July 12-14| Kalamazoo, Michigan USA
Lunch will be included each day.
DAY ONE: July 12 |
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| 8 a.m. | Registration Open | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Introductions | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Review of Printing Processes | John Meyer, WMU Printing Pilot Plant |
| 10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Review of Coated Graphics | Chuck Klass, Klass & Associates |
| 11 a.m. | Print Demands on Coated Papers | Dave Smith, Lithometrics |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1 p.m. | Current and Future Trends | Chuck Klass |
| 2 p.m. | Tour Gravure and Flexo Print Lab | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Travel to Parkview Engineering College | |
| 3 p.m. | Tour Offset Print Lab | |
DAY TWO: July 13 |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Barrier Coatings | Margaret Joyce, WMU CAPE |
| 9:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10 a.m. | Pond and Metered Size Press | Chuck Klass |
| 10:45 a.m. | Contour Coaters | Chuck Klass |
| 11:30 a.m. | Rod and Blade Coaters | Chuck Klass |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1 p.m. | Drying | Jim Rennes, Global Technologies Inc. |
| 2:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Calendering | Mark Sorenson, Andritz Kysters |
| 6 p.m. | Group Dinner | |
DAY THREE: July 14 |
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| 8 a.m. | Pigments | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 9:45 a.m. | Synthetic Binders | Dr. Jacki Laurich, OMNOVA Performance Chemicals |
| 11 a.m. | Natural Binders | Randy Branston, Cargill |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1 p.m. | Additives & Formulation Principles | Gordon Bugg, EKA Chemicals Inc. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Travel to Pilot Coater | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Coating Makedown | Joel Kendrick, WMU Recycling Pilot Plant |
OPTIONAL DAY FOUR: July 15 |
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| (additional fee) | ||
| 8 a.m. | Flexo print paper | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Travel to Engineering College | |
| 9 a.m. | Hands on modules—four small groups rotate labs: Analyze wet coating rheology, water retention, solids, investigate dry coating structure and coated paper opticals, experience printability testing methods. | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1 p.m. | Summarize data. Conclusions. | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Adjourn | |