AIMCAL will present an array of technical sessions featuring key insights from the industry’s leading experts during ICE USA from February 10-12, 2015. Designed to provide converting professionals with knowledge they can use to enhance their companies’ performance, the sessions provide valuable insights into a variety of coating, web handling, surface treatment and winding and slitting topics.

The technical conference is divided into three parallel session tracks of 30 minutes each so attendees may mix and match sessions during all three days of the Conference.

“Any converting professional who coats, slits, winds or is involved with web handling won’t want to miss this ICE USA Educational Conference,” says Craig Shepard, AIMCAL’s executive director. “What makes this experience so valuable is that they can learn about innovative technologies and techniques in the seminars and then see them in action from more than 300 of the leading suppliers on the show floor.”

Each day will begin with a keynote presentation, which is free to all registered attendees and will be followed by 12 technical sessions – four in each of the three tracks. The sessions are scheduled from 10 am to noon to allow attendees ample time to visit the show floor and see converting technology in action.

ICE USA 2013 attracted more than 350 exhibitors and several thousand converting professionals from 44 countries to the biennial event.

“There will be a variety of new equipment and technologies displayed for the very first time at ICE USA, which means the converting professionals that attend will gain a huge competitive advantage,” says Bob Chiricosta, ICE USA show director.

The conference schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Coating Quality

10:00 – 10:30am
How Automatic Metrology Systems Help to Increase Product Quality While Saving Production Costs and Time with Jochen Koenig, Schenk Vision

10:30 – 11:00am
Solutions for all Coating Industries: Advanced Optical Coating Inspection for Maximum Quality with Rudolf Krampe, ISRA Vision

11:00 – 11:30am
On-line Coating Weight Measurement with Ted Schnackertz, NDC Infrared Engineering

11:30 – 12:00pm
High Speed, High Resolution Coating Inspection with Tim Potts, Darkfield Technologies

Web Handling

10:00 – 10:30am
Drive System Engineering for Web Fed Machinery with William Gilbert, Siemens Industry, Inc.

10:30 – 11:00am
Improving Efficiency and Product Quality with Precision Alignment of Equipment with Roger Cross, OASIS Alignment Services, Inc.

11:00 – 11:30am
FE 52 Color Line Sensor for Web Guidingn with Bill Scala, Erhardt + Leimer Inc.

11:30 – 12:00pm
Static Control Best Practices for Converting and Printing with Kelly Robinson, Electrostatic Answers

Extrusion Coating

10:00 – 10:30am
Advances in Extrusion Coating with Andy Christie, SAM-NA

10:30 – 11:00am
Specialty Polymers used for Packaging Applications with Jim Cooper, The DOW Chemical Company

11:00 – 11:30am
Adhesion Parameters in Extrusion Coating with Bruce Foster, PolyKnows

11:30 – 12:00pm
“Charr Proof” Hot Melt Systems with Michael Budai, ITW Dynatec

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Coating Productivity

10:00 – 10:30am
Improving Productivity with OEE with Adrian Pask, Vorne Industries

10:30 – 11:00am
The Answer to Cost Savings, Safety and Environmental Compliance with David Roey, Progressive Recovery

11:00 – 11:30am
Laser-Based Process Optimization with Felix Rominski, Polytec, Inc.

11:30 – 12:00pm
A Cost Effective Method for Increasing Converting Machine Productivity with Joe Martin, Qualitek Solutions, Inc.

Winding

10:00 – 10:30am
Selecting an Unwinds and Unwind Splicers System with Bob Pasquale, New Era Converting Machinery

10:30 – 11:00am
Diagnosing Wound Roll Telescoping with David Roisum, Finishing Technologies

11:00 – 11:30am
Developing Roll Hardness on Center and Center-Surface Winders with Duane Smith, Davis Standard

11:30 – 12:00pm
The Benefits of Automatic Control of the Un-Wind Process in Converting Plants with Timothy Rye, RYECO, Inc.

Web Slitting

10:00 – 10:30am
Razor Slitting – Benefits and Limitations with David Rumson, DR Consulting

10:30 – 11:00am
Crush Cutting Force Analysis and Trouble Shooting with George Benson, Dienes

11:00 – 11:30am
Managing Overspeed in Tangent Slitting Applications to Reduce Edge Defects with Sean Craig, Maxcess – Tidland

11:30 – 12:00pm
Slitting and Static Electricity with Matt Fyfe, Meech Int.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Surface Treatment

10:00 – 10:30am
Efficient Solution of Web Finishing with Alexander Rau, Ahlbrandt System GmbH

10:30 – 11:00am
Polyolefin Film Surface Preparation Leveraging Atmospheric Plasma with Rory Wolf, Pillar Technologies

11:00 – 11:30am
Why All Films Do Not Treat the Same- The Signature relationship Between Your Film and Corona Treaters with Tom Gilbertson, Enercon industries

11:30 – 12:00pm
The Effect of Diamond Like Carbon Nanoparticles on Mechanical, thermal, and Morphological Properties of Epoxy/Polyamide Coating with Rawaiz Khan, King Saud University Saudi Arabia

Coating Process

10:00 – 10:30am
Fundamental Causes of Coating Defects with Edward D Cohen, Edward D Cohen Consulting, Inc.

10:30 – 11:00am
Pull Rollers: Plain, Vacuum and Unported with Kevin Cole, Optimation Technology

11:00 – 11:30am
Electron Beam Curing for Printing, Packaging, and Converting Applications with Stephen C. Lapin, PCT Engineered Systems

11:30 – 12:00pm
In-Line Cleaning, Drying, and Coating Process Using Aerostatic Porous Media Bearing Technology with Drew Devitt, New Way Air Bearings

Web Slitting

10:00 – 10:30am
Slitting Process Do’s and Don’ts with David Rumson, DR Consulting

10:30 – 11:00am
Efficiency Comparison of Manual vs. Automatic Positioning System with Bill Cowan, Atlas Converting Equipment

11:00 – 11:30am
Introducing Ultrasonic Welding Technology into Continuous Web Lamination and Slitting Applications with Guy Gill, Chase Machine

11:30 – 12:00pm
New Combined rotary Die Cutting and Laser Cutting Machine to Help You Increase Your Profits with Jean Louis Dorey, DCS France