Coating Course Schedule
Agenda
The 2022 Paper and Paperboarding Coating Course was held on July 19-21. The agenda for 2022 can be seen below.
Day 1
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | ||
7:30 a.m. | Registration Open | |
8:00 a.m. | Intro/Safety/Logistics | Lon Pschigoda |
8:15 a.m. | Why are aqueous coatings used? | Chuck Klass |
9:00 a.m. | Paperboard and paper substrates | John Bergin |
10:00 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Carbonates (GCC, PCC), Talc, Gypsum, | Steve Ottone |
11:15 a.m. | Kaolin, Calcined Clay, TiO2, Silica and | Prakash Malla/Tony Lyons |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch and Intros | |
1:00 p.m. | Barrier Pigments (Kaolin, Mica, Talc, Bentonite) | Tony Lyons |
1:45 p.m. | Synthetic Binders: Polymer Emulsions/PVOH’s | Greg Welsch |
2:45 p.m. | Break | |
3:00 p.m. | Natural Binders: Starch and its derivatives, | Meggan Hostetler-Schrock |
4:00 p.m. | Coating Formulations by Grade | Dave Lewis |
6:00 p.m. | Social Event and Dinner | |
Day 2
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Day 1 Recap, Day 2 Introduction | Lon Pschigoda |
8:15 a.m. | Paper Tech Foundation/Paper Engineering Introduction | Brian Pahl |
8:30 a.m. | Coating additives | GordonBugg |
10:00 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Makedown Process | Gordon Bugg |
11:00 a.m. | Rheological Testing | Tony Lyons |
11:30 a.m. | Lunch | Cafeteria Voucher |
12:00 p.m. | Tours—Western Michigan University Paper Labs | |
12:45 p.m. | Coating Application and Metering | Mike Paczowski |
2:00 p.m. | Curtain Coating | Mark Miller |
3:00 p.m. | Break | |
3:15 p.m. | Drying Coated Paper and Paperboard | Jim Rennes |
4:00 p.m. | WMU Student/Faculty Research | Dr. Li |
4:45 p.m. | Wrap Up | |
Day 3
Thursday, July 21, 2022 | ||
8:00 a.m. | Day 2 Recap, Day 3 Introduction | Lon Pschigoda |
8:30 a.m. | Printing Processes and Requirements for | Dr. Alexandra Pekarovicova |
9:30 a.m. | Nanocellulose Barrier Materials | Lokendra Pal |
10:00 a.m. | Break | |
10:15 a.m. | Base Paper and Direct Thermal Paper | Manoj Dixit |
10:45 a.m. | Barrier Performance / Defects Evaluation | Brian Einsla |
11:15 a.m. | Recyclability testing | Lon Pschigoda |
11:45 a.m. | Lunch | Cafeteria Voucher |
12:15 p.m. | Tours—Western Michigan University Paper Labs | |
1:00 p.m. | Digital Print | Jim Niemiec |
2:00 p.m. | Barrier Coating | Jim Fogg |
3:00 p.m. | Wrap Up | |