding Solutions LLC
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session 6: Resin Materials II
Session Chair: Norman D. Aubee, NOVA Chemicals
"Extrusion Coating HDPE Barrier Laminating Film"
R. Scott Weber, LyondellBasell
"Using Additional Layers in Co-extruded HDPE Films to Enhance Properties"
Norman D. Aubee, NOVA Chemicals
"A New High Clarity Peel Seal Resin"
Sharon Wu, Dow Chemical
Lamy Jean Chopin, III, Dow Chemical USA
Rajen Patel, Dow Chemical
"Polymer Modifiers in Flexible Packaging"
Jose M. Torradas, DuPont Packaging
Session 7: Machinery Utilization
Session Chair: Michael Cunningham, Extrusion Dies Industries LLC
"Slot Die Coating Technology"
Mark Miller, Coating Tech Service, LLC
"Extrusion Lamination - Is it for me?"
Andrew W. Christie, Optex Process Solutions LLC
"New extruder concept for thermally sensitive materials -HO-LT [High Output - Lower Temperature] Extruders"
Derek M. Ford, SML Extrusion Technology
"Advantages & Disadvantages in Various Extruder Drives Systems"
Derek M. Ford, SML Extrusion Technology
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Session KEY1: Award Ceremony and Keynote
Keynote: Todd Ortega, Motivagent
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session SE3: Bowling Fundraiser
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Session SE4: Gala Dinner Cruise
Wednesday, May 9
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Session 9: Sustainability Materials Improvements
Session Chair: Jose M. Torradas, DuPont Packaging
"Wood-based hemicelluloses for packaging materials"
Mika O. Vaha-Nissi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Ali J. Harlin, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Jonas Hartman, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Sari Hyvärinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Kristiina Poppius-Levlin, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Harri Setälä, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Jenni Sievänen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Riku Talja, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
"Polymers from kraft pulping spent liquor"
Mika O. Vaha-Nissi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Ali J. Harlin, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Tuomas Mehtiö, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Klaus Niemelä, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Jarmo Ropponen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
"The Design of Environment-friendly High Performance Polymer"
Kunihiko Kobayashi, JSR Corporation
"Enhancing Plastic Recycle Stream Performance"
Lana S. Spencer, Dow Chemical USA
Session 10: Multilayer Technology
Session Chair: Thomas J. Dunn, Flexpacknology LLC
"TBD"
Gary D. Oliver, Extrusion Dies Industries LLC
"Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Micro/Nano-Layer Coextrusion"
Patrick Lee, Dow Chemical USA
Joseph Dooley, The Dow Chemical Company
"Nanolayer Film Structures with Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Resins"
Eugene D. Medlock, Kuraray America
"Sub-micron coextrusion technology and application examples"
Olivier Catherine, Cloeren Incorporated
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session 11: Resin Materials-Seals
Session Chair: Shoshone Leung, Kraft Foods
"Evaluation of Sealants for High Temperature Packaging Applications"
Daniel R. Ward, NOVA Chemicals
John L. Bayley, NOVA Chemicals
"Insuring Broad Operating Window and Seal Integrity"
Mustafa Bilgen, Dow Chemical USA
Ayush Bafna, Dow Chemical USA
John Garnett, Dow Chemical USA
Rajen Patel, Dow Chemical USA
Jozef Van Dun, Dow Chemical USA
"Influence of Processing Parameters on Peel Seal Performance"
Lamy Jean Chopin, III, Dow Chemical USA
"Use of Modeling to Speed Packaging Development"
Barry A. Morris, DuPont Pkg. & Ind. Polymers
Session 12: Adhesion/Surface Enhancement
Session Chair: Kelly R. Frey, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
"Optimizing Time in the Air Gap in Extrusion Coating for Improved Adhesion"
Kelly R. Frey, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
"Extrusion-coated Sealing Layers on ALD-Al2O3 Coated Polymer Substrate: Interfacial and Adhesion Properties"
Kimmo Lahtinen, Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology
David Cameron, Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology
Petri Johansson, Tampere University of Technology
Tommi Kaariainen, Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology
"Direct Bonding in Extrusion Lamination-A Review of Typical Situations, From Easy Cases to Most Difficult Ones."
Claire Michalowicz, ARKEMA
"Improving PLA Adhesion Using Primers"
Bruce W. Foster, Mica Corporation
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Session KEY2: Keynote Address
Keynote: Gail Tavill, Vice President of Sustainable Development, ConAgra Foods
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 13: Sheet Extrusion
Session Chair: Derek M. Ford, SML Extrusion Technology
"High Efficiency Sheet Extrusion"
Derek M. Ford, SML Extrusion Technology
"Dryer-Less PET/PLA"
Sushant Jain, PTi Extruder
"TBD"
TBD
Session 14: Machinery Improvements
Session Chair: Aldo R. Tavarez, Dupont Packaging & Industrial Polymers
"Nanoscale Surface Processing of Extrusion Coated Substrates and Plastic Films with Atmospheric Plasma Activation and Deposition"
Johanna Lahti, Tampere University of Technology
Juho Lavonen, TUT
"Optimizing barrier properties achieved by dispersion coating"
Martti Toivakka, Abo Akademi University
Roger C. Bollstrom, ABO Akademi University
Roger Nyqvist, Abo Akademi University
Janet S. Preston, IMERYS Minerals Ltd.
Pekka J. Salminen, Styron Europe GmbH
"Effects of Cumulative Surface Treatment on Vacuum-Deposited Coating Adhesion"
Rory Wolf, Enercon Industries
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Session 15: Adhesive/Primer Sustainability
Session Chair: Prabhat R. Mishra, PZ Cussons (International) Limited
"Water Based Primers for Enhancing Oxygen Barrier and Metal Adhesion on Film Substrates"
Ginger Cushing, Michelman Inc.
"Sustainable Adhesive Technologies for the Packaging Industry"
Hermann K. Onusseit, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
"New Solvent-free Laminating Adhesive for Reducing/Eliminating Water-Base Ink Decal"
Randy A. Johnson, Ashland Performance Materials
Session 16: Market Analysis
Session Chair: Warren Durling, Clorox Services Company
"Market Assessment of Paper Based Flexible Packaging"
Frank Perkowski, Business Development Advis
"Papermatch -- Imparting the Look, Feel, and Performance of Paper in Traditional Film Structures"
Chris Kerscher, A. Schulman
"Inline-coating and metallizing as a way to improve barrier and reduce carbon footprint"
Veronica Ataya, Celplast Metallized Products
Dante F. Ferrari, Celplast Metallized Prod. Ltd.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Session SE5: Post Conference Wrap-Up Meetings
