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